September 1, 1904, at $300 per annum, on the same terms and conditions as existing lease. Very respectfully, WM. H. KLPP, Chief Clerk. Approved for renewal upon the same terms and conditions as are in the present existing lease. MORTIMER J. BROWN, Appraiser of Real Estate in Charge of Bureau. In connection therewith the Comptroller offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Comptroller be and is hereby authorized and directed to execute a renewal of the lease to the City from the S. R. Smith Infirmary, of premises located in the southeast corner of Bechtel Pavilion of the S. R. Smith Infirmary, situated on Castleton avenue, Brighton Heights, First Ward, Borough of Richmond, for the use of the Police Department, for a term of one year from September I, 1904, at a rental of three hundred dollars ($300) per annum, and on 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 such lease be made. Which was unanimously adopted. The following communication was received from the Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, relative to a renewal of the lease of premises on the westerly side of Willow street, northerly from Franklin street, Long Island City, Borough of Queens: CITY OF NEW YORK, May 27, 1904. N. TAYLOR PHILLIPS, Secretary of the Sinking Fund Commission: DEAR SIR-The lease of the following-described premises in the Borough of Queens and used by the Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity as a storage and pipe yard, expired March 1, 1904. The Department still continues in possession, and it is therefore requested that the Comptroller be authorized to execute a renewal of lease for a period of two years from March 1, 1904, at the annual rental of $325. The property in question is located at a point beginning on the westerly side of Willow street, about 250 feet northerly from the corner of Franklin street; running thence westerly parallel with Franklin street 162 feet 6 inches; thence northerly parallel with Willow street 96 feet; thence easterly and parallel with first boundary line 162 feet 6 inches to Willow street, and thence southerly along Willow street 96 feet to the point or place of beginning. The owner of the property is Henry C. Johnson, Jr. A draft of the proposed resolution by the Sinking Fund Commission is herewith submitted. Very respectfully, JNO. T. OAKLEY, Commissioner. Approved for renewal on the same terms and conditions as the existing lease, except that the rental should be payable “monthly" instead of "quarterly." MORTIMER J. BROWN, Appraiser of Real Estate in Charge of Bureau. In connection therewith the Comptroller offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Comptroller be and is hereby authorized and directed to execute a renewal of the lease to the City, from Henry C. Johnson, Jr., of the plot of ground, 96 by 163 feet in dimensions, situated on the westerly side of Willow street, northerly from Franklin street, Long Island City, Borough of Queens, for the use of the Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, for a term of two years, from March 1, 1904, at an annual rental of three hundred and twenty-five dollars ($325), payable monthly, 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 such lease be made. Which was unanimously adopted. The following communication was received from the Department of Street Cleaning, relative to a renewal of the lease of preimses at No. 601 East Sixteenth street, Borough of Manhattan: NEW YORK, May 25, 1904. Hon. GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN, Mayor, Chairman, Board of Sinking Fund Commissioners: SIR-I request that your Board amend its resolution of May 11, 1904, in reference to the renewal of the lease from Henry Greene, of the store on the ground floor of premises No. 601 East Sixteenth street, Borough of Manhattan, so as to make the term read for three (3) years from July 1, 1904, instead of for two years. Respectfully, JOHN MCGAW WOODBURY, Commissioner. Hon. N. TAYLOR PHILLIPS: The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund at a meeting held May 11, 1904, at the request of the Commissioner of the Department of Street Cleaning, authorized a renewal of a lease of premises No. 601 East Sixteenth street, for a term of two years from July 1, 1904. The Commissioner now requests that the lease be amended so that the term shall be for three years instead of two years. I would respectfully recommend that the resolution of May 11 be amended as requested by the Commissioner of the Department of Street Cleaning. MORTIMER J. BROWN, JUNE 2, 1904. Appraiser of Real Estate in Charge of Bureau. In connection therewith the Comptroller offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the resolution adopted by this Board at meeting held May 11, 1904, approving of and consenting to the execution, by the Commissioner of Street Cleaning, of a renewal of the lease to the City from Henry Greene, of the store on the ground floor of premises No. 601 East Sixteenth street, Borough of Manhattan, for a term of two years from July 1, 1904, at an annual rental of three hundred dollars, payable quarterly, otherwise upon the same terms and conditions as contained in the existing lease, be and the same is hereby amended by substituting "three years" as the term of the lease in place of "two years." Which was unanimously adopted. The Comptroller presented the following report and offered the following resolution relative to a lease of a portion of Room No. 92 in the Stewart Building, No. 280 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, for the use of the Department of Finance: Hon. EDWARD M. GROUT, Comptroller: MAY 21, 1904. SIR-The Collector of Assessments and Arrears in a communication under date of May 10, 1904, states that he was authorized to move into that portion of Room No. 92 in the Stewart Building, now vacant, for the purpose of installing therein his bookbinder and plant. Room No. 92, located on the second floor of the Stewart Building, contains 432 square feet, of which the southerly portion, containing 144 square feet, is rented by Mr. Woolworth, at a monthly rental of $25. The northerly portion, containing 288 square feet, or two-thirds of the area of the room, is the part desired by the Collector of Assessments and Arrears, the monthly rental of which is $37.50. The Collector of Assessments and Arrears does not say for what length of time he desires the use of this room, so I presume it is to expire at the time of the regular omnibus lease of the Finance Department in this building. I would therefore respectfully recommend that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund adopt a resolution approving the request of the Collector of Assessments and Arrears, and authorizing