floor of the premises No. 98 Court Street, Borough of Brooklyn, for use of the Children's Court of the County of Kings, for a period from January 1, 1916, to February 15, 1918, at an annual rental of $693, payable quarterly, with the privilege of renewal for a further term of one or more years, at a rental of $400 a year, and otherwise upon the same terms and conditions. The name of the lessor should have been the "State Court Holding Corporation." I therefore respectfully recommend that the resolution above mentioned be amended by substituting as the name of the lessor, the "State Court Holding Corporation," in place of the State Holding Corporation. Respectfully, ALEX. BROUGH, Deputy and Acting Comptroller. Resolved, That the resolution adopted by this Board at meeting held February 9, 1916, authorizing a lease from the State Holding Corporation of the second floor of the premises No. 98 Court Street, Borough of Brooklyn, for use of the Children's Court of the County of Kings, for a period from January 1, 1916, to February 15, 1918, be and the same is hereby amended by substituting as the name of the lessor "State Court Holding Corporation" in place of "State Holding Corporation." The report was accepted and the resolution adopted, all the members present voting in the affirmative. Second Battalion Naval Militia-Hiring by, of Rooms at No. 2 Rector Street, Borough of Manhattan. The Deputy and Acting Comptroller presented a report recommending approval of the hiring of premises at No. 2 Rector Street, Borough of Manhattan, for the Second Battalion Naval Militia as headquarters, for a period not exceeding six months from March 1, 1916. Laid over. United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps-Hiring by, of a Portion of Premises at No. 24 Danforth Street, Borough of Brooklyn. The Deputy and Acting Comptroller presented the following report and offered the following resolution: To the Honorable the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund: February 18th, 1916. Gentlemen-The Superintendent of the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps, in a communication to the Comptroller under date of February 10, 1916, requests that your Board adopt a resolution to enable the Comptroller to provide the rent from January 1, 1916, for a period not to exceed one year, at $5 per month, without the necessity of a lease, for a portion of the premises No. 24 Danforth Street, Borough of Brooklyn, the same being used for the storage of records and other material by the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps. Under date of November 3, 1915, the Commisssioners of the Sinking Fund adopted a resolution authorizing the Comptroller to pay to Charles E. Raynor for a portion of the premises No. 24 Danforth Street, Borough of Brooklyn, for storage purposes by the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps, at the rate of $5 per month, on a month to month basis, for a period not exceeding one year from January 1, 1915, without the necessity of entering into a lease. The United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps have been in occupation of these premises for the past three years, using the same for the storage of their records and other material, and will be in need thereof, as per their request, for another year. In view of the above conditions, the rent being reasonable and just, and the same as heretofore paid, I respectfully recommend that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund adopt a resolution authorizing the payment to Charles E. Raynor, rent of a portion of the premises No. 24 Danforth Street, Borough of Brooklyn, used for storage purposes by the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps, at the rate of $5 per month, on a month to month basis, for a period not exceeding one year from January 1, 1916, without the necessity of entering into a lease. Respectfully, ALEX. BROUGH, Deputy and Acting Comptroller. Resolved, That the Comptroller be and is hereby authorized to pay to Charles E. Raynor rent for a portion of the premises No. 24 Danforth Street, Borough of Brooklyn, used for storage purposes by the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps, at the rate of five dollars ($5) per month, on a month to month basis, for a period not exceeding one year from January 1, 1916, without the necessity of entering into a lease. The report was accepted and the resolution adopted, all the members present voting in the affirmative. Municipal Civil Service Commission-Payment Authorized for the Use of Extra Tables and Chairs Used in the Lexington Opera House on November 16, 1915. The Deputy and Acting Comptroller presented the following report and offered the following resolution: To the Honorable the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund: February 15, 1916. Gentlemen-On July 30, 1915, the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund adopted a resolution authorizing the Comptroller to pay to Adolph Suesskind the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars for use of the Lexington Opera House, Nos. 145-155 East 58th Street, Borough of Manhattan, by the Municipal Civil Service Commission for the purpose of holding an examination for the position of Fireman on November 16, 1915, from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M., said sum to include sufficient light and the use of 900 chairs and tables, without the necessity of entering into a lease therefor. The Secretary of the Municipal Civil Service Commission, in a communication to your Board under date of February 4, 1916, states that on the date of the examination it was found that 100 extra chairs and tables were required to accommodate the candidates, 1,001 candidates having appeared for examination, whereas, accommodations had been provided for only 900. This was occasioned by the fact that arrangements for the holding of this examination must be made far in advance