foot southerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the said westerly side of Bailey Avenue and the southwesterly side of Albany Crescent as legally opened, and which line on its northerly side forms an angle of 92 degrees 18 minutes 59 seconds with the said westerly side of Bailey Avenue), which said point is distant 130 feet and 6-100ths of a foot westerly from the said westerly side of Bailey Avenue as measured along said line, thence along a prolongation of said line westerly 52 feet and 50-100ths of a foot to a point, thence northerly along a line which on its easterly side forms an angle of 95 degrees 31 minutes 10 seconds with the last mentioned and described line or course, a distance of 201 feet and 17-100ths of a foot to a point on the said southwesterly side of Albany Crescent distant 249 feet and 78-100ths of a foot northwesterly from the said corner formed by the intersection of the said westerly side of Bailey Avenue and the said southwesterly side of Albany Crescent, as measured along said southwesterly side of Albany Crescent. -as the boundary line between Parcel D, known as Lots 65 and 68, in Block 3266 on the Tax Map of The City of New York, owned by The City of New York, and Parcel B, known as Lot 1 in Block 3266, on said map, as the true and accurate boundary line between said parcels; such agreement to be in consideration of the sum of $1 and the additional payment by the petitioners of $12.50 for the preparation of the necessary papers. Respectfully, ALBERT E. HADLOCK, Deputy and Acting Comptroller. Whereas, Section 205 of the Greater New York Charter provides that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund shall have power by unanimous vote to settle disputes existing between the City and private owners to property in respect to boundary lines; and Whereas, a dispute having arisen between Emma L. Moller, Cortlandt Godwin, George G. Godwin, Raynor Godwin, Waldo S. Godwin and Ada G. Randall as to the boundary line between property owned by them and property owned by The City of New York, it is Resolved, That, pursuant to the provisions of section 205 of the Greater New York Charter, as amended, the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, by unanimous vote, hereby authorize the execution of an agreement between The City of New York and Emma L. Moller, Cortlandt Godwin, George G. Godwin, Raynor Godwin, Waldo S. Godwin and Ada G. Randall, establishing the following line: Beginning at a point in a line (which line intersects the westerly side of Bailey Avenue as legally opened at a point distant 61 feet and 26-100 of a foot southerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the said westerly side of Bailey Avenue and the southwesterly side of Albany Crescent as legally opened, and which line on its northerly side forms an angle of 92 degrees 18 minutes 59 seconds with the said westerly side of Bailey Avenue), which said point is distant 130 feet and 6-100 of a foot westerly from the said westerly side of Bailey Avenue as measured along said line; thence along a prolongation of said line westerly 52 feet and 50-100 of a foot to a point; thence northerly along a line which on its easterly side forms an angle of 95 degrees 31 minutes 10 seconds with the last mentioned and described line or course, a distance of 201 feet and 17-100 of a foot to a point on the said southwesterly side of Albany Crescent distant 249 feet and 78-100 of a foot northwesterly from the said corner formed by the intersection of the said westerly side of Bailey Avenue and the said southwesterly side of Albany Crescent as measured along said southwesterly side of Albany Crescent, -as the boundary line between Parcel D, known as Lots 65 and 68, in Block 3266 on the Tax Maps of the City of New York, owned by the City of New York, and Parcel B, known as Lot 1 in Block 3266, on said map, as the true and accurate boundary line between said parcels, such agreement, which is to be prepared and approved as to form by the Corporation Counsel, to be in consideration of the sum of One dollar ($1) and the additional payment by the petitioners of $12.50 for the preparation of the necessary papers. The report was accepted and the resolution unanimously adopted. Petition of the Roman Catholic Church of St. Thomas Apostle for the Cancellation of Certain Assessments. The Deputy and Acting Comptroller presented the following report and offered the following resolution: November 13, 1916. To the Honorable the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of The City of New York: Gentlemen-The Roman Catholic Church of St. Thomas Apostle, in the Borough of Queens, has presented to you a petition for the cancellation of certain assessments for public improvements, affecting premises in the Borough of Queens, designated on the official tax map as Ward 4, Section 2, Block 73, Lot 27. This application is made pursuant to the provisions of section 221A of the Greater New York Charter, which provides that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of The City of New York, upon the written certificate of the Comptrolier of said City approving the same, may, in their discretion, and upon such terms as they may deem proper, by a unanimous vote, cancel and annul all taxes, assessments and Croton water rents, and sales to said City of any