northwest corner of Myrtle avenue and Sherman street, Glendale, Borough of Queens, for station house for the 77th Sub Precinct, for one year from May 1, 1901; and,

Whereas, The Municipal Assembly was requested to authorize the Police Commissioner to establish, provide and furnish such premises for station house purposes for the 77th Sub Precinct of the Police Department of the City of New York, for the accommodation thereat of members of the police force and as a place of temporary detention for persons arrested and property taken within the said precinct; and,

Whereas, The Municipal Assembly failed to act upon such request,

Ordered, That, in pursuance of the provisions of section 320 of chapter 466 of the Laws of 1901, the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund be and are hereby respectfully requested to authorize the Police Commissioner to establish, provide and furnish such premises for station house purposes for the 77th Sub Precinct for the accommodation thereat of members of the police force and as a place of temporary detention for persons arrested and property taken within said precinct.

Whereas, The Board of Education has consented to the transfer to the Police Department of the building and premises corner of Main and Orchard streets, City Island, formerly occupied as a schoolhouse, to be used for station house purposes for the 38th Sub Precinct of the Police Department,

Ordered, That, in pursuance of the provisions of section 320 of chapter 466 of the Laws of 1901, the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund be and are hereby respectfully requested to authorize the Police Commissioner to establish, provide and furnish such premises for station house purposes for the 38th Sub Precinct for the accommodation thereat of members of the police force and as a place of temporary detention for persons arrested and property taken within said precinct.

Very respectfully,

WM. H. KIPP, Chief Clerk.

The facts are as stated in the application as regards the lease of the property at Glendale, Borough of Queens.

The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, on November 14, 1900 (Minutes, page 466), assigned the premises corner of Main and Orchard streets, City Island, Borough of The Bronx, for the use of the Police Department.

I would, therefore, recommend that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund comply with the requests of the Police Commissioner in accordance with section 320 of the amended Greater New York Charter (chapter 466, Laws of 1901). EUG. E. McLEAN, Engineer, Department of Finance.

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January 10, 1902.

Resolved, That, pursuant to the provisions of section 320, chapter 466 of the 1901, the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund hereby authorize the Police to establish, provide and furnish for station house purposes the premhwest corner of Myrtle avenue and Sherman street, Glendale, Borleased for a term of one year, from May 1, 1901.

Resolved, That, pursuant to the provisions of section 320, chapter 466 of the Laws of 1901, the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund hereby authorize the Police Commissioner to establish, provide and furnish for station house purposes the building and premises at the corner of Main and Orchard streets, City Island, assigned to the Police Department by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund November 14, 1901.

The report was accepted and the resolutions unanimously adopted.

The following communication was received from the Fire Department relative to the permanent assignment of certain property in the Borough of Brooklyn for the use of the Fire Department:

Borough of Manhattan, December 2, 1901. Hon. ROBERT A. VAN WYCK, Mayor and Chairman Commissioners of the Sinking Fund:

SIR-This office is in receipt of a report from the Deputy Commissioner, Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, as follows:

First-That lots Nos. 2 and 4. block 73. east side of Fourth avenue, between 18th and 19th streets, Borough of Brooklyn, 50x100 feet, known as Nos. 629 and 631 Fourth avenue, were assigned by resolution of the Council, under date of September 13, 1898, and by the Board of Aldermen, September 21 in said year, for the temporary use of the Fire Alarm Telegraph Branch of this Department, and recommending a permanent assignment of said premises to the Fire Department, in order that an engine house, very much needed in that section, be erected thereon. Second-That on January 24, 1900, the Central Board of Education passed the following resolution:

"Resolved, That the premises on the easterly side of East 23d street, between Voorhies and Emmons avenues, Borough of Brooklyn, formerly used for school purposes, be and they are hereby turned over to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund for such disposition as they may deem desirable, the School Board having certified on January 8, 1900, that said premises are no longer required for school use,"

-that he has been informed that the Finance Department subsequently recommended to your honorable Commission that a portion of the site above mentioned, 50x197 feet, be assigned to this Department for the purpose of erecting an engine house, but, so far as the Department is aware, no action has been taken, and therefore he recommends in his report that the said site be assigned to this Department for the erection of an apparatus house, and thereby do away with the necessity of continuing the occupancy of a rented house in that section. A diagram of the premises is enclosed.

Third-That opposite the quarters of Engine Co. No. 150, which is ed building, on Lawrence avenue, between Ocean Parkway and 3d str

ough of Brooklyn, there is an old school building and site, which are not likely to be of further use to the Board of Education, they having just opened a new building on the next street, and recommending that application be made to your Honorable Commission for the assignment of a portion of this plot for the purpose of erecting an engine house thereon and discontinuing the use of premises now under rentai. A diagram of these premises is also enclosed.

