The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-13
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are Of the opinion TIA, The Ownership
absolutely for the success .ad c,nve
W ~ hs puIpc. WSs he much BE-
osd sey ss lashsd i rsco%n.ndnE The properly
sns contains any two o s,sssn Of which are
sSe,eei sissse Of ten years which would have be
y ss purchaser Al sos, The PSs
pod eleven dolrs or three houAnd sig huadroa And seven
s1ffe prope between Sixteenth and Seventeenth srecs
ysnns xns Sss rysT iS sl's Of ,1r o
and seventy sI tees IN length between
ssn and one sird a he Of Socs between
ss and East Ss ens water oq r.. sn
substantial bukhesd Al, for occapaon &c,
ess 80 %
and rosuSr sss! hundred Gos,, per o ia
IA % he a,e Of M LowbeT saicien o say ,hA, the
e Be e s ~ aSS
Of The oorporhan. and 70 be free and clear OF al ncu
Ne iass%snI your properly osiy the
s ~ s Pro
perry Tenth and Keven,a my per
venS sr srsa.ye Of =. sassssa and ~sseq
% price ostss ssd & e s i'm
tcres OF The city 70 purchase the same.
mis- report WAS accompanied BY resolution directing
The Comptroller 70 purchase the property described above
Sor s6 600, upon deeds duly executed and corrected
being given 10 hi ia By Mr. Jowber
Mr. LowBEz continued and said he had the honor OF be-
ing In the Board Of Coupcilmen tuesday evening,
when q Council nan from one Of The up town districts
had sad Mai some Of the los we're not worth $500 while
they were the repn Of he committee be worth
S3o7 EACH and he had sold lots the site FOR from
$1,000 70 5000 cass down; and Mr. Palmer valued hts
block Ct ground between Tenth and Eleventh stree,
and the East rver ga by 1896 the wafer 10, In
front OF The ssme, lac tide, l2i4 on the ohcy
$40. ei.h, yssrs 70 Tup from the H., 81 Nav psr,.
- annual rent Of 4,5U, for the OF tsc0 90
Mr.. L 81 great length c7nunoed 10 speak and compare
the various plots u ound offered tne oty for marker
purposes and said pcrson who Toes lay
nigh hsd said the lou which be mad sold city
worth $500 each, lo,tear be Dry DOCK which
be himself wanted ~ 200 for ana vh'cn w.s no, ~
than hose sold the city by N. lie proceed.
cd 70 review The manner N which he Board o. Aldermen
hafon made Of the ground by The committee OF the
Board and lie auen passage BY toe Aldermen whcn
. communication ss received from Mr. George law,
through Mr. Palmer, ststrg that bis property
cheapest and asking that the matter DC referred baok
and e, him have an opportunity q being heard oeior.
ferred, and he was heard aner which the commit.
tee igain reported on u, when Mr. Law sent
In another communication, asking that he be allowed
perfect explanation and offered 70 build bulEhead
on The vsier front VI his property An pense OF
ps Of sbe oommse IN rsvor Of parchssins NJ Iosbers
property passed the Aldermen By vote OF 10 70 o. He
sod ne property 70 the city with the understanding that
should be pscetn The hands OF The sinking fand 70 dis
pose 81, which PROPOSITION met with the approval Of M.
thgg s The tine made but from the opening OF Mr..
YVP~iooo Onkn suodenly come over tne sptfH
Of Mr. flags dream for what reass be DID not know r
NJ. bwms uen proceeced 70 rive q history Of the
manner IN which be bal sssned the CORPORATION Counsel
Of The validity Of his aue property the manner Of
executing the deed 70 The city &C he had called on the
Comptroller with The Corporation Councils certificate "A
10 the validity Of that tile and the deed duly executed
10 the city, for his pay, wheu Mr.. Faxg said their
bad been no Appropriation made and that m.
Gommon Council had right 70 purehase spv
property that be was only one who oou do that sns
thaa with him 10 say whether any public properly
could be bought or NOT and commended that the COM M
Council could not make appropriation Of money or thai
they could not according 70 the charter Of ls any
money by tar unless nrst passed by Legfss
ture Mr.. lowber proceeded 70 shss the difference OF
M Tagg reasoning that question as compared with
his the Injunction Of Mr. Fitzpatrick other,
against the payment Of the 500 900 70 The Metropolitan
Police Commissioners, In the former Of which he
tended the city had right 70 borro money
sc patton Of xcs while In the latter he urged that they
unicauons Mr. Tiagg falsbed himself-he has either
peyured himself In his 70 the Injunction
else had fasihed his assertions In the communication
presented the Common Council and In the statement
rnsde some time 10 him (kr Lowber). After some
further remarks the course Mr. F,gg had pursued
In relation to this matter, Mr. Lovbef aid ne mad done
Oil be could 10 effect amcable arrangement ans
The city from expense; but Mr.. Flass, althoug,
moulded that be should the city, had said 90 ahead
end do so he wanted be matter contested an foush
out; and here the result He had waited over ten
ssyp Hter NE Tune given fcr making an appeal aud none
had been aken, and he determined 70 have ~
~ The Sheriff vas 70 70 and sell the properly. ~as
not an hour since thsi TIE Comptroller tod the sheriff that
ne wuuld pos pay H. snd thai he might cell ev@yshpg the
aufy pJoes.ed be liked.