The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-16

Sale or Piers and Slips by the Conptrol-
ler-Great Improvement in Prices.
Pursuant to advertisement tn all the daily papers for
several weeks past Mr. Comptroller Haws sold yester-
cay at public auction several PEERS slips and other pro
perry for the Of five years from the lat Of Nav
next The sale took place in the Library at the City Hall
and numerous collection Of bidders in attendance
Tho bidding, viii be seen by the result given below
very spirted-'he PIERS Sc bringing much better
prices than before Ex Governor Duke ocAted a.
auctioneer, and began the sale noon The following
viii show the amounts per bid, together with tho
names Of the successful purchasers
EAST RIVER.
No south or lower halt Of pier No 81 foot Of James
street, for 5000, to O. ID 8lish.
No 2 North or upper half Of pier No. 50 81 Ioo 10 A.
j WiDans
No South or lower half Of pier No 81, 81 600, to j.
j. Clicks.
No 4. The bu9head between pers Nos. SO and 81,
81, $50. to 3 d. Bond.
NO Pier No. 49, foot Of Marke, street. s3 soo 20 j.
H. Leeds.
No North upper half Of pier foot of Stanton
| street, sl75, TO Geo Brown.
Blish.
No s. Pier foot Of Seventy nnsh street. s225, 70 Geo.
G. Burnes.
No 3 North half Of pier No "a, s5,7oo, 20 q. y. Far
No 10. Pier No As, 81 700, to Isaac Chambers.
No II Pier No. So, St725, 70 Vim. Cutler
No, II. Pier No "a, 81 $50, to VIM b. Cut Ter.
Also, at the same TINE and place, the following pro-
No IS. The upper lofts OF the from, building No 81
Ann street. and all Of the building in the rear OF the
same, for term Of i've years, IRON May J. 1861, for
teC0, to g. w. Shipman.
No. IA. the entire loft over Franklin Market, for $3.50
TO John Conley.
No. Is. A.o for term OF ten years, the houses and
ots Nes 1, 3, and Water street, Brooklyn, The
Fulton ferry for 81 ,T25 70 james How
The conditions imposed on the purchasers were the fol-
lowing
The TO pay at the rate OF ten per cent per au
mum, of the cost Of construction, Of all piers extended
during the continuance Of their lease, from the time OF
complexion
vessels pay wharfage according the laws Of the
State and the ordinances of the Common Council and
l.ssees 70 be bound by those laws they may be-
No wharfage is to be charged to He'll Gate or Sound
pilot boats, nor to the boats belonging 10 the ships OF
var Of the United States or foreign nations or TO the
United States navy yards or garris0ns.
The Corporation reserve TO themselves the right to
build new piers, and rebuild and extend those already
built to buid buIkhe and FIJI in behind the same and
such wharves piers and slips as they may think
proper without claim pretence OF claim for damages
or deductions Of rent whatever, on the part OF the les
Gees
No deduction whatever will be allowed for damage by
reason Of any sickness epidemic that may prevail 10
the city any omission to dredge out the slips the
part OF the Corporation, during the continuance OF TIE
leases.
The leases will contain the usual covenants and condi-
the alterations made in the terms by the resou OF
he Commissioners; also clause allowing the Corpora
ton TO take a1y pier or wharf, ton OF the same
for Corporation uses on allowing tothe lessee just
equitable compenf ration deduction TO be determined
by the Comptroll
The essees will be required to keep tho wharves and
piers ID good condition. and safe Rnd proper repair IN
GLIDING especially the string pieces and superficial por
tons thereof for safe at their expense
give bond for double the amount Of the annual rent
with one or sureties to be approved by the Comp
tFoler CONDITIONED for the payment OF the rent quarter
yearly ana the fudmen their part Of the
Of tue lease.
IL any Of the piers or bukheads should be out Of re-
pair the let day of May 1861, is expressly cond
be claimed allowance made 10 any lessee for reason
thereof and the Corporation may at any time make such
alteration and repairs shall be deemed for the interest
OF the city,
Ten per cent on the yearly rent bid for Zach parcel
and the auctoDeeTs fees to be paid the collector Of
the city revenue at the time and place Of SALE and
Witt stipulation TO be furnished by the bidder from
responsible persons to the effect that he
they VIII guarantee the payment Of the rent, from the
nrst of N.Y. and that satisfactory suret2 shall
given when the lease and bond ready be executed
The ten per cent, when paid VIII be credited tho
0st qIa1tsrs rent forfeited II the iessees do
give Satisfactory surety and execute the lease and bond
they have notice from the finance artment
peers bid on by those falling by with the ter ma
as above am tie party failing 20 comply will DO held
liable for any deficiency that may result from slch
sale.
No person win be received lessee surety who IL
debquent any lease from che CORPORATION No
bio viii be accepted from person who s to
The Cooperation qpod debt contract, who is DO
fsulior, security otherwise, upon obligation TO
the Corporation. (sec AZ, Of charter OF 1871