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MAKING PARKWAYS. 



CHAPTER 640, LAWS OF 1S95. 



An Act in Relation to the Care, Custody, Control and 

 Improvement of Certain Highways in the County of 

 Kings, and to Provide Means for the Improvement 



Thereof. 



Accepted by the City- 



Became a law May 13, 1895, with the approval of the Governor. 

 Passed, three-fifths being present. 



The People of the State of Nezv York, represented in Senate and 

 Assembly, do enact as follows : 



Section I. On and after the passage of this act, the care, custody 

 and control of Eastern Parkway, east of Howard avenue and south 

 of East New York avenue to Stone avenue ; Stone avenue from 

 Dean street to Riverdale avenue ; Riverdale avenue to New Lots 

 road ; New Lots road to Dumont avenue ; Dumont avenue to Foun- 

 tain avenue ; Bushwick avenue from Gillen place to Jamaica avenue 

 and Pennsylvania avenue throughout its entire length and to Jamaica 

 bay ; Rockaway Parkway from its intersection with Buffalo avenue 

 in said city to the road to Flatlands, and the road to Flatlands to Ja- 

 maica bay, in the Town of Flatlands, in the County of Kings, are vested 

 in the Department of Parks, of the County of Kings, created by Chapter 

 758, Laws of 1894, and the officer at the head of said Department of 

 Parks is hereby authorized to grade, pave gutter and improve said 

 parkway and streets or highways, or either or any part of either of 

 them, upon such plans as he may determine, and to enter into con- 

 tracts for that purpose. 



Section II. The officer at the head of said Department of Parks 

 is hereby authorized to widen either of said highways to such extent 

 as he may determine by filing in the office of the County Clerk of 

 said county a map, duly attested, showing the highway, street or 

 road as widened, and a duplicate thereof in the said Department of 

 Parks ; and thereupon said highway, street or road shall be of the 

 width thereon designated. 



Section III. The officer at the head of said Department of Parks 

 is hereby authorized to purchase, acquire and hold, for and on behalf 

 of the County of Kings, the land necessary to be taken for the 

 widening of any parkway, avenue, street or road, as provided in this 

 act, as laid down on any map filed in pursuance of the provisions of 

 section two of this act ; and in case he cannot acquire the same by 

 purchase he is hereby authorized to acquire the same by proceeding 



