205 - Compromise of claims.

§ 205. Compromise  of  claims. The corporation counsel shall, whenever  he considers that the interests of the city will be  subserved  thereby,  enter into an agreement in writing, subject to the approval of the board  of  estimate  and  apportionment,  to  compromise  and  settle any claim  against the city, which agreement shall constitute  a  valid  obligation  against the city; and the amount therein provided to be paid shall, with  interest  thereon from its date, be included in the next city tax budget  and be collected and paid the same in all respects as a judgment against  the city. If, however, before the adoption of the city tax budget  there  shall  be  received by the city treasurer from any source any moneys not  otherwise appropriated, the amount in the agreement provided to be  paid  out of such moneys so received, so far as they will satisfy the same.