New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-03
Law ZNI,ELLIGENCE
THE cATUOL,C ASYLUM GRANT.
supREmE COURr-DEc 2.

SUfNEME
1tt, % Now YoiE HTs,iah FLAG aad The 'man chO
lie 1sylum Society OF the City Of Ne"'Yofk -
Tie ctmpl .int OF Ufrn Tory, VINO Is nlnse! d iet-
de1t NJ taxpayer OF the city aud county OF NsF,
Yo,k and VINO brings this action Ia behalf VI himself
such other tax payers ana residents Us may coHo
N as paltos ara contribute toward the expenses oI
This fp reslt clluly show, ID that 90 the let day OF
August THOUSAND eight hnodred aod fory SIX t1e
hayor, Aldermen and ConmoGa.ty OF the CitI oil New,
York, iOr the nominal consideration OF one uoar, anu
without sny real consider 4uon conveyed 20 the 10
man Catholic Orphan Asylum Society In the CITY OF
Nos.iriI IL tee, piece Of laod rOotng on tns .in
avenue in said city, extending from Fifty nrst u fl'y'
second street, and extendi1g DacA ION SSH "'ou"'
four nuDdieo Srd tfty feet. :,c,.,u
That CO the Gay toey leased 10 the saio S1oiey
the itsdue Of the said block, eX eadug 10 the Founu
avenue ard bepg Of equal dimensions 10 the lana con-
yeyea in Tee for the yeay rent OF one dollar, TeserV
il however to the gfaucrs the hight TO terinae sau
lesse AZ any time by resolution.
That the pat of the block thus leased has now De-
eoue OF eieat value, viz: huudred aad fifty tho
sard dollars aud upward, aud that ON the Ion day Oh
last October without the said lease h4vlag oeee re-
sircte "a ,etoiuon was passed by tue b'aId OF Coun
clmep direct.og the Controller 70 execute perpetual
lens o. sad and 20 said Society at yearly reGt OF
one dollar which sand resola ION - adopted py tne
Board OF Aloermen on the 1871, acd approved ~ 'he
elayor on tho 2lst Of said October.
This complain ant further shows that the resolution
directing said grort was made without any other yaiu-
Able alton 10 the said Cooperation OF ne said
civ and thu. in assug ret 0luuOh tue siia Mayor
Aldermen hDQ COulIOhdly dNtSu "'S"s' 49,, W.
hOrity aud ID violation OF Ihsir powers and DUE
This cCup sinant further shows tns the SAID tyo.
Aoeime emo al largely lrdsoted III 1aelf
corporate capacity, viz: thirteen milllon oeiafS aHI
upward that real estate belonging % tue salo
Corporation OF which the said tracts ABOVE desclos1
foiuseo part, pedg, 90 the redemption OF saiu
de bt, and that the taid Mayor, Aldermen and Cou'
MOI atty have no authority TO cosvey or lease LOT
nominal Confederation any part thereof; tina. 10 max
rg tho sad grant ~ eas the erantOfs were lndu1ed
to make the same by corIopt utolves, in violation "
their duties as members OF SAID ,rporation.
Tho plaintiff therefore pTdys that this honorable
Court VIII perpetusy eDoia tne said Jntroler, AZ
nah C. F,sgC from executing s.id lease, the said
RomAn Csthonc Orphan Asylum from receiving aid
lease, and the said Mayor, Aldermen aud comnon.
atty from granting conveying or leasing, oe directing
% be conveyed or leased, sald tract OF Iand aay
part thereof, without an adequate and proper consd
erston therefor, TO the said S)ciety, AID t1st the
Couyt a grant such other and furih9r relief IN the
premises as 90 II shall seen meet.
Blu VI Of Counsel for Plsin,ia
Cit AID Coa1t Of Ner for Orri Tc beng s~o:n,
s.th h., the going pailt /. tu Of hs
sLd eeef and IS 20 those ai' he believes 70 be true
Sworn 70 before NE, this % Day Of Decemser 1871.
}. D. hASsEA. ConnissIoner OF Deeds.
SUPREME COURT
oa Terry ssL The Mayor Adetmcn aud comnonay Of the
City OF Newly oTk aud others.
Upon motion OF Mr. Bdut, Of counsel for the al )ye-
named plaintiff on reading tue complaint daily vei-
4. d. il ordered that the defendants 10 ths above
action show cause before me, az chambers on the 7th
hst at 10 q. N, why an ipjaacuon order saoald no.
be granted pursuant TO the prayer OF the compsiot
ssrcIsi TERM-Dec Before Judge CLrsge
DECISIONS.
Duesn Leland ct al. agL Dorrance Davis otcn
x~rtsd wttAt rt costs.
In rhe petition Of Sarah Reics, ,ther aud lasrt