New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-13
Special Nciltes.
An AIarming Innovation upon the Legal Rights
Of Property in the Upper Sections OF Tn,


To Se iiit,, of The n Y T>ibun.
In pu.usnce o. notice given through the columns Of your
paper public meeting oi property holders 4 Ae 2ih and
lh sfds convened - the honsa oi Daniel Nenkus esq
corner NJ 3aav nad 5lths Friday evening las Julv TO-
~ mad, Known 90 many rr-svni for thr hr-t time
~, , ~ .sio.. fo- opaning Nasou-ay had CON peted
the as.es.ni thereor smauuins the staggering oi
u3Gard 20 the utter ana1eurnt aud surprise OF many
p,er 10 venture poi o., Dan per- nent OF
e through and trsmpng under DOT al the prccetents
rsu,ds laws and stauts in such cases made and pro
~ ,r, Than hef century sanffne aud Spresd their
sad aessm.ut and wide territory extending north
,u .t.sf % Flth-st aut west from the westerly lue %
- 49,, ..,s,r i,,. ID the ,tb.ay .,ins u ou IN sum.
,reiuv rom % 20 800 per lot for lots Of 2 feet by 100
I'm. me. tug lrgr and highly respociHnla John
b owr. go called &. the chair and Mt Thomas }.
sr, by aud other srnienen present. point.
a. with clear and unmikabe Juth aud evidence To the
drr. t. holder. r-. estate n-ya5 sure q arise out OF
continuation by the Supreme Couri5eoie whom 10 10 be
pre.rn,cI Tor action Friday next l7h Jslyof tbs
holy attempt the s.t Commlssioucr 70 oyeroap the
bo.nsries equity Law aud usce-wbecupon tho follow
iug lie olution aud + edge unanimously adopted
he.sir~d That view with Appreheulon und n.rm the
bold unov OF the Commissioners Tor opening Madison
ay upon the lousseed rule OF practice 81 well as Of law
the 60 the adjoining property that alter
this rule las been followed for more than hal century
without exception, except when specially allowed BY
tsut. aud the eHpnse Of other stteetoGeufss
c.y similar 10 character to the IN quesiona.
Lexington been wholly borne by the adjoining prop
e over oyrry portion OF the city aid out by the Comnis
on.r. OF 1907 t becomes the gros'es INJUSTICE TO Impose
as4n upon tie property any part OF the ehpeuse OF
09oning remote streets snd that such injustice
innovation ought TO be resisted ny al legal eAn a. De,
sruave safety aud security OF property holders IN all
| IA uf
ho. power OF the Judiciary to chok this bold experiment
f he IN this and to rebske tho Fockos'
sp.rit which seems 10 have aotuhtedit
we the undersigned. hereby authorize Mesars John l..
Brown r. schaefof Charles Selneway, Thomas b. Clifford
! 4 ID Monitor Addison Brown aud Thomas J. McCah, as
Comutt,e 10 employ counsel In behalf 10 oppose the
of the port commissioners for opeuing Mad
isonAy from I'D TO ooth streets aud We severAy agree
10 be responsible therefor pfo rata according 10 the OF
tho as.essmoit imposed on or our property TN the
ass..sneut list liability. however Is not 10 exceed
three Der OF assessm-u for such opening sd ihee
pcr orul Is 10 be paid iu advance on a"nHhu.
| Dated N~w-N o. h, July 10. lbbJ .
T sboyr ,dse was unanimously signed by those present
and ought pity signed and its conditions complied
with by every msn woman ana ehiid owning ioos o zee
eats la IA, upper Of the city. which said real estate
must Inevitably become and liable to Hon any and
every day n the year for remote aud ssseset.
% i,d and character tho Aforesaid committee shall not
h. fy aud promptly IA thor Efforts to resist and
n possible defeat tho consammasion Of this Madison-av
on motion the meeting adjourned to meet at the saun'
pl,ce 90 Mondsy -sonng July l3 1909 at u clock M
| THosAs j. MCCAsILL. JohN L. bhONN,
| s,cr-tary Chairman.