The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-25
SALE OF WHAayEs AM PIERS.
Injunction Restraining tho CITY hr-.
selling Certain Piers.

Selling Certain Piers.
BY order OF the Commissioners Of the Sinking Fund
tho leases Of the following named property for the term
OF ten years from the LIST OF May sold public
auction, In the Governors Room, City Hail. at eleven
O'Clock yesterday morning The attendance was large
and the bidding spirited The following prices Oh
tanned
Lot NO e.pier No 80, with half Of the bulk.
heads :, between piers Nos. 80 and 81 and Nos 80
iot 7-south half Of pier No SO, with half Of
the bulkhead between piers Nos. 80 and SO. 80. 5000
Lot no s0Nonh half Of pier No: "a 800
Lot io-fler NO -, foot Of GARRISON street II 300
Lot Ma ll-Pior No So foot of Morton street IL 400
EAST RIVER.
Lot No Blower half of pier No. IL, with lO2
feet inches OF the bulkhead between piers II
Lot No I4-Upper half Of pier No. Is. with half
ofthe bulkhsad between piers Nos Is and 10. 1880
Lot No. !5-Lower half of pier No 10, with half
Of the bulkhcad between piers Nos 10 and 10 900
Lot No. io.upper half OF pier No 90 with half
Lot No. 17--Lower half OF pier No q, with half
Of the bulkhead between piers Nos 81 and 20. 500
Lot No. 1s-Bulkhead bet piers Nos. 80 and a4( ,oo
Lot No. 1Q-Lower half OF pier No. "a ......( "''oo
Lot No. 22-Pier No. A. with half Of the bulk
head between piers Nos AZ and ~ ............ 1000
Lot No 23-Pier No. 49, foot OF jefferson street. 900
Lot No. 24-Pier No. as foot OF Clinton street 400
Lot No 2Upper half of the pier at Stanton street 5000
Tho leases Of piers Nos IL, 10 20 and 20 North river
and Nos 40 and IL East river not sold In
quence Of an injunction having been issued restraining
tho Comptroller from offering the same.
MARKET CELLARS.
L0ta Nos. and 2, being cellars under Washin gton
Market were withdrawn the auctoneer stating that the
city intended 10 rebuild them
The leases OF tho following then disposed OF for
term or five years from the first of May next
Cellar No Essex Market fronting Grand street $215
Cellar No. Essex Market fronting Grand street 200
Cellars Nos and Essex Market, corner Essex
and Grand streets .............,......... $50
Lofts Franklin Market. ............... 900
The lofts over Franklin Market at the last letting
hrou "A all alotq nf
bid of al from so TO 100 per cent advance the
present rentals
INJUNCTION AGAINST THE CiTY-THE CONTROL.
LER RESTRAINED FROM DIsrosISG OF CERTAIN
PIERS.
SUPERIOR corRT-srT1At TERN.
Before Judge Mcneil
Russell Surgii The Mayor Aldsp,en and Comm noity
Of the City Of New Fork In this action Injunction
granted restraining the defendants and especially
the Comptroller Of the city from making any sale
lease at auction advertised OF certain piers being the
north half OF pier L. North river and pier 49, with ada
cent bulkbeadsl la violation o( contract for the letting
OF the piers in question TO plaintiff for year from May
1893 This IL Of several suits commenced In the
Superior Court and IN the Supreme Court by parties sim
ilary situated and the facts alleged In the complaint
this action substantially the those charged
by the other plaintiffs The complaint AYERS that the
Comptroller in pursuance of authority given by the Com
mssioners Of the Sinking Fund after full deberaton,
in February last rented the piers question for adj
diona term OF ono year from MAY 1868 to the plain
past using them the regular place Of arrival and
departure for tho vessels Of his line u steamers to New
Orleans. The plaintiff duly notified by the Comp
troller OF the decision OF the Commissioners OF tho
Sinking Fund and accepted tho same and the contract
Of hiring thus completed; the plantn then lmmc
datey, and In part performance his part Of such
tract, made arrangements for the continued occu-
patton OF the piers, and got about putting them
10 repair, and provided timber and materials for
that purpose and incurred expenses, &c. The complaint
then ayers that although the Comptroller had notified
plaintiff and agreed that the formal lease would be- pre-
pared and executed forthwith II has not been executed
and that in violation of the contract with him. the piers
have been included In the advertisement for sale ut pub
lie auction Tuesday April "a Of leases Of city piers
II then sets forth the facts connected with the ~ the
piers by plaintiffs steamers, showing that irreparable
injury Will be done 10 plaintiff unless the sale OF tho
piers IL enJoned, and prays judgment that the defend
ants may DO required TO perform their contract by exc
cutting lease In due form, and may be- enjoined and
restrained from making sale lcas" of the piers
and FOR such other relief may be just. &c.
The injunction granted, aud the piers above speo
fed and those embraced In other similar iDjunctons,
withdrawn from sale by the Comptroller Barney,
Butler and Parsons plaintiffs attorneys