In re Gilroy
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by Isaac Purdy from a final order of the Supreme Court,- made at the Westchester Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Westchester on the 22d day of December, 1896, appointing commissioners of appraisal in condemnation proceedings instituted under chapter 490 of the Laws of 1883, for the acquirement of lands for the new Croton dam in W estchester county.
1Opinion of the Court
Goodrich, P. J.:
The act known as chapter 490 of the Laws of 1883 is entitled “An Act to provide new reservoirs, dams and a new aqueduct, with the appurtenances thereto, for the purpose of supplying the city of New York with an increased supply of pure and wholesome water.” It appointed the mayor and certain other officials of the city of Yew York, and certain other individuals, aqueduct commissioners to carry out the provisions of the act. The commissioner of public works was directed to prepare plans, maps, etc., for the construction of a new aqueduct for. the city, “and for the construction…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Matter Appl'n Mayor, Etc., of City of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Sage v. . City of BrooklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
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- Mulligan v. StraussAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916