People ex rel. Hallock v. Hennessy
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Certiorari issued out of the Supreme Court and attested on the 17th day of May, 1911, directed to Joseph P. Hennessy and others, composing the board of assessors of the city of New York, commanding them to certify and' return to the office of the clerk of the county of Kings all and singular their pro - ceedings had in awarding certain damages to the relators under chapter 582 of the Laws of 1905.
1Opinion of the Court
Carr, J.:
This is a proceeding by way of writ of certiorari to review a determination of the board of assessors of the city of New York, made under the authority of chapter 582 of the Laws of 1905. It appears from.the record before us that prior to 1901 a drawbridge crossed Newtown creek, connecting the borough of Queens with the borough of Brooklyn. As it then existed, this bridge ended on the Queens borough side at Vernon avenue. The approach to that bridge on the Vernon avenue side was about four feet above the level of the roadway,' inclining gradu - ally to the sidewalk, so that access to…
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