by his Department as a section station, which expired on the 20th day of December, 1903, for a period from December 20, 1903, to May 1, 1907, at an annual rental of $1,000, payable quarterly, otherwise upon the same terms and conditions as contained in the existing lease." This lease was originally made for a period of one year by resolution of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund at a meeting held November 5, 1902 (see Minutes, Sinking Fund, pages 922 and 1159), the City, in addition to paying the rent, to assume the payment of rents for Croton water used on the premises, the lessor to furnish steam to heat the said premises. This is not exactly a renewal of the lease, for the simple reason that the rent now asked is $200 increase over the rental allowed by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund for the year last past, and the term instead of being one year is made for three years four months and eleven days. The attorney and agent of the owner, John T. Allen Company, No. 565 Seventh street, Brooklyn, New York, declares that he can dispose of the premises to another party, who now occupies one of the upper floors, at the proposed rental of $1,000, and the Deputy Commissioner of Street Cleaning requests that the lease be made for a long period for the reason that he does not desire to be put in a position whereby an increased rental may be asked from time to time, and this is a case where it would be for the best interests of the City that the lease be made for the period asked. Inasmuch as the Department of Street Cleaning is restricted to the use of the ground floor only of buildings, I find it impossible, in the vicinity of this section station, to find another site which would answer their purposes, and, under the circumstances, I am compelled to request that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund authorize a lease of the rear store of premises known as No. 231 Bowery, Borough of Manhattan, with entrance thereto through the freight hallway, for a period of time from the expiration of the old lease, December 20, 1903, to May 1, 1907, at an annual rental of $1,000, payable quarterly; owner, Nellie May, represented by John T. Allen Company, No. 565 Seventh street, Brooklyn, New York, as attorney and agent; otherwise upon the same terms and conditions as are contained in the lease which expired December 20, 1903. Respectfully submitted for approval, MORTIMER I. BROWN, Approved: N. TAYLOR PHILLIPS, Deputy Comptroller. 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 Nellie May, of the rear store of premises known as No. 231 Bowery, Borough of Manhattan, with entrance there to through the freight hallway, for use as a section station, for a term from December 20, 1903, to May 1, 1907, at a rental of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per annum, 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 a lease of the premises for the purposes specified should be made. The report was accepted and the resolution unanimously adopted. The Comptroller presented the following report of the Appraiser of Real Estate, and offered the following resolution relative to an amendment to resolution authorizing a sale of a strip of land corner Avenue U and Ocean avenue, Borough of Brooklyn (see minutes, 1903, page 1294): Hon. EDWARD M. GROUT, Comptroller: January 15, 1904. SIR-The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, at a meeting held December 30, 1903, adopted a resolution authorizing the sale at public auction of premises owned by the City, located on the corner of Avenue U and Ocean avenue, in the Borough of Brooklyn, formerly a part of an old public school site. Owing to an error in the description, I would respectfully recommend that the resolution of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund be amended so as to read as follows: Resolved, That, pursuant to the provisions of section 205 of the amended Greater New York Charter, the vacant lot of real estate belonging to The City of New York, situate on the southeast corner of Avenue U and Ocean avenue, in the Borough of Brooklyn, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the easterly side of Ocean avenue with the southerly side of Avenue U, and running thence southerly along the easterly side of Ocean avenue 14.90 feet; thence easterly at right angles to Ocean avenue 177.57 feet; thence northwesterly 15.75 feet to the southerly side of Avenue U, and thence westerly along the southerly side of Avenue U 172.35 feet to the point or place of beginning, being a portion of the premises which were conveyed to the Trustees of School District No. 2 of the Town of Gravesend by Lucas J. Voorhees, by deed recorded in the Register's office of the County of Kings, in Liber 1336 of Conveyances, page 78, -be sold for the highest marketable price at public auction, after due advertisement, at a minimum or upset price of seven hundred dollars ($700), and the Comptroller is hereby authorized to take the necessary steps for making such sale on the following Terms and Conditions. The highest bidder will be required to pay 25 per cent. of the amount of his bid, together with the auctioneer's fees of twenty-five dollars ($25), at the time of the sale, 75 per cent. upon the delivery of the deed, which deed shall be a bargain and sale deed, and to be delivered thirty days after the date of the sale, said payments to be made in cash. The Comptroller may at his option resell the property if the successful bidder shall fail to comply with the terms of the sale, and the person failing to comply therewith will be held liable for any deficiency resulting from such resale. The Comptroller reserves the right to reject any and all bids which are not for the best interests of the City. Respectfully submitted for approval, MORTIMER J. BROWN, Appraiser of Real Estate in Charge of Bureau. Resolved, That the resolution adopted by this Board at meeting held December 30, 1903, authorizing a sale of the vacant lot of real estate belonging to the City of New York, situated on the southeast corner of Avenue U and Ocean avenue, in the Borough of Brooklyn, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Resolved, That pursuant to the provisions of section 205 of the amended Greater New York Charter the vacant lot of real estate belonging to The City of New York, situate on the southeast corner of Avenue U and Ocean avenue, in the Borough of Brooklyn, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the easterly side of Ocean avenue with the southerly side of Avenue U; and running thence southerly along the easterly side of Ocean avenue 14.90 feet; thence easterly at right angles to Ocean avenue 177.57 feet; thence northwesterly 15.75 feet to the southerly side of Avenue U, and thence westerly along the southerly side of Avenue U 172.35 feet to the point or place of beginning, being a portion of the premises which were conveyed to the Trustees of School District No. 2 of the Town of Gravesend by Lucas J. Voorhees, by deed recorded in the Register's office of the County of Kings, in liber 1336 of Conveyances, page 78, -be sold for the highest marketable price at public auction, after due advertisement, at a minimum or upset price of seven hundred dollars ($700), and the Comptroller is hereby authorized to take the necessary steps for making such sale on the following Terms and Conditions. The highest bidder will be required to pay 25 per cent. of the amount of his bid, together with the auctioneer's fees of twenty-five dollars ($25), at the time of the sale, 75 per cent. upon the delivery of the deed, which deed shall be a bargain and sale deed, and to be delivered thirty days after the date of the sale; said payments to be made in cash. The Comptroller may at his option resell the property if the successful bidder shall fail to comply with the terms of the sale, and the person failing to comply therewith will be held liable for any deficiency resulting from such resale. The Comptroller reserves the right to reject any and all bids which are not for the best interests of the City. The report was accepted and the resolution unanimously adopted. The Comptroller presented the following statement and offered the following resolution, relative to fines payable to New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Brooklyn Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Medical Society of the County of New York, New York County Medical Association, Dental Society of the State of New York: January 19, 1904. Hon. EDWARD M. GROUT, Comptroller: SIR-The following fines imposed by Court of Special Sessions, First and Second Divisions, have been collected at dates stated in month of December, 1903, and are payable, pursuant to law, to the several societies named: To New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, section 5, chapter 122, Laws of 1876: December 29. Louis Sussman (paid Warden, City Prison). Total $25.00 25 00 10 00 25.00 50 00 25.00 25.00 75.00 25.00 250 00 $535 00 -= To Brooklyn Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, section 5, chapter 122, Laws of 1876: Court of Special Sessions, Second Division. December 24. Dominick Connors (Brooklyn).. $25.00 To American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, section 6, chapter 420, Laws of 1888: To New York County Medical Association, section 153, chapter 661, Laws of 1893, as amended by chapter 398, Laws of 1895. To Medical Society of the County of New York, section 153, chapter 661, Laws of 1893, as amended by chapter 398, Laws of 1895. 1902. To Dental Society of the State of New York, section 169, chapter 215, Laws of |