§ 260 — Cutting and harvesting ice by adjoining proprietors

§ 260. Cutting and harvesting ice by adjoining proprietors. Whenever\nthe owner or lessee of lands bordering upon the Hudson river shall\nrequire the ice formed in said river between the center thereof and said\nlands for the purpose of filling any icehouse now erected, or which may\nat the time of the formation of such ice hereafter be erected on any\nsuch lands adjoining the same, such owner or lessee of said lands and\nicehouses shall have the exclusive privilege of cutting and harvesting\nall the ice so formed in said river in front of and adjacent to said\nlands and between the same and the center of said river; provided such\nowner or lessee shall have indicated his intention of exercising such\nprivilege by staking out so much of said ice as shall be required for\nsaid purpose, which said staking out shall not be required to be done\nuntil the ice has attained a thickness of four inches; and provided,\nalso, such owner or lessee shall surround the cuttings and openings made\nwith fences of bushes or other safeguards to warn all persons of such\ncuttings and openings. And, whenever any icehouse is located on an\nisland in said river, this article shall apply to all ice formed\nopposite the shores of such island in both channels into which said\nriver shall be divided by such island, subject to the provision\nhereinafter contained; and it shall not be lawful for any person other\nthan the owner or lessee of such lands and icehouses, whether located on\nthe banks of the river or on such island, to take possession of or cut\nthe ice so staked out in said river or channel between the center\nthereof and his lands, and the same is prohibited after such owner or\nlessee shall have complied with the foregoing requirements.\n