of the actual day of the examination, and judging from past examinations it was believed that accommodations for 900 candidates at Terrace Garden would be sufficient. The Municipal Civil Service Commission has requested that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund authorize the Comptroller to pass a voucher in an amount not to exceed $25 in favor of Adolph Suesskind, proprietor, Terrace Garden, to reimburse him for the furnishing of these extra chairs and tables, light and space. This is the same rate as paid by the City on June 23, 1914, when accommodations for 1,000 candidates were had at this hall. I therefore respectfully recommend, the rent being reasonable and just, that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund adopt a resolution authorizing the Comptroller to pay to Adolph Suesskind, proprietor, Nos. 145-155 East 58th Street, Borough of Manhattan, the sum of $25 for use of the 100 extra tables and chairs, light and extra space used in connection with the examination for Fireman, held by the Municipal Civil Service Commission in the Lexington Opera House on November 16, 1915, without the necessity of entering into a lease therefor. Respectfully, ALEX. BROUGH, Deputy and Acting Comptroller. Resolved, That the Comptroller be and is hereby authorized to pay to Adolph Suesskind the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25) for the use of 100 extra tables and chairs, light and extra space used in connection with the examination for firemen held by the Municipal Civil Service Commission in the Lexington Opera House, Nos. 145-155 East 58th Street, Borough of Manhattan, on November 16, 1915, said payment to be made without the necessity of entering into a lease. The report was accepted and the resolution adopted, all the members present voting in the affirmative. Park Department, Queens; Park Department, Brooklyn-Assignments to, of a Portion of Ridgewood Reservoir Lands, Turned Over by the Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity. The Deputy and Acting Comptroller presented the following report and offered the following resolution: To the Honorable the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund: February 28, 1916. Gentlemen-I am in receipt of the following communication, dated December 22, 1915, from the Commissioner of the Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity: "I send you herewith print No. 5953J-5, entitled 'Map showing lands at Ridgewood Reservoir to be transferred to the Department of Parks.' Those parcels shown upon the print colored in red and yellow are no longer required for the purposes of this Department and are hereby transferred to the jurisdiction of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, with the understanding that they be released to the Department of Parks in the Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, subject to the following conditions: 1. The Commissioner of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity shall retain the right to any or all of the lands to make such excavations and do such other work as he may deem necessary without being required to serve notice upon the Department of Parks, Borough of Brooklyn, or the Department of Parks, Borough of Queens. 2. No alteration in the topography of the surface of the lands which involves a change in elevation of more than six inches shall be made without the approval of the Commissioner of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity. 3. The Commissioner of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity shall retain control of the meter house on the force mains leading from Ridgewood pumping station to Ridgewood Reservoir and means of access to this house shall be maintained by the Department of Parks having jurisdiction. 4. The Commissioner of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity shall not be required to replace or replant any shrubs which may have been disturbed by work performed under his direction, nor shall he be required to do any resodding other than replacing such sod as may be available after the completion of the work which he may deem necessary to perform. 5. No material shall be used by the Department of Parks adjacent to the Ridgewood Reservoir basins that will be liable to impair the purity of the water supply drawn from said basins. A description of the several parcels is attached." All those two certain pieces or parcels of land, situated in the Borough of Queens, County of Queens, City and State of New York, known as Parcels Nos. 1 and 3 on Plate 5953, filed in Drawer J-5 of the Brooklyn office of the Commissioner of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, more particularly described as follows: Description of Parcel No. 1. Beginning at a point at the southwesterly corner of Parcel No. 1, said point being formed by the intersection of the iron railing along the westerly side of Parcel No. 1 and the county line between Kings and Queens counties; thence northerly along said iron railing north 10 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds west, 94.62 feet to a point; thence north 79 degrees 29 minutes 30 seconds east 19.58 feet to a point; thence north 10 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds west 29.65 feet to a point; thence south 79 degrees 29 minutes 30 seconds west 19.58 feet to a point; thence north 10 degrees 30 minutes 30 second west 155.26 feet to a point; thence north 71 degrees 20 minutes 10 seconds east 44.28 feet to a point; thence north 89 degrees 13 minutes 20 seconds east 265.55 feet to a point; thence south 68 degrees 13 minutes 50 seconds east 30.28 feet to a point; thence north 79 degrees 21 minutes 30 seconds east 28.92 feet to a point; thence north 55 degrees 37 minutes 00 seconds east 25.91 feet to a point; thence north 79 degrees 15 minutes 30 seconds east 195.29 feet to a point; thence north 32 degrees 36 minutes 50 seconds east 177.13 feet to a