New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-08
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

TIE MARSHLAND COMPANY7S SCHEME.
MANAGERS INTENDING TO TAXI ruE cAsE iSTo THE
COUg1s-vIEws or PEOPLE uP FLUSHING AND
NFwTowN.
The Marshland Company, whose charter WIS
repealed Albany Thursday. have sisnined their VI
ten,on of carrying the matter into the Courts on inc
ground that the repeal Illegal because the Company
has vested right. They have been granted chsrtf'
they say have invested their money, and contracts nave
been issued and in carried into effect f@
teray reporter OF The TRIBUNE converred with scn-
tiernan connected with the Company. who WAS IN 'he
Legislature at the OF the passage of the charter he
stated that either the bill itself OF the important
amendments to it-Le could say whiehwere drawn
up by Charles OConor. at that tme conhse' 'oi
the Company. After the passage OF the chalt'r'
the Governor Of the State appointed three Com'
missioners to estimate the value OF the unreclhmed OF
marsh lands of New-York. The Company asked for tho
lands on the ground that in their present state theJ
were OF possible and that after they should DC o
claimed they would be ~ benefit TO the state to the eA
tent " the which would DO levied on 'ne'
The Commissioners appointed by tho Governor "c'o
Mr.. Van Richmond. the state Engineer. D. l. Agne" W
this city and r. o. CheesebrOugh OF CanandaiSia' ~
They made report estimating the value OF the Lands al
S25 900. Tweed. personally. had nothing whatever 10
do with the matter one way another. Tho point We
wish to get at" said the Informant Is that no LeGsE
trr on earth has right to sweep vested right OUT oil
existence. II is most hagrant ahd uno""
stitutiOnal proceeding. The whole m's's mate.
should have been left to the COURTS
IN the first place don't wish crticise other people
hut cannot refrain from saying that Mr. Prince ana nis
This matter been mihln- ~
their constituents They have tried TO show that inc
matter was unpopular ana 80 have been awakening
dstrlst among the legislators We cculd nave ki i
their bill with great had chosen to do So Bu te
Whole Of the Il inst here We refuse 70 pe Deu
any longer Why. every year since our chaer r, VA VA
granted have been Obliged to defeat ZONE Oh " 'nS
kind. This year determined N let them - i' 90" ,
charter ard ten we could carry thc aiiI ne b .I
Courts Under any circumstances we shaI test IL no.
Ouehy. Among those Interested IN the company ar
Judge Green, Of Cedar Rapids md Judse HnTne , "'
PENNSYLVANIA; Col Burt, Of New-I0rs ana = H. Dlggs,
Of York II is my Impression That most OIL 'no ''''
Yesterday report Of THE TRIBUNE visited the towns
of Flushing and stwt0wn 10 ascertain The views oi IS
relation TO nc Marshand Company The town OF Flush
ing IL situated upon both sides ~ the creek. which
H. mouth adm tfng vessels drawing II feet OF water.
Geo r. Roc of the tirIn ~ Co., humber merchants,
canine fbrir nont the creek would have been closed
practically for the prrpose Of trade navigation Sr
hukhrod nb,ut mile in length the upper portion
of the hay. b,guning NJ tue an't- Of Lawrence 4 Bs.
upon the north side; then 10 put Ia lorh
The water nj high tde II this had been
done the water world have been reduced 10 aoont one
third H. present extent and would have been too shao"
and NARROW 10 admit ~ any mercantile rthc. and Flush
ing wOuid be n0 better O1 than If 30 miles miami VT.
Roe said th1l there . large business carried on ~
Flushing thPt 900 tons 81 coal. SOOuCCO fest OF rin-
her aud large quantity brick and line brought
there every wear He further stated that his own Watr
front on the cree, 900 feet, which he valued NJ eOO
but II cut Off, u would not bring Soo
Inln Higgins extensive contractor. s1id thit inc
Mar nj ,nd Ompany grand scheme "a ron We
citizens ~ water front. His own water front Il LOO
feet which would have been rendered almost worthless
if the n khcad had been built Mr. Turner, residing, ~
NrwtnNn, sad that he would also have had hl-
property very much doprcriated II the Mairblnnd
i'nn,nanv had been successful and that great
prs wi,s due Mr. Prince for The untlring energy Lat
b. had dspa yed IN working repeal The bill Nr Tnr-
ner has the wafer Of go feet, and Id, Just
rccc ged "A II from the Land ONCE, allowing linn 10
reclaim 81, acres ~ land now under water.
number OF OtDcr gentleman were VISITED, ana all
agreed that the Mdr~hland COmpauy'5 scheme T.s
great aemp dcir-Iud thr people out Of wafer right
The following Il an appended table Of parties owning
lind in NrwtOWn (sOuth side OF The B9yl who would be
an, cted hv tie redemption 81 the marsh lands:
Lawrence T- 425 feet; William tn ner, GOO feet;
John Higgins, 1868 icct stewards Dock GbouO' loo
feet.
In the town Of Flushing upon the creek: The SratOn
estate feet: Geo Il. Roe & Co, 900 feet; Charles \.
Roe 400 feet D. g. Parsons. 1910 feet j. NJ Rex 100
f.et Il sands. 200 feet; r. T. Peck 200 feet; james
Lawrence go eet North Shore Railroad, approaches
10 bridge feet JARVIS Jones. 80 feet; A. Backn-,
farm; W. FlrshlD Lime Co. lots H. y Sluiics, farm.
BESIDES the above the Strattuu estate. Mr. P0pp-n-
husen and others extensive farms upon the north
side Of the bay
The Mar-hand Company have suspended work. they
only drove piles from the lands OF Lawrence Bush
o "a distance OF about One-fouI1h across the buy. Al
Flushing md NewtOwn they lay claim to 1000 acres.
which they Say Will cost ~i,JlO,OOO 70 Reclaim