The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-19
Application for Injunction 10 Prevent
the COssss uction or . New Pier NJ the
Battery.
srrRExE corRT-sPEcTlL TERN.


srrRExE corRr-srEcIlL rEBx.
Before Judge Ipgraham.
TIE Perple Of ne kdx Of Nnc FORK o. Ccrueli,.s va
debl The people OF the state Of New York tine pain
tics above named BY Charles G. Myers, their Attorney
General complain OF Cornelius Vanderbilt defendant
above named hereby inform this Court and show q
follows4--
Thai the bay and barber Of Ne~ York now and for
long time pas, have b,en held, usea and enjoyed By
the people Of the state Of New ysrk, ana thai III.
said people are at AL times emitted &c the free and
uninterrupted use and eboyment thereof for the pur
poses Of commerce and navigation, from a ialor
rup,ion, hndranco and encroac1nent Whatever Tcsi
by tie Of the State Of Ne~ York certain lne IA,
btep nxed and established, and exist as The plel
line aaaeea. the Of tue psrt uf Se~ Yorx be
yoDd when awful TO extend ans pier or 70 mia
erect paniain any structure whatever In TIE waters
o. tie hssbor o. Sew YORK
The plaintiffs furthers hov, Information and belief
that the defendant above named Ia violation o. A~ has
lately entered ino uPoE the said har
Dor, ua point or place south Of PIER Nc North river,
west Of the foot q Battery place aad outside CT and
beyond Toe or liIe Ne established BY as, sDa
menccd ssn 10 now engaged In the creson IA the sad
OF q section % pier, commonly called erib y
being large AID permanent s,ruosere sunk 10 the
tom, and txtepdg or 20 be extended up yards W AID
above the tor Of the water and aed "a xlsn stooe and
that the defendant hieatens and gives OCT he vii
extcrd the pier ccmmepced, 10 aud
tain the ssue from The foot OF Bait.fy ps TO Do
ycpd The cr,, all OF shioa pier er6rtet ~orid pe be
ycrf snd outside Of the per lie "a axei asd established
b. law.
m plaintiffs further .ho. tbs. Inc Aforesaid structure
Ia process Of erection IL n9pn The
hsrbor az Ner Yck and 90 lnserrupca IL the es aad
common use thereof, aui an oosTgcgoa In The sAne,
sDs constitutes rubic ruisanor aud tha; the
shrsaitDed acts q tie defendant, alleged, 10
CARVED otc eSecvtl-D, w be t. ths wfosg aud lagry
Of people OF a.. state ~ ser Yorx and al cooss
iute yet nsnsnt asd oontlnrous nasanoe, As cell
violation Il and that pznit aopry hsNsive tnst
uoss re.rane and epotned By the order o. Court
the deientsnt v proceed "a ths ercctoa OF me
linn wssreiore plseias demand reeg "a Inc rreo ,s.
and pray that tse deendant hs sgsnts servants aud
#orsmeo may Be en- onsd snd restrained from ,roceed
tg "a the erection % the Structure, snd FROM cong sny
thsg 70 sny sache al upou o. ctrtrac
ton 10 TIE ~aars Of TIC hAroH, or ieudog thereto
either ~ bulsrg Gang 10 ctter sse, and that &c
required aosed BY the sua uds unent OF hi.
Court 70 ataic ire nuisance acd g. she same
that toe wasrs q The harsOr may De aud
rem air 10 The ZANE i1dHion they were
hefs re- ne commenced the erection OF tae s,ruc
,ure ssp thai the defendant be- srjcdged 20 pay the
cots Of th action ADD tnst the psntlas ray have src
''-'' = = caaRif; q zYsR,S ia Attorney esue,n
es.rss slsS. q s,.s city, Sslas duty .wosu, Dc
rois for the CITY Of ses York, and tia, oil tue fsNs
alleged "a Zoe iorseoins cene,sin' are witlr nIs
knowrge except 70 ,he matters therein stated oa ia
rn s.s and belief Aad - 70 ihsse ns,iers he believes
s-orn 10 Sef,re NO mi. i-th DAY n xo,eussr. 1850
RoFr J. kuCHsni, Notary Pasc "a Asw York elsy
sxCsCTos
satsfactori appearing os the complaint In this
too aoo the adsvin thereto tnst the psiats
euiued " the relief demandcd tho s,ot asd
that such rte, restraining The 6ssadass
here nanpv provided - hereby ordered that tue said
deGndsrt show cause ~ term o. thM ensrt " %
held NJ the chambers Ctr Gall, the city
n New York, on ths ri day OF Sovsmbss, 1850, 81
Twelve oeck 81 noon, thereafter - csuosei
car be heard chr - iejanc'ios should ee granted
prayed IN ssd conp.sht And In she 0sastime aad cntl
the further order ~ this Curt IL THE action, toe sad
defend ant GO neus Vanderbilt lie axcoss servants a.d
~rrkmep and earh Of them. hereby enis,ncd aod
strained frum sedpe with the erection u the uer o.
truoture descrbed Ia tue compssbt, aud IRON hlag Ia
with et.ne or other material ,uiidoS ~iu sny ms
tetia IN the eaters Of the hsrbos ~ tue CITY Of Nes
York soath of pier 40 North rtrer and from oou,nu
ins In the perform OF ~ the a~ss ~
IN the pa,c complaint and Tor vss,on OF THIS in roc.
,os the ssi defendant vii b hsho W the pobay
fbv pvescribtd by iaw r. r. EGRtaAx. fssrca.
NV YcnS, Ecv ~, 1860.