US Laws, Codes, Statutes & Cases

 
    §  4-119  Acquisition  of certain cemetery lands in the borough of the
  Bronx. a. The city may acquire by gift, and  maintain  and  continue  to
  operate as a cemetery principally for the burial of members of the armed
  forces of the United States, the following described premises:
    All  that  piece  or parcel of cemetery land situate in the borough of
  Bronx, city and state of New York, bounded and described as follows:
    Beginning at the corner formed by the intersection  of  the  northerly
  side  of  East  one  hundred  eightieth street, and the westerly side of
  Bryant avenue; running thence northerly along the said westerly side  of
  Bryant  avenue;  one  hundred  ninety  and  eighty-seven  one-hundredths
  (190.87) feet; thence westerly, parallel with the northerly side of East
  one hundred eightieth street, one  hundred  fifty-six  and  ninety-seven
  one-hundredths  (156.97)  feet;  thence  southerly,  parallel  with  the
  westerly side of  Bryant  avenue,  one  hundred  eighty-eight  and  nine
  one-hundredths  (188.09)  feet to the northerly side of East one hundred
  eightieth street; and running thence easterly, along the northerly  side
  of  East  one  hundred  eightieth  street,  one  hundred  fifty-five and
  fifty-six  one-hundredths  (155.56)  feet  to  the  point  or  place  of
  beginning. Be the said several distances and dimensions more or less.
    b.  The  head of the agency designated by executive order of the mayor
  shall be charged with the care, maintenance and operation of said burial
  ground, and shall  promulgate  such  regulations  as  he  or  she  deems
  necessary  and  proper  in  relation  thereto.  The  head  of the agency
  designated by the mayor shall prescribe in  such  regulations  interment
  fees  and  charges for the care of graves and other services customarily
  rendered in cemeteries. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,  the
  agency  so designated shall prescribe in such regulations, a schedule of
  prices as recommended by the  commissioner  of  citywide  administrative
  services  for  the sale of lots in the cemetery, and the commissioner of
  citywide administrative services shall be authorized to sell  such  lots
  for  such  prices  without  further  approval  of  any  other  official.
  Instruments evidencing the ownership of any purchaser of such lot  shall
  be  executed by the commissioner of citywide administrative services and
  approved as to form by the corporation counsel. All  fees,  charges  and
  other  moneys  received  by  such  agency  in  connection with the care,
  maintenance and operation of the cemetery  and  all  sums  paid  to  the
  commissioner  of citywide administrative services for lots shall be paid
  to the comptroller and deposited in and credited to the general fund.
    c. There shall be appropriated by the city funds to  provide  for  the
  proper care, maintenance and operation of said burial ground.