and all of the same, which at the time said section became a law were, or might hereafter become, a lien against any real estate owned by any corporation, entitled to exemption of such real estate owned by it from local taxation under article one, section four, subdivision seven of the tax law, which was the actual owner of such real estate, and entitled to such exemption, during the time when the taxes, assessments or Croton water rents, from which it seeks relief, accrued and became liens thereupon. It appears from the petition submitted, which is duly verified, that the petitioner is a corporation incoporated under the Laws of the State of New York, and is the owner in fee simple of the above described premises, having acquired the same on or about April 24th, and May 14, 1914, title prior to these dates having been in the Bishop of the Diocese; that it has owned the above described premises continuously since said date, and is still the owner thereof, and that the same now are and have always been exempt from local taxation, under said provision of the tax law, during the periods when the liens hereinafter set forth accrued. Said premises are used for religious purposes exclusively. It appears from an examination of the Assessment Rolls that said property has been exempt from local taxation for the year 1914, and since, and the assessed valuation for the year 1916 is $25,500. It further appears from the records of the Bureau for the Collection of Assessments and Arrears that the following assessments for local improvements were levied against said property and are now open and unpaid on the records of the Department, namely: Assessments. "Rockaway Road Sewer, Lefferts to Freedom Avenue" (confirmed and $248 40 70.00 42.00 54.00 The records of this department show no awards paid or payable to petitioner and no lease to The City of New York affecting the property herein described. The total amount involved as principal in the above assessments is $414.40. The property affected by these assessments is located in the Borough of Queens, north side of 88th Avenue, between 87th and 88th Streets. The Rev. A. Klarmann, Rector, in response to a request, has submitted a financial statement for the year 1915. showing the total receipts from all sources to be $23,995.07, and the expenditures for all objects. $26,132.10, leaving a deficit of $2,137.03. It appearing, therefore, that the petitioner was the actual owner of the real estate in question and entitled to have the same exempted form taxation during the time when said liens, above mentioned, accrued and became a lien thereupon, I am of the opinion that the petitioner has presented a proper case for relief to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of The City of New York, under the provisions of section 221A of the Greater New York Charter, and I would, therefore, certify my approval of the application of the R. C. Church of St. Thomas Apostle, in the Borough of Queens, in The City of New York, pursuant to the provisions of such section of the Charter, and recommend the liens, above set forth, be cancelled upon the payment of $10. provided that at the time of such payment said corporation furnish proof, by affidavit, that it is the actual owner of the property affected, and that the same is not under contract of sale. ALBERT E. HADLOCK, Deputy and Acting Comptroller. Resolved, That upon payment of the sum of ten dollars ($10), the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, by unanimous vote, hereby authorize and direct the Comptroller, pursuant to the provisions of section 221A of the Charter, to cancel the following assessment levied and assessed against property owned by the Roman Catholic Church of St. Thomas Apostle, in the Borough of Queens, provided that at the time of such payment said corporation furnish proof by affidavit that it is the actual owner of the property affected and that the same is not under contract of sale. Assessments. "Rockaway Road Sewer, Lefferts to Freedom Avenue," (confirmed and $248 40 70 00 42 00 54 00 The report was accepted and the resolution unanimously adopted. Petition of the Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary, Gate of Heaven, Ozone Park, for the Cancellation of Certain Assessments. The Deputy and Acting Comptroller presented the following report and offered the following resolution: November 13, 1916. To the Honorable The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of The City of New York: Gentlemen-Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary Gate of Heaven, Ozone Park, has presented to you a petition for the cancellation of certain assessments for public improvements affecting premises in the Borough of Queens, designated on the official tax map as ward 4, block 530, lots 1 and 9. This application is made pursuant to the provisions of section 221A of the Greater New York Charter, which provides that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of The City of New York, upon the written certificate of the Comptroller of said City approving the same, may, in their discretion, and upon such terms as they may deem proper, by a unanimous vote cancel and annul all taxes, assessments and Croton water rents, and sales to said City of any and all of the same, which at the time said section became a law were, or