at an annual rental of six hundred dollars ($600), payable monthly, the owner to put and keep the place in good repair, the lessor to pay for the Croton water used on the premises-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 report was accepted and the resolution unanimously adopted. The Comptroller presented the following report and offered the following resolution relative to a lease of premises No. 239 Ninth street, Borough of Brooklyn, for the Department of Street Cleaning: MARCH 25, 1901. Hon. BIRD S. COLER, Comptroller: SIR-Hon. P. E. Nagle, Commissioner of Street Cleaning, in a communication under date of March 20, 1901, requests the consent and approval of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, pursuant to section 541 of the Greater New York Charter, for a lease from The Nassau Trust Company, as executor of the estate of William N. Tebo, deceased, of the store of the premises No. 239 Ninth street, in the Borough of Brooklyn, for a term of three years from May 1, 1901, at the annual rental of $360, payable quarterly, for the use of the Department of Street Cleaning as a section station. The Commissioner further states: "The store is 18 feet wide, 41 feet deep, with two rooms, and one toilet room; running water in the store, the lessor to pay the water taxes and to put and keep the premises in good repair. "This is intended to take the place of the section station located at No. 473 Sixth avenue, "now leased from Daniel F. Graham, and which will expire May 1, 1951.” I have caused an examination to be made of the premises, which consist of the store floor of the four-story brick and brownstone apartment house on the northwest corner of Fourth avenue and Ninth street, Borough of Brooklyn, consisting of two rooms and a toilet room, with a total area of 738 square feet. I am of the opinion that the rental asked is reasonable and just. Approved : BIRD S. COLER, Comptroller. Respectfully, EUG. E. MCLEAN, Engineer. Resolved, That the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund hereby approve of and consent to the execution of a lease to the City, by the Commissioner of Street Cleaning, from the Nassau Trust Company, as executor of the estate of William N. Tebo, deceased, of the store of premises No. 239 Ninth street, Borough of Brooklyn, for a term of three years from May 1, 1901, at an annual rental of three hundred and sixty dollars ($360), payable quarterly, 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 report was accepted and the resolution unanimously adopted. The Comptroller presented the following report and offered the following resolution relative to an amendment to resolution authorizing a lease of premises No. 1884 Second avenue, Borough of Manhattan; for the Department of Street Cleaning: Hon. BIRD S. COLER, Comptroller: APRIL 2, 1901. SIR-Hon. P. E. Nagle, Commissioner of Street Cleaning, in a communication under date of March 28, 1901, requests the Commisioners of the Sinking Fund to amend their resolution adopted March 8, 1901, in reference to a proposed lease from Jeannette Mehrbach, of the store and basement of the premises No. 1884 Second avenue, by substituting $480 per annum for the $400 mentioned in the resolution. This request is made pursuant to a communication received from the owner, through her agent, that "it is utterly impossible to accept anything less than $40 per month or $480 per "annum." In my opinion, the rental value of this store, for a term of three years, with the conditions as named, will not exceed $420 per annum, or $35 per month, and I am unwilling to recommend $480 as requested. The resolution as adopted on March 8, 1901, may properly be amended by inserting $420 per annum, for the $400 contained therein. Approved: BIRD S. COLER, Comptroller. Respectfully, EUG. E. MCLEAN, Engineer. Resolved, That the resolution adopted by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund at meeting held March 8, 1901, authorizing a lease of premises No. 1884 Second avenue, Borough of Manhattan, for the Department of Street Cleaning, be and the same is hereby amended by substitutting as the rental "tour hundred and twenty dollars ($420)" in place of the "four hundred dollars ($400)"; and Resolved, That, in the event of the owner refusing to accept these terms, the Commissioner of Street Cleaning is hereby requested to find other quarters. The report was accepted and the resolution unanimously adopted. The Comptroller presented the following report and offered the following resolution relative to a lease of premises No. 728 Hicks street, Borough of Brooklyn, for the Department of Street Cleaning: Hon. BIRD S. COLER, Comptroller: MARCH 25, 1901. SIR-Hon. P. E. Nagle, Commissioner of Street Cleaning, in a communication under date of March 20, 1901, requests the consent and approval of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, pursuant to section 541 of the Greater New York Charter, for a lease from John J. Brady, of the store of premises No. 728 Hicks street, in the Borough of Brooklyn, for a