New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-30
THE ADIRONDACK RAILROADS
SUITS CAN BE BROUGHT AGAINST THEM
FOR TREsPASS on STATE LANDS.
THE FOREST COMMISSION MAY TRY TO DUST
THE CHATEAUGAY AND NORTHERN
ADIRONDACK ROADS.
,sr TELEGRAPH TO TIE TkrBUSE.I


,sr TELEGRAPH TO THE TkIBUSE.J
Albany MAY 2O.-The decision OF the Board OF Lahd
Commissioners yesterday that 1t has no power " e'
permission TO railroads to State forest lah"s Al
the Adirondacks has delighted the Forest Coh"is-
sioners and filed the minds Of some railroad men WIN
conste, nation The railroads which are directly Sec''
cd bv this decision are the Chateaugay Railway ana
the Northern Adirondack Railway, which are at present
occupying miles of State forest land under the author
jtv OF the Land Board Now the Land Board ltseIi
declares that II had no authority to ant permits |"
these railroads to cross the States LANDS.
II IS not strange that under these circumstances 10
Is reported that the Forest Commissioners ale t""e
of bringing suits Of ejcctment against the Chaeae
Railway and the Northern Adirondack. The L,nd
Board on December 80, 1887, granted the permit "
the Chateaugay Railway Company TO occupy some
trelye miles of State land directly north OF sarahac
Village and the road was at constructed over the
lands and is now occupying them. the paht 10 Ine
Chateaugay road by the Land Board Of the right 10 use
these lands is couched in antique pTaSeolcSy' Tue
grant says:
The Chsteaueay Railway Company pursuant to Chap
ter l4O Laws OF 1850 amended by Chapter OOl Laws
Of 1885 and a resolution the Commissioners OF the
Land ONCE adopted December 49, 1887, astrp OF Snu
six rods in width and for right OF way lof .he I-
way Of said company lots 266, 294 800 3o9 3V'
3l2 1913, 3d. 3l6, 3D. 3iS, 49, 324, go S-S anu
400 in Township No 10. old Military Tract In our
county Franklin also strip Of land six rods IN Mlu'
for like railway purposes, across lots ana III Io"h
ship No H. old Military Tract in our county OF EsseN'
strip Of land and right of way Is more particularly
laid designated upon map showing tne route
or line OF said Chaaugsy Railroad filed with the appnc
ton OF railway company for these letters patent
in the office Secretary OF State, TO nave anu 10
hold the above described and quit-claimed premises
hereinbeore mentioned the said the Chatfaugay
Railway Company, forever, and these presents shaI "
nowise operate warranty OF TITLE
This deed has besides Governor HIPS signature the
signature of Diedrich Wcrs Deputy secretary OF
State who certiGes that the Board OF Laho Cofih9-
soners. upon December 80 1887, granted thee right
of way over the state lands to the Chaeaugay Halfway
COMPANY. 1t will be remembered that the Northern
Adirondack Railway in 1885, crossed other State lands
in Franklin County and then asked the Board OF Land
Commissioners TO grant them permission to remain
Attorney General Tabor then gave an opinion that the
BOARD of Land Commissioners had the right to grant
them this permit and the permit was granted
This is the opinion which AttOrney-tieneral Tabor
reversed Yesterday stating that it was mistaken one
The Forest Commissioners, therefore, can now pro-
coed in the courts against the Chateaugay Halfway
Company, and the Northern Adirondack Railway Com
pany for trespassing upon the states aHc L9e
LAWYERS of the Forest COMMISSION, Messf3. -atuIo
and Uessberg have been instructed TO ask 0r an n
innction N DIP W. seward Webb touches foot of the
States soil In building his Adirondack and 81 Lawrence
TawSy Win IS asS brSe suits to DUST the Northern
Adirondack ard the Chateaugay Railway companies
from the state lands which they now occnpy; Monde
K JerIp and the NewYork Forestry Association an
other numerOusly signed rcm0nstrance against allow
Ing the state lands to be INVADED 9y eore nnc
Droprietor of The New-York Daily News; David NJ.
S mcrce. and cxCivil service Commissioner william
Potts, OF Newfork.