might hereafter become, a lien against any real estate owned by any corporation, entitled to exemption of such real estate owned by it from local taxation under article one, section four, subdivision seven of the tax law, which was the actual owner of such real estate and entitled to such exemption, during the time when the taxes, assessments or Croton water rents, from which it seeks relief, accrued and became liens thereupon. It appears from the petition submitted, which is duly verified, that the petitioner is a corporation incorporated under the Laws of the State of New York, and is the owner in fee simple of the above described premises, having acquired the same on or about the year 1904, that it has owned the above described premises continuously since said date and is still the owner thereof, and that the same now are and have always been exempt from local taxation, under said provision of the tax law, during the periods when the liens hereinafter set forth accrued. Said premises are used, as the building on lot 1 is used, exclusively for religious purposes and lot 9 used as a recreation ground in connection with the school. It appears from an examination of the Assessment Rolls that said property has been exempt from local taxation for the year 1915, and since, and the assessed valuation for the year 1916 is $45,600, lot 1, and lot 9, $900. It further appears from the records of the Bureau for the Collection of Assessments and Arrears that the following assessments for local improvements were levied against said property and are now open and unpaid on the records of the Department, namely: Assessments. "Construction of the Jamaica Sewage Disposal Plant" (confirmed and en tered December 9, 1915): No. 95x150, Block 530, Lot 1, Ward 4.. No. 40x105, Block 530, Lot 9, Ward 4. $53 40 8 40 The records of this department show no awards paid or payable to petitioner and no lease to The City of New York, affecting the property herein described. The total amount involved as principal in the above assessments is $61.30. The property affected by these assessments is located in the Borough of Queens, on the southerly side of 101st St. and easterly side of 103d St. and westerly side of 104th St., in Ozone Park. The Acting Rector, Rev. Peter Vaque, S. M. M., in reponse to a request, has submitted a financial statement for the last fiscal year, showing the total receipts from all sources to be $11,564.63 and the expenditures for all objects $10,374.60, leaving a balance of $190.03. The statement also shows outstanding accounts approximating $1,000 and an indebtedness of $47,000. It appearing, therefore, that the petitioner was the actual owner of the real estate in question and entitled to have the same exempted from taxation during the time when said liens, above mentioned, accrued and became a lien thereupon, I am of the opinion that the petitioner has presented a proper case for relief to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of The City of New York, under the provisions of section 221A of the Greater New York Charter, and I would, therefore, certify my approval of the application of Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary, Gate of Heaven, Ozone Park, pursuant to the provisions of such section of the Charter, and recommend the liens, above set forth, be cancelled upon the payment of $10, provided that at the time of such payment, said corporation furnish proof, by affidavit, that it is the actual owner of the property affected, and that the same is not under contract of sale. ALBERT E. HADLOCK, Deputy and Acting Comptroller. Resolved, That upon the payment of the sum of ten dollars ($10), the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, by unanimous vote, hereby authorize and direct the Comptroller, pursuant to the provisions of section 221A of the Charter, to_cancel the following assessments levied and assessed against property owned by the Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary, Gate of Heaven, in the Borough of Queens, provided that at the time of such payment said corporation furnish proof by affidavit that it is the actual owner of the property affected and that the same is not under contract of sale. Assessments. "Construction of the Jamaica Sewage Disposal Plant" (confirmed and en tered December 9, 1915): No. 95x150, Block 530, Lot 1, Ward 4. No. 40x105, Block 530, Lot 9, Ward 4.. The report was accepted and the resolution unanimously adopted. $53.40 8.40 Pilgrim Congregational Church of Brooklyn Hills-Petition of, for the Can cellation of Certain Assessments. The Deputy and Acting Comptroller presented the following report and offered the following resolution: November 13, 1916. To the Honorable the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of The City of New York: Gentlemen-Church of Brooklyn Hills, Pilgrim Congregational, has presented to you a petition for the cancellation of certain assessments for public improvements, affecting premises in the Borough of Queens, designated on the official tax map as Ward 4, Block 248, Lot 23. This application is made pursuant to the provisions of section 221A of the Greater New York Charter, which provides that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of The City of New York, upon the written certificate of the Comptroller of said City