erroneous and over-payments of Croton Water Rents, as pcr statement submitted here with. Which resolution was unanimously adopted. The following communication was received from the Police Department relathet a lease of premises at No. 1 East Twenty-seventh street, Borough of Manhattar: NEW YORK, October 15, 1904 To the Honorable Commissioners of The Sinking Fund: GENTLEMEN-The Police Commissioner this day Ordered, That the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund be and are hereby respectfully requested to authorize the Comptroller to execute a lease from Henry E. Coe, of No. 60 Wall street, executor and trustee of estate of Charles A. Coe, of the celar. first floor and second floor of five-story brick building No. 1 East Twenty-sever strect, for the purpose of providing quarters for the commanding officer and f of Street Traffic Regulation Bureau, and also quarters for Third Precinct sub-station, for the accommodation of the Broadway Squad and other members of the Force engaged in regulating street traffic, for the term of three years, at the rate of $4,500 per annum, the terms and conditions of said lease to be as follows: Name of lessor, Henry E. Coe, No. 69 Wall street, executor and trustee of estate of Charles A. Coe. Property consists of five-story brick building, irregular, 25 by 87 feet; lot, 25 by 100 feet; No. 1 East Twenty-seventh street. Portion to be leased to the Department consists of cellar, 14 by 48 feet; first floor, 22 by 85 feet; second floor, 22 by 85 feet. Term of proposed lease, three years; does not include privilege of renewal. All repairs and alterations to be made by the Police Department. Owner pays water rent. Owner pays for heat, the Department to pay for light and janitor service. Necessity for lease-For purpose of providing quarters for commanding officer and staff of Street Traffic Regulation Bureau; also quarters for a Third Precinct sub-station, for the accommodation of the Broadway Squad and other members of the Force engaged in regulating street traffic. The premises are recommended as the most reasonable that can be secured in the neighborhood for the purposes desired. The appropriation from which the rental is to be paid is sufficient to cover it for the balance of the year 1904. If this request is acceded to application will be made to the Board of Estimate and Apportionment for an appropriation for the year 1905. Very respectfully, WM. H. KIPP, Chief Clerk. 1 In connection therewith the Deputy Comptroller presented the following report and offered the following resolution: Hon. EDWARD M. GROUT, Comptroller: OCTOBER 19, 1904. SIR-The Hon. William McAdoo, Commissioner of Police, in a communication to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, under date of October 15, 1904, asks that a lease be executed from Henry E. Coe, No. 69 Wall street, Borough of Manhattan, executor and sole surviving trustee of the estate of Charles A. Coe, of the cellar, first floor and second floor of the 5-story brick building, No. 1 East Twenty-seventh street, for the purpose of providing quarters for the commanding officer and staff of the Street Traffic Regulation Bureau and also quarters for the Third Precinct sub-station, for the accommodation of the Broadway Squad and other members of the force engaged in the regulation of street traffic, for a term of three years. at the rate of $4,500 per annum; the owner to pay taxes and water rates and furnish steam heat; the City to make the necessary alterations and repairs to the premises. I have made an examination of the property and find that this building was formerly the club-house of the Reform Club, and has been remodeled for business purposes. The premises proposed to be leased by the City are well lighted, having store front, rear and side windows, the latter opening upon courts. The property is assessed at $75,000, and the rental of $4,500 for the first and second floors and cellar, while full, is not, in my opinion, excessive. The owner insists that the lease, if made, shall expire on October 1 of the year, and will not give a renewal privilege. I would therefore respectfully recommend that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund approve the request of the Police Department and adopt a resolution authorizing a lease of the cellar, first floor and second floor of the 5-story brick building No. 1 East Twenty-seventh street, Borough of Manhattan, for the purpose of providing quarters for the commanding officer and staff of the Street Traffic Regulation Bureau; also quarters for the Third Precinct sub-station for the accommodation of the Broadway Squad and other members of the force engaged in regulating street traffic, for a term from the date of occupation to October 1, 1907, at an annual rental of $4,500, payable quarterly; the City to make all alterations and repairs and to furnish light and janitor service; the owner to furnish heat and to pay the water rates and taxes. Lessor, Henry E. Coe, executor and trustee of the estate of Charles A. Coe, deceased; office, No. 69 Wall street, Manhattan. Respectfully submitted for approval, Approved: MORTIMER J. BROWN, Appraiser of Real Estate in Charge of Bureau. EDWARD M. GROUT, Comptroller. Resolved, That the Corporation Counsel be and is hereby requested to prepare a lease to the City, from Henry E. Coe, executor and trustee of the estate of Charles A. Coe, deceased, of the cellar, first floor and second floor of the five-story brick building No. 1 East Twenty-seventh street, Borough of Manhattan, for the use of the Police Department, for a term from the date of occupation to October 1, 1907, at an annual rental of four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500), payable quarterly, the City to make all alterations and repairs, and to furnish light and janitor service; the owner to furnish heat and to pay water rates and taxes-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 following communication was received from the Fire Commissioner, requesting the assignment to his Department of the triangular plot of ground on the southwesterly e mner of East One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street and Mott avenue, Borengh The Bronx, under the control of the Park Department: BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, November 1, 1904. AARD M. GROUT, Comptroller, City of New York, No. 280 Broadway, New York 00: S.R * The Department could also advantageously utilize the plot at One Hundred and 1ty eighth street and Mott avenue (as shown on the diagram herewith returned), and which you state is controlled by the Park Department, as the same would afford en excellent location for an apparatus house. (Signed) Yours respectfully, NICHOLAS J. HAYES, Commissioner. The following communication was received from the Park Department, turning the above property over to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund: Hon. EDWARD M. GROUT, Comptroller: NEW YORK, November 7, 1904. SIR- Your communication of the 4th inst., wherein you state that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund have a request from the Fire Department asking that the triangular piece of property now under the control of this Department, situate on the southwesterly corner of East One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street and Mott avenue, adjoining the viaduct of the New York Central Railroad Company, be turned over to said Commissioners for the purpose of erecting thereon an apparatus house for an engine company, provided this Department has no use for said land for park purposes. The parcel of land to which you refer is situated at the southeasterly corner of Fast One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street and Mott avenue, and I am informed by the Chief Engineer of this Department that it is utterly unfitted for use for park purposes, and I am, therefore, quite willing that such steps be taken as are necessary and proper for the turning over of the premises in question to the Commis Yours very truly, JOHN J. BRADY, sioners of the Sinking Fund for the erection thereon of an apparatus house for an engine company for the Fire Department. In connection therewith the Deputy Comptroller presented the following report and offered the following resolution: Hon. EDWARD M. GROUT, Comptroller: NOVEMBER 9, 1904. SIR-The City of New York is the owner of a small triangular parcel of land on the southeast corner of East One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street and Mott avenue, in the Borough of The Bronx, adjoining the viaduct of the New York Central Railroad Company, heretofore acquired for park purposes, and now under the control of that Department. The Commissioner of the Fire Department has recently requested that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund turn over this property to his Department for the purpose of erecting thereon an apparatus house. On the 4th inst., this office communicated with the Department of Parks and requested that if they had no use for the property, they turn the same over to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund for such action as the Commissioners might deem necessary and proper, under the provisions of section 205 of the Amended Greater New York Charter. Under date of November 7, the Commissioner of the Department of Parks, Borough of The Bronx, replies to our letter of the 4th inst., and states that he is informed by the Chief Engineer of his Department that "the property is utterly unfitted for use for park purposes, and he is therefore quite willing that such steps be taken as are necessary and proper for the turning over of the premises in question to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund for the crection thereon of an apparatus house for an engine company for the Fire Department." While the term used by the Commissioner does not exactly follow the lines of section 205 of the Charter, I am of the opinion that it is sufficient for the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund to take action thereon, and I would therefore respectfully recommend that the request of the Commissioner of the Fire Department be granted, and that the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund accept the property from the Park Department, and adopt a resolution turning over to the Fire Department, for the purpose of erecting thereon an apparatus house, the following described premises: Beginning at a point formed by the intersection of the southerly side of East One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street with the easterly side of Mott avenue; running thence southeasterly along the southerly side of East One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street 64 feet 3 inches, more or less, to the land of the New York Central Railroad Company; running thence southwesterly along the land of the New York Central Railroad Company 151 feet 7 inches to Mott avenue; running thence northerly along Mott avenue 20.66 feet; running thence again northerly along the easterly side of Mott avenue 137.95 feet to the point or place of beginning, being the premises known as Lot No. III in Block 2339, section 9 on the land map of the County of New York. Respectfully submitted for approval, Approved: MORTIMER J. BROWN, Appraiser of Real Estate in Charge of Bureau. N. TAYLOR PHILLIPS, Deputy Comptroller. Resolved. That, pursuant to the provisions of section 205 of the Amended Greater New York Charter, the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund hereby assign to the Fire Department, for the purposes of erecting thercon an apparatus house, the following described property: Beginning at a point formed by the intersection of the southerly side of East One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street with the easterly side of Mott avenue; - running thence southeasterly along the southerly side of East One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street, 64 feet 3 inches, more or less, to the land of the New York Central Railroad Company; running thence southwesterly along the land of the New York Central Railroad Company 151 feet 7 inches to Mott avenue; running thence northerly along Mott avenue 20.66 feet; running thence again northerly along the easterly side of Mott avenue 137.95 feet to the point or place of beginning, being the premises known as Lot No. III in Block 2339, section 9 on the land map of the County of New York. The report was accepted and the resolution unanimously adopted. |