point; thence north 14 degrees 04 minutes 50 seconds east 415.34 feet to a point; thence north 37 degrees 43 minutes and 10 seconds west 793.10 feet to a point at the end of the iron railing; thence north 37 degrees 43 minutes 10 seconds west 197.88 feet to a point on the southerly line of Cypress Avenue; thence easterly along said southerly line of Cypress Avenue north 79 degrees 29 minutes 00 seconds east 193.85 feet to a point; thence south 30 degrees 6 minutes 00 seconds east 746.11 feet to a point; thence south 25 degrees 39 minutes 30 seconds east 191.60 feet to a point; thence south 10 degrees 40 minutes C0 seconds west 430.95 feet to a point; thence south 35 degrees 53 minutes 20 seconds west 218.66 feet to a point; thence south 77 degrees 33 minutes 20 seconds west 235.96 feet to a point on a curve having a radius of 786.50 feet, said point being located where the radius bears north 81 degrees 27 minutes 50 seconds east; thence on a curve to the left having a radius of 786.50 feet, and with a central angle of 4 degrees 58 minutes 50 seconds, a distance of 68.38 feet to a point on the division line between the counties of Kings and Queens; where the radius of said curve bears north 76 degrees 29 minutes east; thence westerly along said county line south 63 degrees 03 minutes 50 seconds west 380.43 feet to the point or place of beginning, containing within said bounds 5.250 acres more or less. Description of Parcel No. 3. Beginning at a point on a monument, said monument being loacted on the division line between Kings and Queens County and forming the southwesterly corner of Parcel No. 3. Running thence north 22 degrees 17 minutes 00 seconds west 997.55 feet to a point located on a monument; thence south 59 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds west 112.34 feet to a point; thence north 31 degrees 22 minutes 00 seconds west 431.21 feet to a point; thence south 34 degrees 29 minutes 20 seconds west 274.90 feet to a point; thence northerly at right angles to the last mentioned course a distance of 8 feet to a point; thence south 34 degrees 29 minutes 20 seconds west 300.08 feet to a point; thence northerly at right angles to the last mentioned course a distance of 8.5 feet to a point; thence south 34 degrees 29 minutes 20 seconds west 490.21 feet; thence south 59 degrees 54 minutes 20 seconds west 76.89 feet to a point; thence north 34 degrees 29 minutes 20 seconds east 559.66 feet to a point; thence northerly at right angles to the last mentioned course a distance of 8.5 feet to a point; thence north 34 degrees 29 minutes 20 seconds east 300.08 feet to a point; thence northerly at right angles to the last men tioned course a distance of 8 feet to a point; thence north 34 degrees 29 minutes 20 seconds east 796.46 feet to a point; thence northerly at right angles to the last mentioned course a distance of 7 feet to a point; thence north 34 degrees 29 minutes 20 seconds west 144.51 feet to a point; thence north 41 degrees 49 minutes 30 seconds east 54.82 feet to a point; thence north 34 degrees 29 minutes 20 seconds east 122.58 feet to a point; thence north 11 degrees 46 minutes 40 seconds west 425.75 feet to a point in the westerly side of Cypress Avenue; thence southerly along said westerly line of Cypress Avenue south 66 degrees 09 minutes 40 seconds east 277.02 feet to a point; thence south 5 degrees 02 minutes 50 seconds west 493.25 feet to a point on the iron railing on the Ridgewood Reservoir; thence south 8 degrees 38 minutes 10 seconds east 1,211.87 feet to a point; thence south 27 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds east 441.13 feet to a point; thence north 62 degrees 47 minutes 30 seconds east 129.44 feet to a point on the division line between Kings and Queens County; thence south 40 degrees 24 minutes and 30 seconds west along said county line 471.0 feet to the point or place of beginning, containing within said bonds 19.3 acres more or less. All that certain piece or parcel of land, situated in Kings County, City and State of New York, shown as Parcel No. 2 on Map No. 5953, filed in drawer J-5 of the Brooklyn office of the Commissioner of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, more fully described as follows: Description of Parcel No. 2. Beginning at a point on a monument on the division line between the counties of Kings and Queens, said point being the most westerly point of said Parcel No. 2; running thence north 40 degrees 24 minutes 30 seconds east along said county line 471.0 feet to a point on the iron railing forming the southern boundary of the Ridgewood Reservoir; thence north 62 degrees 47 minutes 30 seconds east 706.74 feet to a point; thence north 10 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds west 61.0 feet to a point in the division line between the Counties of Kings and Queens; thence easterly along said county line north 63 degrees 3 minutes 50 seconds east 380.43 feet to a point on a curve having a radius of 786.50 feet; where said radius bears north 76 degrees 29 minutes east; thence southerly on a curve to the left with a radius of 786.50 feet and a central angle of 27 degrees 49 minutes 50 seconds, a distance of 379.72 feet to the point of tangency; thence south 41 degrees 20 minutes 50 seconds east 598.09 feet to a point on the northerly line of Jamaica Avenue; thence westerly along said northerly line of Jamaica Avenue south 63 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds west 46.55 feet to a point; thence north 41 degrees 20 minutes 50 seconds west 720.84 feet to a point; thence south 63 degrees 35 minutes 40 seconds vest 1,465.85 feet to the point or place of beginning, containing within said bounds 7.130 acres more or less. The Commissioner of the Department of Parks, Borough of Queens, in a communication to your Board under date of December 27, 1915, requests the assignment to his Department of the above described parcels Nos. 1 and 3. The Commissioner