In re the Petition of Mayor of New-York
New York Supreme Court
EDWARDS, in behalf of the Corporation of New-York, at a former term, presented a petition, stating, that the Corporation, being desirous of extending, enlarging, and improving Beekman-street, in said city, did, in the term of May, 1816, present their petition to the Court, for the appointment of commissioners of estimate and assessment, for that purpose, pursuant to the “ act to reduce several laws, relating particularly to the city of New-York, into one act,” passed April…
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EDWARDS, in behalf of the Corporation of New-York, at a former term, presented a petition, stating, that the Corporation, being desirous of extending, enlarging, and improving Beekman-street, in said city, did, in the term of May, 1816, present their petition to the Court, for the appointment of commissioners of estimate and assessment, for that purpose, pursuant to the “ act to reduce several laws, relating particularly to the city of New-York, into one act,” passed April 9, 1813 3 (sess. 36. ch. 86, sec. 177. 178. 3 N. R. L. 408.) and this Court, ac- , . . cordmgly, appointed three…
1Opinion of the Court
Spencer, Ch. J.
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Application is now made by the Corporation of New-York, to discontinue the proceedings heretofore had, to withdraw the former petition from the files of the Court, and for a rule to be entered for the appointment of new commissioners, to extend Beekman-street, in a manner different from that stated in their former application. The reasons urged in the petition are, that the extension of Beekman-street, according to the first plan, has given dissatisfaction to the owners of property fronting upon it, as thereby the street *271would be made crooked,…
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