The following communication was received from the Department of Bridges, relative to a renewal of the lease of premises at No. 85 Borden avenue, Long Island City:

February 3, 1904.

Hon. N. TAYLOR PHILLIPS, Secretary, Sinking Fund Commission, No. 280 Broadway, Manhattan:

SIR-The lease for the front room on the second floor of the building No. 85 Borden avenue, Long Island City, Borough of Queens, made with Conrad V. Dykeman, for the use of this Department, expires March 1st proximo.

Please arrange for its renewal on the same terms and at same rental -$175 annually-for another year; rent is paid quarterly.

Respectfully,

GEO. E. BEST, Commissioner of Bridges.

Approved for renewal for a further period of one year upon the same terms and conditions as in present existing lease.

February 4, 1904.

MORTIMER J. BROWN,

Appraiser of Real Estate in Charge of Bureau.

In connection therewith the Comptroller offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Comptroller be and is hereby authorized and directed to execute the renewal of a lease to the City, from Conrad V. Dykeman, of the front room on the second floor of the building No. 85 Borden avenue, Long Island City, Borough of Queens, for the use of the Department of Bridges, for a term of one year from March 1, 1904, at an annual rental of one hundred and seventy-five dollars ($175), payable quarterly, otherwise upon the same terms and conditions as contained in the existing lease; the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund deeming the said rent fair and reasonable, and that it would be for the interests of the City that such lease be made.

Which was unanimously adopted.

The following communication was received from the Department of Street Cleaning, relative to a lease of premises at No. 316 East Thirty-third street and the renewal of leases of premises No. 200 West One Hundred and First street, and Nos. 111-113 East One Hundred and Thirtieth street, Borough of Manhattan:

NEW YORK, January 26, 1904.

Hon. GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN, Mayor, and Chairman of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund:

SIR-I request the consent and approval of your Board, pursuant to section 541 of the Greater New York Charter, for leases for this Department, as follows:

Mrs. Rebecka Kortjohann (residing at No. 1136 Jackson avenue, in the Borough of The Bronx) of the store or ground floor and cellar beneath of the premises known as No. 316 East Thirty-third street, in the Borough of Manhattan, for a term of two (2) years, from date of occupancy, the owner to put and keep the premises in repair, the City to pay for the Croton water used on the premises; at an annual rental of $264, payable monthly.

This is intended to take the place as a section station of the very unsuitable premises No. 345 East Thirty-third street, in the Borough of Manhattan, leased from Mathilda Fitzsimons, who some time ago sold the same to Mrs. Ella Gibson, Mrs. Gibson being now willing to cancel the said lease and request for authority for said cancellation being already before your Board.

Also a renewal of the lease from R. Townsend (residing at No. 200 West One Hundred and First street, in the Borough of Manhattan) of the one-story brick building known as No. 200 West One Hundred and First street, in the Borough of Manhattan, for another term of three (3) years from May 1, 1904, at an annual rental of $480, payable monthly; otherwise upon the same terms and conditions as the existing lease.

Also a renewal of the lease from John Dobbins (residing at One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street and Madison avenue, in the Borough of Manhattan), of the plot of ground with the one-story brick building thereon, known as Nos. 111-113 East One Hundred and Thirtieth street, in the Borough of Manhattan, for another term of one (1) year from May 1, 1904, at an annual rental of $900, payable quarterly; otherwise, upon the same terms and conditions as contained in the existing lease.

Respectfully,

JOHN MCGAW WOODBURY, Commissioner.

I would respectfully recommend that the request of the Commissioner for a renewal of the leases No. 200 West One Hundred and First street, and Nos. 111-113 East One Hundred and Thirtieth street, be approved upon the same terms and conditions as are in present existing leases. That as to premises No. 316 East Thirtythird street, for which the Commissioner requests a new lease for a term of two year from date of occupation, at an annual rental of $264, payable monthly, which premises are intended to take the place of the premises now occupied by the Commissioner at No. 345 East Thirty-third street, and which premises, upon the authorization of the new lease, the Commissioner intends to abandon, I desire to say that I have had an examination made and an interview with the owner, and she has agreed to accept the sum of $20 per month, which price is reasonable and just, instead of $22 per month, as the rental is quoted by her to Commissioner Woodbury.

