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vided and to develop, improve and embellish such park 

 or parks and erect, construct or build thereon struc- 

 tures and other improvements and appurtenances as 

 to it shall seem proper for any one or more of the follow- 

 ing purposes, all of which are hereby declared to be for 

 a public and county purpose, namely: public health, 

 public welfare, education, instruction, interest, pleasure, 

 recreation, athletics or amusement. 



n. The park commission shall have the right on 

 behalf of the county of Westchester to take in fee or 

 otherwise by gift or devise lands or rights and interest 

 therein for the purpose of this Act, or to receive by 

 gift, contribution or bequest, money or other property 

 to be used in acquiring or improving such park or 

 parks, all of which gifts, devises or bequests shall be to 

 and in the name of the county of Westchester, which 

 is hereby authorized by and through the park commis- 

 sion to accept the same for any one or more of the 

 purposes as in this Act provided, or to reject the same. 

 All such moneys so given or bequeathed shall, unless 

 otherwise provided by the terms of such gift or bequest, 

 be deposited with the county treasurer and be subject 

 to the order of the commission. 



12. The park commission on behalf of the county of 

 Westchester may and it hereby is authorized to apply 

 to the proper authorities of the State of New York for 

 a grant or grants of land under water, adjacent to any 

 uplands owned by the county of Westchester and under 

 the direction and control of the park commission and 

 the said land board, or other state officials authorized 

 to make and execute grants of land under water for 

 and on behalf of the State of New York shall and they 

 hereby are authorized and directed to release to the 

 county of Westchester any and all rights of the state 

 therein, such grants to be subject to such conditions 

 and restrictions as to it or them shall seem proper, but 

 for a nominal consideration. 



13. \Vhenever the county of Westchester shall be- 

 come vested with the title of real estate pursuant to 

 and for the purposes and provisions of this Act, it shall 

 be lawful for the said park commission to let from year 

 to year any buildings and the grounds attached thereto, 

 which may be within the bounds of the real estate so 

 taken and until the same shall be required for the lay- 

 ing out, regulation and improvement of the real estate 

 so taken and the said park commission may sell any 

 building, improvement and other materials within the 

 boundary line of the lands so taken and belonging to 

 the county, which in its judgment shall not be required 

 for the purposes of said park or parks and the proceeds 

 of such leases and sales shall be deposited with the 

 treasurer of the county to the credit of the said county. 

 Said park commission shall also have the right to con- 

 struct, reconstruct, complete, alter or repair any build- 

 ings or structures, or demolish or remove the same to 

 carry out the purposes of this Act. To carry out the 

 public purposes as in this Act provided, the park com- 



mission notwithstanding the provisions of any general 

 or special law to the contrary, shall have the exclusive 

 right and authority to let, license or grant to any person 

 or party for such period of time not exceeding three 

 years such building or buildings, structure, or struc- 

 tures, rights, privileges or concessions in, to and upon 

 any park or parks under its jurisdiction and under such 

 rules, regulations and restrictions as to said commission 

 shall seem just and proper. Unless the sum to be paid 

 for such right, privilege or concession is paid in cash, 

 the same shall not be granted except and until such 

 person or party shall give such reasonable security in 

 such amount as to the commission shall seem proper 

 and reasonable. All income from licenses or leases 

 received by the park commission shall be deposited 

 with the county treasurer of Westchester county, to the 

 credit of the county. 



14. The park commission shall have the sole and 

 exclusive control and management of all the streets and 

 highways and bridges within the limits of any park 

 under its jurisdiction, with the right and power to alter 

 or discontinue any or all of such streets, highways and 

 bridges and all streets, highways, parkways, or boule- 

 vards taken over as in this Act provided shall be built, 

 maintained and kept in order and repaired by any 

 under the direction of the park commission. No rail- 

 road, trolley road, bus line, telephone or telegraph line, 

 or other public utility shall have the right to pass over, 

 through, or under any property controlled by the park 

 commission as in this act provided, except by a written 

 consent granted by a majority of the members of such 

 park commission, by resolution duly adopted and then 

 only under such regulations and restrictions as to the 

 park commission shall seem proper, but the commission 

 shall have the right to grant to the county of West- 

 chester, or any governmental agency thereof or to any 

 municipal corporation therein, or any governmental 

 agency thereof as the term "municipal corporation" is 

 denned in the general municipal law, a license or an 

 easement for any public purpose upon such terms and 

 conditions and under such regulations and restrictions 

 as the commission shall deem just and proper, and in 

 addition thereto may grant licenses or easements to 

 individuals, copartnerships and corporations, includ- 

 ing municipal corporations, to construct sewers, lay 

 water and gas mains and electrical conduits within and 

 across such property. 



15. The park commission shall make no contract for 

 the performance of any work or for the supplying of any 

 material, or both, unless there is money on hand appli- 

 cable to such contract or money for that purpose has 

 been appropriated by the board of supervisors, nor shall 

 any such contract involving the expenditure of more 

 than one thousand dollars be awarded unless bids or 

 proposals therefor have been received, or the commis- 

 sion shall by a two-thirds vote determine that it is 

 impracticable to receive bids or proposals therefor. 



