New-York tribune., 1868-11-06
THE COURTS.

CIVIL.
The Examination Committee OF applicants for
admission to the met yesterday and adjourned 10
meet Wednesday next, at j. m, IN the Gener Term
I'm the Supreme Court, General Term, the
Stafford Pavement case came up on AN appeal rom
Judge suihefands order eniOning the making of any
contract under the resolution Oh ihe 1onVh ei .onS
authorizing the paving oi seventh ave Hth nta,olu
pavement not more than IS per yard, aud directing
the cost To be- assessed on the property hoders MI
Dolan Of The property holders brought sut 10 re-
strain H. and the original motion cOntended thnt thc
Boards OF the Common Council who passed the RESOLUTION
were not legally constituted; that H. passage was pro
cured by bribery; that the contract could not bc
violate the charter OF 1851; ana that 'nc
property -hodorr had previously, on inc lhltn Vi
an ordinance that only one asscssmeht Ior pAtrp rh
the street should be levied. paid one @ no
appellants now argue that tho Boards OF So9ne,nyn
least de cto Boards and Their aets SSd @ & m ,u A.
that the allegations OF bribery were vague ana iu, @ uo
MED ordinance OF the clty couu DC at any uo
repealed. that the plaintiffs action was Pea'u@ro @ sa ,
he not injured i an assessment was m isNeu a1 , ~
the Court VI Appeals had decided that tne P,o.%om % ~
charter, section 49, 10 meet cases Wnero %
te city Of all of science ana Oi NUMEROUS
patented articles not ONLY IN day use Dul ~ auso
lutte necessity to the transaction ol city
ing tins steam nreengines ana teegraplic macnlhery
The Court reserved itsdeci.on. Frederick ~ dapPen
nrncnrcd from the Special Term the vacation Oh ~ saes
Tor assessments aud the city appealed Each one OF @ ,o
as.esscns had It's own special ole.tohs oIT .no 80
oIccons argued the appeal applied 10 an inenvt ~, v,
sio that wherever whenever any assessment
upon any lands or enements IN the Su d V ~ snonpt
made and confirmed according to law, aId % IS sou' @
Of nuch assessment shall not be collected, ana tue eo
Icctor shall nuke affidavit OF his demanding th. nioneS
,o several times OF such owner or owners OF INC rhu
lands or tenants us may reside IN the SAID clty anu ,nh
hey neglected or refused 10 pay the same OF sni ah A.
andayit that the cannot, upon dlngeht Imluy o
sannd In said city, II shall be lawful Tor the Mayor ~
dcrInrn and Coonalty Of the city OF Nc" olh 70 IAN m
order Tor advertising the said lands ard tencnens OF
nv ~ them for sale &c. Tho counsel Tor tne peItonc,
aryued that the law had not been complied WIN -
o. The collector serving notices since looS aa I'M nm h %
tIe prerequisites Of sale we'e wanting; pi ~ s ,r -,
nm ordinance of the city had conferred iho ar W
maIiug these advertisements on tho CleIk VI nlv
thus dIsregardlng the statute which REQUIRED n
cation by tho Mayor aud Comnonay ~ m nct ON this
View ce,riy void Tho Court. without asssn'"s IT, IT,
reasons affirmed the decision OF the .o an
,bc matter of Courtlaudt Palmer 10 vacho AL ,
for building sewer the General Term also ESQ y hoa an
order OF the Court below from which a ,3o assess
incnt insisted on by tho petitioner was ,h' "ss General
Board we're required by law, Ia lco, 70 'pdin1 any new
sewers and That they had not done so. MI 'n hm, on
Corporation. argued that map au; ,s Tyeniy third 81
sewer had not been formally adopted ny '"c Do"''