a lease of the northerly twothirds of Room 92, Stewart Building, No. 280 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, at a monthly rental of $37.50 from the date of occupation to May 1, 1905, lessor to furnish light, heat, elevator and janitor service. Lessors, Horace Russell and Ed. D. Harris, Executor, etc. Respectfully submitted for approval, Approved: MORTIMER J. BROWN, EDWARD M. GROUT, Comptroller. Resolved, That the Corporation Counsel be and is hereby requested to prepare a lease to the City from Horace Russell and Edward D. Harris, executors, etc., of the estate of Henry Hilton, deceased, of the northerly two-thirds of Room 92 in the Stewart Building, No. 280 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, containing 288 square feet, for the use of the Department of Finance, for a term from the date of occupation to May 1, 1905, at a monthly rental of thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($37.50); the lessors to furnish light, heat, elevator and janitor's service; and 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 such lease be made, the Comptroller be and is hereby authorized and directed to execute the same when prepared and approved by the Corporation Counsel, as provided by sections 149 and 217 of the Greater New York Charter. The report was accepted and the resolution unanimously adopted. The Comptroller presented the following report and offered the following resolution relative to the payment of one month's rent of premises occupied by the Eleventh District Municipal Court, on the southwest corner of One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street and Columbus avenue: Hon. EDWARD M. GROUT, Comptroller: JUNE 3, 1904. SIR-The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, at a meeting held on February 29. 1904, adopted a resolution authorizing the lease of the premises to be erected on a triangular plot at the junction of One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street, Manhattan street and Amsterdam avenue, for the use of the Eleventh District Municipal Court, the lease to date from occupation. It now appears that the new building will not be ready for occupancy before June 20, and the owners of the present building will only consent to the Court remaining after June 6, the date of the expiration of the present lease, for a period of one month at a rental of $500. The present rent paid is at the rate of $2,800 per annum, and the reason for the increase is that the owners are prevented from going on with contemplated improvements to the building to adapt it for school purposes. The City would either be compelled to lease a new building for Court purposes for one month, with a considerable expense to move the furniture and records, or else remain in the present quarters. Under these conditions, I consider the rent reasonable, and would respectfully recommend that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund adopt a resolution authorizing the hiring of the premises on One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street and Columbus avenue, now used as a Court, for a period of one month from June 6, 1904, at a rental of $500, and that the Comptroller be authorized to pay the rent without the necessity of entering into a lease. Owner, St. Joseph's Church of the Holy Family. I would also recommend that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund assign and designate the premises at the junction of One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street, Manhattan street and Amsterdam avenue, Borough of Manhattan, for the transaction of business of the Eleventh District Municipal Court on and after July 6, 1904. Respectfully submitted for approval, Approved: MORTIMER J. BROWN, Appraiser of Real Estate in Charge of Bureau. EDWARD M. GROUT, Comptroller. Resolved, That the Comptroller be and is hereby authorized and directed to pay to St. Joseph's Church of the Holy Family, the sum of five hundred dollars ($500), being the rent of premises occupied by the Eleventh District Municipal Court, on the southwest corner of One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street and Columbus avenue, for the period of one month from June 6, 1904. The report was accepted and the resolution unanimously adopted. The Comptroller offered the following resolution (see report in preceding matter): Resolved, That, pursuant to the provisions of section 205 of the amended Greater New York Charter, the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund hereby designate the premises at the junction of One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street, Manhattan street and Amsterdam avenue, in the Borough of Manhattan, as the place where the Eleventh District Municipal Court shall be held on and after July 6, 1904. Which was unanimously adopted. The Comptroller presented the following report and offered the following resolutions, relative to a lease of premises at No. 200 East Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, for the use of the Thirteenth District Municipal Court: Hon. EDWARD M. GROUT, Comptroller: JUNE 7, 1904. SIR-The Thirteenth District Municipal Court was located in the building No. 200 East Broadway, in the Borough of Manhattan, under a lease which expired on May 1, 1904. The City recently acquired premises Nos. 264 and 266 Madison street, Borough of Manhattan, for Municipal Court purposes, and at a meeting held on the 29th day of April, 1904, a resolution was adopted, in pursuance of the provisions of section 205 of the Greater New York Charter, designating the premises No. 264 and 266 Madison street "as the place for the holding of the Thirteenth District Municipal Court on and after May 1, 1904." The President of the Borough of Manhattan, in a communication under date of June 6, addressed to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, states that "premises No. 264 Madison street will require repairs and alterations of such an extensive character that it will be impossible to transact the court business in the building." He requests that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund authorize a lease of the old premises at No. 200 East Broadway for a term of three months from July 1, pending the repairs and alterations to the new court-room. Transmitted with this communication was a letter from Mr. William H. Walker, Superintendent of Public Buildings and Offices, stating that the work will require at least three months. I would respectfully recommend that the request of the President of the Borough of Manhattan be granted, and that a lease be authorized for a period of three months from July 1, 1904, at an annual rental of $1,600, or $400 for the three months, payable |