The New York herald., 1877-09-19
THE HARLEM STEAMBOATS,.

Suit was begun time ago on behalf OF the city
against The Two steamboat companies known respect
lively as the Harlem aud New York Navigation Com
pany and the Morrsania Steamboat Company, these
companies, IS well known, beng rival steamboat
lines on the East River, on which tho city sought to
compel them to pay license as ierryboats, IL being
claimed that crossing the and transferring pas
sem and freight New York to Astoria consti-
tuted them IN tho eyes OF tho law ferry route and,
therefore, that they could only DO run under terry
license granted by the city under its charter
In the case of the Harlem anu New York Navigation
Company motion Tor an injunction pendene lite was
recently made before Judge Van brunt, who
has the under consideration. In
the OF the Morrlsania Steamboat Com
pany similar motion was made which came up
Tor argument yesterday before Judge Wesbrook, in
Supreme Court Chambers. The company, by way Of
answer, submitted the affidavit OF Superinleh-
lent, which alleges that their boats are not ferry
poas that they ocean boats, having double decks,
iscnargpg freight and passengers from BON SIDES Ii
claimed city has leased the piers
ind docks which IL occupies, when showing full well
Iwenty-three years between New York ana Harlem,
and ~ Astoria about ten years; and that ~ has
Dullt up very large and rcmuneratlye bus-
ness, TO the very great accommodation OF the pub
ic by way OF rapid transit, and carries the United
States mail IRON Astoria tc Morrisania four times
day and thai while II Is doubtful that the city is
estoppcd by the leasing OF these docks Tor their pur
poses il Will bo OF very great injury 10 the public to
stop them. Judge Westbrook saiG he would not de-
eide that the city estopped by its action toward the
company. municipal corporation may be estoppod,
this route Will DO OF great inconvenience to citizens
members OF the body corporate which now
takes TINS action, he would not grant the temporary
Injunction, but leave it. to be established trial,
when ali the acts and circumstances eau be fully
beard and decided Mr. George Ticknor Curtis repre-
scented the people and Mr.. T. c. Cronin appeared for
the steamboat companies
ST. PATRICK'S MUTUAL ALLIANCE.
The old quarrel between the ST. Parlck's Mutual
Alliance Association, organized IN 1869, and rival
organization made up OF calling itself the st.
Patrick Mutual Alliance Benevolent Association,
renewed yesterday in a motion before Judge West
brook to punish William O'Connell for alleged
tempt Of court The younger society claimed
the funds of the parent society," and the quarrel
the has been mainly as 10 the disposition Of
these tunds amounting to some $4,000 and placed on
deposit various savings banks. An injunction was
granted preventing any interference with these unds
pendng the SUIT which injunction, IL Is claimed, has
been violated. The parent society was represented by
exit Bustecd William Everett and Robert VI.
Waite and tho rival society by Mr. Charles Matthews.
the allegations IA tho complaint are denied by Mr.
ConnelL Judge Wesbrook aitor nearing state-
ment OF the directed attachment 10 be issued
against the defendant and an examination oil the facts
by a referee preliminary to determining tho question
whether The defendant had been gully OF the alleged
contempt.