New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-08
THE WASHINGTON MARKET DIFFICULTY

The Special Committee the subject Of the claim
Of the State to the lands situated west Of West street
and adjoining Washington Market, met yesterday
afternoon i'll the City Hail. for the purpose OF hearing
The members of the Committee Messrs. Genet,
Brady and McCar'y) were present. There was q
large attendance Of msrketmen also present.
Mr.. BoGART, lessee OF portion of the ground
under the City made q statement to the Committee.
He gave brief history of the facts involved in the
speotve claims, all of which have been already pub
ished in The TRIBUNE. In view of these facts, said
Mr.. b., the Mayor had said that the City would stand
by them and that the City did not desire TO have this
property pass out of it's hands.
Mr.. genet asked whence the present lessees de-
rived their right.
MIR. BoGAKT said they were there az tenants Of the
This ground had been occupied for thirteen years. and
the Mayor thought that the State had title. Mr..
Flagg last week had sent to them for rent. Some
by
occupant. He had paid rent first to Mr.. Reid
Mcclure as Superintendent This ground was no v
bringing $4,000 year to the City, and had yet been
leased to Taylor and Brennan for S. OOO Mr.. Sparks,
who had leased the piers from the City, had let them
to German Steamship Company, which owed him
81 lOO and that Company had been notified not
10 pay any moneys for rent except to Messrs Taylor
and Brennan. These same gentlemen had notified
them that unless they acknowledged their authority
before 10 o'clock on Saturday, measures would be at
once taken to eject them.
Mr.. BRADY inquired il they wished the city TO defend
them in case legal proceedings were taken sgainst
them? .
MIR. BoGART raid they desired the Common Council
to sustain the Mayor. The city as landlord, he con-
ceived should defend them - tenants
Mr.. WOODBURY. said that Meesre. Taylor and Bren-
nan had said to them that they should not bring legal
proceedings, but should and take possession by
force of srms
Mr.. GENET said that was useless talk-that they
could not do anything.
MIR. WooDRurF said that Mr.. Taylor had advised
them to consult lawyer to his aud Mr.. Brennan
title They had gone to Mr.. Whiting and he had sd-
vsed them that it would require month at least to
determine the rights Of the respective claimants.
Mr.. STUART raid that he thought that there was a
resolution or ordinance of the Common Council passed
thirteen years since to lease the ground for market
purposes to individuals and all they asked ofthe Com
mon Council was that if they as tenants paid their
rent they should pass resolution to protect them IN
their possession.
Mr. Woodbury. said that the rents from Washing
ton Marx ct proper east of West street, not
$500 or $500 week-but west of it, which embraced
the property in dispute the rents were over twice that
sum.
Mr.. BoGART said that the money paid by them wss
for ground rent as the buildings stands &c, were
their own property, built or purchased by thea.
Mr. GENET said that the Committee had concluded
to report to the Board in favor OF sustaining them In
the stand they had taken and to make further exam
ination into the facts involved in issue.
The Committee then sdjouned