The evening world., 1913-12-20
Grants to 5O2,Si2 Square Feet
lnvalidated by Erecting
Plant, Plaintiff Says.
SHUTS THE PUBLIC OUT.
Defendants Said to Have Of
fered $500, 900 for Quit
Claim Deed to Land.

popers were filed at noon to-day u
the ovpfeme Court Of Kings County IL
. 0uit begun by the state OF New Yort
ASainst the American sugar Rennini
Company Of Now York In which II wei
'VsUstioaiiy demanded that the defendant
,Utvo ~ ~ right TO the en-eighth par,
= - ~ Williamsburg property on which
. ~ ~ plant. boiler houses. stora.es and
- HE, ere located The property In.
~Uave6 IN the suit 10 about four blocks
aSpa5 the river front and long city
teeek IN depth. There are tO1 .M2 square
fset Involved In the suit. and II II sAid
~ Drspsrty independent Of the plants
.sssetsd upon II il worth at least half a
uGnDsn
u 10 the contention of tho plaintiff
- the suit that tho American sugar
Aooning Company. which has 502.s12
fo0e In grants from the State as far
hack - 1858. obtained the use Of tho
DeoQerty only on condition that II
Heoll use II for dock purposes. ana
+, that the public should be entitled to
w. the property ~ well. ny the erec-
tea Of the sugar renning plantp. boi.
~ houses. storases and the like, II In
alleged that tho defendant violated this
agreement. which 10 stipulated In tho
GSAnts.
6eFeN $4,000 TO STATE FoR
QUIT CLAIM pGEo.
~ Npos II became known to tho Ameri.
oAa SuGar Refining Company that sui:
Waa 90 b Instituted. Il 10 claimed that
!e6eFss have bean made through the
4 iLeO1slAkMs - have . quit oiaim s.snsd
~ os otsss dssding over the propsrty
~ the sum Of eaoo.oO.
:, NJ plant OF the American SUGAR Rs.
,4A1a6 Company on he land owned by
~ 0eAks and from whjeh the company
u1OAt b compelled 70 move In the event
OF The suits success. 10 said % bo worth
.MoDedstably over mliion collars. Most
~ tAA plant u located between South
ysnot aad South Firth streecs ana wsst
q Kent avenue.
WAsa che Sugar Rsdning Company
y 0e&sias1 the OFsats of the seven -eish shehs
Saf ~ pssssat psopsrty the land was
: nn1sr water. Some Ase zinc been
= k1sol IN AID other portions piercsd. AZ
.eav ~. william n. AcQuaid. Deputy
! SAtleensy-0snssal who 10 prosecuting
- suit Tor Attorney General Thomas
OAsUs1y. says the property 10 all pri.
~ and the public 10 comploss,v shu,
90
~ 0rst 1sttess patent concerning the
o1oDeg>y involved were GRANTED June
3. ~. - the Long lsland 0uear Re.
Anosy. Thts Authorised the erectioa ',of
. o0ok or docks on Q portion OF anId
aA>Aeeat IAnd under water Described
0pogpan. end for no other pusposs," {"
Ase0e1iA6 TO the pspsra nied to-day,
On Jsne .. l11A isttsrs patent wsrs
lomol - JEAN q. WiAanA under idsn.
~ eeqd1eions. Then on Nay Z. ~,
- Qanae Oglvalsses wsrs granted Luhs
.21on, william Dick and Henry
eSu010a. a Oct. Il. 1116. three lsttsrs pat.
- WogO Issued 70 Frederick C. Have.
ftnGtee, Tosoaore A. Aavsnsysr. Thomas
~ nsvomsyef. Hsary o. HaVsmsysr
: 80 CiDFses II. Semi. In December,
80 - ~ DEooxayn sassr RsdninG
,, SN1 0V,Losssos g0ecrGo NAVE
80, NtvAlt0ATgo oAANTo.
- sDsetAe ohsrSs 10 the complaint
" .1AAt ''said deeendaAt o. ~ pseds'
ssooDoeo hAvo uniaWfuliy erected and
S61h1aln6d upon each and every one oi
~ perttoas Of lANA under watoi
WuUohea u The aAid lettsra patent. ~
SoSltvoay. feoloey bui1Aiass and struc
,,&D Qf& elOAt and ten stories high
VI uGhasNous Other factory structures
49, 80 - tour seortes high. and tina,
$jao uaoAW6slly eceuVtsd. used ant
.kamAaeu>A nAS uuia >an.s