LXXXVII. DEED OF TRANSFER TO THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY.* DATED 24 FEBRUARY, 1903. This Indenture, made the Twenty-fourth day of February, 1903, by and between the corporation known as the "AGUILAR FREE LIBRARY SOCIETY," hereinafter called the grantor, and "THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY, ASTOR, LENOX, AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS," hereinafter called the grantee. Whereas, the grantor and grantee are corporations organized under the laws of the State of New York, having no members or stockholders other than their respective directors or trustees; and Whereas, the grantor is desirous of transferring all its property to the said grantee, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 57 of the Laws of 1901. ** Now, therefore, this Indenture witnesseth as follows: The grantor hereby grants, conveys, assigns and transfers all * The Regents of the University of the State of New York approved of the transfer on 21 May, 1903, and accepted the surrender of the charter of the “Aguilar Free Library Society" on 26 April, 1904. The trustees of the Aguilar Free Library Society at the time of the transfer were: Samuel Greenbaum, Henry M. Leipziger, Mark Ash, Samuel A. Tuska, Mrs. Eugene S. Benjamin, Harold Nathan, Samson Lachman, Adolph Openhym, Frederick Spiegelberg, Levi N. Hershfield, Morris W. Benjamin, Mrs. Cyrus L. Sulzberger, **See supra, page 227. Lee Kohns. the real and personal property of which it is or hereafter shall be seized or possessed to the grantee, on the following terms, conditions and limitations: (1) The grantee shall hold the One thousand dollar ($1,000) bond of the New York and West Shore Railroad Company, comprising part of the property transferred, in trust, as the Nina Goldsmith Spiegelberg Memorial Fund, and devote the income perpetually to the purchase of biographical works. (2) The grantee shall hold the Five hundred dollar ($500) bond of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Co., comprising part of the property transferred, in trust, as the Theodore G. Weil Memorial Fund, and devote the income perpetually to the purchase of historical works.* In witness whereof, the parties hereto have caused the respective corporate seals of the said corporations to be affixed hereto, and these presents to be attested by their respective presidents and secretaries thereunto duly authorized, the day and year first above written. THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY, ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS, By JOHN BIGELOW, (CORPORATE SEAL.) Attest: CHARLES HOWLAND RUSSELL, Secretary. President. * On 1 March 1903 the Directors of the Aguilar Free Library Society adopted the following resolution: Resolved, That the New York Public Library be notified that by inadvertence the above agreement had incorrectly stated that the Weil alcove was to be devoted to historical works instead of to American history, with the request that the correction be made. LXXXVIII. DEED OF TRANSFER OF NO. 174 EAST 110th STREET TO THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY. DATED 24 FEBRUARY, 1903. RECORDED NEW YORK REGister's OffiCE, II MARCH, 1903. This Indenture, made the Twenty-fourth day of February, in the year One thousand nine hundred and three, between the AGUILAR FREE LIBRARY SOCIETY, party of the first part, and THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY, ASTOR, LENOX and TILDEN FOUNDATIONS, party of the Second part: Witnesseth, That the said party of the first part, in consideration of the sum of One Dollar, lawful money of the United States, and other valuable considerations, paid by the party of the second part, does hereby grant, bargain, sell and release unto the said party of the second part, its successors and assigns forever, All that certain lot, situated in the Twelfth Ward of the Borough of Manhattan, in the City of New York, with the building and improvements thereon erected, known and designated by the number 78 on a map of property in the City of New York belonging to the estate of Thomas Leggett, deceased, dated November, 1851, surveyed by J. J. Serrell, C. S., and filed in the office of the Register of the City and County of New York, as number 575, to wit: Beginning at a point on the Southerly side of One hundred and tenth Street, distant ninety-five feet westerly from the westerly side of Third Avenue; thence running Southerly parallel with Third Avenue, one hundred feet and eleven inches to the middle line of the block; thence westerly, along the middle line of the block parallel with One hundred and Tenth Street, twenty-five feet to the easterly boundary line of lot number 77 on said map; thence northerly, along said last mentioned line, one hundred feet and eleven inches to One hundred and tenth Street; and thence easterly, along one hundred and tenth Street, twenty-five feet to the point of beginning, be the said several dimensions more or less; being the same premises conveyed to the party of the first part by Louis Lese, by deed bearing date the Twelfth day of May, 1898, and recorded in the office of the Register of the County of New York, on the 13th day of May, 1898, in Section 6, Liber 42 of conveyances, page 373, and indexed under block number 1637 on the Land Map of the City of New York. This deed being given to more fully carry out the agreement of transfer and consolidation between the parties hereto, dated February 24th, 1903, as by reference thereto will more fully and at large appear. Together with the appurtenances and all the estate and rights of the said party of the first part, in and to the said premises. To have and to hold the above granted premises unto the said party of the second part, its successors and assigns for ever. In witness whereof the said party of the first part has caused its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed and these presents to be attested by its president and secretary thereunto duly authorized the day and year first above written.* *The Aguilar Free Library Society, having no members other than its trustees, the foregoing instruments were authorized to be executed, by its Board of Directors, at meetings held on December 15th, 1902, and March 1st, 1903. |