approving the same, may, in their discretion, and upon such terms as they may deem proper, by a unanimous vote cancel and annul all taxes, assessments and Croton water rents, and sales to said City of any and all of the same, which at the time said section became a law were, or might hereafter become, a lien against any real estate owned by any corporation, entitled to exemption of such real estate owned by it from local taxation under article one, section four, sub-division seven of the tax law, which was the actual owner of such real estate, and entitled to such exemp tion, during the time when the taxes, assessments or Croton Water rents, from which it seeks relief, accrued and became liens thereupon. It appears from the petition submitted, which is duly verified, that the petitioner is a corporation incorporated under the Laws of the State of New York, and is the owner in fee simple of the above described premises, having acquired the same or about February 8th and August 25th, 1904, that it has owned the above described premises continuously since said date, and is still the owner thereof, and on that the same now are and have always been exempt from local taxation, under said provision of the tax law, during the periods when the liens hereinafter set forth accrued. Said premises are used as place of religious workship exclusively. It appears from an examination of the Assessment Rolls that said property has been exempt from local taxation for the year 1905, and since, and the assessed valuation for the year 1916 is $19,000. It further appears from the records of the Bureau for the Collection of Assessments and Arrears that the following assessments for local improvements were levied against said property, and are now open and unpaid on the records of the Department, namely: Assessments. "Rockaway Road Sewer from Lefferts to Freedom Avenues" (confirmed and entered June 30, 1914): No. 2637, Ward 4, Block 248, Lot 23, Vol. 1. "Construction of Jamaica Sewage Disposal Plant" No. 794 (confirmed and entered December 9, 1915): Assessment, 75 x 100, Vol. 1, Ward 4, Block 248, Lot 23 $167 50 $15 00 The records of this department show no awards paid or payable to petitioner and no lease to The City of New York, affecting the property hereinbefore described. The total amount involved as principal in the above assessments is $182.50. The property affected by these assessments is located in the Borough of Queens, corner of Elm Street and Wyckoff Avenue, Brooklyn Hills. The Treasurer, Mr. Thomas McBurine, in response to a request, has submitted a financial statement for the year ending December 31, 1915, showing the total receipts from all sources to be $3,197.05, and the expenditures for all objects $3,197.05, leaving no balance. It appearing, therefore, that the petitioner was the actual owner of the real estate in question and entitled to have the same exempted from taxation during the time when said liens,. above mentioned, accrued and became a lien thereupon, I am of the opinion that the petitioner has presented a proper case for relief to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of The City of New York, under the provisions of section 221A of the Greater New York Charter, and I would therefore, certify my approval of the application of the Pilgrim Congregational Church of Brooklyn Hills, pursuant to the provisions of such section of the Charter, and recommend the liens. above set forth, be cancelled upon the payment of $10, provided that at the time of such payment, said corporation furnish proof by affidavit, that it is the actual owner of the property affected, and that the same is not under contract of sale. ALBERT E. HADLOCK, Deputy and Acting Comptroller. Resolved, That upon payment of the sum of ten dollars ($10), the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, by unanimous vote, hereby authorize and direct the Comptroller, pursuant to the provisions of section 221-A of the Charter, to cancel the following assessments levied and assessed against property owned by the Pilgrim Congregational Church of Brooklyn Hills, in the Borough of Queens, provided that at the time of such payment said corporation furnish proof by affidavit that it is the actual owner of the property affected, and that the same is not under contract of sale. Assessments. "Rockaway Road Sewer, from Lefferts to Freedom Avenues” (confirmed and entered June 30, 1914): No. 2637, Ward 4, Block 248, Lot 23, Volume 1 "Construction of Jamaica Sewage Disposal Plant" No. 794 (confirmed and entered December 9, 1915): Assessment, 75 by 100, Volume 1, Ward 4, Block 248, Lot 23 The report was accepted and the resolution unanimously adopted. $167 50 15.00 First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway-Petition of, for the Cancellation of Certain Assessments. The Deputy and Acting Comptroller presented the following report and offerel the following resolution: November 13, 1916. To the Honorable the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of The City of New York: Gentlemen-First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway has presented to you a petition for the cancellation of certain assessments for public improvements affecting premises in the Borough of Queens, designated on the official tax map as Ward 5, Section 4, Block 26, Lot 205. |