The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-17
The Union Ferry Leases.
INJUNCTION AGAINST THE COMPTRoi.LEa OF NE


sUPRFMx couRr-ooLuMmA COUNTY.
1he Peor'e Of the State Of Nec York against the Mayor,
A'dernx and taefnonaay Of the Cayof Neso York, and
Robert 4. Haars Comptroller Of sad CpyThe plaintiffs
by Lyman Tremaiae their Attorney General show unto
this Court follows
FiIst-That the defendant, the Mayor, Aldermen and
Commonay OF tho city New York Is, and during all
the time herein men5ned referred to has BEEN pub
lie municipal corporation that such corporation was
created and has since been continued for public m
ncfa purposes only, and has become vested with
any other powers functions than those of public and
municipal nature and that the defendant Robert Hlws
B the Comptroller OF said city
Secsndrhat in and by certain letters patent bearing
date April e. 1885, under authority Of tbs then
patent, bearing date April 10, l7vs, and issued
the like authority there granted to the Mayor Alder
men and Commonsity Of the city OF New York. among,
and IN connection WITH certain other political grants
powers and franchecs ferry from tho ct " OF
New York, ths East river Nassau Long Island
called the old ferry and all the and unspropated
ground lying and beng tho Nassau or long island
from high water mark 70 low water mark contiguous and
fronting the city of New York, from place called
east sioo OF the Waabout opposite the dwelling Of
James Bodne, TO the SIDE OF the Hook over against
Nuten (now Goyernors) Island. for the public and
ssd city, and q tine inhabitants thereof and travellers
there. slQs s. 800 y tirU4 saaaI1f
ing date January 49, 1880, and Issued usder tho ike au
thorty there was given granted and confirmed
said tho Mayor Aidermne aud Com nonalty Of the city
OF New York. and their SUCCESSORS forever for the Ike
purposes and among and in connect0a with, the like
other grants powers aud franchises, thai the Common
Council f tie said city, for the time being or the major
part Of Them from time 10 time, AID At all times thereaf
Ter should and might have tue sole, full and power
and authority Of settling appointing, establishing
ing, ana directing such and many ferries round Nan.
haitian Ieand for the carrying transporting people,
horsee, cattle goods and sbattes from NAshattAn Island
70 Nassau (now Long sland) and from thence back 70
o. the opposite shores all around said island, such and
30 many places the Common Council or tie MAJOR part
OF them, should think ut, with full power let or other
wsc dispose OF all any Of such ferries, to any person
fees and other arising and according from I'll and
every sucn erres without being accountable
sovereign power for the same, any part thereof and in
and by the letters last Aforesaid there given and
Or The city q New York and their successors forever the
ferry and feTrages both sea the East river and all
other ferries thea or thereafter be erected all around
the SAID hlapd0 Manhattan, and the management and
rule 81 and Al ee carriages and perquites % the same,
or any part thereof belonging belong: and also ali
the ground, sol o. land between high and low water
mark On said Nassau Ieand from the eas, side Of tie
place called WAlAbVQt 70 The west side Of Rcd Hook; aud
also 70 make laws and rules Tor the governing aud veil
ordering OF al The ferries then erected es.sbshed or
thereafter bs erected or esabishsd around the said
Island OF Manhattan by said letters patent references
being thereto bad viii fully and Ct large appear
FourhThat the said ferry described the old ferry
was fsabshea long prior % the year 1850, and
Fulton Ferry that shortly prior tho year 1916
ead, the Mayor, Aldermen and Comm0naty OF the
CITY OF Now York, esabshed tho ferry from tho foot Of
ahafne street. In the city Of New York, the foot Of
IAN street. IN me city Of BROOKLYN which now known
a e C,aiine Ferry Thaton about the LIST day Of Sep
the said the Mayor, Alderman and Commona
y o tho city Of New York. established the ferry which IA
nov Euuwn ~ mo south Ferry and granted lease thereof