238 Southeast Wing and Court Building 



FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT OF 



THE SOUTHEAST WING AND COURT BUILDING 



OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL 



HISTORY 



legal enactments of 1921 



By the Board of Estimate and Apportionment 



Resolved, By the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, that, pursuant 

 to the provisions of section 169 of the Greater New York Charter, as 

 amended by chapter 618 of the Laws of 1921, the Comptroller be and is 

 hereby authorized to issue, in the manner provided by section 169 of the 

 Greater New York Charter, serial bonds of The City of New York, in an 

 amount not exceeding one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,- 

 000), at such rate of interest as the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund 

 shall prescribe ; the proceeds to the amount of the par value thereof to be 

 used by the Department of Parks, Borough of Manhattan, for the con- 

 struction and equipment of the southeast wing and court building of the 

 American Museum of Natural History; the cost of general construction, 

 estimated at approximately one million three hundred thousand dollars 

 ($1,300,000), to be financed by an issue of serial bonds, the principal 

 thereof to mature in equal annual installments within a period not exceed- 

 ing forty (40) years ; the cost of plumbing, heating and ventilating, and 

 electric work and fixtures, estimated at approximately one hundred and 

 ninety thousand dollars ($190,000), to be financed by an issue of serial 

 bonds, the principal thereof to mature in equal annual installments within 

 a period not exceeding fifteen (15) years; and the cost of furniture and 

 equipment, estimated at approximately ten thousand dollars ($10,000), to 

 be financed by an issue of serial bonds, the principal thereof to mature in 

 equal annual installments within a period not exceeding ten (10) years; 

 said apportionment of the costs to be subject to modification if necessary, 

 upon the awarding of the contracts for the several portions of the work; 

 provided, however that no encumbrance by contract or otherwise shall be 

 made against these, authorizations, nor shall bids upon contemplated con- 

 tracts be advertised for until after approval by the Board of Estimate 

 and Apportionment or its duly authorized representative of such expendi- 

 ture, or of the plans, specifications, estimates of cost and forms of such 

 contracts, nor shall any architect, engineer, expert or departmental em- 

 ployee be engaged or employed as a charge against such authorization, 

 except after approval by said Board of such employment and of the fee or 

 wage to be paid by preliminary and final contract voucher or budget 

 schedule, unless in the case of departmental employees such employment 

 is in accordance with schedules approved by said Board. 



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

 portionment, December 28, 1921. 



James Matthews 

 Assistant Secretary. 