of the Department of Parks, Borough of Brooklyn, in a communication to your Board under date of February 7, 1916, requests the assignment to his Department of the above described parcel No. 2. The Commissioner of the Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, having turned this property over to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund as being no longer required for the purposes of his Department, I respectfully recommend that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund assign to the Department of Parks, Borough of Queens, all that property designated on maps 5953J-5 of the Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, as Parcels 1 and 3, and to the Department of Parks, Borough of Brooklyn, all that property designated on the above mentioned map as Parcel 2, subject to the conditions mentioned in the communication dated December 22, 1915, from the Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity. Respectfully, ALEX. BROUGH, Deputy and Acting Comptroller. Whereas, the Commissioner of the Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity in a communication dated December 22, 1915, having turned over as no longer 'required the property hereinafter described, 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 hereby assign to the Department of Parks, Borough of Queens, all that property described on Map 5953j-5, entitled "Map Showing Lands at Ridgewood Reservoir to Be Transferred to Department of Parks" of the Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, and known as Parcels 1 and 3, subject to the following conditions: 1. The Commissioner of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity shall retain the right to any or all of the lands to make such excavations and do such other work as he may deem necessary, without being required to serve notice upon the Department of Parks, Borough of Brooklyn, or the Department of Parks, Borough of Queens. 2. No alteration in the topography of the surface of the lands which involves a change in elevation of more than six inches shall be made without the approval of the Commissioner of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity. 3. The Commissioner of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity shall retain control of the meter house on the force mains leading from Ridgewood pumping station to Ridgewood Reservoir, and means of access to this house shall be maintained by the Department of Parks having jurisdiction. 4. The Commissioner of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity shall not be required to replace or replant any shrubs which may have been disturbed by work performed under his direction, nor shall he be required to do any resodding other than replacing such sod as may be available after the completion of the work which he may deem necessary to perform. 5. No material shall be used by the Department of Parks adjacent to the Ridgewood Reservoir basins that will be liable to impair the purity of the water supply drawn from said basins. Whereas, The Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity in a communication dated December 22, 1915, having turned over as no longer required, the property hereinafter described, 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 hereby assign to the Department of Parks, Borough of Brooklyn, the property described on Map 5953J-5 of the Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, entitled "Map showing lands at Ridgewood Reservoir to be transferred to the Department of Parks" and known as Parcel 2, and subject to the following conditions: 1. The Commissioner of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity shall retain the right to any or all of the lands to make such excavations and do such other work as he may deem necessary without being required to serve notice upon the Department of Parks, Borough of Brooklyn, or the Department of Parks, Borough of Queens. 2. No alteration in the topography of the surface of the lands which involves a change in elevation of more than six inches shall be made without the approval of the Commissioner of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity. 3. The Commissioner of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity shall retain control of the meter house on the force mains leading from Ridgewood pumping station to Ridgewood Reservoir and means of access to this house shall be maintained by the Department of Parks having jurisdiction. 4. The Commissioner of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity shall not be required to replace or replant any shrubs which may have been disturbed by work performed under his direction, nor shall he be required to do any resodding other than replacing such sod as may be available after the completion of the work which he may deem necessary to perform. 5. No material shall be used by the Department of Parks adjacent to the Ridgewood Reservoir basins that will be liable to impair the purity of the water supply drawn from said basins. The report was accepted, and the resolutions severally adopted, all the members present voting in the affirmative. New York Railways Company-Payment to, of $1.705.85, Being the Balance Due the Company in Connection with Transfers Lifted at the Staten Island Ferry for Month of December, 1915. The Deputy and Acting Comptroller presented the following report and offered the following resolution: Commissioners of the Sinking Fund: February 18, 1916. Gentlemen-The New York Railways Company has submitted the following bill for amounts due it for exchange of transfers issued by the Municipal Ferry and its company, viz: For Municipal Ferry transfers collected by the New York Railways Com- $4,422 51 2,716 66 Balance due New York Railways Co.... $1.705 85 Attached to the above bill is a recommendation of the First Deputy and Acting Commissioner of Docks that the amounts due be paid to the New York Railways Company. |