New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-22
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT coUaF-vov. %
ALLEGED OBSTRUCTION or HAyIGATIo. rs THK 49,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. oRlxr,n

| r. STATES CIRCUIT COUnT-N0y
ALLEGED oDsTUucTIos or EAyIcATIoy rs TAE yAsy
RivER-isJUSCTIoS GRANTED, -sTT-
- United States sg Henry Rosses
NILSSON, G. 1.-THE bill Is fled by the Goysyn.
mept la this festrbn the defendant from ohr.
tie free ha'ig of the East River ard tslsby s.oa.
WIN 'sre's and sgess to ard from thelr Nav.
The Government pprchased the site Of the yard m the z
lver and obtained from the state cssop n, ju,ic~
ui Of dollars said 20 amount 10 v. N ., up,s
lno Improvements 10 Fitting for and Yfrp,ss. %,
"olch the purchase was made fI-
lbe d.fsgasa, tte owner Of lot Of land yioE ssAos
u wee, OF tne yaIs fronting upon the river rad hss
State doed Of the land Ia front covsred win sts ,.nI
ing uto me river between ak ard hundred feet
he bread Of the river but hss the shore Ia an obov, ~
rection. 80 '"f'' ~"
and and the Of the boundary line srd ,6s h.
extended into the river north iorsywo desres snS ihry
Tended She part Of water soas.s. -
she Navy .Ysrd-which az cained, when the docks us
erected plated by The defendant VIII interfere vi,A
the freg ogres sad egess OF vessels and oierw soasr
impair the use Of the Ysd and will aIso have The eject . 4
the channel Of tha river snd Of the waters O. The wLs
bout Bay by deposits Of st end sand and render y
the yard q fficut and hazardous
The grant to The defendant BY the Completeness made
uncer Act Of the stsle passed Ap'il TO- 1850 which an.
borzed them to grant land under waters Of navigate vsp
.rce OF the sac Or proper o the bench s oeia, meo
the sane BY ths ,cea owue- but such shall
made 20 any other than the proprietor Of the sds
cent lands and ,uch grant that shs be made to Oh
In judgment he tuo corst ucon 81 tha staue Ia ta
tie gst othe water os authorized be adet The ,cen
proprietor Of che Land must 10 confined 20 iIe stTinr
tue Intel cion With the shore, o1d eIondng right snss
wh tho tead of The stfce right angle iuto the ,ks.
without regard 20 the direction % tho line
the snd u s oppasu TIA. this IL the only consfucoa
nFn Which tbs intent and puTpoe OF the be
ned into effect Abe eso 10 band illustrates the psc ic d.h
cuy attending any oth,r Construction. The UoyerHner
well The defendant adjacent psopri.ssr vi hin ths
meaning Of the sstue ard s entitled tho grant OF
tots 10 ffon a. least no otuer patty 10 itied 10
coIdiug express Aud yet. the graft 70 re de-
esd.it Il allowed has elesdy sPpropracd cons deraes
portion Of this very water h ntsge We shall therefore
rsib the defendant o erecting his dock aPon any portion
Of the wserot granted lying e,t OF line dfes'n m tbs
Of h ltnc th the shore. ia Conformity
with the Interpretation given TO TIE sisate, a. soose
plaiEsd.
And even with this modification shall no, a, preeu: Ia
eTeTe with the preliminary Innucton tnasmuch 10 We
not sufficiently advised fcom tbs proofs In the cse ths with
the line drawn 10 conformity with the true meaning Of ths
above given ID tue docks 20 be erected cynha-dt
tie suiuypo ou othe grant tic effect " ud not ~
rousy -rsre with the sr snc m enjoyment Of the ngh.
sud nvlpgrs belonging tho GoveU cut az proprietor OF
the Nsyy.Yefd The large smount e money expended IN ~
erccions and improvements wei - lie er u Euoe in
90 ssucr end ard the danger Of impenS Thea esd %
canton sd he tlicn upon qrai3n involving 81 these eoa-
alterations A mistake might resst II ph0ic edsuty
Before therefore ~ erfere with TIE preliminary In
uuctirn heretofore greeted Tire case must q before mas
PRO rc, which Ga ppon 70 iGquirs ino the enea
u the dock be erected with uodiAcau n s's
upsu ingess and esess Of vessels 70 and from "
NaVy.NGfd.