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APPENDIX 8 
BOARD OF ALDERMEN 
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE IN FAvor OF ADOPTING 
~ ORDINANCE FOR $100,000 CorPORATE STOCK FOR I MPROVE- 
MENT OF BROOKLYN BoTANIC GARDEN. 
(No. 713—Int. No. 1885) 
The Committee on Finance, to which was referred on June 22, 
1915 (Minutes, page 812), the annexed resolution in favor of an 
issue of $100,000 Corporate Stock for the improvement of the 
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, respectfully 
Reports: 
That, having examined the subject, it believes the proposed 
appropriation to be necessary. A donation of $100,000 has been 
made by private subscription on condition that the City furnish 
an equal amount to complete this project. This is an opportunity 
the City should not lose, and the Committee recommends that the 
accompanying ordinance be adopted 
AN ORDINANCE providing for an issue of corporate stock of 
The City of New York to an amount not exceeding one hundred 
thousand dollars ($100,000), to provide means for the improve- 
ment of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, under the jurisdiction of 
the Department of Parks, Borough of Brookly1 
Be it Ordained by the Board of Aldermen of The City of New 
York, as follows: 
Section rt. The Board of Aldermen hereby approves of and 
concurs in the following resolution, adopted by the Board of Es- 
timate and Apportionment June 18, 1915, and authorizes the 
Comptroller to issue corporate stock of The City of New York 
to the amount and for the purposes therein specified : 
Resolved, That the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, 
pursuant to the provisions of section 47 of the Greater New York 
Charter, as amended, hereby approves of the issue of corporate 
stock of The City of New York to an amount not exceeding one 
hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to provide means for the 
