tainly have easements of light, air and access over the strip in question, unless they have been extinguished by the operation of chapter 1006 of the Laws of 1895. Thereupon the following resolution was adopted: Whereas, At a meeting of this Board, held on the 21st day of September, 1898, resolutions were adopted proposing to alter the map or plan of The City of New York, by the widening of Cauldwell avenue, between East One Hundred and Fifty-eighth street (Cedar place) and East One Hundred and Sixty-first street, in the Borough of The Bronx, City of New York, and for a meeting of this Board to be held in the office of this Board at No. 346 Broadway, on the 5th day of October, 1898, at 2 o'clock P. M., at which such proposed widening would be considered by this Board, and for a notice to all persons affected thereby, of the aforesaid time and place at which such proposed widening would be considered, to be published in the CITY RECORD, for at least ten days continuously, exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays, prior to the 5th day of October, 1898; And Whereas, It appears from the affidavit of the Supervisor of the City Record that the aforesaid resolutions and notice, a copy of which is thereto annexed, have been published in the CITY RECORD for ten days continuously, Sundays and legal holidays excepted, prior to the 5th day of October, 1898; And Whereas, At the aforesaid time and place, a public hearing was given to all persons affected by such proposed widening who have appeared, and such proposed widening was duly considered by this Board, as well as on the 21st of October, 1898, and on the 19th of July, 1899; therefore, now, Resolved, That the Board of Public Improvements of The City of New York, in pursuance of the provisions of section 436 of chapter 378, Laws of 1897, deeming it for the public interest to alter the map or plan of The City of New York by the widening of Cauldwell avenue, between East One Hundred and Fifty-eighth street (Cedar place), and East One Hundred and Sixty-first street, in the Borough of The Bronx, City of New York, does hereby favor and approve of the same, so as to widen the aforesaid avenue as follows: 1. Beginning at a point at the intersection of the northern line of East One Hundred and Fifty-eighth street (formerly Cedar place) with the western line of Cauldwell avenue ; 2. Thence westerly along the northern line of East One Hundred and Fifty-eighth street for 30 feet; 3. Thence northerly and parallel to the western line of Cauldwell avenue for 650 feet to the so thern line of East One Hundred and Sixty-first street; 4. Thence easterly along the southern line of East One Hundred and Sixty-first street for 30 feet to the western line of Cauldwell avenue; 5. Thence southerly along the western line of Cauldwell avenue for 650 feet to the point of beginning. Resolved, That the foregoing resolution, approving of the above-named proposed change in the map or plan of The City of New York, by the widening of Cauldwell avenue, adopted by this Board, together with a statement of its reasons therefor, be transmitted to the Municipal Assembly for its action thereon. Affirmative Commissioner of Water Supply, Commissioner of Highways, Commissioner of Street Cleaning, Commissioner of Sewers, Commissioner of Bridges, President of the Borough of The Bronx 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 436 of the Greater New York Charter, the following resolution of the Board of Public Improvements, adopted by that Board on the 19th day of July, 1899, be and the same hereby is approved, viz.: Resolved, That the Board of Public Improvements of The City of New York, in pursuance of the provisions of section 436 of chapter 378, Laws of 1897, deeming it for the public interest to alter the map or plan of The City of New York by the widening of Cauldwell avenue, between East One Hundred and Fifty-eighth street (Cedar place) and East One Hundred and Sixty-first street, in the Borough of The Bronx, City of New York, does hereby favor and approve of the same, so as to widen the aforesaid avenue, as follows: 1. Beginning at a point at the intersection of the northern line of East One Hundred and Fifty-eighth street (formerly Cedar place) with the western line of Cauldwell avenue; 2. Thence westerly along the northern line of East One Hundred and Fifty-eighth street for 30 feet; 3. Thence northerly and parallel to the western line of Cauldwell avenue for 650 feet to the southern line of East One Hundred and Sixty-first street; 4. Thence easterly along the southern line of East One Hundred and Sixty-first street for 30 feet to the