New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
PUBLIC NOTICES
CITY OF NEW YORK
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND AHPOh-

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BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOh-
IlONNENI.
Public notice Is hereby given that AZ
meeting OF the Board Of Estimate and AP-
following petition was received
To The 1Onorao Die the Board ef EstnaLo
and AppOEtlonment OF the City OF New
The petition of the METROPOLITAN
STREET RAILWAY COMPANY respect =
First: Your petitioner is a street surface
railroad corporation organized under tHe
laws OF the state OF New York BY tne nttns s
} OF Articles Of Consolidation with ctnsE
street surface railroad corporations IN 20
oInce OF the Secretary OF state on OF aOOuI
the 18th day Of November, 1890
Second: since the date Of It's conso4loa-
tion II has been the owner and lessee OF
large number OF street surface railroaoS n
the Borough OF Manhattan. City OF New
York, including among others, the electric
railroad on Broadway from South 1srry 70
45th Street and also the electric railroad On
Broadway and Canal street TO centre
street and along Centre street and FalA
Row 70 the Post Ot1ce-
Third: Your petitioner Is also the lessee
OF the Bleecker Street and Fulton Ferry
Railroad Company. which company owns
| franchise on Canal street from Broadway
70 the BOwery. upon which. as your petl-
toner is informed and believes. the said
Bleecker Street and Fulton Ferry Railroad
Company operated q street surface railroad
for more than twenty years
Fourth: Your petitioner proposes TO con-
strucI d double electric track on Canal
Street from Centre Street 10 the BOwery
with the tracks on the Manhattan BrlGEe'
SO as TO form continuous line or route
tan Bridge and its approaches ana acIoSs
Canal Street. connecting with your petl-
toners lines on Centre street. Broadway
West Broadway and Hudson Street.
Fifth: Your petitioner proposes 10 operate
electricity. similar in ali respects 70 that
in on rhaF Tlr7aE Of net
road
Sixth: For the purpose OF constructing
and operating the branch extension to
its road over the Manhattan Bridge. your
petitioner desires to obtain from your HOr-
orable Board and hereby applies for its con-
sent to and the grant OF q franchise or
right for the construction maintenance and
operation OF q double track electric eXten-
sion or branch of its existing railroad for
property for compensation over the Aanhat-
tan Bridge and its approaches from the in
terSection OF Canal Street and the BoweFy
10 the Brooklyn plaza
Wherefore, Your petitioner praYs that
notice OF this application and OF the time
and place when and where the same will be
hrst considered be given as required b.
law, and tnat the grant OF q franchise OF
right be made in accordance with the pro
and Of tbs Railroad Law applicable thereto.
Dated, New York. October 70, 1905
METROPOLITAN STREET RAILWAY
By CHARLES Z. WARREN.
State Of New York. city and county o.
CHARLES e. WARREN. being duly
sworn. says that he is Nice-President Of the
Metropolitan street Railway Company the
petitioner herein; that he has read the fore
going petition and knows the contents
thereof. and that the statements contained
therein are true to the knowledge OF de-
ponent. except as to those matters which are
therein stated on information and belief.
true.
CHARLES e WARREN
sworn to before me this Doth day OF Oc-
ERNEST W. BRADBURY. Notary Public
No. l2T, New York County.
CNotarfal SesL)
And the following resolutions wsrs there
upon adopted:
Whereas The foregoing petition from the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company,
dated october 20. 1905, presented to
the Board of Estimate and Apportionment
al a meeting held October q, 1908
Resolved. That in pursuance OF law this
Board sets Friday. the thirteenth day OF
November. 1908. at 1890 o'clock IN the
forenoon and Room 10 IN the City Hall.
Borough Of Manhattan. the time and
place when and where such petition shall
be first considered. and a public hearing be
had thereon. at which citizens shall be en-
further
Resolved. That the Secretary is directed
to cause such petition and these resolu-
tons 10 be published for at least fourteen
City OF New York TO be designated by- m,
Mayor. and for at least ten (lO) days IN
the city Record Immediately prior 10
soch date or public hearing The expense
toner
JOSEPH HAAG.
New York. October %. 1908