Matter of City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, made April 26, 1901, affirming an order of Special Term which confirmed the report of commissioners of estimate and assessment appointed in a proceeding -to acquire the title to certain lands, pursuant to chapter 102 of the Laws of 1893. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, made April 26, 1901, affirming an order of Special Term which confirmed the report of commissioners of estimate and assessment appointed in a proceeding -to acquire the title to certain lands, pursuant to chapter 102 of the Laws of 1893. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The Harlem river is a navigable highway under the jurisdiction of the United States, by cession from the city and state of New York. (Matter of U. S., 96 N. Y. 227.) The title of the king to all land…
1Opinion of the CourtWerner, J.
In 1893 Frederick Booss, the appellant herein, was the owner of certain lands in that part of Mew York city known as Harlem, having a frontage of about 1,200 feet on the westerly shore of the Harlem river. In that year the legislature enacted chapter 102, Laws of 1893, entitled “An act to lay out, establish and regulate a public driveway in the city of Mew York,” commonly known as the Speedway Law, directing the department of public parks of the city of Mew York to lay out and establish a public driveway, not to exceed 150 feet in width, from “ a point on One Hundred and Fifty-fifth street in…
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