western line of Cauldwell avenue; 5. Thence southerly along the western line of Cauldwell avenue for 650 feet to the point of beginning. In the matter of the proposed laying out of a new street between East One Hundred and Sixty-third and East One Hundred and Sixty-fifth streets, from Prospect to Stebbins avenue, in the Borough of The Bronx, to be known as East One Hundred and Sixty-fourth street, the report of the Secretary was read showing that the matter had been duly advertised for hearing as required by law. After hearing Mr. Edward A. Acker, representing property owners in the neighborhood, the matter was laid over for one week. In the matter of the proposed laying out and extending Pennsylvania avenue, between Riverdale avenue and Wortman avenue, Borough of Brooklyn, the report of the Secretary was read showing that the matter had been duly advertised for hearing as required by law. No one appearing in opposition to the proposed laying out and extension, the following resolution was adopted: Whereas, at a meeting of this Board, held on the 21st day of June, 1899, resolutions were adopted proposing to alter the map or plan of The City of New York, by laying out and extending Pennsylvania avenue, between Riverdale avenue and Wortman avenue, in the Twenty-sixth Ward, in the Borough of Brooklyn, City of New York, and for a meeting of this Board to be held in the office of this Board on the 19th day of July, 1899, at 2 o'clock P. M, at which meeting such proposed laying out and extending would be considered by this Bɔard, and for a notice to all persons affected thereby, of the aforesaid time and place at which such proposed laying out and extending would be considered, to be published in the CITY RECORD and the corporation newspapers, for at least ten days continuously, exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays, prior to the 19th day of July, 1899. And Whereas, It appears from the affidavit of the Supervisor of the CITY RECORD, and of the publishers of the corporation newspapers, that the aforesaid resolutions and notice have been published in the CITY RECORD and the corporation newspapers, for ten days continuously, Sundays and legal holidays excepted, prior to the 19th day of July, 1899. And Whereas, At the aforesaid time and place, a public hearing was given to all persons affected by such proposed laying out and extending who have appeared, and such proposed laying out and extending was duly considered by this Board; now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Board of Public Improvements of The City of New York, in pursuance of the provisions of section 436 of chapter 378, Laws of 1897, deeming it for the public interest to alter the map or plan of The City of New York by laying out and extending Pennsylvania avenue, between Riverdale avenue and Wortman avenue, in the Twenty-sixth Ward, in the Borough of Brooklyn, City of New York, does hereby favor and approve of the same, so as to lay out and extend the aforesaid avenue as follows: The easterly side of Pennsylvania avenue, beginning at a point in the northern line of Wortman avenue, distant 190 feet westerly from the western side of New Jersey avenue, as the same is laid down on the map of the Town of New Lots, filed in the office of the Register of Kings County in 1874; running thence northerly and parallel with New Jersey avenue and distant 190 feet from it across New Lots roal to the intersection of Pennsylvania avenue as laid out. The westerly side of Pennsylvania avenue, beginning at a point in the northern line of Wortman avenue distant 190 feet easterly of the eastern line of Sheffield avenue, as the same is laid down on the map of the Town of New Lots, etc.; thence northerly and parallel with Sheffield avenue and distant 190 feet from it to a point 600 feet northerly of the northern line of Hegeman avenue; thence northwesterly to a point in the southern line of New Lots road, 150 feet easterly of the eastern line of Sheffield avenue. Pennsylvania avenue to be 80 feet in width. Resolved, That the foregoing resolution, approving of the above-nimed proposed change in the map or plan of The City of New York, by laying out and extending Pennsylvania avenue, adopted by this Board, together with a statement of its reasons therefor, be transmitted to the Municipal Assembly for its action thereon. Affirmative-Commissioner of Water Supply, Commissioner of Highways, Commissioner of Street Cleaning, Commissioner of Sewers, Commissioner of Bridges 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 436 of the Greater New York Charter, the following resolution of the Board of Public