lands that shall or may be required for the purpose of opening and extending said Pomeroy street (or Eighth avenue) from Jackson avenue to Riker avenue. "Resolved, That this Board directs that, upon the date of the filing of the oaths of the Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment who may be appointed by the Supreme Court in proceedings for the acquisition of title to said street or avenue, the title to any piece or parcel of land lying within the lines of such Pomeroy street (or Eighth avenue), from Jackson avenue to Riker avenue, so required, shall be vested in The City of New York. "Resolved, That the Board of Public Improvements, deeming it for the public interest so to do, hereby requests the Corporation Counsel to make application to a special term of the Supreme Court for the appointment of Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment, and to take the necessary proceedings in the name of The City of New York, to acquire title, whenever the same has not been heretofore acquired, for the use of the public, to the lands, tenements and hereditaments that shall or may be required for the purpose of opening and extending Pomeroy street (or Eighth avenue), from Jackson avenue to Riker avenue, in the Borough of Queens, City of New York. "Resolved, That the entire cost and expense of said proceedings shall be assessed upon the property deemed to be benefited thereby." Affirmative-Commissioner of Water Supply, Commissioner of Highways, Commissioner of Street Cleaning, Commissioner of Sewers and President of the Board. Negative-None. The following report from the Commissioner of Water Supply was read: NEW YORK, June 28, 1899. Hon. MAURICE F. HOLAHAN, President, Boara of Public Improvements: DEAR SIR-With letter of 2d ultimo, from the Secretary of your Board, was referred to me, for investigation and report, a communication from the Jamaica Water Supply Company, requesting permission to lay water-mains in Lefferts avenue, Williamsburg road and Market street, in the Borough of Queens, together with a diagram showing the location of the proposed watermains. From report which I now have from the Chief Engineer of this Department, I find that there is no objection to the granting of the permission desired, and that the water-mains will be necessary to supply high grounds within the territory covered by the franchise of the Jamaica Water Supply Company. The permission should be granted only on the condition that the company shall make no charge, and the City shall incur no liability, for fire-hydrant service or hydrant rentals on account of any hydrants which may be placed on these mains. The diagram which accompanied the communication is herewith returned, as requested. Very respectfully, WILLIAM DALTON, Commissioner of Water Supply. The following resolutions were thereupon adopted: Resolved, by the Board of Public Improvements, That authority is hereby granted to the Commissioner of Water Supply to issue a permit that will enable the Jamaica Water Supply Com pany to lay water-mains in Lefferts avenue, Williamsburg road and Market street, in the Borough of Queens, provided said company shall enter into an agreement not to make any charge for firehydrant service or hydrant rentals, on account of any hydrants which may be placed on these mains. Resolved, That the Commissioner of Highways is hereby authorized to issue a permit to the Jamaica Water Supply Company for opening the above streets, upon the presentation to him of the permit of the Commissioner of Water Supply for the above work. Affirmative Commissioner of Water Supply, Commissioner of Highways, Commissioner of Street Cleaning, Commissioner of Sewers and President of the Board. Negative-None. The following communication from the Commissioner of Water Supply was read : NEW YORK, June 30, 1899. Hon, MAURICE F. HOLAHAN, President, Board of Public Improvements: DEAR SIR-From report made to me by the Chief Engineer of this Department, I find that it is necessary to lay water-mains in Riverdale lane, between Riverdale avenue and Old Albany road, for a distance of 2,600 feet, on which there are ten houses to be supplied with water. The estimated cost of laying the mains is $3,600, chargeable to the appropriation for "Laying Croton Pipes," boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx, for 1899. I herewith transmit drafts of a resolution and an ordinance for adoption by your Board and for presentation in the Municipal Assembly, authorizing the laying of the mains. Very respectfully, WILLIAM DALTON, Commissioner of Water Supply. Thereupon the following resolution was adopted, and the accompanying ordinance approved for transmission to the Municipal Assembly: Resolved, by the Board of Public Improvements, That, in pursuance of section 413 of the Greater New York Charter, the laying of water-mains in Riverdale lane, between Riverdale avenue and Old Albany road, in the Borough of The Bronx, and the making of a contract for the same