I would recommend that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund adopt a resolution authorizing this lease for a term of two years from date of occupation, at an annual rental of $240, payable monthly, the owner to put and keep the premises in repair, the City to pay for the Croton water used on the premises.

February 4, 1904.

MORTIMER J. BROWN,

Appraiser of Real Estate in Charge of Bureau.

Approved: N. TAYLOR PHILLIPS, Acting Comptroller.

In connection therewith the Comptroller offered the following resolutions: Resolved, That the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund hereby approve of and consent to the execution, by the Commissioner of Street Cleaning, of a lease to the City from Mrs. Rebecka Kortjohann, of the store or ground floor and cellar beneath of the premises known as No. 316 East Thirty-third street, in the Borough of Manhattan, for a term of two years from the date of occupation, at an annual rental of two hundred and forty dollars ($240), payable monthly, the owner to put and keep "premises in repair, the City to pay for the Croton water used on premises-the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund deeming the said rent fair and reasonable and that it would be for the interests of the City that such lease be made.

Resolved, That the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund hereby approve of and consent to the execution by the Commissioner of Street Cleaning of renewals of leases to the City as follows:

I.

Premises consisting of the one-story brick building known as No. 200 West One Hundred and First street, Borough of Manhattan, with the appurtenances, for a term of three years, from May 1, 1904, at an annual rental of four hundred and eighty dollars ($480), payable monthly, the lessor to pay for Croton water used on the premises and on the same terms and conditions as contained in the existing lease; R. Townsend, lessor.

2. The plot of ground with the one-story building thereon known as Nos. III113 East One Hundred and Thirtieth street, Borough of Manhattan, for a term of one year from May 1, 1904, at an annual rental of nine hundred dollars ($900), payable quarterly, and on the same terms and conditions as contained in the existing lease; John Dobbins, lessor.

-the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund deeming the said rents fair and reasonable and that it would be for the interests of the City that such leases be made. Which resolutions were severally unanimously adopted.

The Comptroller presented the following report and offered the following resolution, relative to a lease of premises No. 112 Fulton avenue, Long Island City, for the use of the Queens Borough Library:

Hon. EDWARD M. GROUT, Comptroller:

January 19, 1954.

SIR-Walter L. Bogert, Secretary of the Queens Borough Library, in a communication under date of January 9, 1904, states that at a meeting of the Queens Borough Library held January 8, 1904, a resolution was adopted by the said Library Board requesting the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund to renew a lease of the premises No. 112 Fulton avenue, Long Island City, which expired December 31, 1903, at the same annual rental and on the same terms, except that the lease is to be terminated at any time during the term at the option of the Queens Borough Library.

The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund at a meeting held on January 7, 1903, adopted a resolution authorizing a lease of this property which covered a period of four years, dating back from January 1, 1900, three years of which is to be at an annual rental of $240, and one year, from January 1, 1903, to January 1, 1904, at an annual rental of $300, the owner, Patrick H. McKean, to make outside repairs, keep the plumbing in good order and pay water rents; the Citv to pay for light, heat and janitor service and also to pay for reinsurance of plate-glass windows in case of breakage after January 1, 1903.

I had a telephone communication with a representative of the library people as to whether the owner of the premises would agree to and consent to the making of such a lease, and have been assured that he will execute such a lease when drawn. I would therefore respectfully recommend that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund adopt a resolution requesting the Corporation Counsel to prepare a lease to the City, for the use of the Queens Borough Library, of the store floor of the three-story frame building No. 112 Fulton avenue, south side, between the Boulevard and Main street, Long Island City, Borough of Queens, for a period not exceeding one year, from January 1, 1904, at an annual rental of $300, payable quarterly, from January 1, 1904; the owner, Patrick H. McKean, to make outside repairs, keep the plumbing in good order and pay the water rent: the City to pay for light, heat and janitor service, also to pay for reinsurance of the plate-glass windows in case of breakage after January 1, 1904; said lease to contain a clause that at any time during the term thereof the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund reserve to themselves the right to cancel the same upon notice from the Queens Borough Library Committee, by serving a notice upon the said lessor by depositing the said notice in a post-paid wrapper in the post office, addressed to the lessor at his last known place of residence.