Improvements, adopted by that Board on the 19th day of July, 1899, be and the same hereby is approved, viz. : Resolved, That the Board of Public Improvements of The City of New York, in pursuance of the provisions of section 436 of chapter 378, Laws of 1897, deeming it for the public interest to alter the map or plan of The City of New York by laying out and extending Pennsylvania avenue, between Riverdale avenue and Wortman avenue, in the Twenty-sixth Ward, Borough of Brooklyn, City of New York, does hereby favor and approve of the same, so as to lay out and extend the aforesaid avenue as follows: The easterly side of Pennsylvania avenue, beginning at a point in the northern line of Wortman avenue, distant 190 feet westerly from the western side of New Jersey avenue, as the same is laid down on the map of the Town of New Lots, filed in the office of the Register of Kings County in 1874; running thence northerly and parallel with New Jersey avenue, and distant 190 feet from it across New Lots road to the intersection of Pennsylvania avenue as laid out. The westerly side of Pennsylvania avenue, beginning at a point in the northern line of Wortman avenue, distant 190 feet easterly of the eastern line of Sheffield avenue, as the same is laid down on the map of the Town of New Lots, etc.; thence northerly and parallel with Sheffield avenue, and distant 190 feet from it to a point 600 feet northerly of the northern line of Hegeman avenue; thence northwesterly to a point in the southern line of New Lots road, 150 feet easterly of the eastern line of Sheffield avenue. Pennsylvania avenue to be 80 feet in width. The following report from the Chief Topographical Engineer was read: TOPOGRAPHICAL BUREAU, ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEVENTH STREET AND THIRD AVENUE, Mr. JOHN H. MOONEY, Secretary, Board of Public Improvements: The proceedings for acquiring title to Mott avenue in the Twenty-third Ward, Borough of The Bronx, extend from Railroad avenue, East, now Park avenue, to East One Hundred and Sixty-first street, and cover for the most part an existing road for which no special proceeding for opening was taken prior to the present one. The said Mott avenue, from East One Hundred and Thirty-eighth to East One Hundred and Sixty-first street, is an old-established road and is being widened in this proceeding to the width of 8 and 100 feet in order to constitute the said avenue an approach to the Grand Boulevard and Concourse, which has its beginning at East One Hundred and Sixty-first street, and extends for about 41⁄2 miles northerly to Mosholu parkway. There is no other approach to said Concourse from the south connecting the same with any of the bridges south of Macomb's Dam Bridge, and is therefore the only approach to the Grand Boulevard and Concourse from the Madison Avenue Bridge and the Third Avenue Bridge. In the case of the Grand Boulevard and Concourse and the other approaches thereto, only one-fourth of the cost thereof has been made a local charge, and three-fourths of the cost thereof has been made a charge upon The City of New York at large. The same provision was made by the Legislature under chapter 627 of the Laws of 1897, in the matter of widening of East One Hundred and Sixty-first street, from Elton avenue to Mott avenue at the Grand Boulevard and Concourse. This being considered an approach to the said concourse, the Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment were directed to assess 25 per cenț, on the land benefited in the Twenty-third Ward and 75 per cent. on the city at large. Mott avenue being widened, not for local benefit alone, but in order that it might become a suitable avenue for public pleasure, driving and recreation, and an approach to the Grand Boulevard and Concourse, the petition of the property-owners that the cost be not locally assessed seems to be justified, and I recommend, therefore, that the Board of Public Improvements rescind the resolution of the Board of Street Opening and Improvements, passed on September 14, 1894, directing that the entire cost and expense of widening Mott avenue be assessed locally and adopt a new resolution assessing not less than one-half of the cost on the city at large. The papers in the matter are herewith returned. Respectfully, LOUIS A. RISSE, Chief Topographical Engineer and Engineer of Concourse. Thereupon the following resolution was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That this Board will give a public hearing at the office of the Board on Wednesday, August 16, 1899, at 2 o'clock P. M., on the petition to reduce the assessment for the opening |