I have the honor to inform you that I have approved of the recommen lation of the Deputy Commissioner in each instance, and respectfully request early and favorable action thereon, believing that such course would be for the best interests of the Department and the City.

Yours respectfully.

J. J. SCANNELL, Fire Commissioner.

In connection therewith the Comptroller presented the following report of the Engineer of the Department of Finance and offered the following resolution: January 15, 1902.

Hon. EDWARD M. GROUT, Comptroller:

Sir-Hon. John J. Scannell, Commissioner, Fire Department, in a communication bearing date December 2, 1901, requests the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund for the permanent assignment, for the use of the Fire Department, of portions of the following real estate in the Borough of Brooklyn, owned by the City:

I. Lots 2 and 4, block 73, east side of Fourth avenue, between 18th and 19th streets, Borough of Brooklyn, 50x100 feet, known as Nos. 629 and 631 Fourth

avenue.

2. Premises on easterly side of East 23d street, between Voorhies and Em

mons avenues.

3. Premises on south side Lawrence avenue, between Ocean Parkway and 3d

street.

I would report as follows:

I. The City owns three lots 75x100 feet on the easterly side of Fourth avenue, between 18th and 19th streets, 25 feet north of 19th street, known and designated on the assessment map of the Eighth Ward of the Borough of Brooklyn as Lots Nos. 2, 3 and 4, on Block No. 73.

Lot No. 2 was acquired by the former City of Brooklyn from Lewis Tappan and wife, by deed dated June 10, 1857, recorded Kings County Register's Office Liber 452, p. 394.

Lots 3 and 4 were acquired by the former City of Brooklyn from Edward Kirk, Jr., and wife, by deed dated September 24, 1869, recorded Kings County Register's Office, Liber 916, p. 182. On Lot No. 2, known as No. 633 Fourth avenue, is a twostory brick building, occupied by Hook and Ladder Company No. 59.

Lots Nos. 3 and 4 (erroneously described as Nos. 2 and 4), known as Nos. 629 and 631 Fourth avenue, were assigned by resolution of the Council, September 13, 1898, and of the Board of Aldermen, September 21, 1898 (see Approved Paper 452), for the temporary use of the Fire Alarm Telegraph Branch of the Fire Department.

It is proposed to erect a three-story brick building on Lot. No. 3, the sum of $18,000 having been already appropriated for such purposes (see minutes Board of Estimate and Apportionment, April 10, 1901, p. 331).

I would therefore recommend the assignment of Lots 3 and 4, on Block 73 of the Eighth Ward, Borough of Brooklyn, for the permanent use of the Fire Department.

2. The City owns a lot, 75.05x197.04 feet irregular, on the easterly side of East 23d street, between Voorhies and Emmons avenues, 260.5 south of Voorhies avenue, known and designated on the Assessment map of the Thirty-first Ward of the Borough of Brooklyn as Lot No. 7, on Block 487. It was acquired by the Trustees of School District No. 4, Town of Gravesend, from James S. Voorhees by deed dated August 23, 1878, recorded Kings County Register's Office, Liber 1328, p. 349. It was used for school purposes for many years, but on January 24, 1900, by resolution of the Board of Education it was formally turned over to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund (see minutes S. F., December 10, 1901, p. 473), and in a previous report made to the Board of Estimate and Apportionment (see minutes April 10, 1901, p. 331). I advised that a portion 50x197 feet of this lot be assigned to the Fire Department.

An appropriation of $18,000 has already been made (see minutes of Board of Estimate and Apportionment April 10, 1901, p. 333) for the erection of a building (double house) for Engine Company No. 146. I would, therefore, recommend the assignment of a portion 50x125 feet, as marked F on the accompanying diagram, of Lot No. 7, on Block 487 of the Thirty-first Ward, Borough of Brooklyn, for the permanent use of the Fire Department.

3. The City owns a lot, 100x100 feet, on the southerly side of Lawrence avenue, between Ocean Parkway and 3d street, known and designated on the assessment map of the Twenty-ninth Ward as Lot No. 6, on Block 166. It has been used for school purposes, and occupied by Public School No. 93, but I am advised that the same has been abandoned as a school site. Application has been made to the Board of Education to turn the same over to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund if no longer required for school purposes, but until the same has been done no action can be taken thereon.

The City is leasing quarters for Engine Company No. 150 at an annual rental of $550.00 on Lawrence avenue, directly opposite this lot, and it may be desirable and advantageous, when it becomes possible to do so, to assign a portion of this lot for the use of the Fire Department, in order that the lease of the premises now occupied by Engine Company No. 150, expiring on August 1, 1905, may be terminated.

Respectfully,

EUG. E. McLEAN, Engineer.