New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-27
BgoarsI of Aldermen.

.o,,noop MIR Jeremiah wa, called to the Chair in the
sb,oaee Of the President The isnnu" Report OF ''e
fire Marshal tho Ma Common Council ana Ioee Jus
ice, wa, and ordered on tie. The report sets forth
that du Ing the pat hall year. ton persons Gave Useu eeo
o., he charge Of sr.on or Suspicion OF committing that
oense Of which number have been indicted Tor arson In
the fret decree three more held 20 bail to await the scon Of
Grsnd jury aid hSs were diehueed BY me Poce n,
tce. The .vid,nce bong nsueen 20 place item On tiia
The aggregate number OF fires for the 1 ctr, ends Se
80 5 49, beiaS 80 less than d9hn4 TIE peyiou. hal
yeI Tho sll grd lOsse, amount to Ib9:f-'he Insurance
wa 100 g8tts smouD rsid by he undefwfers . 'oo-
65 TAi. les. THAI pail By tho Insurance toa'nes
do to Tre.pond ne noutes Of the peyoI, yosT, and
!7g 10. han paid during the previous half year
This Report Of ths Committee on Ferries 70 whom ives re-
fred nunc alton from the Controller in reply t. reso-
lud,u OF inqdiy in relation TO portion OF Fer No. ~ n
ea.sd 10 Robert Ann It. vas sdopted together WIN So
re Of resolutions di'ec'irs he '9.o'r 20 'sae sosh .e
may h opinion sud 10 That Of to CORPORATION Coun
be necessary 10 compel the speedy pay bJ hSo. Annett o.
a. re- due aud o"os by hn' to The Ct o. Nri csx up 90
the Let # February ls6 fos poton u Piof No ~ ~ II
th,t ITO Street. ComTsioper b. directed 80 cause re nne'
date removal Of I'll bo' ;eov, le no" eeepPyins or 90
Controller be directed to tae that portion Of Pie No. ~ ~
X, not moulded IN the leHe Of Robert Anneh
RESOLUTION from the Commi'tse presented Ia
qulrng Of tho Corporation Counsel what proUes, hes been
made Ia she suit 90 recover the asa smoni OF rent due so
AnoteI resolution that tho Common Council snnu. the frau
elise % tho s.d Company, and tina, tho Controller sell tie
same anew, was lad over.
Thu kcpot Of the COMMITTEES Finance upon Tho City
Appropriation bal called up aud motion o. Mr.. BOOZE
n ade specis oider for the G.I, meeting.
The Commit-e Whaives. fsn sd Slips presented the
foow voluu and carefully prepared Report 10 ela
t.on Jurisdiction Of the Mayor Aldermen and Com
ouAy 0YOf tic wharf, pier aud sip property OF the Corrc
ration
IN. reading thereof having been conclud-i M BoeLs
Cotpora papers, add Sevie In he Herald .nd SIM.
M oTfvEIL ,a'd iaI a. The Comntee d..ir,i 20 give
al pub city 70 the auhjei he moved inher amendment
.hal InE ~ \. TRErSE sdded, which eHeudEe
scccp.rd, and She motion adopted.
The COMMITTEES Oh WHar1es and Sllp. t. which was r.
lsred your hon'Iaola body directing ,hon to
D,. What .a,. aud uridic,ion the Mayor. AIsrmoa
aud Comuon.y have IN re,!.on to the oonsruc1ion OF
ssona. Whether tho ~hary.. and pier, already con.
strul.sd have been eonstuced Ia aty With law
speeIfaliy
Tho city Of New York pre.e niueuly sespo, and ~
her great prosperity and ucreas have owing the
aud commerce. carried within bor Init her
be- de pendent her retaaing eucoufasug
The ~hay- piers slips essential aid interest
ing that sdc and commerce aud Iom tho very or.anG
ton he municipal Government have been. all
r. sting to them Considered Of vital IMPOTENCE aud their
exclusive upes.ou direct aud control vesd Ia Tie
rofitr lulho,ltiri The city.
Tlo exercise OF lit. ri.ht ha been from so. the FRA.
SUD- OF dispute leadi 70 3onfc between the anthoes
.nd individuals. To terminate these conac's and 20 settle
and confirm the poFitiou tho ushs -lmel and Ia
po..J ens,l'ed tho iAep o9l Of tho Dons.n
agd snb'eguent onarts"
Ta .ash their purpose /, apparent FOR the Charter OF
1865 begins BY declaring that iLe ,y Of NswYerA &, an
ancient city WHOSE cit have ancisn,y bsen body polite
and corporate. aud have held, u.ei. snd enjoyed well
within 'ad city eewheie IN the province diver. aud
sundy rFht pbrites privileges rauchses Tee customs
preu uneaces, advantage luJciob' rmonments add ui
iuLie well by prescription a. by charter letters psteai
grAut snd conmstonl no. only by Governors sud Com
under 90. Gown, bot Of the Governors Directors
,a-rel and Chief OF the Neither Dutch Ma
ton' and then gives sraht iehe' ana confirms unto the
Corporation all lef n L. liberties. aud PRIV ese.
h.ve- aud doc aud all tho waste vacant unreientcd and
uuppPPraied snds eaton lug TO ow'WacI marx ell around
Munhaisl Island. In fec simple 50 that DO wha.vss
except tho iand' aud By the permission o tie Copo
ton
so also Charter OF l7Oe by which for this pur
pose and 20 euabs the Corporation to control all ferries there
was granted q IL all ards between hsh and low max
Nassau Long Island nom tho Wabou, 10 Red HOOK.
