In re Central Park Extension
New York Supreme Court
Motion to confirm the report of commissioners appointed to acquire land for a public park. This was an application by the Board of Commissioners of the Central Park, in the name and on behalf of the mayor, aldermen, and commonalty of the city of New York, relative to the acquisition of lands for a public park or place between the southerly side of One-hundred-and-sixth-street and One-hundred-and-tenth-street, and Fifth and Eighth Avenues, in the city of New York.
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Motion to confirm the report of commissioners appointed to acquire land for a public park. This was an application by the Board of Commissioners of the Central Park, in the name and on behalf of the mayor, aldermen, and commonalty of the city of New York, relative to the acquisition of lands for a public park or place between the southerly side of One-hundred-and-sixth-street and One-hundred-and-tenth-street, and Fifth and Eighth Avenues, in the city of New York. Three commissioners had been appointed, who now presented their report for confirmation. Numerous objections were made, which will…
1Opinion of the CourtIngraham, J.
On the hearing of the motion to confirm the report of the commissioners in this case, various objections have been raised to the report. Of these objections, none were argued as to the amount at which the property taken was appraised, nor to the amount assessed as damages, excepting so far as the latter might be included in the objection that the area of property benefited had been made too large, although such objections were submitted to the commissioners. These grounds of objection cannot be entertained by the court. Unless some erroneous rule has been adopted, other than a mere mistake of…
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