by the Commissioner of Water Supply, be and the same is hereby authorized and approved, the cost of said public work or improvement to be paid for from the appropriation for "Laying Croton Pipes," boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx, for 1899. Affirmative Commissioner of Water Supply, Commissioner of Highways, Commissioner of Street Cleaning, Commissioner of Sewers, President of the Borough of The Bronx and President of the Board. Negative-None. Be it Ordained by the Municipal Assembly of The City of New York, as follows: That, in pursuance of section 413 of the Greater New York Charter, the following resolution of the Board of Public Improvements, adopted by that Board on the 6th day of July, 1899, be and the same hereby is approved, and the public work or improvement therein provided for is hereby authorized, viz.: "Resolved, by the Board of Public Improvements, That, in pursuance of section 413 of the Greater New York Charter, the laying of water-mains in Riverdale lane, between Riverdale avenue and Old Albany road, in the Borough of The Bronx, and the making of a contract for the same by the Commissioner of Water Supply, be and the same is hereby authorized and approved, the cost of said public work or improvement to be paid for from the appropriation for "Laying Croton Pipes," boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx, for 1899. The following communication from the Commissioner of Water Supply was read: Hon. MAURICE F. HOLAHAN, President, Board of Public Improvements : DEAR SIR-I have received, through the Deputy Commissioner of Water Supply for the Borough of Brooklyn, an application from the Brooklyn Improvement Company, to have watermains laid in Second street, between Eighth avenue and Prospect Park, West, and from report made to me thereon by the Chief Engineer of this Department, I find that it is necessary to lay the water-mains in order to supply four houses now in course of erection, on a distance of 800 feet, at an estimated cost of $1,000. I therefore transmit herewith drafts of a resolution and an ordinance for adoption by your Board and for presentation in the Municipal Assembly, authorizing the laying of the water-mains. Very respectfully, WILLIAM DALTON, Commissioner of Water Supply. And the following resolution was adopted: Resolved, by the Board of Public Improvements, That, in pursuance of section 413 of the Greater New York Charter, the laying of water-mains in Second street, between Eighth avenue and Prospect Park, West, in the Borough of Brooklyn, and the making of a contract for the same by the Commissioner of Water Supply, be and the same hereby is authorized and approved, the cost of said public work or improvement to be paid for from the proceeds of bonds of the Corporate Stock of The City of New York. Affirmative Commissioner of Water Supply, Commissioner of Highways, Commissioner of Street Cleaning, Commissioner of Sewers, President of the Borough of Brooklyn and President of the Board. Negative-None. In connection with the foregoing resolution, the following form of ordinance was approved for transmission to the Municipal Assembly. Be it Ordained by the Municipal Assembly of The City of New York, as follows: That, in pursuance of section 413 of the Greater New York Charter, the following resolution of the Board of Public Improvements, adopted by that Board on the 6th day of July, 1899, be and the same hereby is approved, and the public work or improvement therein provided for is hereby authorized, viz.: "Resolved, by the Board of Public Improvements, That, in pursuance of section 413 of the Greater New York Charter, the laying of water-mains in Second street, between Eighth avenue and Prospect Park, West, in the Borough of Brooklyn, and the making of a contract for the same by the Commissioner of Water Supply be and the same is hereby authorized and approved, the cost of said public work or improvement to be paid for from the proceeds of bonds of the Corporate Stock of The City of New York." The following report from the Commissioner of Water Supply was read: DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY-COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, Hon. MAURICE F. HOLAHAN, President, Board of Public Improvements : DEAR SIR-With letter of 14th ultimo, from the Secretary of your Board, was transmitted to me for investigation and report a communication from the President of the Borough of Brooklyn, embodying a resolution of the Local Board of the Fifth District of that borough, which presents the proposition whether or not The City of New York should acquire the water-mains, hydrants and plant of the West Brooklyn Water Company, in order to provide a better water supply than that company is able to furnish. On report made to me by the Chief Engineer of this Department, and on full consideration of the subject, I have come to the conclusion that it would not be for the best interest of the City to purchase the plant and