The New York herald., 1867-04-17
m NV POST OFFICE aIY,

1Ganicipai Raers % swindls the Govern.
i 0ent-A Chance for the Atferaey General.
In former article IN the HxRAIp furnished ample
escumsntny and LEGAL evidence that the municipal
oatnorities were m9s squates on the City Han Park,
- shas Is was part Of the old Bayard farm, now
eamsd BY the Kiersted family. Not many years since
~ Corporation apprehensve that their claim this
nd ether property might be questioned, engaged the
A0 Murssg Honman 70 ascertain their Of title
oan such lands and hs celebrated Treatise on the real
ase Of the city contains arecord Of the grant 70 Bayard
- pssos Of ground "west Of the swamp" now Ferry
reet embracing by an Interpretation OF the topog-
SsDAy Of the tmc-necessariy arbtrary-ths southern
ysreicn Of the Park. Mr. HOFFMAN, We believe,
usssved A0oo for his Iabors from the city; but
~ works wGe received as evidence In any civil
eourt, they would not only render the claim Of the
Corporation TO the Park vague and ludcrousy ambigu-
saA but furnish little TO the rghtful owners We refer
% Ar Hcmans Treatise, because be has been made the
spe goat to defend the title OF tho city to the section
which has been selected the site for the new Post
OCa The Cooperation Counsel referring to this fact in
sletser 70 the Board Of Aldermen, dated April says
n pursuance Of resolution Of the Commcn Council,
aQroved December Is, 1885, have In performance OF
Conveyance Of the land tn question and that deed
van probably be ready for execution tomorrow lhave
xs6 giving eauthory 70 tho city convey, and also the
Spnlon q she Hon. Murray Hoffman, ~ which ne ex-
his satisfaction as counsel for the United States
with the title Of the city.
when IL is remembered that Mr.. Hoffman received
sAe handsome sum OF $4,000 for "expressng his salts.
fActlon with the title of the CITY," as Mr. OGorman
naveyputs IT. and that the evidence TO the contrary
which we presented in former article, mainly
selections from his own book, but little, If any, Faith
ON % placed In title based on such authority
% not 70 be izfered from this that we impugn the
I-rc Ta}h in then, for they are ,asad ~
oad Dutch records, embracing grants Of the nsim,ye
3 % The Of this consnrv mua IN III
ses aesea & fe,efences , 70 these grants they furnish
sSt conseamcnxSv II ,s not conpavd ~ % asa M
~ snsrtsr "as no' conveyed 20 VIC Guy oy
!, urno,i 1aT y n;s rloyos es, TAn N II THE ranK
% % Of sa' ,a o o. .ne iamy TO the
os coar. ana 'nefe IS SUIT pending in the Supreme
a: 1a9 nS & s that the
ration by Governor Dongan in 1885, be supported. Is
m 0s0 NJ M9 " IN, eiI1nse.s, 700 gear al
r.T says 9. sae rrovos iarm IN connection with
sS S. Polu " oson nooA, mn9n, ~ muss pS
s.si w.. - =, om IN 'ne s Oon.les oi neauc strees
vniers, Itna nonS1 " 'N' Soa'n VI eS
sAntony Colse by ground brief Of .hc 18th Of octo
As l0za convoved 10 David prnyos. orcc, Of rormd
mus described -Begnnipa on the north end ~ tha
Alehway that leads TO the cscs HooL conninin, i'm IN
Fead1A fronting on the west side tha irhray ucn,v
ur res; 10 The rear on the east sde likewise twentv
four rods: in length on both sides as well a,ona Ss
Chjok Hook az On the south side iftv four rods y 0
~ Hero M Holman nnds himself in = diemma see
nm no endeavors to render tho honnd.r;os
--.ssfhis parcelS he saws amav hr locatsd hetveen
- point on tho north az which The common erdsan
Tended is careful world about Chambers and Reade
sazesls, and on the east side Of Broadway.n = =" i
Noe the Boundaries a. thc grant snh "a ards
ys1ssd in deed conveying portion OF the uroperv 10
Iaac Teller when reduced INTO Epglssn measrsracnt
low sst ii embraced he uorthern ncrtion OF ira PARK
~ sis fact Is confrmed bv sale of the verv secann
. - cay, w Teller himself recorded in valentine
Nnn~al and referred 10 in detail ~ our nrev,ous arfi
=. 80 --',s - - - 80 - ''''1S a'''-
Here 10 another extract from Hofmau,s Treatise IAN
pssalS, page ll6):- -
streeof over four acres was granted by
0svsrnor suyvesant to Pau.us sLrck tho JAN
uasy, 1662. - tAibany records)
1his piece became vested in William Merritt prior to
1ooa. H@ 3aNl f n .ah
~WiIam Merritt to William Janeway, October 1898 -
Gih Q, page l6a) .. - ' '.s...-s -cF 1o
Bere we have another instance that the Park not
- Ind included portion or the Scommons" or he
xAFk s .g
Aissr perusng these extracts the course Of the emi
aent Corporation Counsel in citing Hofman's satisfac
sn 10 regard 70 tho title OF the city excite
wundcr; for Mr.. OGorman wond mot Esk his high legal
sAs lands in question sts1atl ~.
sa8 rHs rosr cvrrcr arx asa ess b.
Thsre N no subject OF more public nperapce IN tiu,es
n eesee than the source Of title to roa estate when iha
nvvsrnu,cnt NAV be lis purchaser Every man with
Srdnsyys thrift or shrcwdncss who des,res 10 buv 4
10 q hsnse sscerains rs what rsnt the possessor
authoritative records of hs title there is no
- ilot,o enough To the perous rial, ~ nar
Snr With his greenbacks under such exraoruary cir
cuirsiances The same caution should be exercised bv
Shs Attorney General Of the United States when land or
dnss are about to be transferred to the general gov
Gnmsni a. marks similar negotiations ON the part Of
privatc purchascrs .sfaw In q tiles NAV be eauiya
Ina 70 the removal Of It's corner stone and the doc.
0entarv fabric NAV thus be crumbled 70 ashes
Lot ns apply this principle to The proposed purchase
Uf portion or the CITY Hall Park as site Tor the new
Pea Oce The decd conveying the land 10 the govern
mont has been duly prepared but appty the pSrcbase
oney has not been paid for in these ays OF dishonest
revenue officials the Treasury can IN aisrd to lose five
Hundrcd thousand greenbacks II must be conceded
shas tho deed is as plausible as any similar
The pen viii move any way the hand may desire TO
Weld It. but title does not consist in mere
Any lawyer could prepare q decd conveying the real
nte Of Astor or any other and owner To ot,er czene
q uction as smooth and tcrsc as legal usage will per-
nit: but the document would be worthless The source
se tho titie the Decd s re garded In law
- equity as the only security Of the purchaser.
- sanucAsr OMISSIONS FROM rnE DsrD