The New York herald., 1867-04-11
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The Deed Given . the UsissA ssasss ~ IN
Municipal AuthsEities. 49,
~ SEATED In ysssssday's HRArD The Cem9iacnsss d
Ne sinking Fund have signed ths dssd (and phssd ~
same In the hands Of Postmaster Kslyy ceding 70 w
United States Government for the sum q $500 tn
piece Of land lying u the southern extremity Of the City
Hall Park - . site fora new Post once and United
StaHss 0our House Should the government slnciall
approve the dssd win at once be executed in the nams
Of the Aldermen and Commonaliy Of the city ef New
York Below s given In full copy oe the Aforesaid
decd t
This indsnturs, made the = day Of April, 1857 be-
tween the Mayer Aldermen and Commonaty of the city
q Msw YORK parties o. the arst part and the United
Whereas the Commissioners OF the Sinking Fund and
the Common Council Of the city Of New YORK heretofore
hsen approved BY the Mayor Of sad city in the words
and figures following, 10 wit:--Resolved, That the
Mayor. Aldermen and Commonaty OF the city Of New
York DO hereby authorize and direct CONVEYANCE TO
the United States government Of the psos Of ground
described and RESOLUTION adopted by the Commissioners
the terms described In said rssplution which resolution
Resolved, That the Commissioner Of the sinking
Fund advise that the lower portion Of the City Hai
Park q designated certain map, which Constitutes
portion Of the rsoords Of The proceedings OF said com.
government site or location for Post Once and
Court House aud g be used BY the said United States
government Tor said purposes excusvey, for the
OF the conveyance 70 contain provision that
when the same shall cease to be used for tho purposes
specified or for some one Of them, the title shall revert
to and be renvested In the Mayor Aldermen and Com.
monalty Of tho city OF New York.
Adopted BY the Board Of Councilmen, December 49,
Adopted by the Board OF Aldermen December II,
1866. Approved by the Mayor December Is, 1896
+ D. T. VALENTINE, Clerk Of Common Council
have agreed purchase said premises upon the terms
and conditions contained In said resolutions and to
cept conveyance Of the said premises upon the said
terms and conditions Now, this indenture witnesseth
that the parties hereto OF the rs part for and in
alteration OF the said premises and OF the said som
$500 ooo lawful money Of tho United Statcs OF Ane-
rica to them In hand paid by the said parties OF the
second part a or before the enseang and delivery Of
these presents. the receipt whereby Is hereby acknow
lodged, have granted barganed, soId aliensd remsed
released conveyed and confirmed and by these presents
do grant, bargain SELL alien, rese, release, convey and
confirm unto the said parties OF the second part for
ever.
All that certain piece or parcel Of land IN the city Of
New York. being the sonthery end OF the City Hall Park,
and bounded and described follows TO wit -Bcgin.
ming at point tho easerly side OF Broadway, soven
teen feet and inch south OF the point where the
direct line Broadway, would strike the eastery
sde Of said Broadway, running thcnce souherIy along
said eastery side OF Broadway three hundred feet TO an
iron columns thence In circular line around the south
ern end Of said park ono hundred and fifty feet "a
an iron column on the westerly side Of Park
hundred feet to cut ON the stone coping; thence
in norhery direction across the said park three hun
dred and twenty feet and two inches to said
easery side Of Broadway and the point place Of be
hereunto annexed, made By Edward Boyle City Sur.
veyor bearing date the Sd day Of April 1857 entitled
Plan OF ground conveyed by the Mayor, Aldermen and
Commonalty Of the city Of New York 70 the United
States OF America for Post Once site, "the said prem.
ises being therein colorcd pink" which said map Ii 10
be taken and considered = part Of this indenture
Together with all and singular the tenements heredi
aments and appurtonances hereunto belonging or N
anywse apperiAnng and the reversonA remainder and
remainders rents issues and profits thereof Aud also
al the right, e interest," property, poss0ssion claim
and demand whatsoever ~ well In law as In equity Of
the said parties OF the first part or IN 10 the above
described premises and every part and parcel thereo!
oil and singular the above mentioned and
described premises together with the appurtenances,
unto the aid parties Of the second part forever
upon the express condition, however, that the prmsel
any building that may b erected thereon shall II a
timed hereafter be used and occupied exclusively .
and for Post Once and Court House for the unite'
States OF America and for no other purpose whatever
and upon the further condition that the said premises
shall at any time times cease TO be used for the pu
shall be used for any other purposes than thos
above specified, the said premises hereby conveyed
all right ttlc estate and interest therein, shall revert
and be rsnvested In the said parties OF tho rst par
their and assigns and the said parties Of ID
nrst part shall thercupen become the absolute ownc
Of the said premises and every part thereof with the
purtonanccs; and they may then re-enter the 81
premises and forever thereafter use occupy alien th
said premises and every part thereof In the same
ner and TO the same extent - these presents had nc
been executed. stff
In witness whereof the said parties OF the nt pal
have caused tho common seal OF the city OF New Yor
to be hereunto afaxsd the day and year nrst sbov
written. f.ef4tsf