70 also IN tho Mont ,oneTy Chatter u 1879 IL j. declared
that The city Eewyork g. suc'ent city whose citizen,
have enly held and used certain rghs privileges fan
chic, &c. whereby ne city las become principal seaport
exceedingly ussul and necessary to ouf province whose
18th and iacrese depends upon tue welfare prosperity
which esens 10 confirm the ri.hts held used
aud ycI by the body corpa,e therefore % no.s fully
confirm iho.s got. ali doubts and rfccUa'y
90 tue CofpOrson thereafter tbc eIciI direction and
control Of Ill matters rciing 20 the docks and whave. with
In her Limits, ihefe Wa sansed IA lee simple al the doek
whsvss and slips within the city with the And
profits thereof and toe soil under water Tor four bundled ce
out low mark ptiug, however the Battery.
Tho nt,ut binding force AID validity Of these charters and
grants cannot be Law ny Questioned bot they could BE- or
euY Doubt OF d'hcnliirs c0ud ehs' 'uch questioning
doubts aud difficulties were al removed by tie Legislature
lle ith Of October iIJ9 confirming aud rsiD zach
and every pst OF them with all the power and authority
vested in Parliament NJ the , ate
Notwithstanding tie amplitude Of these powers Ia the
chItes tue import aid necessity 81 securing to aud
preserving 10 the Mayor. Aldermen aud ComouSty the
exclusive supervision direction aud control over whave'
pier, and slips WITHIN ths GUY mas oilen been evidenced by
tho Leg stature In an act passed October l. 1891, Il Is
red city chiefly
the Propagation oi sde sud commerce. 10 FOSTER ard proec,
which Il essential and necessary that the Common Coun.
ell should have all aud exclusive b lay out establish
and control al "arveS ard docA. erected or TO 10 erected
within the limits o the city aud SO important, this Isht
e,eemod th.t they were authorized to the ground OF
rcrson found n,oe''sfy IL y. eho'cse'
The force aud validity q the charters aud tile act Of the
Legislature IN no vice impaired by the revelation aud
establish Il all independent goVefnmcu but mad they
been they affirmed aid made elrciul by sections 70
aud 80 Of the Conution Of the sal@ adopted April H.
M, and subsequently by Constitutions oil c2i sad 1916
The acts OF the Irgsa arc pase Aimee the adoption ct hc
fret Constitution. have Lad hs intent parpo.. 40
In act passed April H. 1884, after recns TIA, To- IA.
eucouTaeuent of trade aud commerce Of tue State I,
that the whavcs and sps ,he cy ofNrwiok she I'D
be rrsuls,ed with uniformity Tor the OF ship
ping and transportation, wherefore 10 any impea
ments Instructions That may EeiAd peeess'Ty awoA 1t
enacted that shall aud no lawful for the Mayor
Aldermen aud Comuona'y IN Common Council convened to
rap al bylaws end ordinances necessary to rcsuar lc
erected to be erected for the pufp trade
and commerce aud Tor regulating aud arrius nj warvcs aud
sp Ia such manner Us shall IN the opinion VI the Common
Council DO most connections for ship ing and nspottaon
aud for such purpose II should hs 10 take the
ground Of person, they were suhoIEod 10 do ~ III tho
by passed April 1885, the Mayor Aldermen, and
Comnonalty authorized to lay out, according such
plan they shall may upon aud determine, sua
whave thu Hudson nnd East Rlyor. and om
no TO mo lcnsten and extend The SANE aud TO direct pief
10 sunk In iront Of such streets whsres n such
and such times As r n:o The ,yeIS The Common Coua
oil might Ia their dlscotion, tnink necessary Pope
by act passed Aph uj wes enacted tnAt tho Com
Counc shall have full power aud authority - make aud
all such bylaw. aud oTdinances as they shall iTom time
time d,r neoossay and proper io causing all ground in
the city adjoining HudsoI River - tho Fact River
Sound to 10 hed ny 80 lar Into sad rivers respectively as
they shall from time t. tino doem elgcdan 0r promoting
hc lh o. tho city and eso to til W. alter eBs any
Of the public slips within the city at such time and IN .ueh
way aud manner is they shall deem proper.
by act passed Api2 BOd this oct enl.ted aud
made perpetual declared TO DO lubo act. and ~ be
the corporation and most
promote good order and tho DrrrAH government Of the
city.
By act ra,sed April 1872 oil tho prov Ous Of the acts
referred TO we've enacted and continue to no aud IN tai
fores aud slsc.
GLs tho corporation light be eps-d moro easctuay and
sXclusiyey TO exercise tho ..te conrol aud dec all
things relating TO the AoG arrangement Of bc