Resolved, That the Secretary of this Board cause these resolutions, and a notice to all persons affected thereby, that the proposed closing and discontinuing of the above-named avenue will be considered at a meeting of this Board to be held at the aforesaid time and place, to be published in the CITY RECORD and corporation newspapers for ten days continuously, Sundays and legal holidays excepted, prior to the 26th day of July, 1899. The following report from the Chief Topographical Engineer was read and filed: CITY OF NEW YORK, PRESIDENT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEVENTH STREET AND THIRD AVENUE, Mr. JOHN H. MOONEY, Secretary, Board of Public Improvements : July 11, 1899. SIR-In reply to the action taken by the Board of Public Improvements referring, for report, communication from the President of the Borough of Brooklyn in relation to the status and opening of certain streets in the Thirtieth Ward, Borough of Brooklyn, I wish to submit a fourth additional report (these reports are sent in as soon as the investigation will allow the making of reports on these streets). Ist. Fifty-seventh street, from Old City Line to West street. The limits should read Fiftyseventh street from Old City Line to Eighth avenue, from Kowenhoven lane to Eighteenth avenue, and from Twentieth avenue to West street, because Fifty-seventh street, from Eighth avenue to Kowenhoven lane, was confirmed May 27, 1892, and from Eighteenth avenue to Twentieth avenue was closed by the action of the Supervisors. There are no buildings within the lines of this street. 2d. Forty-ninth street from Old City Line to West street. There are buildings within the lines of this street. Fifty-seventh street and Forty-ninth street are laid down on the map of New Utrecht, filed in the office of the Register of the County of Kings, June 17, 1874. There are no legal obstacles against opening these streets, and I recommend, therefore, that proceedings be initiated for acquiring title to the same. Respectfully, LOUIS A. RISSE, Chief Topographical Engineer and Engineer of Concourse. The following report from the Chief Topographical Engineer was read and the matter was laid over: CITY OF NEW York, PRESIDENT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEVENTH STREET AND THIRD AVENUE, Mr. JOHN H. MOONEY, Secretary, Board of Public Improvements: July 11, 1899. SIR-In reply to the action taken by the Board of Public Improvements, referring for report communication from Mr. T. F. Archer, agent for the G. F. Gaussle property, requesting that the lay-out on said property be accepted by the Board of Public Improvements, I wish to recommend that action be delayed in this matter until the general design for the street system is farther advanced, The property is located on the Jamaica and Hempstead plank road and Queens road, Borough of Queens. I do not believe that the streets as shown on the submitted map can be placed on the map of the street system of that borough. Callister street and Hendrickson street are made 50 feet wide and should be at least 60 feet, and Queens road will probably be one of the main roads leading to Flushing and should be 100 feet. The map will be retained in this office until the final plan is made. The papers in the matter are here with returned. Respectfully, LOUIS A. RISSE, Chief Topographical Engineer and Engineer of Concourse. The following communication from the Commissioner of Sewers was referred to the Chief Topographical Engineer: DEPARTMENT OF Sewers-BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, NEW YORK, July 12, 1899. HON. MAURICE F. HOLAHAN, President, Board of Public Improvements : Dear Sir-I herewith transmit petition of Mr. George F. Johnson and copy of Contract, an agreement with the City of New York, with the proper sureties, etc., for permit to build private sewers in Longwood avenue, from Prospect avenue to Southern Boulevard, and in Kelly street, from Craven street to Longwood avenue, in the Borough of the Bronx, at his own private cost and expense; the same to be done under the supervision and direction of the Commissioner of Sewers, and I ask your approval of the same. Yours, respectfully, JAS. KANE, Commissioner of Sewers. Hon. JAMES KANE, Commissioner of Sewers, City of New York: NEW YORK, June 29, 1899. SIR-The petition of George F. Johnson, of The City of New Yorth, showeth : That your petitioner is the owner of all the land situate on both sides of Longwood avenue from Prospect avenue to Southern Boulevard, except the gore lying between Leggett's lane and Westchester avenue, and on both sides of Kelly street from Craven street to Longwood avenue, in the Twenty-third Ward, Borough of The Bronx, City of New York. That your petitioner is desirous of