New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-18
cIgH COURTS.


THE FERNANDO WOOD LEASE TQ.TlIE CITY.
SUPREME COUET-CnAAugIs-DI l'-l5FOrc Nj. Justice
BArNAW.
ANOTHER INJUNCTION OBTAINED BY MR.. PULLMAN
TIIE CORPORATION COUNSEL AID PUBLIC ADMINS
TRATOR'S OFFICES. AND WHAT THEY COST, AND
WHAT IT ~ PROPOSED TO PAY FOR ROOMS NOT
OCUuPIBD BY THEN.
Christopher Pullman at Tic Mayor Sc The Common Coan
cil Matthew 4 Brennan. and Fernando Wood.
Mr. Pullman ha. commenced a SUIT % restrain the
completion the lcsc from Mr. Wood BIS hc CITY Of portion
The buildings Nos 10 and ll' Nhssnu l'f lh. s.h o
sl- l0u per His AFFIDAVIT after seltinf ON ihh w
Mayor is corporation 81 limited pow ers WITHIN winch t
Common Council have legislative powers and sIe u,,ee' Of
the property nui cfccis C INC GppliYH anu l ~
ucubcr Board % Cgung linen, AMI such one oi the
trustees, ald that Matthew J. Blnan = at ne hc.a 81 ,a,
Finance Department uud tha tr common olsll ~, &
providing offices !o the Bureaus bile The Controller must
Thai from the iri g of1I,y ls until thc irF day Of
MAY l-l the said municipal corporation bad risfd ron inc
defendant Fernando Wood certain rooms on ie 'eeonu aa
tuirl hooTs Of the building, @qs 40 ana u - lu l
ty the Offices o. aud 10 be OCCUPIED b! TIE CORPORATION
Attorney and the Public AdmHistnol Of earl cit WHO we've
then and are Municipal Corporation hat
during the last mentioned the said Corporation paid "a
Either or per for the Corporation COUNSEL Of
ice siGo the Corporation Attorney Office and s-0n Tor
Tint fo period OF three ycal or i hole Of the ior
which they icsc as aforesaid c Corporation Coun
portion thereof i1f official aay other u1tes ad dl no
during sad term occag Oh. sd i2eA' 81 ssl q mem
where he since May @ kept his Office 81 torora
ton Counsel and where be- nov kc' 6' same ANA now is
g s m s rental fr said three y.ars has n paid
,fii .T,,t ~ ,iI civ ht hi, ,..rI1af, Thc AfavoF &c.
That the Common Counc! OF suid ci'y vel knowing OIL
tlc mntes above stated a the reg cr Times OF r hnlp hs
thereof vrt with intent ,uud upon the reol, ~
said oity a dcIoueu believes did adopt resolution OF Which
Tic aadn5f then .s ou the resolution passc by The Alder
men on Ire oh Of December less and BIS the Councncn on
the 18th apprp I'd By the Mayor ou The sanc d alio
izing and directing Controller renew toe iriea now
aof expiring Of p1cncs Tor the Of tho Law Dcptmc,
is aud NJ Nasaut for period Of lO years % ne i",
loving rates VIZ, For the Corporation Counsel s-D pr
annuu; for the office of the Corporation Attorney soG pr
aunur and Tor tac offices OF the Public lni isof r"'
ticn proceed. as follows "Ihat IT, by said feoulion
the sad common Council designed nnd intended 20 mnu ine
said Corporation 90 pas ioF uc ai"ie'ail room NA l
Corporation Counsel refused 10 occupy aud abandoned anu
which and for three past have ,mhel 'nht as
Aforesaid. the sum Of 600" PEI nnnn 10, yen !tls i
s-nuJJ which not and cannot D. ana piniau
pretended them or, the sld common onnei h
bc members thereof 90 the time Of adopting aid resolution
That te SAID rooms 10 ordered be hired for the Of tho
Corporation Counsel woT more than the sum OF ~ ~
per annum and tie ordered by said resolutions ." ~
hired Or the ust Oi iAc ll corporation attorney hu "Dlu
Admn.sirn,0r together worth DO more h1n .h1 per
anuum and that the said Common Council IN and lli said
resolutions designed ard intended 20 ~ .iu ~ snlu I'm NJ
years therein specified the OF srHVO-lor rooms Weh
wer. not and vOth than the sum o s'pO-lol
purposes public Offices because The same ar tf lighted
b. pud out aforesaid public nds Ut said Corpora
ton and n said ca,c should be- made directed ia and by said
lccd ud the action o. said Common Council knowingly ana
viy Lad and done IA adopting sad resolution ni "'Ilu
] was n lIhuu upon inc p'pl.' va N''f
said and violation Oi The dulles AMI nllh % ,iH u'le
! ~ respect 20 their sad trust
Sworn &c. CHiusIOrHER pULfiiiS
The following the order Of Mr. Ju.icg barnard made
the foregoing uiayt Christopher Pullman. member O he
Common Council Of the City 0i NcWAoIk sgt The Mayor
Aldermen and C0mmOnay Of the City Of NaN-lorA, Che
Common Council Of said city Mathew 4 Brennan Comptroller
/ OF said city Fernando Wood
appearing my sailsnc lion that cause Ol Injunction ex
isis now on motion Of Joseph Daily, cq counsel for plain
tin do hereby enjOin the dcfcudms-lhe Mgyor Aldermen
and COmmOna'iy Of tie City OF NeWNofk and the member
thereof and the Of sad defendants and their agef
and officers and the defendant Matthew Brennan Controller
the City Of Now York and his successor ana nccesso
from executing the lease renewal Of lease directed TO be exc
said Common Council forth ia the complaint n this action
aud In the affidavit OF the paniih upon when ms order
granted ana which is served herewith and from pay ing
a1y Of tic public moneys Of the City Of New YORK under s
resolution FOR Of The Offices IN Nos rs and ~ Nnssaust
and from consuminang the bargain conirs on lease
n,Wa lcno directed In said resolution in manner what
! ,oe,cr GEORGE G.. BARNARD. j. s. e.
| Jmnes l. Duly. Attorney and Counsel iOr PaintM