II. SETTING UP THE TRUST UNDER THE BILL Article EIGHT of the Will gives the residuary estate to James Roosevelt, Basil O'Connor and Henry T. Hackett in trust. The Final Decree will direct the Executors to transfer, assign and deliver to themselves as Trustees all principal remaining in their hands after making the payments directed in the Decree, subject to the payment of income taxes on sales and other outstanding charges and liabilities. It is suggested that the trust books of account be set up as of September 1, 1947 and that the trust function in all respects as of that date. Under such arrangement, income payments would be distributable to Mrs. Roosevelt for her life quarterly commencing December 1, 1947. III. REAL ESTATE OF HAND IN THE TRUST All real estate owned by Mr. Roosevelt has now been disposed of as shown by the final Accounting and Supplemental Affidavit with the exception of the following three parcels which automatically pass to the Trustees by operation of law as part of the residuary estate: Appraised Value for Estate Tax Local Taxes Description Acreage Purposes General School 1. Roosevelt Farm 282 $44,630.00 $248.88 $258.10 (a) Bracken Land (182 acres) (b) Boreal Land (approx. 100 acres) 2. Wheeler Tract 67.36 4,374.00 52.90 54.86 3. Rogers Wood Lot 52.41 2,094.96 48.09 49.87 Total............. 401.77 $51,098.96 $349.87 $362.85 (MORE) |