tion to your Board under date of April 6, 1916, requests the leasing of Room 10, on the second floor of the building 381 Fulton Street, Borough of Brooklyn, for a period of two months from April 9, 1916, for the purpose of examination by the Department of Health of about ten thousand applicants for peddlers' licenses. The room in question is 18 ft. by 28 ft. 4 in. and contains a floor area or about 510 square feet. The rental is $42.50 per month, or at the rate of $1 per square foot per year, and is the same rental paid for the adjoining premises now leased by the city for the Department of Licenses. 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 rent without the necessity of entering into a lease, to Mary E. Campbell, Mary Campbell, Sadie Campbell, Susan Campbell Kiernan and Alice Campbell Good, 381-387 Fulton Street, Borough of Brooklyn, for use of Room 10, containing 510 square feet, on the second floor of the premises 381-387 Fulton Street, Borough of Brooklyn, for use of the Department of Licenses, for a period not exceeding two months from April 9, 1916, on a month to month basis, at a monthly rate of $42.50, payable monthly; the lessors to pay taxes and water rates and furnish heat, light and janitor service, the lessee agreeing that it will not alter, change nor add to the electrical appliances in the premises or in said building without the written consent of the owners, and that the provision calling for the lessors to furnish heat, light and water be understood and interpreted that they shall not be liable for any temporary interruption due to necessity for repairs or other unavoidable cause, provided the landlords exercise all diligence in making such necessary repairs and in removing the cause of such interruption. Respectfully, ALEX. BROUGH, Deputy and Acting Comptroller. Resolved, That the Comptroller be and is hereby authorized to pay, without the necessity of entering into a lease, to Mary E. Campbell, Mary Campbell, Sadie Campbell, Susan Campbell Kiernan and Alice Campbell Good, 381-387 Fulton Street, Borough of Brooklyn, for use of Room 10, containing 510 square feet, on the second floor of the premises 381-387 Fulton Street, Borough of Brooklyn, for use of the Department of Licenses, for a period not exceeding two months from April 9, 1916, on a month to month basis, at a monthly rate of $42.50, payable monthly; the lessors to pay taxes and water rates and furnish heat, light and janitor service, the lessee agreeing that it will not alter, change nor add to the electrical appliances in the premises or in said building, without the written consent of the owners, and that the provision calling for the lessors to furnish heat, light and water be understood and interpreted that they shall not be liable for any temporary interruption due to necessity for repairs or other unavoidable cause, provided the landlord exercise all diligence in making such necessary repairs and in removing the cause of such interruption. The report was accepted and the resolution adopted, all the members present voting in the affirmative. Public Administrator, New York County-Renewal of Lease for, of Premises Second Battalion Naval Militia-Hiring by, of Rooms at No. 2 Rector Street, Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity-Assignment to, of Premises The Deputy and Acting Comptroller presented the following report and offered the following resolution: To the Honorable the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund: April 7, 1916. Gentlemen-The Commissioner of the Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, in a communication to your Board under date of January 26, 1916, states that the premises on the ground floor of the Harlem Court House Building, Sylvan Place and 121st Street. Manhattan, occupied by the Harlem Repair Company of said Department. is also being used for the storage of two motor vehicles used by this Company. and that it is proposed to add to this equipment shortly. He further states that the use of these premises as a garage is contrary to the Fire Prevention Law, and requests that the City-owned building at 58 Lawrence Street be assigned to his Department for use of this Company. This particular Company has charge of the care and maintenance of the water mains from 96th Street north to the end of the island between the East and North rivers. The building at 58 Lawrence Street was turned over to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund at a meeting held January 20, 1915, and is at present being rented for private use for a short term at a rental at the rate of $660 a year, the lease containing a provision that it can be terminated upon short notice. After consideration of all the facts in connection herewith I am of the opinion that these premises should be assigned to the Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity. Respectfully. I therefore respectfully recommend that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund direct the Comptroller to terminate the present lease of the premises at 58 Lawrence Street, Borough of Manhattan, at the earliest possible date, and furthermore that these premises be assigned to the Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity during the pleasure of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund from the date of the termination of the present lease. ALEX. BROUGH, Deputy and Acting Comptroller. Whereas, The Fire Commissioner, in a communication dated December 30, 1914. 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 Water Supply, Gas and Electricity the premises No. 58 Lawrence Street, Borough of Manhattan, said assignment to take effect when the lease thereon has been terminated by the Comptroller, and to continue during the pleasure of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund; and be it further Resolved, That the Comptroller be and is hereby authorized and directed to terminate the present lease of these premises at the earliest possible date. The report was accepted and the resolution adopted, all the members present voting in the affirmative. Board of Estimate and Apportionment-Resolution of, Authorizing the Corporation Counsel to Accept a Deed from the Long Island Railroad. The following was received: March 22, 1916. JOHN KORB, JR., Esq., Secretary, Commissioners of the Singing Fund: Dear Sir-I transmit herewith certified copy of resolution adopted by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment March 17, 1916, authorizing the Corporation Counsel, subject to the approval of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, to accept from the Long Island Railroad Company on behalf of the City of New York a deed conveying to the City an easement for street