constructing a sewer through said Longwood avenue, from Prospect avenue to Southern Boulevard, and in said Kelly street, from Craven street to Longwood avenue, in accordance with the plans and specifications in the Department of Sewers and as provided in section 560 of the Charter of the City of New York. Wherefore, your petitioner prays that permission be granted him to open said avenues and streets and construct said sewer in accordance with said plans, subject to the rules, regulations and provisions of said section 560 of said Charter, Dated June 29, 1899. GEORGE F. JOHNSON. State of New York, County of New York, ss.: George F. Johnson, being duly sworn, says that he has read the foregoing petition by him signed, and that the same is true of his own knowledge, except as to the matter therein stated to be alleged on information and belief, and as to these matters he believes it to be true. Sworn to before me this 29th day of June, 1899. GEORGE F. JOHNSON. D. L. PHILLIPS, Notary Public No. 36, City and County of New York. County of New York, ss. : George F. Johnson, being duly sworn, says that he is over the age of 21 years and resides at New York, Fifty-ninth street and Sixth avenue in the City of New York; that he is the owner in fee simple of all of the land situate on both sides of Longwood avenue, from Prospect avenue to Southern Boulevard, except the gore lying between Leggett's lane and Westchester avenue, and on both sides of Kelly street, from Craven street to Longwood avenue, in the Twenty-third Ward, Borough of The Bronx, City of New York. GEORGE F. JOHNSON. Sworn to before me this 29th day of June, 1899. D. S. PHILLIPS, Notary Public No. 36. The following communication from the President of the Borough of Brooklyn was read: CITY OF NEW YORK-BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN, Į July 10, 1899. Board of Public Improvements: GENTLEMEN—The Local Board of the Sixth District, Borough of Brooklyn, after hearing had at a meeting held on July 10, 1899, duly advertised, adopted the following: 66 Resolved, That the Local Board of the Sixth District, Borough of Brooklyn, deeming it for the public interest so to do, hereby amends Resolution No. 52 of the minutes of the Local Board of April 14, 1899, so as to read: "Resolved, That the Local Board of the Sixth District, Borough of Brooklyn, deeming it for the public interest so to do, hereby recommends to the Board of Public Improvements of the City of New York that the Department of Highways be directed to stop the digging of sand from what is known as the Eighteenth Street sandbank,' encroaching on Sherman street and other streets, and that the Department of Street Cleaning be authorized to dump ashes in the excavation now existing there." The above named resolution was adopted by the Local Board of the Sixth District at the suggestion of the Department of Street Cleaning in its report to the Board of Public Improvements under date of May 6, 1899. Respectfully, EDWARD M. GROUT, President of the Borough. Thereupon the following resolution was adopted: Resolved, by the Board of Public Improvements, That the Commissioner of Highways be and is hereby authorized and directed to take the necessary measures to stop the excavation of sand or other material in the Borough of Brooklyn, where said excavation may cause an injury in any manner to the streets or avenues. Resolved, That the Commissioner of Street Cleaning is hereby authorized to fill with clean ashes the excavation encroaching on Sherman and other streets in the Borough of Brooklyn. Affirmative Commissioner of Water Supply, Commissioner of Highways, Commissioner of Street Cleaning, Commissioner of Sewers, Commissioner of Public Buildings, Lighting and Supplies, Commissioner of Bridges, President of the Borough of Brooklyn, and President of the Board. Negative-None. The following communication from the Corporation Counsel was read and placed or file : LAW DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COUNSEL, Hon. MAURICE F. HOLAHAN, President, Board of Public Improvements : } SIR-I am in receipt of your communication, bearing date of May 10th, stating that the representatives of Typographical Union No. 6, on behalf of the various trades unions included in the Knights of Labor, have submitted to the Board of Public Improvements the proposed resolution hereinafter quoted, upon which they ask for affirmative action. The resolution is as follows : "An ordinance directing and requiring the use of the label of the Allied Printing Trades Council of New York City on all printing done for the municipality of Greater New York. "Be it ordained by the Municipal Assembly of The City of New York, as follows : "Sec. 1. All printed matter, such as letter-heads, envelopes, blank books (in or on which printed matter may occur), receipts, reports, circulars, proceedings (other than legal), shall have printed thereon the label of the Allied Printing Trades Council of New York City. That all such printed stationery or matter (except legal documents and election ballots) without said union label shall not be accepted or used by the City of New York or its officers. "Sec. 2. The City Clerk of The City of New York, when advertising for printed matter, shall insert a notice that all bids shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance, as regarding said label. "Sec. 