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mate and statement ; and the money so raised shall remain in the 

 treasury of said county for the purposes of this act, until drawn and 

 expended as herein provided. Any such land, estate and water 

 rights may be acquired by the proceedings, by condemnation herein 

 authorized, in case such officer at the head of such Department of 

 Parks is unable to agree with the owner thereof as to the price to be 

 paid therefor, or if for any other reason a purchase cannot be pres- 

 ently and promptly made. Such officer at the head of such depart 

 ment, with the assent of such attorney and counsel of the corpora- 

 tion, may employ counsel to act as may be directed in such acquisi- 

 tion, and in proceedings therefor. 



Section III. This act shall take effect immediately. 



POWERS OF THE PARK DEPARTMENT. 



CHAPTER 947. 



AX ACT to amend Section Two of Title Sixteen of Chapter 

 Five Hundred and Eighty-three of the Laws of Eighteen 

 Hundred and Eighty-eight, entitled "An Act to Revise 

 and Combine in a Single Act All Existing Special and 

 Local Laws Affecting Public Interests in the City of 

 Brooklyn," Relating to the Department of Parks. 



Accepted by the City. 



Became a law June 6, 1S95, with the approval of the Governor. 

 Passed, three- fifths being present. 



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

 Assembly, do enact as follows : 



Section I. Section two of Title sixteen of Chapter five hun- 

 dred and eighty-three of the Laws of eighteen hundred and eighty- 

 eight, entitled "An Act to revise and combine in a single act all 

 existing special and local laws affecting public interests in the City of 

 Brooklyn," is hereby amended so as to read as follows : 



Section II. The said Department of Parks shall have the exclu- 

 sive government, management and control of all the parks, squares 

 and public places in the city ; and full and exclusive power to govern 

 and manage the Ocean Parkway from the Circle to the southwesterly 

 angle of Prospect Park to the ocean, and direct and regulate the 

 public use thereof, as also the Circle and Concourse at either terminus; 

 and also Eastern Parkway in the Ninth and Twenty-fourth Wards of 

 said city, and to govern, manage and direct the same and to regulate 

 the public use thereof, and of such parts of the several roads, streets 



