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Parkway or other park areas, such space within the grounds above 

 set apart and appropriated will not be required. The New York 

 Botanical Garden shall not be subjected to any expense in con- 

 nection with the provisions of this paragraph. 



4. The Commissioner of Parks for the Borough of The Bronx 

 shall retain and have right, power and authority to maintain 

 the existing band stand and may furnish band concerts as hereto- 

 fore. 

 A true copy of resolution adopted by the Board of Estimate and 



Apportionment, January 29, 1915. 



(Signed) Joseph Haag, 

 Secretary 



III 



At the regular meeting held April 15, 191 5, the foregoing com- 

 munication from the Board of Estimate and Apportionment 

 was presented, and the Managers examined a map accompanying 

 it entitled "Part Plan of Bronx Park between the Botanical 

 Garden and Pelham Avenue," signed by Thomas W. Whittle, 

 Commissioner of Parks, Bronx, showing the three parcels of land 

 reserved for the use of the Park Department, and the inclusion of 

 the Lorillard Mansion and two outbuildings in the land appro- 

 priated for the use of the Garden. 



On motion of Mr. Stetson, and unanimously carried, the 

 following resolution was adopted: 



Resolved: That the Board of the New York Botanical Garden 

 hereby accepts the grant to it by the City of New York, pursuant 

 to the vote of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, upon 

 January 29, 1915, of the additional land in Bronx Park, as 

 authorized by the Act, Chapter 473 of the Laws of 1914. 



A communication was received from the Scientific Directors 

 conveying recommendations relative to the development of the 

 additional land and for uses of the Lorillard Mansion, including 

 proposed necessary repairs to the Lorillard Mansion, the use of 

 its basement for shops and storage and of parts of the upper stories 

 for horticultural laboratories ; also the general cleaning up of the 

 tract by the removal of dead trees, stumps and rubbish and the 



