Henderson v. Mayor

The facts are stated in the opinion of the court, delivered by

Mathews, J.

By an ordinance of the City Council, passed on the fifth of October, 1830, a new levee was required to be made in front of the fauxbourgs Delor and Saulet, and the city surveyor was requested to lay off and mark the ground, on which it was to be raised. In performing this duty, he found the front of these fauxbourgs encumbered by wharves, sheds, &e. and steam saw mills, erected by the front proprietors on the alluvion of the river, so as to obstruct a free passage on its bank. The mayor, assuming a right, under the…