New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-15
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
SUPREME COURT-spEciAL TgRx-JuSs li-Beiofe
Jusc- LEONARD |

TIE CRoToS AQUEDl CT IMBRoGLro.
The PEOPLE. rr rel Slaphfn. hgt John y 0ies rel
Robert l.. DaIiash ast Gcorg. A Jeremiah.
The facts were stated BY Mr.. Knox OF counsel
for psuuh. the old oic-r MI stephens holds conunaa
ton of his oo- under law Of 1863 Mr. Dnrss under bis
appointment by consent cfrhe parties put In the acts Of the
Legislature and agreed that VI. stephens appointed
April the period beng liked by the charter at hive
,,sr. AID woud have expired April ~ 1865 but for the
law 1893 by tho rharts; that on the bth OF Aprl MI
Stephens removed by reouonof the Common Counsel
90 aying BEEN d'r.c IN ID" dschafr" ~ hs duty under
he charter og 1887, that John = Giles appointed the
h day of May aud the day entered INTO he office
and M. security ook tho oath Of Office the day
rh- appointment Of MI pn"gh was then read. dated
p@cembsr 1874 and the Tact admitted tina, lie entered
his oce aud duly quin"d aud continued to exercise his
Office al removed
TrJais, Perrrpont desired tha, be admitted tha, he
Wa. appointed To OIL the vacancy caused ~ the rrmosa Of
Sir Tsppsn who was appointed In December 1889 and
removed september 1870! by iesGluon ihr resolution re-
moving Mr. Tappnn was then read removing hn " for ca'e
then the f.souiion removing Mr. Deirieh also FOR cause
May o1 andtho resolution nominating NJ Jeremiah o.
snu. date. t agreed that neither of the rclaor. had
prvou motto. OF their removal or al oppoItuniiyo show
asn't IT, sud that the removal wa. noe made by me
Governor that ia. defendants entered nto h' onees May
the rcaor. being then Ia discharge OF Their duties ~ their
n va. further admitted that Sing Sing prison had been
furnished with Croton the board udee certain
tiaris put IN evidence.
protest Of the Common Council against ts passage u the
act oi lBhA
ana ord mary but affecting the interests Of every
uln in city the oic. strictly and Clearly city
one nng solely to tho city. not 10 the state the officer.
we've aeen Of the corpol alton. not OF the State Croto
Aqueduct strictly tue pfopeny OF the city OF the
state. aud that the Legislature cannot either isno-
fanty couupy deprive TIE corporation Of its vested
risit. without the assent Of the corporation, which
a. shown by the protest OF 1855, wa never given
that tue chg q Nrwiots was, a. TO H. private property
sircy private coFporaton. Counsel compared thc iran
c.r nf Che Nsnsm Company with tho Crotou Act insist.
ing that incie Of the on. sacred the other.
m, lrol,ble By tho Le.silufe cnz the Of Bailey
"a. The Msycr aud tue fuons Duinuuh College care the
Grst Of sch decided -lucty that under the Cloon
Aqueduet furbc The corporation Of New fok stands oa
the samr footing A. would any individual upon
whom 49, hke specsi faucase had been conferred ,
fb.t the " ter timu4s agents the corporation,
not sn cr Of the state managing Is piya. properly, ap
pointed br i paid b. H. giving boBl. 10 IL contracting wi
Ia lHel tin. fnr reched sslbry. and that the esisa
tt. 1000 power By sel 10 alter th. terms Of that conia't
vtan.t tue o Zoe .ity siei by altering tho salary or
lsi,ain r l,fiu uu, under the Dartmouth toeso ch-n
no .D BOO le .h 'rr ftc'l Ofation, control over ls
n o. D, rns Of ot.r the grant IL accepted eau
b, Mad. VI sAeI.,y .ess ls power c4presy cssYsgIn