The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-20

prudent end hazardous In ne srsue ls az % large
s.m upUn 20 doubuois bile, upon va
o. dee Deponen further saith tia, aba sot Oh sst
70 sod property has been rniunod MIN oy, toe voaa
se y too oorpoaaoa, nor ~ any o'hor porsu o =.
ss,,osd ha.the oouasei . he corporation h.s yer OK
amned the Same. And defonen further saith sex nc
adv ed By James Whiting, Esq, Of The city ''~
York, biz counsel TO whom ne has fully and fairy -
defendants have good and substantial defence 70 tss
said action upoS the uerts and suoh defence consss
10 lar. ugoa The van, Of te In .hs said plaintiff 70
"a &c pat OF the properly foe which the recovery Gas
bad And no Is adyised by bis said counsel that!
insmuch q the said failure Of title has been discovered
.ince The ais Of said cause, is good ground for SEEDING
.sde the said Judgment. for ailo Sing anendmen
f the defeudaots 10 enable them 70 int ,rpase
sren dsienea rpsn re,ra % ssa aston Ana M
CITY OF New York
Ciy aad Ob.lnsy of Yess Yoe rs.--John J. 5erre OF
% Ia be sss son S ss yoas a.. parsed ssd
uow ts, OF the Ny Surveyors OF sad c.V 81 New
Yox; THAI ,ns map attach cd hereto ooarec survey
nap OF tAs block OF isnd yunded ~ sxtenth street Be-
veueenth street. and the lines OF those streets exit nded
easNsfdy, and oy avenue sad tas rfesont euknead
front g on the Eass river; thas the survey from
which ssio mao VA drs made on the Ilth DAY
nsy 1851, foF sad ,ho request Of Azasiah c FIgg
c. np,,oer OF the O.y Of New York for tho purpose
exhb,tpv On san map correctly land proposed 10 be
conveyed by Eober L0ster 10 The Mayer, Alderman
enc Generosity Of The Gy O. New Yoss thss TIE Inc:
conformity W. The Epea referred 10 in the Of the
Legislature, passed April H. 1925 and With the exterior
grant for soil under water rsde by the ia,
Adermen Commonalsy o, the Cty d Ne~ York
10 HegsKish Bradford; that III The land between SIX.
tsen,h su set end seveniee' ID street and avenue G
ana the Eak river which granted TO said Brad
ford and nos reserved for public streets, as Ger ynated
said map by pink color; that the property or land
lately h,G W between roupsius street aad the East
river, anG the Lines OF Sixteenth street and Seven
ies,,b street exseD6ed, aut desgnssed by brown
cslor said map, hs not, to the kno sledgs or be
mo
State OF New York to the sale Mayor, Aldermen and
nsy Or sny other corporation or persoU, nor 70 the
kpovis 0. this opponent has authority from sad Legs
ssofe boon granted T. person persons 70 n and
make ad land des srsted by the brown cocr nor have
eoss be tet Of this depone any grant land IN
oer water eIaoi any part OF said land dessU aed by
brown coor nd tbs deponen further chat for many
he has been corversS1t with The various oS
tie Legislature o. thr Slate n relation to lands under
water arould tbs Island OF New York, and aiso with
ara Commonsny, and uouid be likely to ka,w
of AIRY such q ants the had been made
ara tSs dspse On, further satin tas' fr.n inf
ate title 10 Sad and deegnsied by oro~r color On
map yet vested in the people Of The Slate OF new Gor
also thai whole q said land designate by brown
outside asd 10 the eastwood Of the oukhead ne
ine Of old ag established for taai part Of Inc city
Of Ne. York oct Of the LEGISLATURE OF tGe safe OF
New York 40 er.absh rulkhssd ard pier nea for the
pa, a New Tosk, pvsed I'll Il 1867; and ihs depo
nsnt furhs sAA than 10 tie best Of els knowledge nor
mafo, and belle he lands ooored sith rink and brown
cooIJ AMI the land lying bet sad coiors, designated
rgu ssfess o. ed map coupr The isnd shlon
io Pober w. Lowbsr claims have sold to rs,i Mayor,
Aldermen sad Con mDaay, and hss recovered Judgment
for The coaGC eraloc thereof JOHN ]. SERRElL
Affirmed 20 before me this 18th das OF August 1856:
A. J. CADf, Comm .ss.ouer Q, Deeds.
OF o1a Ce-ty o. Ven Y@k, Ss:-.Fames r Whiting, OF
raid city, being c,y sworn, doth depoe and say, thai he
one Of .s alorneys aad ooanseiors Of this court and
payer IN the said city to the Of several n9usnd
dollar annually II bis attention called 10 the iudg
el. md cuacn u tie above cfuse by publcstops In
he Bsvspalers tia: depoosat on saturday las. Gus
" c. la
that csptn al lao gtt Il the duty Of person
Interfere T. bslaf O. The Cit, TO p'even. ras and
hat cepoueui aso saio that II no one else would d.,
pnnru. ~onld do 90, 10 which depon.It understood Mr.
more OF the particulars in veiAtlon
thereto, called upon the Comptroller, Azanah C.
Flsgy, ESQ aod Fsthsyei from him OF the facts
n the case D+ponebi sAth that IN his ,nion and heso
soT III ta Uoni erth&i bes de the oefeace set up
uDder 'sa psst92s Already put In 10 the said cause TIE
dtenosas socc sub.sAntsl defence arising out 81
failure u ale TO seEy part OF the land Intended
10 10 purcased the resolution Of the Common Coun
eli, and bohs,ea he covered oy the deed executed
hy bo piln,f ssi % tue nth day Of August instant
prepared sole, VI which paper hereunlo annexed
s copy, asd eAusce Tie came to be sent te Mr. Bus
teed's Stce The came afternoon Not receiving any
answer heEeo, deponsni prepared another letter OF
shiea paper am ed y copy and CAUSED the same
TIT syesng That up 10 cue O'Clock the
Gsy depDteD, had not received any arswer from the
n M s sses % .a ss ..s Rs asUU
Bo,ted, Fac ca rot intend to give his consett a, re
aues,cd DcIonsn. further saith tnst after the above
was w .ten ana about haf part one O'Clock he ne
celvesi nose FROM Mr. Bs-teed, OF which The annexed
marked Ia \ copy, 10 which d. ponen; Immediately
turned ansser by The bearer of NJ bu,tcc IS ncte
OF which the annexed marked 10 . oopy. AZ
sbosi half psst three O'Clock deponent received
obtr letter rrcn Mr. Bus,eed, OF which paper hereto
szpe, I'd copy. This morning, at eeven O'Clock de-
POI seni said lesw TO the of,e OF NJ
bu,tced n which tho annexed paper MARRIED Ia cory,
AID 90 po3ept nfsrned by The messenger ~ho n
the at the ooe o. Mr. Busted, that he NOT In
oe and 81 twenty minutes before O'Clock ~ de
pcEens ivti from said ,steed Of which
tApcy heyeun o annexed 10 . copy. j r, WIFI Nc
sworn 10 before me This isth day o August, 1867 c.
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