New-York tribune., 1908-06-19
PUEBLO NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOR-

CITY OF NEW YORK.
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOR-
TIONMENT.
Public notice In hereby given that al
meeting OF the Board OF Estimate and Ap-
portionment. held June 5. 1905. the foiiow-
ing petition was received:
To the Honorable the Board OK Estllnato
and Apporttonment:
The petition OF the Union Railway OF
New York City respectfully shows:
FIrst-Tnat your petitioner is a street
surface railway company. organized and
existing under the laws OF the state OF
New York. having been formed BY the MINK
Of Articles OF Consolidation In tne ONCE 90 =.
the Secretary OF state CT New YORK on ths
nth day OF July. 1892
Second-That for many years It has been
engaged In the operation OF a double tracS
street surface railroad. with extensions anu
branches thereof. for the carriage or pas
sengers In the Boroughs Of Manhattan ana
the Bronx. In the City Of New YORK. ana
using the overhead trolley system system Oh eie''''0
Third-That one OF the lines OF the -peti-
toner's railroad has been operated for many
years upon Fordham Avenue and baney
Avenue In the Borough OF the Bronx anu
afforded a convenient connection for pubic
travel between the easteriy portion OF tns
Bronx Borough. in which are operated the
steam lines OF the New York and Harlem
Railroad. the elevated lines OF the Man
haitian Railway. and the kingsbrtdge sec
tion Of the Borough OF the Bronx
An additional line Of the petitioner
between 230th Street and the nortberiy hns
of the City Of New York. affording also
convenient line OF travel TO and from tne
terminus OF the Subway Line to many
thousands Of people travelling daily thereon
Fourth-Your petitioner now proposes 70
connect its road upon Fordhsm and Beiiey
Avenues which now terminates at the IN
tersection o, 230th Street and Bailey Ave
nue., with the road upon Broadway. Hhlch
now terminates at 23Oth Street, oy ths
construction OF double track extension ol o
v-L, t. -agl GlOro r,oh OF RrOnX i
the City of New York. upon the following
streets and avenues:
Beginning at and connecting VITA tne
petitioners double track road now con-
structed on Bailey Avenue at the intersec-
ton thereof with West Two Hundred ana
Thirtieth Street, running thence westerly IN
or upon the surface OF West Two hunuIei ,s
and Thfrtieth Street TO its intersection with
Broadway. there to connect with the peus
toners double track road now operateu
thereon.
the 23rd day OF August. 1892, the Common
Council OF the City OF New YORK gave lts
consent 10 the construction OF an extension
TO the petitioners railroad upon streets
described In the resolution as thence
northerIy along said (SedgwicD Avenue %
its intersection with Bailey Avenue. thence
along Bailey Avenue TO its intersection Win
Broadway at Kingsbridge.
Your petitioner believes that by sucn
description the Common Council giving shch
consent intended TO include the right 10
Street the extension herein applied for, out
said resolution was not effective FOR suGn sue
purpose by reason Of failure TO speclhcaiiy
describe the said street. 80
Sixth-That such extension or branch VII.
be $50 feet in length and when constructed
will enable the petitioner to operate con
tinuous lire Of cars upon and over lIs
Bailey Avenue and Broadway lines ABOVE
described.
Seventh-That your petitioner proposes 70
operate said extension or branch 9y tne
dIE ~
all respects to that now in use on It's other
lines of road
Eighth-That for the purpose ot con
structing and operating such branch or eN
tension OF its road your petitioner deslres
to obtain from your Honorable Board ana
hereby applies for its consent to and
grant Of the franchise or right Ior tne 60 CON /,
struction maintenance and operation OF
double track extension or branch or It's e&
listing railroad for public use IN the con
vevarce Of persons and. property Tor CON
peusation over the street and avenues ABOVE
mentioned.
Wherefore. Your petitioner prays that
public notice Of this application and or the
time and place when and where the same
will be first considered be given, as re
CUired by law and that franchise or rlgnI
be granted in accordance with the pro
visions Of the Greater New York Charter
Dated New York May Is, 1905. -,.
UNION RAILWAY COMPANY OF NEW
Bv EDWARD A. MAHER. President
III
Edward A. Maher. being duly sworn.
says that he is the President Of the Union
Railway Company Of New York city. the
vatftioner herein: that he has read the fore
going petition and knows the contents
thereof and that the same Is true 70 his
knowledge except to those matter,
which are therein stated on information and
belief, and as TO such m1tters he verify
EDWARD A. MAHER.
Sworn to before me this 2sth day OF May
1905. RALPH NoRTON; ltl.
c,.r+t6c,+a fTe6 IN New York County.
and the following resolutions were tnere
upon adopted: - 49,. ~ -.
Whereas. The foregoing petition from tne
Union Railway Company OF New AorH,
dated Nav IS 1908. was presented 70 the
Board Of Estimate and Apporuonmeht at d
meeting held June 3. 1905:
Resolved That in pursuance or laV thls
Board sets Friday the 26th day OF June,
1aOe at 1870 O'Clock IN the forenoon and
Room, 16 IN the CITY Hall. Borough or Man
haitian as the time and place when and
where such petition shall be nrst con
efdered and a public hearing be had there
an az which citizens shall be entitled tc
sppear and be heard: and be II further
Resolved. That the Secretary IS directed
n cause such ratitiOn and these resolutions
70 he published for at least fourteen 10
davs in two daily newspapers In The City
~ New York to he designated by tne
Msvor and for at least ten t1O) days IN the
CITY Record Immediately PRIOR 20 such
date Of public hearing. The eXLeuse OF
such publication to be borne by the peu-
tfona- JOSEPH HAAG. Secretary
New YORK.. June s 1905