People Ex Rel. Stranahan v. Thompson
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from order of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made October 31, 188J, which affirmed an order of Special Term directing the issuing of a peremptory writ of mandamus, the substance of which is stated in the opinion. The or columns posed to be erected by the relator in Chatham or Centre streets would be an obstruction it would be the duty of the commissioner of public works to remove.
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Appeal from order of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made October 31, 188J, which affirmed an order of Special Term directing the issuing of a peremptory writ of mandamus, the substance of which is stated in the opinion. The or columns posed to be erected by the relator in Chatham or Centre streets would be an obstruction it would be the duty of the commissioner of public works to remove. (Laws of 1882, chap. 410, § 316, subd. 9; Revised Ord., § 140.) Their erection is expressly prohibited. (1 Laws of 1867, 951, chap. 399, § 10.)…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
The relator seeks relief by a mandamus, to compel the commissioner of public works and the department of parks to grant a permit to the board of trustees of the Hew York and Brooklyn bridge to enter upon Chatham and Centre streets, for the purpose of laying the foundation to complete said bridge in accordance with a map filed in the register’s office of the city and county of Hew York. The effect of the permit asked for would be to allow the relator to construct a platform over Chatham and Centre streets, supported by pillars or columns resting in one or both of these streets. The question…
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