LAWS

OF THE

STATE OF NEW YORK.

VOLUME II.

PASSED AT THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH REGULAR SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE, BEGUN THE SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY, 1903, AND ENDING THE TWENTY-THIRD DAY OF APRIL, 1903, AT THE CITY OF ALBANY.

Chap. 371.

AN ACT to amend and consolidate the several acts relative to the city of Schenectady.

Accepted by the city.

Became a law, May 6, 1903, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, three-fifths being present.

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Title

I. Definitions; city and ward boundaries; incorporation.

II. City officers; election; appointment; qualifications; terms; compensation; vacancies. (§§ 10-29.)

III. The common council. (§§ 30-51.)

IV. The mayor. (§§ 60-66.)

V. Department of finance; comptroller, treasurer, board of esti-
mate and apportionment, tax budget and bonds. (§§ 70-97.)
VI. Assessment, levy and collection of taxes. (§§ 110-133.)
VII. Department of public safety; commissioner of public safety.
police department, fire department. (§§ 140–189.)
VIII. Board of health. (§§ 200-205.)

IX. Department of public works; commissioner of public works;
city engineer; streets; water-works; sewers. (§§ 210-317.)
X. Board of contract and supply; city contracts. (§§ 330-336.)
XI. The poor and their support. (§§ 340-344.)

XII. Board of education; public schools. (§§ 350-363.)

XIII. Department of law; corporation counsel; action against city.

(§§ 370-379.)

XIV. Department of judiciary; the city court; the police court. (§§ 390-422.)

XV. Miscellaneous provisions. (§§ 430–438.)

XVI. When to take effect; repeal; saving clause. (§§ 450-452.)

Title XIV. Department of judiciary; the city court; the police court. (§§ 390-422.)

XV. Miscellaneous provisions. (§§ 430-438.)

XVI. When to take effect; repeal; saving clause. (§§ 450-452.)

TITLE I.

DEFINITIONS; CITY AND WARD BOUNDARIES;
INCORPORATION.

Section 1. Short title; definitions.

2. City boundaries.

3. Ward boundaries.

4. Corporate name and powers.
5. Official and fiscal year.

Section 1. Short title; definitions. This act shall be known as the charter of the city of Schenectady. Unless from the context of the language or otherwise it is apparent that a different meaning or application was intended, the word his, as used in this act, includes her, it or their; the word person includes persons, firms, companies, corporations and joint stock associations; the word street, includes roads, avenues, highways, alleys and squares; the word work, includes improvements and repairs; the word materials, includes supplies, stationary, books, furniture and repairs to furniture; and words in the singular number include the plural, and in the plural number include the singular.

§ 2. City boundaries.—All that part of the county of Schenectady bounded and described as follows shall hereafter be included in and constitute the city of Schenectady: Beginning at a stone monument on the southerly bank of the Mohawk river located on the lands formerly owned by W. Cunningham and running along the boundary line, established January twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and sixtysix, by a map filed in the office of the county clerk of Schenectady county, to the stone monument on or near the easterly line of the Rossa road; thence, in a straight line to the intersection of the westerly line of the Brewer road and the northerly line of the Troy turnpike; thence, in a straight line to the intersection of the easterly line of Elbert street and the southerly line of the Albany turnpike; thence, in a straight line to a stone monument (which was established as the southwest corner of the city boundary, January twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six by a map filed in the office of the county clerk

of Schenectady county), on the southerly side of the New York Central and Hudson River railroad; thence, in a straight line to the intersection of the westerly line of Cleveland avenue, and the northerly line of Guilderland avenue; thence in a straight line to the intersection of the easterly line of Olean street (formerly called the Oil Mill road) and the northerly line of the lands of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad company; thence, in a straight line to the center of the culvert, through which Teller's kill flows under the Erie canal; thence, along the center line of the Erie canal to a point, near the Westinghouse works, where said line intersects the boundary line established January twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six by a map filed in the office of the county clerk of Schenectady county; thence, along said boundary line to the center of the Binne kill; thence, down the center of the Binne kill as it runs to the center of the Mohawk river; thence, along the center of the Mohawk river to a point in the center of the river opposite the place of beginning; thence, to the place of beginning; such territory embracing the city of Schenectady as bounded and described by a map filed in the office of the county clerk of Schenectady county on the twenty-fifth day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, in pursuance of chapter seven hundred and five of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-five, and portions of the towns of Rotterdam and Niskayuna in such county.

§ 3. Ward boundaries. The said city shall be divided into ten wards, as follows:

First ward. All that part of said city bounded northerly by the north bounds of said city, easterly and southerly by the westerly line of the New York Central and Hudson River railroad, and westerly by the city bounds, as formerly established by a map filed in the office of the county clerk of Schenectady county on the twenty-fifth day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-six.

Second ward. All that part of said city bounded northerly and easterly by the city bounds, southerly by the center of the Troy turnpike and the center of Union street, and westerly by a line commencing at a point where the center line of Park place produced southerly intersects the center line of Union street and running thence northerly along said line and along the center of Park place to the center of Nott street, thence westerly along the center of Nott street to the easterly line of the Troy branch of the New York Central and Hudson River railroad, thence northerly along the easterly line of the Troy branch of the New York Central and Hudson River railroad to the northerly boundary line of said city.

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Third ward. All that part of said city bounded northerly by the city bounds, easterly by the westerly line of the second ward, southerly by the center of Union street, and westerly by the westerly line of the New York Central and Hudson River railroad.

Fourth ward. All that part of said city bounded northerly by the center of Union street, easterly by the center of Nott terrace, southerly by the center of State street, and westerly by the westerly line of the New York Central and Hudson River railroad.

Fifth ward. All that part of said city bounded northerly by the center of State street, easterly and southerly by a line commencing at a point where the center line of Veeder avenue produced northeasterly intersects the center line of State street, and running thence southwesterly along said line and along the center line of Veeder avenue to the point of intersection of the center line of Veeder avenue with the center line of South Center street, and thence westerly along the center of South Center street to the westerly boundary line of said city as formerly established by a map filed in the office of the county clerk of Schenectady county on the twentyfifth day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-six; and westerly by the city bounds as formerly established by a map filed in the office of the county clerk of Schenectady county on the twenty-fifth day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and the westerly line of the New York Central and Hudson River railroad.

Sixth ward. All that part of said city bounded northerly by the center of Union street and the center of the Troy turnpike, easterly by the city bounds, southerly by the center of the Albany turnpike, and the center of State street, and westerly. by the center of Nott terrace.

Seventh ward. All that part of said city bounded northerly by the center of State street, easterly and southerly by a line commencing at a point where the center line of Steuben street produced northeasterly intersects the center line of State street, and running thense southwesterly along said line and along the center line of Steuben street and said center line produced southwesterly to the center of Duane avenue, thence westerly along the center of Duane avenue to the center of Craig street, thence southerly along the center of Craig street and along the center line of Craig street produced southerly to the southerly boundary line of said city as formerly established by a map filed in the office of the county clerk of Schenectady county on the twenty-fifth day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-six; and westerly by the city bounds as formerly