purposes in Maure Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Wisner Place, Borough of Queens. The aforesaid deed is forwarded herewith, and I would thank you to return the document to me, after approval by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, in order that I may forward it to the Corporation for approval and subsequent filing. Your very truly, JOSEPH HAAG, Secretary. Whereas, the Long Island Railroad Company has submitted to the Board of Estimate and Apportionment a deed executed on February 28, 1916, conveying to the City of New York an easement for street purposes in a parcel of land in the Borough of Queens, within the lines of Maure Avenue, between the northerly line of Atlantic Avenue and the southerly line of Wisner Place, as shown on the Final Map of said Borough adopted by the said Board on February 20, 1914, entitled "City of New York, Borough of Queens, office of the President, Topographical Bureau, Map showing a change in the street system heretofore laid out within the territory bounded by North Villa Street, Ridgewood Avenue, Maure Avenue, Sycamore Place, Atfield Place, L. I. R. R., Van Wyck Avenue, Garden Street, South Morris Avenue, L. I. R. R., Wisner Place, North Wickes Street and Fulton Place, in the Fourth Ward: New York, December 8th, 1913." Resolved, that the Corporation Counsel be and he hereby is authorized, subject to the approval of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, to accept the aforesaid deed on behalf of the City of New York, and to waive in this case all of the terms and conditions prescribed by the rules governing the acceptance of deeds of cession adopted by the Board on September 17, 1915. Resolved, that the Corporation Counsel be and he hereby is requested to file the aforesaid deed, when accepted, in the office of the County Clerk of Queens County. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a resolution adopted by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment at a meeting of said Board held on March 17, 1916. JOSEPH HAAG, Secretary. In connection therewith the Deputy and Acting Comptroller presented the following report and offered the following resolution: To the Honorable the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund: April 6, 1916. Gentlemen-I am in receipt of a communication to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund from the Board of Estimate and Apportionment transmitting certified copy of a resolution adopted on March 17, 1915, authorizing the Corporation Counsel, subject to the approval of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, to accept from the Long Island Railroad Company, on behalf of the City of New York, a deed conveying to the City an easement for street purposes in Maure Avenue, between Atlantic Avenue and Wisner Place, Borough of Queens. I respectfully recommend that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund approve of the resolution adopted by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment above mentioned, and that the Secretary be directed to transmit to the Board of Estimate and Apportionment the deed from the Long Island Railroad Company in order that the same may be properly recorded. Respectfully, ALEX. BROUGH, Deputy and Acting Comptroller. Resolved, That the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund hereby approve of the following resolution adopted by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment at meeting held March 17, 1916: Whereas, The Long Island Railroad Company has submitted to the Board of Estimate and Apportionment a deed executed on February 28, 1916, conveying to the City of New York an easement for street purposes in a parcel of land in the Borough of Queens within the lines of Maure Avenue, between the northerly line of Atlantic Avenue and the southerly line of Wisner Place, as shown on the final map of said Borough adopted by the said Board on February 20, 1914, entitled, “City of New York, Borough of Queens, office of the President, Topographical Bureau, Map showing a change in the street system heretofore laid out within the territory bounded by North Villa Street, Ridgewood Avenue, Maure Avenue, Sycamore Place, Atfield Place, L. I. R. R., Van Wyck Avenue, Garden Street, South Morris Avenue, L. I. R. R., Wisner Place, North Wickes Street and Fulton Place in the Fourth Ward: New York, December 8th, 1913." Resolved, That the Corporation Counsel be and he hereby is authorized, subject to the approval of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, to accept the aforesaid deed on behalf of The City of New York, and to waive in this case all of the terms and conditions prescribed by the rules governing the acceptance of deeds of cession adopted by the Board on September 17, 1915. Resolved, That the Corporation Counsel be and he hereby is requested to file the aforesaid deed, when accepted, in the office of the County Clerk of Queens County. The report was accepted, and the resolution adopted, all the members present voting in the affirmative. Board of Estimate and Apportionment-Resolution of, Authorizing the Corporation Counsel to Accept a Deed from the Whitney Realty Company. The following was received. February 24, 1916. JOHN KORB, Jr., Esq., Secretary, Commissioners of Sinking Fund: Dear Sir-I transmit herewith, for the concurrence of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, certified copy of a resolution adopted by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment February 18, 1916, authorizing the Corporation Counsel to accept a deed of the Whitney Realty Company for land owned by said Company in Gerritsen Avenue, south of Avenue U, said deed containing a clause excepting therefrom the buildings situated on said land, which the company agrees to remove ninety days after the acceptance of the deed. Respectfully, JOSEPH HAAG, Secretary. Resolved, That the Corporation Counsel be and hereby is authorized to accept a deed of the Whitney Realty Co. for the land owned by said company in Gerritsen Avenue, south of Avenue Ú, said deed containing a clause excepting therefrom the building or buildings situated on the said land, which the said Realty Company reserves and agrees to remove ninety days after the acceptance of the deed, provided that the deed in all other respects conforms to the rules laid down by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment for acceptance in case of lands ceded for streets. In the event of the failure of the Whitney Realty Co. to remove said building or buildings within ninety days after the acceptance of the said deed of cession by The City of New York, then the said building or buildings shall become the property of The City of New York. