BOARD OF ALDERMEN, SEPTEMBER 28, 1835. The Committee on Ferries to whom was referred the Resolution to report the details of a Lease for a Ferry from the foot of 13th street in the city of New-York, to the foot of North Fifth-street at Williamsburgh, presented the following Report, which was adopted. J. MORTON, Clerk. The Ferry Committee to whom was referred the following Resolutions : Resolved, That a Ferry be established from the foot of 13th street in the city of New-York, to the foot of North Fifth-street, at Williamsburgh. Resolved, That the Ferry Committee confer with the applicants for said Ferry as to the term of years for which said Lease shall be granted, and other necessary preliminaries, and report the result to the Board for their approval. Adopted by the Board of Aldermen July 27, 1835. Assistants August 4, 1835. Approved by the Mayor August 5, 1835. J. MORTON, Clerk. RESPECTFULLY REPORT: That agreeable to the above resolution your Committee have held several conferences with the applicants for said Ferry, and now submit the result to this Board. The applicants are Messrs. John Leveridge, Philip Harmon and David Lyon, who propose taking a Lease of the Ferry from the foot of 13th street in the city of New-York, to North Fifth-street at Williamsburgh, on the following terms and conditions, to wit: For a term of fourteen years at the following rents, the first seven years at a rent of $100 a year, and for the last seven years an annual rent of $400. They agree to furnish two good steam ferry boats adapted for passengers, carriages, &c. and to be approved of by the Ferry Committee; they are also to build all the piers and bulkheads necessary on the Long Island side, and complete at their expence all floats, bridges, &c. necessary for said Ferry on both sides of the river. The terms here proposed are as favorable to this Corporation as any Ferry Lease heretofore granted. The applicants are desirous that a clause be inserted in their Lease, authorising them at the expiration of the Williamsburgh Ferry Lease, to run an additional boat from or near the foot of Houston-street. Your Committee intend to avoid granting any privileges that may have a tendency to abridge the controul of the Corporation over the water front surrounding our city; we have experienced the baneful ef fect of exclusive rights given to ferries heretofore, and shall shun them in future. If however an additional boat should be necessary at that time, the Common Council will probably give the present applicants a preference, particularly if the ferry now applied for is conducted in a manner satisfactory to the public. The Committee however will leave that, for those in power to act upon in such manner as in their judgment they may think best for the general interest. It will be necessary that a bulkhead be built at the foot of 13th street about 100 feet from the easterly side of Avenue D, and also the necessary piers for the protection of the boats, it will also be necessary to fill up and regulate 13th street down to said bulkhead. The expence of building bulkhead and piers will be about $7000, and the cost of regulating the street about $5000, the whole of which expenditure amounting to $12000 will be borne by the Corporation. Your Committee will here remark that one half of 13th street has been filled in by the owners of lots fronting thereon, and the part unfinished, is bounded by property of this Corporation, with the exception of a small portion which the proprietors of the water grant will have to pay for. Your Committee are therefore of opinion, that as no ferry can be established during the continuance of the Williamsburgh Ferry Lease south of 13th street, and that the terms proposed by the applicants are liberal and ought to be acceded to, we therefore offer the following Resolutions : Resolved, That a Lease for a Ferry be granted to Messrs. John Leveridge, Philip Harmon, and David Lyon, and their associates, from the foot of 13th street in the city of NewYork, to North Fifth-street at Williamsburgh, for a term of fourteen years, at the following rents, the first seven years $100 a year-and the remaining seven years at an annual rent of $400-said rents to commence as soon as 13th street is filled in and the bulkhead completed. Resolved, That a bulkhead be built at the foot of 13th street one hundred feet easterly from Avenue D, and that two piers be run out sufficient for the protection of the ferry boats, and that the sum of seven thousand dollars is hereby appropriated for that purpose. Resolved, That the northerly half of 13th street be filled up and regulated to the above mentioned bulkhead at an expence not to exceed five thousand dollars, and which sum is hereby appropriated for that purpose. Resolved, That the the Street Commissioner cause the necessary notice to be given to the proprietors of the water grant at the foot of 13th street, to join in filling up his proportion of said street, and that the Street Commissioner is hereby directed to receive proposals for the above work, and contract for the same under the advice of the Ferry Commit tee. Resolved, That at the expiration of the Williamsburgh Ferry Lease, the Lessees of the Ferry at 13th street, shall if required by the Common Council, run one or more boats from such streets between Grand and 13th street as shall be designated. Resolved, That the Counsel of the Board prepare a Lease in accordance with the above report and resolutions. JOHN LOVETT, FRANCIS FICKETT. BOARD OF ALDERMEN, OCTOBER 7, 1835. The following Report from the Comptroller relative to the Water Loan was presented and referred to the Finance Committee, and directed to be printed. J. MORTON, Clerk. The Comptroller respectfully Reports to the Common Council That pursuant to the direction of an Ordinance of the Common Council, entitled "A Law to instruct the Water "Commissioners to proceed in the work of supplying the city of New-York with water, and to create a public fund "or stock, to be called "the Water Stock of the city of "New-York," for the expenses of said work." Passed May 7th, 1835. He advertised for proposals to be received at any time previous to the 25th day of May (then instant) and not to be opened until that day, for the loan of one million |