New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-04
BOARD OF COUNCILHEN.'

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sss sf effort. 20 Iessners he have ho' Lar
E.slsed That the Conn Lands and Psces rep IT 70
AS AID u. ssedsns Of taxing measure: 70 .seafs ne nd
W.lh.r 'e.s- Tor any portion Of me sam .ea ys 81
tse iDg T erOson, Street, and Cy
lrsyscoTs Departments ,, rr.ou C.,o
Ezpens,s Of Fire Department.-Tbe France Com
uttee repnrteo IN favor Of approlatn ~ 1" W rue
street Commissioned for excess OF expenses oi ne
Department. Laid over 60 ,bs
,.so'n,in declaring void the lease Of the Brooklyn
Fe,y,s 10 Messeroe and others. The following Is tue
document: ... c.,x rv,yovv Del, Q 1854
To n> Honorable Common Couae~. ,,. -. .,,o-.l
.doSss s1 n. Common Council Of
s~p,ember s. declaring null end VOID the su.h1 aea 49,,
- I'M. CIV 70 Grand ,ee,, Brooklyn sod from Re -
South street., BfoosJn or adjacent al
& =. pysypt the unsathozed OF snd Interference ~l.n
.neS Grs. and s'o tn,; ths Controller poeo sd cad
ssrt ferry sud the one from the p3e.ty 0 s IT,, Zen
rsars ron January next and tho: sdch s@sss
e ne Common ,s S Ss AZ. ass Compelled 70 ~, myself
=; opposop 10 Comm,n Council on question c1nnscen
az a,io2 would De- 10 es..oh peedeAt well caiea4sd
40 disturb confidence wsiih shoaa A*-I' DE- 1Sceo IL ~
Cmusa Council on sxsnips;on Of the pubic records
wiz frd :sa ss's h's m.ec and oaei. Of eIes between
-. points fri.d in the stove reso9:inn L-s s ~ a
Me-. fsrdes ~ss public suetiop s'ts ~ bs
ps.sa in the lin p'sAace Of ne poT rs, ;be
sh.,t,r proposed sale Of the ieiIy s p.rs
r. ,urssar AZ the agreed 10 pay S2op per snD o
se reT .l. were sde direction Of th- Con
o.s the city The purchases MAJ ns,s % them ia
bs month Of May las. Numerically % tue exsGuuou -. %.
hsst. tue pns Ss,. On these nrs They made large
expenditures toe pnrchas OF ooa" Sna I'D t.i rent
on he ferries into the public treasury ana 20 st as . I'm
pswer have coupled WIN s Terms as snnal tost
10 T.pud eoveIa rntae WIN
~, honestly paid their reDts and fathy
ss.rnne confidence placed IN the contracts OF e
ssr ia any act disturb tas confidence in the insoia
Ii,y contracts which hes not only at ihe very e %
prosperity social exisince Ina, iah hu'
To- rp.otcon against when offer my objections assumes
Of question Il also i9'ists Is tne sno
have submitted the Common C5uoci fo rshl sPn ~
The provision Montgomery Charter su,hsr1.d he Oy
f Yrk to establish ferries tina; IT, u declare tat an e1
poin on island certain designated points on zoe pPe
y,;cs. ns"s IN pun.nee OF this su.nory many years
sno, the Council directed Terry 70 be suthole from
He D. In Hoyeinber 1885 Common Council dIec;ed
ferry be established from Peek ,p 20 WI ~ I
Common Leases from time to ;,e been saate1
-heh the leases granted having expired new leases
were granted Msseroe ana others as have before saea
N the execution Of these leases His authority Is ionod 10 the
y section Of the amended c5s. . 81 Sg s The
ton 10 Is follows See. Al. All ferries docks piers, sne
sf,y nd f,pch.s. er ,kau grants Of under water,
70 which the Of the upsnd shall have Pleempnyse
Der win adequate security No lease he re given
taee the same may be ~ 1aa S.n
And ali nJ reyocse b. the Common Council ior
or asssS ss or osr
grant, under the provisions Of this act shall oe
property Of the former lesses OF grantees soIsy @ ~
The Of c1 ferry grant or ,1o ca gwen under the
ZION of tae ContIo in the ssys Pc ssh Of the
