People Ex Rel. City of New York v. . Keeler

The city of New York is the owner of lands in Westchester county which it uses to maintain and protect the supply of water for its inhabitants.

In the year 1916 the assessors of the town of North Salem assessed the value of this land, divided into three parcels, as follows: Parcel No. 1, described as “ Section 1, block 100, lot 6T, building, dam and land, 631.87 acres,” $544,010; parcel No. 2, described as “ Section 1, block 100, lot 4T, land under water and above, 413.57 acres,” $355,990; parcel No. 3, described as Section 1, block 100, village and farm land, 364 acres,” $142,130; a total for…