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect, in placing all new contracts, and printing not requiring contracts, from and after its passage and publication as provided by law." You further state that discussion of the subject revealed the fact that while the members of the Board were not opposed to any proposition calling for greater protection of labor, or the payment of the prevailing rate of wages to all persons engaged on City work, at the same time they deemed it prudent to secure from the law officer of the City an opinion as to the legal right of the Board to adopt a resolution which might be in conflict with the Constitution of the State or the Charter of the City. The duties of municipal corporations in relation to the interests of labor are to be found in the present Labor Law, chapter 415 of the Laws of 1897, and the amendments thereto. There is no necessity for any extended discussion of the question suggested by your communication, because no municipal corporation has any right, nor has your Board on behalf of the present City of New York any such right, of applying to printed matter to be used by the City any such restrictions as are contained in the proposed resolution. It would seem that the interests of printers in this City are already fully protected by the provisions of the Labor Law, which require payment of the prevailing rate of wages on all work executed by or for the City, Yours, JOHN WHALEN, Corporation Counsel, The following communication from the Commissioner of Sewers was read: DEPARTMENT OF SEWERS-BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, Hon. MAURICE F. HOLAHAN, President, Board of Public Improvements : DEAR SIR- Under date of June 5, 1899, I transmitted to your Honorable Board, blue print of section 3, Main Relief Extension, Lorough of Brooklyn, for the construction of sewers in the following streets, viz. : Greene avenue, from Patchen to Bushwick avenue. Bushwick avenue, from Greene avenue to Weirfield street. The estimated cost of the proposed extension is $170,000. In addition thereto, I forward you the assessed value of property within the probable area of assessment, $71,345,014. Yours respectfully, JAS. KANE, Commissioner of Sewers. Thereupon the following resolutions were adopted: Whereas, The Legislature of the State of New York in 1892 and 1894 had authorized the expenditure of two million dollars for the construction of certain sewers in the Borough of Brooklyn, under title of the Main Sewer Relief and Extension Fund, and Whereas, It appears that previous to January 1, 1898, bonds to the amount of one million eight hundred and thirty-three thousand dollars had been issued, leaving a balance of one hundred and sixty-seven thousand dollars not acted upon, now be it Resolved, That the Board of Estimate and Apportionment is hereby requested to authorize and direct the Comptroller to issue bonds amounting to one hundred and sixty-seven thousand dollars, for the purpose of constructing sewers in Greene avenue, from Patchen to Bushwick avenues; Bushwick avenue, from Greene avenue to Weirfield street; Weirfield street, from Bushwick avenue to Evergreen avenue; Evergreen avenue, from Weirfield street to Halsey street; Halsey street, from Evergreen avenue to Central avenue; Central avenue, from Halsey street to Eldredge street, in the Borough of Brooklyn. Affirmative - Commissioner of Water Supply, Commissioner of Highways, Commissioner of Street Cleaning, Commissioner of Sewers, Commissioner of Bridges, President of the Borough of Brooklyn and President of the Board. Negative-None. Resolved, by the Board of Public Improvements, That, in pursuance of sections 415 and 422 of the Greater New York Charter, the construction of sewers in Greene avenue, from Patchen avenue to Bushwick avenue; Bushwick avenue, from Greene avenue to Weirfield street; Weirfield street, from Bushwick avenue to Evergreen avenue; Evergreen avenue, from Weirfield street to Halsey street; Halsey street, from Evergreen avenue to Central avenue, and Central avenue, from Halsey street to Eldredge street, in the Borough of Brooklyn, under the direction of |