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a resolution adopted by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment at a meeting of said Board held on February 18, 1916. JOSEPH HAAG, Secretary. In connection therewith the Deputy and Acting Comptroller presented the following report and offered the following resolution: To the Honorable the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund: April 6, 1916. Gentlemen-I am in receipt of a communication from the Board of Estimate and Apportionment transmitting a certified copy of a resolution adopted on February 18, 1916, authorizing the Corporation Counsel to accept a deed of the Whitney Realty Company for land owned in Gerritsen Avenue, south of Avenue U, Borough of Brooklyn, said deed containing a clause excepting there from the buildings situated on the land, which the Company agrees to remove ninety days after the acceptance of the deed. I respectfully recommend that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund approve said resolution, and that the Secretary be directed to so notify the Board of Estimate and Apportionment. Respectfully, ALEX. BROUGH, Deputy and Acting Comptroller. Resolved, That the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund hereby approve of the following resolution, adopted by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment at meeting held February 18, 1916. Resolved, That the Corporation Counsel be and hereby is authorized to accept a deed of the Whitney Realty Company for the land owned by said company in Gerritsen Avenue south of Avenue U, said deed containing a clause excepting therefrom the building or buildings situated on the said land, which the said Realty Company reserves and agrees to remove ninety days after the acceptance of the deed, provided that the deed in all other respects conforms to the rules laid down by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment for acceptance in case of lands ceded for streets. In the event of the failure of the Whitney Realty Co. to remove said building or buildings within ninety days after the acceptance of the said deed of cession by the City of New York, then the said building or buildings shall become the property of the City of New York. The report was accepted, and the resolution adopted, all the members present voting in the affirmative. Board of Estimate and Apportionment-Resolution of, Authorizing the Corporation Counsel to Accept a Deed from the Executors of the Estate of Mary E. Parsons. Laid over. Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity-Assignment to, of 72 Lengths of Iron Water Pipe, etc., Turned Over by Park Department, Brooklyn. The Deputy and Acting Comptroller presented the following report and offered the following resolution: April 4, 1916. To the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, the City of New York: Gentlemen-The Department of Parks, Borough of Brooklyn, on November 3, 1915, surrendered to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund the property described in the accompanying resolution. The Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, in a communication dated March 27, 1916, requested the assignment of this property. The adoption of the attached resolution authorizing the assignment is therefore recommended. Respectfully, ALEX. BROUGH, Deputy and Acting Comptroller. 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 Water Supply, Gas and Electricity the following property turned over by the Department of Parks, Borough of Brooklyn, as no longer required: Seventy-two (72) lengths of iron water pipe; two (2) iron bends; two (2) iron way fittings; one (1) iron sleeve. The report was accepted and the resolution adopted, all the members present voting in the affirmative. Board of Estimate and Apportionment-Assignment to, of One Large Safe Turned Over by Park Department, Manhattan. The Deputy and Acting Comptroller presented the following report and offered the following resolution: April 4, 1916. Gentlemen-The Department of Parks, Boroughs of Manhattan and Richmond, on December 10, 1914, surrendered to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund as no longer required the property described in the accompanying resolution. To the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, The City of New York: The Bureau of Contract Supervision of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment in a communication dated March 16, 1916, requested the assignment of this property. The adoption of the attached resolution authorizing the assignment is therefore recommended. ALEX. BROUGH, Deputy and Acting Comptroller. Respectfully, 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 Board of Estimate and Apportionment the following property turned over by the Department of Parks, Boroughs of Manhattan and Richmond, as no longer required: One (1) large safe. The report was accepted and the resolution adopted, all the members present voting in the affirmative. Park Department, Brooklyn-Assignment to, of Four Horse Collars Turned Over by Park Department, Manhattan. The Deputy and Acting Comptroller presented the following report and offered the following resolution: April 4, 1916. To the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, The City of New York: The Department of Parks, Borough of Brooklyn, in a communication dated Respectfully, 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 following property turned over by the Department of Parks, Boroughs of Manhattan and Richmond, as no longer required: Four (4) horse collars. The report was accepted and the resolution adopted, all the members present voting in the affirmative. Department of Correction-Assignment to, of Two Horses Turned Over by Department of Public Charities. The Deputy and Acting Comptroller presented the following report and offered the following resolution: April 4, 1916. To the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, The City of New York: Gentlemen--The Department of Public Charities on March 16, 1916, surrendered to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund as no longer required the property described in the accompanying resolution. The Department of Correction, in a communication dated March 21, 1916, requested the assignment of this property. The adoption of the attached resolution authorizing the assignment is therefore recommended. Respectfully, ALEX. BROUGH, Deputy and Acting Comptroller. 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 Correction the following property turned over by the Department of Public Charities as no longer required: Two (2) horses. The report was accepted and the resolution adopted, all the members present voting in the affirmative. |