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Brooklyn, and to alter the Commissioners' map of the said city, passed 

 April seventeenth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty.' " The 

 Commissioners so to be appointed shall estimate the value of the 

 lands and premises required to be taken by this act, and the loss 

 and damage to be sustained by the owners and other persons inter- 

 ested therein in consequence of their relinquishing the same to the 

 city ; and after their report thereon shall have been confirmed by 

 the court, they shall apportion such part thereof, together with such 

 part of the amount of the several awards, with the expenses hereto- 

 fore reported to and confirmed by the said court for lands heretofore 

 taken for said park, as they may deem equitable, upon any lands in 

 said city specially benefitted thereby in proportion to such benefit. 

 The one-twentieth part of the amount thus apportioned for benefit 

 shall be annually assessed upon the particular lands chargeable 

 therewith, as designated in the report of the said Commissioners, 

 and shall be annually included in the taxes to be levied thereon, and 

 shall be levied and collected like other taxes upon property in the 

 said city. The proceeds of such collections shall be paid to the 

 Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of said city, to be applied to 

 the redemption of all bonds issued and to be issued for the pur- 

 chase and improvement of lands taken and to be taken for the said 

 park. 



§ 6. The Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment appointed 

 under the act mentioned in the last preceeding section of this act, as 

 well as those appointed under an act entitled " An act to change the 

 boundaries of Prospect Park, in the city of Brooklyn," passed April 

 twenty-eighth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, are hereby 

 discharged from the performance of all further duties under those 

 acts ; and all services, acts, and duties which are thereby directed to 

 be done and performed by the said Commissioners, and which yet 

 remain unperformed in relation to assessing damages, or otherwise, 

 are hereby devolved upon and shall be performed by the Commis- 

 sioners who are to be appointed under this act. The expenses, fees, 

 and compensation which the said several Commissioners and then- 

 employees may be entitled to receive in pursuance of the said 

 several acts, and not yet received by them, shall be added to and 

 be paid as a part of the general expenses incurred and to be incurred 

 for the opening of the said park ; and the Comptroller of the said 

 city is hereby directed to pay the same out of the Prospect Park 

 fund in his hands, as soon as the same can be properly taxed as 

 hereinafter provided, and certified by the counsel of the Board of 

 Park Commissioners ; and for this purpose and to this extent he is 

 authorized to increase the issue of park bonds under the act last 

 above mentioned, if necessary. 



§ 7. The Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment who are 

 to be appointed in pursuance of this act shall have all the powers, 

 and authority, and shall be entitled to the same compensation that 

 is conferred upon or allowed to the Commissioners referred to in 

 the several acts last above mentioned, and any act amendatory 

 thereof. And the Board of Commissioners of Prospect Park may 



