The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-02
The New York Legislature

In tn tet graph report OF Frdsys proceedings the
State Senate, Mr. Brooks 10 represented having
moved TO recommr the Canal BILL with insruotons to
amend by making tho Auditor and Attorney General the
contr actrg Board IL saould have read 10 make the
Auditor Of The Canal Department the Secretary OF the
Contracting Board
NEw YORK AND BROoKLyN sUsPETsIOs BRIDGE.
The bill 10 incorporate the New York and Brooklyn
su,pt psion Bridge Company, provides that uuasr the
above the corporation shall have the powers
errec oy The rev. ed statute: on any oorpor.o1 with
Co sIs Glazed 70 Sc to erect
trdge over the East river between the cities OF New
York end Brooklyn, IN such = manner ~ shall not OBJ.
tight Of hrbGsy on the ravissble waters thereof
The capital stock to be s1to0oo, In sha,es OF SIS
each via power 70 ncr, sse the came TO ooo, 600
4 The Goverpo' OF the 8 ate 70 appoint dve commits
sicne receive ptiors Who rssidtn
OF New York and Brooklyn When $1,000, 0oe IL sub.
Sribed the commissioners TO call meeting OF stock.
! oioers 10 tecs thirteen directors for iwo years.
Preecribes the powers and duties Of directors to
nx the rates Of toll which ere not 70 exceed the rates
nov charged By the Union Ferry Company for cor
re,ptndipE ostancs.
Provides for annual election Of directors after the
Givts directors power TO enforce psymen, OF sub.
scrip iors.
Gives the right Of emin .ni domain ~ exk ndsd 1,
Other ccrIorsuors q similar nature.
Conpels annual statements OF the condition OF the
GmIspy 10 be Fublhleo In the newspapers
it. Stockholders 70 be individual liable tos'the
amount OF itth stock for debn due aoorers work.
mtp Tor services performed.
TIE WASHINGTON MABKlr LAND.
Mr.. G Smith offered the following resoluasn
Resolved az the Assembly copcur) that the Attorney
General be instructed TO CONNER proceedings no
po'ses Of the property CT the STATE lying scd
htrg adJscent 10 the city OF New York described on
TOE rsps OF the Ra Con- missioners that 10 say
the piece OF land situate the ives, sde or West street.
and bour ded - folio -Commeucing at the point Of
the nersertion Ct Dey street extended, and the
side OF West street. running thence northerly along the
vest side OF West street s93 feet thence westerly Sb5
feet, thence souibtrly irregular line 4tb fees
and thence esatery 4oI feet 70 the place Of beginning
Also, that piece o. land sieuate the east side OF
fompbiIs street ~ established by the act Of April
10, 1885, and bounded a. follows Com mspolng
at point on the easterly side Of rompkns
sueet - esist llshec BY the Aot OF April 10
1885, 90 feet touth Of the souhery eide OF Fourteenth
street running thence along the line OF bukhead there
erected 10 feet into the Et river thepce northery
ese feet along The fsoe Of the pukhead and thence
terry ct3 feet aopg said bukhead 10 the oA~ery line
rompsns street, established by the lot Aforesaid and
ibenfe souhsrly along said street 70 toe place OF begin
ina
Resolved. That sball be the duty OF he Commission
OF the Land ofoe when They anal have been not-
bed by the Attorney General that he Stale 10 posscs
,iop OF the above ano, 10 advertise and sell the
At public auction In the CITY OF New York, spch
and orditiope 90 hey may deem eIpcden and The pro-
ceeds OF such sae sbal a defraypg expenses
by the commission appointed 70 preseve the harbor Of
Ne~ Yorh~fron encroa hmepu, be placed In the Tree
,ury 10 credit of general fund
On motiot OF Mr. tckes postponed ten days