The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-24
AN ACT
TO APPOINT CoNNrss.

TO ArPoTNT COMMISSIONERS FOR LAYING OUT rHAr
PORTION OF TnB CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK
LYING NORTH oP ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIFTH
sTREET.
Whereas found impraoticabe and ruinous TO land
and nuTous to the interests Of the city grade
anu Jay streets avenues Of l55h street upon
the present plan Of the city, right angles blocks
" uniform size, account OF the elevated irregular and
rocky Formation of District therefore the people Of tho
state Of New York. represented ia senate ana Assembly,
40 enact q ioloer.-
Sec l. Tbs, James C wilet, John A. Haven, Shepherd
Knapp Isaac Dy Ckman and Henry Elliott be and they
hereby appointed CoOmes Oners of Streets Roads and
Avenues all that part " the city Of New York lying
north Of lb5h street, ADD between the Harlem river
Hudson ;Ge west for purpose OF
performing The several and duties hereinafter pre-
scribed. That d OF the death, resignat on or
refusal to act OF any or either OF said Commission
ers, it shall be lawful for the remaining Commnsoners
or majority OF them, MS ten Is such event vacancy
shall happen to appoint suitable person persons
Ga such vacancy or vacancies and such appontees re-
spectvey sha have ali the p0wer and authority vested
IN a Commissioner by this act
Sec II shall and may be LAWFUL for said Commission.
majority 0i them, and they shall have aud pos
oxcus power, lay out streoss roads, avenues
and puhC squarcs OF srch widla, extent and drecton
nnd Of srou grades as 10 them snh most conducts
TO pubnc good.
ana for ali persons acting under their authority 20 enter
10 the Jay tine mo ana upon any lands, tenemens and
heTodam us which they shalt deem necessary 10 oe sur
yeyod, used or converted for tue aymg OUT opening or
tofmTg Of any street, road avenue or public square aS
ac',sai, Ana ,he SAID Commissioners. Or majority OF
them, stall cause three similar mars 81 sal sfee's, roads,
ami vuhhc squares, so 70 no ah out by tbem
aforesaid ana grades thereof, and of the shores
bounding iho lands uy thm surveyed, 10 DO made upon
an extensive scale accompanied by such held notes aoA
euoiiAtory remarks the nature OF the subjec, may re-
qune wheh mals, panied by such field notes a,I
remarks shah be attested by the said COMMISSIONER or
majority them, before any person authorized 70 taxa
Acknowledgements Of deeds apd conveysnces, and 70 ba
died, the office Of tho SecTesUy of State 10 remain
Of record other 10 be ase ~ office OF the CLERK OF
the city and county Of New York. TO remain Of record:
and the onor of The said maps to belong the Mayor
Aldermen and Commonaity OF tie city Of New York ape
that the said Commissioners shall proper
at suitable places upon such streeis roads and
public squares ano upon The shores Of the Hudson and
HAriem rivers, SO as to denote the position and
courses or the streets, roads, avenues and public
squares, and 10 be noted said mape; aud lhas
said Commissioners shall take the elevations and
depreesops OF the Intersections OF the Streets
reads public squares above high water mark
within the boundaries Aforesaid OF so many OF them as
they may think Sufficient and shall deneate them, toge
her with the grades all such hills, valleys, nles and
watercourses as may be necessary said maps 20
render the same explicit and ineligible.
Sec T. II shall not be lawful for either OF the Commis
soners during the time he may be IN Office directly or n-
directly purchase contract 70 purchase any auds,
cnemens OF hefedaments within the boundaries aiores
sad every deed, contract contrary IA
the nlcnt hereof shall be utterly vod And before thd
Csnuisssness shal enter upon ihsr dasiss hey shaa