Respectfully submitted for approval,

MORTIMER J. BROWN,
Appraiser of Real Estate in Charge of Bureau.

Approved: EDWARD M. GROUT, Comptroller.

In connection therewith the Comptroller offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Corporation Counsel be and is hereby requested to prepare a lease to the City from Patrick H. McKean, of the store floor of the three-story frame building No. 112 Fulton avenue, southerly side, between the Boulevard and Main street, Long Island City, Borough of Queens, for the use of the Queens Borough Library, for a period not exceeding one year, from January 1, 1904, at an annual rental of three hundred dollars ($300), payable quarterly, from January 1, 1904, the owner to make outside repairs, keep the plumbing in good order and pay water rent; the City to pay for light, heat and janitor service, also to pay for reinsurance of the plate-glass windows in case of breakage after January 1, 1904; said lease to contain the clause that at any time during the term thereof the Comptroller may cancel the same upon a written request so to do from the Queens Borough Library Committee, by serving a notice of such cancellation upon the said lessor by depositing said notice in a post-paid wrapper in the post office, addressed to the lessor at his last known place of business; and the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, deeming the said rent fair and reasonable, and that it would be for the

interests of the City that such lease be made, the Comptroller be and is hereby authorized and directed to execute the same when prepared and approved by the Corporation Counsel, as provided by sections 149 and 217 of the Greater New York Charter.

The report was accepted and the resolution unanimously adopted.

The Comptroller presented the following report and offered the following resolution, relative to the hiring of Room No. 192 in the Stewart Building, No. 280 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, for the use of the Commissioner designated by the Mayor to take charge of the details in connection with the exhibit of the City at the St. Louis Exposition:

Hon. EDWARD M. GROUT, Comptroller:

January 19. 1904.

SIR-Hon. Thomas W. Hynes, who has charge of the “details in connection with the plans for the suitable exhibit of The City of New York at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition to be opened in St. Louis, Mo., on May 1, 1904," in a communication under date of January 16, 1904, addressed a communication to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund requesting authorization from said Commissioners for a lease of a room, No. 192, in the Stewart Building, No. 280 Broadway, in the Borough of Manhattan, at a monthly rental of $37.50, for the purpose of this Commission, and states that the office room will be required for a period of six months or less.

I have made an examination of the room in question, and find that it contains about 244 square feet. The rental asked would be at the rate of $1.82 a square foot, which is a higher rate than this City is now paying for the use of rooms in this building, but I am informed by the Superintendent of the building, Mr. Harris, that these rooms have rented for that amount to the last occupants, and he has always obtained that price because the rooms are small and easily rented.

Inasmuch as this room is only required for a short period of time, I would respectfully recommend that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund adopt a resolution authorizing a monthly lease of this room at a rental of $37.50, and that the Comptroller be directed to pay the rental of the same without the necessity of executing a lease thereof.

The Board of Aldermen at a meeting held on the 17th day of November, 1993, adopted a resolution requesting the Board of Estimate and Apportionment to authorize the Comptroller to issue Special Revenue Bonds to the amount of $25,000, the proceeds of which shall be applied to the perfection and the carrying out of plans for suitable exhibit of The City of New York at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, which will be opened in St. Louis, Mo., on May 1, 1904, and further, that all assignments from this fund to the use of various departments shall be made by his Honor the Mayor, and that any expenditure therefrom may be made by contract without public letting. Further, that his Honor the Mayor be and he hereby is authorized to select some competent person to take charge of the details connected with this matter.