City of New York v. . Union News Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered October 1, 1915, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a dismissal of the complaint by the court on trial at Special Term.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered October 1, 1915, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a dismissal of the complaint by the court on trial at Special Term. On April 26, 1912, the city of New York, through its commissioner of docks, granted to the defendant a permit or license to sell books, newspapers and other articles therein described for the term of one year from 12 o’clock noon on May 1, 1912, at the municipal ferry terminal of the Staten Island Ferry in the borough of Manhattan, at an annual…
1Opinion of the CourtChase, J.
Section 825 of the Greater New York charter authorizes the commissioner of docks of the city of New York in the name of and for the benefit of the corporation, to lease any or all of the wharf property of the city. In offering the newspaper and other, privileges at auction the commissioner followed so far as applicable the provisions of sections 419 and 420 of the charter relating to letting contracts for work and supplies.
The commissioner was not personally present at the sale. The terms of sale were personally signed by him and the auctioneer publicly read them to those present and the sale…
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