New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-20
iJscob Sharp AIT The Mayor &c ofNew'Yotk.


The wALL-sTRLET FERRY LEAsE-ISTEREsTISG COR
REsPoNDENCE.
tJscob Sharp AIT The Mayor &c ofNew'Yott
II will be remembered that the Legislature in 1919,
incorporated into the act to ralse money by taIshon
provision that the Controller in the Of any ddg-
irent then Of record against the city, or which might
be recovered after The passage of the sc and when
he believed founded in fraud or obtained by col
lusion might apply TO the Court TO set the Judgment
asice and tor that purpose the of the Mayor
&C., employ counsel.
In June 1859, Jscob Sharp, the plaintiff, recovered
judgment for So eco, and interest amounting TO
SIP co., growing out of the lease o bin by the Ccrpo-
ration OF the ferry at the foot Of Wall street. II APP
pears that the Corporation claimed to own the entire
width of the slip and hat the maps OIL file in the Street
Commissioners Office represented the whole width OF
the slip TO be the property Of the Corporation and
upon inquiry by Sharp at the Street Commissioner
Office the Street Commissioner informed him that the
map correctly represented the property in that clip
owned by the Corporation.
fixed at $50 ON. Upon Sharps proceeding to erect
ferry houses, Robert II. Murray VINO claimed 10 own
the northeTy side OF the slip, procured an injunction IN
an action commenced by hun in the Superior Court,
restraining Sharp and the Corporation from using or In
any interfering with that port, OF the slp
This sn tried st the Special Term OF the Superior
Court and the title Of that portion OF the clip was de-
cared 10 be in Murrsy and upon appeal 20 the Gener
a. Term the Judgment was affirmed. Saarp then took
q lease from Murray Of the disputed portion OF
the slip for which he was Obliged TO pay : 1000
q ye6r. Sdbst QueNty, DN Ebunl OF luc NphulOo
COurcil, Shsrp assigned his lease TO the Union Fer
~ Company, who made application TO the Common
Council for reduction of the rent from S-D,OOO 70
goo year, for leave TO surrender tie lease IL
appears from the reports Of the Committee Of the Com
mon Council on this subject that the expenditure OF
the Union Ferry Company for about tive moDtas were
eco greater than the receipts, and that the ferry
privilege far less thsn had been anticipated when
the price was fixed a, $50 coo year, and resolution
wa. adopted by both Boards, and approved by tins
Msyor reducing tho rent, view of these facts, 70
8 coo per anuum. Sharp aiterward brought this suit
sgaipst the Corporation for,dsmsges The cause was
referred upon notion ard after opposition by the Cor
poration Counsel 10 NJ. G. Harrington, the Law partner
of Mr. S.oCghtop by the order 0! Jutgs Sutherland.
The case contested before the referee by Mcssrs.
Rusteed Ely. and Andrews, and Judgment was found
for the plaintiff in the amouut claimed. The following
correspondence then ensued between the Mayor Con-
troler ard Corporation Counsel.
CRY OF NEw.Yosg, psFsSTssNr OF PIXncs,
CoNTkoLLEk's OFFICE. June q, 1859.
RlcHARD BUSTED EsS, Counsel 20 the Corporson-s'r-
The case Of sharp as The Mayor 1e" sccPy Of which H.
bt,v. with him that exceptions should b. .ken 20 the
port Of The Referee and would sdyist that eais De 'kea ~
vor 70 ,ccomp.h The oh desired Respectfully yoors
ROBERT T. HAWs, Controller.
MAYoR's OyStCE, New York, J uoe y, 1883.
RoBr 7. HAws, csc, CoHifolrr. - 8.
Dea, So, have examined the report Of the sfere made IN
the case Of shsp the Corporation, submitted = me ~
opinion, VIII be for The interests of zoe ly
measures b. taken BY appeal oh.r~i'e TO nae said re-
DASI- y TIEMANN.
Law prr.krMr,r. CRY o. N,wYosk,
OhEce of toe Counsel 10 TIE Corpofaior,
No ST srosi~ay July l. 1888.
ROBERT T H,ws esq, Controller, sc -
81 an ls leceiPs VI yoL ooGaaaes~oa 81 me 80 Ns'