term of three years from May 1, 1901, at an annual rental of $300, payable quarterly. The Commissioner further states: "The store is 18 feet wide, 49 feet deep, having one room and one toilet room and running "water in the store; the lessor to pay the water taxes and to put and keep the premises in good repair. "This is intended to take the place of the section station at No. 226 Hamilton avenue, at "present leased from John F. Nelson, and which will expire May 1, 1901.” I have caused an examination to be made of the premises, which consist of the store floor, 18 feet by 49 feet, in the four-story frame building on the northwest corner of Huntington and Hicks streets, Borough of Brooklyn, with a total floor space of 882 square feet, which includes the toilet room. The owner agrees to put and keep the premises in good tenantable repair and pay water taxes, and I consider the rental asked just and reasonable. Approved : BIRD S. COLER, Comptroller. Respectfully, EUG. E. MCLEAN, Engineer. Resolved, That the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund hereby approve of and consent to the execution of a lease to the City, by the Commissioner of Street Cleaning, from John J. Brady, of the store of premises No. 728 Hicks street, Borough of Brooklyn, for a term of three years from May 1, 1901, at an annual rental of three hundred dollars ($300), payable quarterly, the owner to put and keep the premises in good and tenantable repair and pay the water taxes -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 report was accepted and the resolution unanimously adopted. The Comptroller presented the following reports of the Engineer of the Department of Finance relative to proposed leases of premises No. 200 West One Hundred and First street and No. 272 West Ninety-sixth street, Borough of Manhattan, for the Department of Street Cleaning: MARCH 29, 1901. Hon. BIRD S. COLER, Comptroller: SIR-Hon. P. E. Nagle, Commissioner of Street Cleaning, in communications dated March 12 and 25, 1901, requests the consent and approval of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, for two leases of premises, to be used for section stations, as follows: First-No. 200 West One Hundred and First street, for a term of three years, from May 1, 1901, at an annual rental of $480, which I am informed is to take the place of No. 842 Western Boulevard. Owner, R. Townsend. Second-No. 272 West Ninety-sixth street, for a term of three years, from May 1, 1901, at an annual rental of $480, to take the place of No. 641 Amsterdam avenue. Owner, Ralph Ives. First-No. 200 West One Hundred and First Street. I have caused an examination to be made of the premises, which consist of a one-story brick structure, with a cemented cellar, 8 feet in height, having an area of 658 square feet on the ground floor. The building is not finished on the inside, and has been used as a carpenter shop. The rental is at the rate of 73 cents per square foot, 'exclusive of the cellar, and is, in my opinion, excessive, unless it is impossible to secure other quarters in this vicinity. I am informed that this section station is to take the place of the one now located at No. 842 Western Boulevard, the owner of which has given notice, under the terms of his lease, that he will cancel the same. Second-No. 272 West Ninety-sixth street. These premises have now been rented, and, in consequence, the offer to the Department of Street Cleaning is withdrawn. In this connection, I beg to call your attention to a former application, made by the Department of Street Cleaning, for a section station at No. 207 West Ninety-eighth street (see Minutes of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, March 8, 1901), in which I reported Ist. That it did not appear that the owner had any power to make a lease; and 2d. That the price asked, namely $35 per month, was excessive. It was proposed, when this application was made, to combine two section stations in one house, namely the one at No. 842 Western Boulevard and that at No. 641 Amsterdam avenue. The application was denied by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, and since that time the owner of the house, Mrs. Margaret Ryan, has presented evidence to this Department that she is now in position to make the lease for one year, with the privilege of renewal, provided she remains in possession of the property; and has also offered terms at $25 per month, instead of $35, as originally proposed. I would therefore suggest that this matter be referred back to the Commissioner of Street Cleaning for further consideration, for it will doubtless be a benefit to the City to secure one building at $300 per annum, rather than two, at a cost of three times the above amount. Respectfully, EUG. E. MCLEAN, Engineer. APRIL 5, 1901. Hon. BIRD S. COLER, Comptroller: SIR-Supplementing my report of March 29, 1901, relating to the leasing of premises No. 200 West One Hundred and First street and No. 272 West Ninety-sixth street as section stations for the Department of Street Cleaning, and