City of New York v. Brooklyn Borough Gas Co.

In this action an injunction is sought to restrain the defendant from maintaining a bridge and gas pipe lines attached thereto over the navigable waters of Coney Island Creek, and gas pipe lines now lying in the bed thereof; and, for a direction to the defendant to remove the bridge and pipes; and, judgment is asked for the reasonable value of the use and occupation during the period of such unlawful invasion and occupancy.

It is admitted, in the pleadings, that the plaintiff is the owner of the bed of Coney Island Creek lying within the block situated *675easterly of West 12th Street, north of…