New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-26

OF all membranes, except as aforesaid
II snail be the duty OF such CORPORATION
counsel TO examine such conveyances and
papers, and II such title shall not be re-
)ected Tor good cause by such CORPORATION
CounseI ne shall cause the said convey
ance TO be recorded in the Office in which
conVeyances Of real estate are recorded in
the county In which such lands are located
WITHIN sixty days after their delivery 10
him and file them with the Controller of
such city, and thereupon the city of New
York shall become vested with the title 10
the said lands to the same effect and eX-
tent as If they had been acquired by pro-
ceeding taken for the opening Of that por
ton Of said street; after the making and
acceptance OF such conVeyanCeS no pro-
ceedings to open the lands so conveyed (Dy
cession) shall be taken or maintained nor
shall the lands fronting on that portion of
the street so conveyed, and extend
ing TO the centre of the block on either
side Of such portion of said street so con-
veyed, be chargeabe with any portion Of
the expense of opening the residue or any
portion of the residue of such street, cX-
cept the due and fair proportion OF the
awards that may be made for buildings
condemned as aforesaid.
while the foregoing section provides
that such Cession must be made before
the appointment of commissioners, in order
to relieve the property of all expenses OF
the proceedings, the Board of Estimate mas
authorized the acceptance of such deeds
after the appointment of commissioners
upon payment of proportionate cost OF
the expenses to the date Of the cession.
1T is an encouraging fact that our citi-
zens are waking up to the saving 10 he et-
| fected by this procedure. In 1910 the num-
Der of cessions I'm New York City was 1i9,
while in 1911 the number had increased to
2.52S.
I'm some cases owners OF land fronting
on the street cannot cede and escape assess
mcnt. because they do not own the land TO
the middle of the street When they bought
] their property the former owner SOLD only
10 the side of the street, and retained tn
| land in the bed OF the street. They cannot
expect freedom from assessment. as they
give up nothing They are in the unfortu-
nate position, II the condemnation proceeds
where they will get an assessment ane no
award.
THE bed Of the street is Of no value 10
the owner who has retained ii, as II Is SUD
! feet to the rights or the Iot o"HtIS WV
travel over it. The Supreme Court mas ue-
cided that an award Of 81 only can be MADE
to each owner Of land lying within the hhtS
of his street which has been in use. TN
re Decatur street 1873 Appellate DIVISION
S21 Affirmed Court of Appeals 19o Ne"
York. 2S5.) The owner Of the land lying III
the street should give a deed Of the lana To
the city and save owners along the streets
the expense of condemnation proceedings as
there will be no need Of such proceedings
THE writer has had deeds OF cessloh' re-
leases of mortgages and atfdaVts OF uue
prepared and has had them approved by
the Corporation Counsel and printed Tor oiS
tr;bution among the citizens of The Bronx
! Our engineering department will write the
correct description Of the property TO De
coded In The Bronx in the deed, so that the
only expense that the owner need incur Is
the notarys fec"