part of the same, without the leave or consent of the said parties of the first part, their successors or assigns, in writing, first had and obtained. And it is hereby mutually agreed and understood, by and between the parties to these presents, that unless the said ferry shall be put into operation, according to the terms and requirements of this indenture, within fifteen months after the execution hereof, then and in that case this said indenture, and every article, clause and thing herein contained, shall be and become, from that date, of no effect. And it is hereby mutually covenanted and agreed by and between the parties to these presents, and these presents are upon the express understanding, that nothing herein contained shall be taken or construed to operate as a covenant, by the said parties of the first part, or their successors, for possession or quiet enjoyment by the said parties of the second part, his executor, administrator or assigns, of the said ferry, or right of ferriage, nor shall the same be taken or construed to interfere in any manner with any previous grants or rights made by the said parties of the first part, nor with the right to grant any future ferries to and from the city of Brooklyn, or to and from elsewhere wheresoever, nor to operate further than to grant the possession of the estate, right, title, or interest, which the said parties of the first part may have or lawfully claim in the said ferry and right of ferriage hereby demised, by virtue of their several charters, and the various acts of the Legislature of the people of the State of New York. In witness whereof, to one part of these presents, remaining with the said parties of the first part, the said party of the second part hath set his hand and seal; and to the other part thereof, remaining with the said party of the second part, the said parties of the first part have caused the common seal of the city of New York to be affixed, this day and year first above written. In the presence of GEO. L. TAYLOR. JACOB SHARP, [L. S. •] City and County of New York, ss.: On this 28th day of August, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, before me came Jacob Sharp, to me known to be the same person described in, and who executed the foregoing indenture of ferry lease, and acknowledged that he executed the same for the purposes therein mentioned. GEO. L. TAYLOR, Com'r of Deeds. COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, The Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the city of New York hereby give permission to the transfer of one undivided half of this lease to Freeman Campbell and Rutherford Moody. JOS. R. TAYLOR, Comptroller. Resolved, That the rent of the Wall street Ferry be, and the same is hereby, reduced to five thousand dollars a year, and that an instrument to that effect be executed by the proper officers. Adopted by the Board of Assistants, Oct. 5, 1853. Adopted by the Board of Aldermen, Oct. 21, 1853. Received from his Honor the Mayor, Nov. 15, 1853, without his approval or objections thereto; therefore, under the provisions of the amended charter, the same became adopted. NOTE.-It was mutually agreed that the lease should terminate on May 1st, 1861, and the lease was sold in connection with those of the Hamilton avenue, South, Fulton, and Catharine street Ferries, as will appear on reference to page 61. FERRY FROM PECK SLIP TO WILLIAMSBURGH. THIS INDENTURE, made the 20th day of April, A.D. 1859, between the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the city of New York, of the first part, and Jeremiah V. Meserole, Fleming Duncan, Gerrit Smith, Wm. R. Painter, John O'Donohue, Francis Dubois, and Loftus Wood (of the counties of New York and Kings), in the State of New York, parties of the second part— Witnesseth, That the said parties of the first part, for and in consideration of the rents, covenants, and agreements hereinafter mentioned and contained, on the part of the said parties of the second part, their executors, administrators and assigns, well and truly to be paid, observed and performed, fulfilled and kept, according to the true intent and meaning of these presents, have granted, demised and to farm let, and by these presents do grant, demise and farm to let, unto the said parties of the second part, and their executors, administrators and assigns, all that ferry established from the northerly basin at Peck slip, in the city of New York, now used for a ferry over and across the said East river, to the foot of South Seventh street, in the city of Brooklyn (E. D.), late town of Wiliamsburgh, or to some landing or place in said city of Brooklyn (E.D.) aforesaid, adjacent to the foot of said South Seventh street; with all and singular the rights, privileges and advantages thereof, belonging to the said parties of the first part. To have and to hold the same unto the said parties of the second part, their executors, administrators and assigns, for and during, and until the full end and term of ten years from and after the first day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, yielding and paying therefor yearly, and every year, during the said term, the yearly rent of twenty-one thousand dollars, in quarter-yearly payments, on the usual days of payment, to wit: on the first days of August, November, February . and May, in each and every year, during the term hereby demised. And the said parties of the second part, for themselves, their executors, administrators and assigns, do covenant and agree to and with the said parties of the first part, their successors and assigns, that they, the said parties of the second part, their executors, administrators and assigns, shall and will well and truly pay, or cause to be paid, unto the said parties of the first part, their successors and assigns, the said yearly rent above reserved, at the several times above limited and appointed for the payment thereof; and also, that they, the said parties of the second part, their executors, administrators or assigns, shall and will from the first day of May next, at their own proper costs and expenses, furnish, provide, and navigate on said ferry from Peck slip aforesaid, to the foot of South Seventh street, or some point adjacent thereto, as aforesaid, three good, swift, and substantial single-keeled steamboats; that the said steam ferry-boats shall not be less than one hundred and thirty feet in length, and of corresponding dimensions. And, also, that they, the said parties of the second part, shall and will, on or before the first day of August, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, furnish, provide and navigate upon the said ferry from Peck slip aforesaid, to the foot of South Seventh street aforesaid, or some point adjacent thereto, three new, swift, good, and substantial single-keeled steamboats, which shall be provided and turnished in a style equal to that of the boat called the "Exchange," now employed upon the Wall Street Ferry. And each of said boats so to be provided and navigated on and after the first of May, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, and each of said new boats to be provided and navigated on and after the first of August, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, shall have attached to the engine a fire apparatus or force-pump, with not less than four hundred feet of hose, of the same quality and dimensions as that used by the Fire Department of the city of New York, which fire apparatus or force-pump shall be used for the extinguishment of fires whenever required by the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department of the city of New York, or his Assistants, for which services the parties of the second part shall be entitled to, and shall receive from the parties of the first part, the sum of twenty dollars per hour for each hour engaged, but no time shall be counted less than one hour. And said ferry-boats shall, in all respects, be such as |