Ssly "e rew.pspsrs 90 employed. tL.w. of New-YoLk
Eei.eu,b Session, page l59 section a., rqonc AS' 81
lsss RSs charter Of Of By q lSss % ms
poPs Of this alf s so far fstS. are
ooncerned ratified by granting leases to parties through tne
Controller Of the City se ca~cS Anothet ferry lease
An existence must be affected BY the operation u LILO "
TSe eSss Of 1858 modified the ops,o9 Of the MSnsos
charter direct the letting o. ~ a All as
tLemwn The charter Of 1857 retained Al. the S g
which reses to of Montgomery ehaef e. WY in
in 1859 as this vas me 1 , section of the
s Council cannot direct the Controller TO DO an AZ
Il, yon Of the express duty repaired Of MN oy sw IA ns
view sken by me- frry leases need ho' 9c 81 M
Sp%~s9 GSsP eli sss i sHsa BY
,d-s,ion directed take measurs TO atnG the Merioe
an opinion IN January to the Commissioners o. me
S,akps Fund copy # th,t opiuon neIe"itn
~ suoS., propery the city lie rests decisions
however, tie 4st ,ection Of me chatter Tno s ,ors5
IT, .as ea,on}ne will cover the present aud at
rest docine that leases must be submitted % 'ae "
mon Council for ratification -. - e., s,,...,o,s ~,
m the peI resolution be adopted and us directions esrieo
49,, At the CITY undoubtedly be prosecuted III s 1r
nv the parties obtained the leases for the Grand
street and slip Ferries They Mn claim ss amouH. OIL
Of Common CouUc aud the taxpayers OF ais
sh,r o.s~. While claims be satisfied the city Will
not derive for the SEQ Ferries anything but noun
The resolution 30 drawn that there be real compel
tcn purchase OF tn ey taIesi'e from reek alp gerry
under resolution. IL proposes 70 dfect the S0ntrorI 70 sen
af,rr, noheiy basin at Psck sip to the foot
of South Seventh street brosSn ,. . =.
The he resolution Ia OF such Character IS ID
establish ferry between two P9iS one Of which on 'Se New,
forh side belongs to the city while ng POM on ,ne
No p.y who n, the foot Of South Seventh
street can plioha,e. The rates of VIII
be necessarily determined by the owner Of tae properly a. the
n was with view TO avoid the Controller sod the
right He advertised aud sd the ferry bad been heretofore
fixed BY the Common Council ferry from Peek clip
South Seventh street. Brooklyn OF to point sdscent there
the power select Poin, adjacent South Seventh
which induced the to bid per an1u Tor
the ferry IL the psen, resolution be carried ioto effect the
price ofhe Peck sp ferry will be regulated aat psuray
low by the Of the property at the Loot OF South seventh
The Common Council scquesced the charters of 1855
and 1857 They have indeed the paoe 70 believe s' they
scpg under the provisions OF toe charter OF o The
Controller has also assumed he had right - 70 do that tie
Common CouGci ascnied to the provision. Of me charter oil
1857 He had right TO suppose that provision IL the CHARTER
sSSS.s. Of The city on soe a. nominal rent ~oai be .a.
Gained Of the Taxpayers The great OBJ
amount OF revenue the public franchs That did
the esst the night OF the Common Council to so
enacted that the ferries bshc should be
disposed pubic auction 70 the highest bidder who could
The ssouon b,Sswh returned takes the ground tbs. the
submitted cou,'aor Council for their
sion on the contrary direction the Controller is msnda
tory II the purchaser the suction sale give. SECURITY
he has to his lease aud eoad compel the 10
execute such lease and pat him In P0se-on OF the Jerry iran
have r1deayosd 10 place before the Board ach consdera
ton. will induce them 70 reconsider their seton 90