The New York herald., 1861-12-31
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.

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Moro Injunotions Against Jobs.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
This Board met last evening President Genet in The
chair.
communication was received from Mr.. A. " Stout,
President OF the Shoe and Leather Bank the Comms-
soner appointed for carrying out the allotment system
stating that be was unable to report required by the
Board The paper ordered TO be printed and reso.
luton was adopted extending the time. Mr. Stout was
directed TO report to the Board the Of expenses
likely TO be incurred in carrying out the provisions Of tho
resolution under which he appointed to the LIST OF
March, 1862 and authorizing him to aot Commissioners
in the mean time.
BY tho Comptroler's statement it appears that tho
balance 10 the hands Of tho City Treasurer the 21st Of
December was. 81, $685. GAG III
nooo'P1...'.s zzo,649 Sk
Total SO ,625, ,49s az
Balance December 2s.............. 2s. 1896 ora Sc
rLEGRApH POLES THROUGH Tnsory
petition which had passed the Board OF Counclmen
was received from the Independent Telegraph Company,
who are erecting line Of wires between Washington.
Boston and New York. asking for permission 70 erect
poles hrou yh the streets Of this city, pensati0u
Tor which they offer to transmit city ofVN news bc-
tween those places free Of charge The Board conourred
with the Councilmen and granted tho petition.
The Board c0ncurred with tho Councmen in remittng
an assessment Of $500 to Mrs. Mary J. Hail. who
u
The Board adjourned to three NJ uesday) this day.
MORE INJUNcTIONs SERVED ON THE MEMBERS or THE
BOARD.
copy OF an order OF the Supreme Court Albany d.
rected from Lyman Tremain, the Attorney General,
served on the members Of tho Common Council last
ing. The order was issued originally by Judge Gould.
in tho case OF the Yonkers Railroad January 81 186o
perpetuay enoinng the Corporation against the issue
OF such grants, follows
1t is ordered that tho defendants and each and every
of tnem, be, and hoy hereby perpetualy enoined
and restrained from granting to the New York and Yon
kers Railroad Company mentioned and described in tho
complaint In this action right to lay construct the
railway described in said complaints any part thereof,
In the streets avenues either Of them tho
city Of Now York. mentioned and particularly forth in
said complaint or from any manner consentng there
to- from taking any further action In relation TO the
ordnance or resolutions giving permission to construct
said railway which is mentioned and eerfed TO In said
complaint or from giving or granting the consent or
authority of the said deen ans to the said company
TO any other company or person or persons
to lay construct railroad any Of the streets
nues OF the said city unless the right permission shall
DO disposed Of at public auction as required by tho
forty first section Of the entitled An
the charter of the city of New York. . passed April a.
1857 or from granting authorizing consenting that
said company, or any company, association person or
persons, may construct any railway in Broadway Green
wich avenue Eighth street, Wavcrley place. Greene street.
University place, Broadway Bloomingdale road, in
said city in any or either Of said Streets avenues places
or roads,
Before of the Board separated they were
severay served with another Injunction respecting tho
Broadway Railroad issued from the Supreme Court Of tho
county of Kings, which is to the following effect
Hmy Dubois rs. Tae Mayor. Aldermen and Coaamsn-
ohy of the CITY Of NeU York.
The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty OF the city Of
New York. and all their officers and agents enoined
and restrained from passing adopting sanctioning
any any resolution, ordinance other act,
pcaling resembling annuing or imparing, purpOrt
ing, tending to repeal, rcscnd annul impair the
solution referred tD in the said complaint passed.
about the Both Of December 1882 relative the
structon establishment Of a railroad in broadway tho
Bloomingdae road, Whitehall State street in the city
of New York. and from doing other act, mpairng.
or tending to impair, tho said resolution or the effect
thereof any right claim arising out Of undor the
same and the SAID Mayor OF the city of New York and
the President of the Board of Aldermen hereby
sevcra restrained and eDjoined from signing approving
sanctonng any such resolution ordinance or act and
the Cler Of the Common Council and the Clerk Of the
Board OF Counclmen hereby severaly enjoied and
restrained from certifying or delivering to tho Mayor
any such resolution ordinance act anYv
resolution ordinance act passed, to be passed. Of
the like tenor or effect, or from parting with the sas
Opinion OF the Corporation Counsel Rela-.
tive. to the Fort Gnnscvoort Property.
Another Injunction.
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.
Tho Board met last evening, MORGAN JoSss, Esq pre-
siding.
The sst in order the reading Of tho min-
utes OF the previous meeting. after which few unimr
portant papers were received.
The following opinion received from the Corpora.
tion Counsel
OFFICE COUNSEL TO CORPORATION, Dec. 80, 1917
To THE Board or CorNcuMEN-
have Just received at my house tho copy of injuno
ton order relation to the Fort Gansevoort property,
and resolution of your Board requesting my opinion up
tho validity OF the injunction order. The suggestion
recital Of the resolution is that complaint has
been served that there is consequent rrogulaIity
what may be the fact about serving the complaint
not inforsed and while unfortunately separated from
my books am unable to say whether tho njnnctiona
served Is eleGtua.
Tomorrow time for showing cause and, in consc
Itttno Ilao0
for the Mayor and Common Council As there will
little dey in hearing the matter theless importeat
that should pronounce upon the regularity Of the
cecdings. Respectfully submitted.
GREENE c. BRONSON
1t appears that last year injunction served upon
the Common Council prevent them from granting oer-
missionlo the New York and Yonkers Railroad ComEeny
lay rails in certain streets Of the city AS il .sup
posed That the Commos Council would atompt to rush
this thing through to-rit copy Of the injunction
ssrvednpon them.
The Board concurress IN the adoptionor resolution
directing A. Stout he Commissioner of the Seiaers'
Allotment Fund to report estimate Of, the necessary
expenses for the vigorous prosecution OF his duies
A. communication rec eved frcmoA.v Stout. to
which was appended the above resolution.
Considerable time was wasted in efarts to psosere the
adoption resolution granting the clerks anl other
p,ayes of the Board $3.50 each for exra services which
was vigorously opposed by Mr. Orto who said that tho
member who votsd for that measure 10 grant tho city
money to men who did not earn d, would deliberately
put his hand into ais nclghbors pocket. TfS resolutions
was finally adopted by vote of 13 30 IL.
After the transaction of other business, the Board ad-
joaraed till Tuesday at three O'Clock.
Supreme C0urt-General Tern.
Basore Hon Judges Clerke P J), Ingraham and Suth-
erland.
DECISIONS IN, CAUSES HEARD AT TaH SEPTEMBER
TERM
Esnner u.s. Uiuidr,s-Order of the special term re-
uersed withouscosts and the demuT oxerruled with
liberty to the defendant to in ten days en-
sry and notcs the order be entesa the decision