The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-20

ought 10 be submitted to judicial determination Tho
intent OF all the grants however. take to be this
That the Corporation OF New York should perpetu-
ally exclusively have. Of its rights Of prop
cry, the right to establish and keep ferries IRON ali
the territory suljsct to us municipal jurisdiction 1t
deemed 1T aud expedient by all the granting pow
successfully that the Corporation OF this city
should control all ferries leading from any part Of the
territory subject municipal jurisdiction and the
whole OF Manhattan Island was referred TO compre
hended within the ferry rights al periods 10 the his
tory Of the city when the actual municipal government
certainly did not extend the whole island for all
purposes. | inter- therefore, that the grants OF the
ferry rights intended confer the city Copo
ration The right 10 establish and keep ferries wherever
the Corporation had might have the right OF mu-
nicpa government and on the Long Island shore aso
within certain bounds.
TnE sew JERSEY CENTRAL CASE -
In regard the OF New Jersey Central Rail-
road Company understand the facts TO oe thai the
said company occupies Tho southerly half Of per IA
North RIVER under lease from the CITY, which has
lately been Is about 10 be renewed that the company
owns or claims TO own in fee, the nortneriy halt OF
pier Ia aud the whole Of pier l5 together with the ad
Joing bukheads thai the whole premises occupied
for the passenger aud freight business OF the company
that the freehold and rent on the lcasehod
property have been regularly paid TO tho city, but that
the company without having acquired any Jerry fran
chise from the city, runs one or moro steamboats,
from the premises above mentioned to Its depot or sta
ton Jersey City Tor the regular and periodic trans
poraton OF Ns passengers and freight The right oil
this company to occupy tho premises in question
piers II and Is is Of course, quite distinct from It's
right TO exercise from those premises Terry
franchise am not aware that there exists
opinion that tho latter namely tho ferry-cannot DO
exercised without being acquired in the manner re-
occupation OF the piers for DO not understand that
in this State right to estabsha Terry necessarily be-
longs TO the riparian proprietor and II is certain that
in this city IL belongs exclusively 10 the city Corpora
ton.
II am right in these views II results thar proceed
ngs ought Instituted entorcc rights OF tho
city. unless the companies in question should be will
ing to admit and those rights under amicable
arrangements without the test OF litigation.
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OF course created considerable excitement not
only among tho companies directly naacd Ia y, but
among Others who woulu Indirectly be largely affected
by it, such the Ere and Pennsylvania railroads. who
clearly have been running ferries.
AS 1t supposed that the Central Railroad OF New
Jersey would be first proceeded against HERALD rep
resenatve To the office OF that company, No. ll9
Liberty street, and saw the President Mr. John Taylor
Johnson who expressed himself quite freely about the
matter, as foows:-.sI have heard OF the opinion or
Mr. Curtis; indeed, anticipated what il would be- Tor
l received Communication from h,m few days fince
asking Information from mo AZ 10 whit this railway
claimed in regard 10 the piers, &C. We are not work.
ing ferry; do not charge iare TO the RIVER
but only transport railroad from certain
points 10 certain points The reporter inter-
posed by saying, but Mr. Curtis meets exactly this
point when he says Nor vessel that Is so epIoyed
any the less a ierryboat because II Is owned or en-
poyed by railroad company or transportation com
pany having dcpots on the opposite ranks Of river
freight iu' across the intervening WATER Mr. john
son. resuming--"ln that | differ from Mr. Curtis
but think there CAN be no conflict between
meet in proper spirit all proper demands in the
old Ring times the same questions came up and OF
We knew what that meant Uf course there are
railroads who do run icrres and collect fares, but
suppose they pay tho city for their franchises The
opinion OF Mr. Curtis filed. believe, and action
was yesterday taken by the Council, and believe the
Corporation Attorney, Mr. Whitney, recommended
that regular suits should be brought against corpora
tons 10 test the legal questions before any summary
proceedings resortcd TO- AT any rate, do not
anticipate any conflict with the city in regard TO tho
Jerry
AS tho New York Now Haven and Hartford Rail-
road Company alluded 10 IN q morning journal as
New England Transportation Company and the steamer
Mary land, the reporter went to tho Grand Central De-
pot and had conversation with Mr. John
J. Moody, Division Superintendent OF the
road, IN the OF which the gentleman
stated shat their road in manner involved in
mess their company only took passengers to aud from
Hartford, New haven and other points, and made the
connection Mott Haven with the steamer Mary land,
belonging TO the New England Transportation Com
pany winch conveyed them and from the Pcnnsy-
wanna Railroad Jersey City. He did not think the
transportation company had any Office in New York,
the manager lMr Clark transacting Az the business
company being directly upon it from the railroad
wharf and transferred to The Pennsylvania Railroad
trains Jersey City without charge. II was true this
looked like
LEAVING NEW YORK OUT IN COLD,
but he thought u would not be OF serious damage to
the city Mr. Moody added that the New York, New
Haven and Hartford company was entirely distinct
from the New York Central and HUDSON River road
and was not controlled by the latter.
II will thus be seen that complications are threaten
ing railways IN addition to the freight troubles and
the cutting OF rates East and West