also in reply to a communication from F. M. Gibson, Deputy Commissioner of Street Cleaning, under date of April 3, 1901, I beg to advise you that I do not consider that it would be for the best interests of the City for the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund to authorize a lease of No. 200 West One Hundred and First street at $480 per annum when quarters can be secured for $300 per annum at No. 207 West Ninety-eighth street, and were originally applied for by the Commissioner of Street Cleaning, which quarters it was stated would be adequate to accommodate two section stations. In reference to this matter the Deputy Commissioner states: "In regard to the premises offered to this Department by Mrs. Margaret Ryan, No. 207 "West Ninety-eighth street, I desire to say that every effort was made to persuade Mrs. Ryan to "take a lower rental than $35 per month for her premises, and she positively refused. Later it "seems that her son, who occupies a minor position in this Department, interested a city official "in one of the departments, and we are informed that the two visited the Finance Department "and to some one there offered these premises at a rental of $300 per annum. "In connection with this matter, the Commissioner bids me to say that in future, whenever the owner of premises should offer to the Finance Department, or any representative thereof, "premises for the use of this Department at a lower rental than they offer the same premises to "this Department, that he will under no circumstances enter into a lease with them, as he does "not propose to be placed in such a position by people with whom he is trying to do business on a purely business basis. 66 "Therefore, he will enter into no lease with Mrs. Ryan at any rental whatever, and in view "of this fact it would be hardly necessary to give the premises of Mrs. Ryan any further "consideration." Section 541 of the Charter provides : 66 * * * The said Commissioner is hereby authorized, with the consent and approval of "the Board of Sinking Fund Commissioners, to hire or lease suitable and sufficient offices for the "transaction of the business under his charge, and also such stabies and other buildings or "parts of buildings or plots of ground as may, from time to time, be necessary. The letter quoted above speaks for itself, and if such a policy be pursued by the Department of Street Cleaning, it is my opinion that it will be greatly to the disadvantage of the City, as the records for the past will show that owners have in many cases accepted less sums than recommended by the Commissioner of Street Cleaning, and which original amounts have been considered reasonable and just to him, but were found in the opinion of the Engineer to be excessive. Respectfully, EUG. E. MCLEAN, Engineer. In connection therewith the Mayor offered the following resolution : Resolved, That it is the sense of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund that the policy outlined by the Deputy Commissioner of Street Cleaning in his communication dated April 3, 1901, in regard to the method of negotiating leases in behalf of the City, is not to the advantage of the City and is disapproved by this Board. Which resolution was unanimously adopted. The following report and resolution were received from the Board of Education relative to a renewal of the lease of premises No. 722 Fifth street, Borough of Manhattan : To the Board of Education: The Committee on Buildings, to which was referred a resolution adopted by the School Board for the boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx on February 13, 1901, requesting that the lease of the parlor floor of the premises No. 722 Fifth street, Manhattan, occupied as an annex to Public School 15, be renewed for one year from May 1, 1901, with the privilege of an additional year, respectfully submits the following: The matter has been investigated and it is found that the building is required for school purposes for a longer period. The Borough Superintendent has reported that the building affords accomodations for forty pupils and if the lease is not renewed these children will be without school facilities. The following resolution is submitted for adoption : Resolved, That the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund be, and they are hereby requested to authorize the Comptroller to execute a renewal of the lease of the parlor floor of the premises No. 722 Fifth street, Manhattan, occupied as an annex to Public School 15, for one year from May 1, 1901, with the privilege of renewal for an additional year, at an annual rental of $780, the other terms and conditions to be the same as those of the existing lease. A true copy of report and resolution adopted by the Board of Education on March 13, 1901. A. E. PALMER, Secretary, Board of Education. 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 Falk Rhonheimer of the parlor floor of premises No. 722 Fifth street, Borough of Manhattan, for the use of the Board of Education, for a term of one year |