water-mains of the West Brooklyn Water Company, but the object to be attained can be accomplished by having the City lay water-mains in Forty-third, Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth streets, between Thirteenth avenue and Fort Hamilton avenue, and in Twelfth avenue, between Forty-first and Forty-fifth streets. This covers a distance of 6,020 feet, on which there are 47 houses to be supplied with water, and the estimated cost of the necessary mains is $6,500. I, therefore, transmit drafts of a resolution and an ordinance for adoption by your Board, and for presentation in the Municipal Assembly, authorizing the laying of these mains. Very respectfully, WILLIAM DALTON, Commissioner of Water Supply. Thereupon the following resolution was adopted, and the accompanying form of ordinance approved for transmission to the Municipal Assembly: Resolved, by the Board of Public Improvements, That, in pursuance of section 413 of the Greater New York Charter, the laying of water-mains in Forty-third, Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth streets, between Thirteenth avenue and Fort Hamilton avenue, and in Twelfth avenue, between Forty-first and Forty-fifth streets, in the Borough of Brooklyn, and the making of a contract for the same by the Commissioner of Water Supply, be and the same is hereby authorized and approved, the cost of said public work or improvement to be paid for from the proceeds of bonds of the Corporate Stock of The City of New York. Affirmative Commissioner of Water Supply, Commissioner of Highways, Commissioner of Street Cleaning, Commissioner of Sewers, President of the Borough of Brooklyn and President of the Board. Negative-None. Be it Ordained by the Municipal Assembly of The City of New York, as follows: That, in pursuance of section 413 of the Greater New York Charter, the following resolution of the Board of Public Improvements, adopted by that Board on the 6th day of July, 1899, be and the same hereby is approved, and the public work or improvement therein provided for is hereby authorized, viz.: "Resolved, by the Board of Public Improvements, That, in pursuance of section 413 of the Greater New York Charter, the laying of water-mains in Forty-third, Forty-Fourth and Fortyfifth streets, between Thirteenth avenue and Fort Hamilton avenue, and in Twelfth avenue, between Forty-first and Forty-fifth streets, in the Borough of Brooklyn, and the making of a contract for the same by the Commissioner of Water Supply, be and the same is hereby authorized and approved, the cost of said public work or improvement to be paid for from the proceeds of bonds of the Corporate Stock of The City of New York." The following resolution, rescinding resolution adopted June 21, 1899, was adopted : Resolved, by the Board of Public Improvements, That the resolution adopted on June 21, 1899, for flagging the sidewalk of Jamaica avenue, between Crescent street and Cypress Hills road, in the Borough of Brooklyn, in which the cost and expense of said work was directed to be levied on the property benefited thereby, be and is hereby rescinded and repealed. Affirmative -Commissioner of Water Supply, Commissioner of Highways, Commissioner of Street Cleaning, Commissioner of Sewers, President of the Borough of Brooklyn, and President of the Board. Negative-None. The following amended resolution was then adopted : Resolved, by the Board of Public Improvements, That, in pursuance of section 403 of the Greater New York Charter, the following resolution of the Local Board of the Ninth District, in the Borough of Brooklyn, be and the same hereby is approved, and the public work or improvement therein mentioned is hereby authorized, and the Commissioner of Highways is hereby directed to proceed forthwith in the execution thereof, namely: Resolved, That the Local Board of the Ninth District, Borough of Brooklyn, after hearing had this 27th day of October, 1898, believes that the sidewalk on the northerly side of Jamaica avenue, between Crescent street and Cypress Hills road, in front of lot known as No. 1, Block 524, Twenty-sixth Ward Map, which is property owned by the Cypress Hills Cemetery, should be flagged, and as aforesaid cemetery is exempt from assessments (chapter 31, Laws 1877), the Board of Public Improvements is hereby requested to refer said matter to the Department of Highways, with the request that said sidewalk be flagged at the expense of the City of New York. The estimated cost of said work is three hundred and four dollars ;" and it is further Resolved, by this Board, That, in pursuance of section 422 of the Greater New York Charter, this Board does hereby determine that all of the cost and expense of said local improvement shall be borne and paid by The City of New York. Affirmative Commissioner of Water Supply, Commissioner of Highways, Commissioner of Street Cleaning, Commissioner of Sewers, President of the Borough of Brooklyn, and Presi dent of the Board. Negative--None. |