Motion for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals granted. The following question is certified: “ On the record shown in this proceeding, was it within the discretion of the Supreme Court to permit the City of New York to take the depositions of claimants and witnesses on the issue of value?” Present — Lazansky, P. J., Hagarty, Tompkins, Davis and Johnston, JJ. [See 243 App. Div. 811.]