New-York tribune., 1908-06-12
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOR-


CITY OF NEW YORK
BOARD OF EsTLMATE AND APP9R-
TIONMENT.
Public notice Is hereby given that az a
meeting Of the Board of Estimate and Ap-
portiOnment, held June 8 1905 the follow
ing petition was received:
To the Honorable the Board OF Estimate
and Apporffonruent:
The petition OF the Union Railway OF
New York city respectfully shows:
First-That your petitioner is a street
surface railway company. organized and
existing under the laws Of the state cf
New York. having been formed by the fling
Of Articles of Consolidation in the Office os
the Secretary OF State OF New York on the
fifth Gay OF July 1892
Second-That for many years II has been
engaged in the operation OF a double track
street surface railroad. with extensions and
branches thereof. for the carriage OF pas
sengers IN the Boroughs OF Manhattan and
using the overhead trolley system Of electric
traction as motive power thereon
Third-That one OF the lines OF the petit
toner's railroad has been operated for many
years upon Fordham Avenue and Bailey
Avenue in the Borough OF the Bronx. and
afforded a convenient connection for public
travel between the eastsrly portion Of the
Bronx Borough. in which are operated the
steam lines Of the New York and Harlem
Sailroad the elevated lines of the Man
haitian Railway. and the KinEsoridge sec
tton OF the Borough Of the Bronx
An additional line Of the petitioner =
railroad has been operated on Broadway
between 230th Street and the nOrtheriy line
OF the City OF New York, afIording also a
convenient line OF travel to and from the
terminus OF the subway Line 10 many
thousands OF people travelling daily thereon
Fourth-Tour petitioner now proposes 10
connect its road upon FOrdham and Bailey
Avenues which now terminates at the In
tsrsectiou % 23ith street and Bailey Ave
nue.. with the road upon Broadway. whicn
now terminates at 23Oth Street BY the
construction Of a double track extension or
branch IN said Borough Of the Bronx. IN
the city OF New York upon the following
streets and avenues:
Beginning at and connecting with the
petitioners double track road now con
structed on Bailey Avenue at the intersec-
Thirtieth Street. running thence westerly in
or upon the surface Os West Two Hundred
and Thfrtieth Street 70 It's intersection with
Broadway. there To connect with the peu-
toners double track road now operated
thereon
Fifth-That heretofore and on or about
the 23rd day OF August, 1892. the Common =
Council Of the City OF New York gave its
consent TO the construction Of an extension
TO the petitioners railroad upon streets
described In the resolution as thence
northerIy along said (SedgwtclO Avenue 20
its intersection with Bailey Avenue. thence
along Bailey Avenue TO it's intersection with
Broadway az ktngSbrtdge.
Your petitioner believes that by such
description the Common Council giving sucn
consent intended to include the right 70
construct upon Two Hundred and ThfTtieth
Street the extension herein applied for. but
said resolution was not effective for such
purpose b. reason OF failure to speclncaliy
describe the said street.
Sixtb-That such extension or branch Will
be $50 feet in length and when constructed
will enable the petitioner 70 operate a con-
tinuous lire of cars upon and over It's
Bailey Avenue and Broadway lines above
described
Seventt-That your petitioner proposes to
operate said extension or branch oy the
overhead system OF electricity. similar IN
all respects 70 that now in use on its other
lines Of road
Efghth-That for the purpose of con
strJcttne and ouerating such branch or ex-
tension OF its road your petitioner desires
to obtain from YOUR Honorable Board anc
hereby applies for It's consent TO and a
grant Of the franchise or right for the con
struction. maintenance and operation or
double track extension or branch OF is e1-
listing railroad for public use IN the cor
veyance Of persons and property for com
pensation over the street and avenues ABOVE
mentioned
wherefore. Your petitioner. prays that
public notice OF this application and OF tile
time and place when and where the same
will be first considered be given. as re
Ct:ired BY law, and that franchise or rlglI
visions Of the Greater New York Charter
Dated New York MAY .. 1StS-
Nv qrr5z FBWARD A. MAHER. President
civ and County Of New York. S.
Edward A Maher being duly sworn,
saVs that he Is the RreSl1eALt OL lis e-4a.-
Railway Company Of New York CIV, lhe
petitioner herein; that he has read the Iore-
going petition and knows the contents
thereof and that the same i true % Us
I-1ovIed9e except as TO those matters
which are therein stated OIL information ana
heIief. and as 70 such matters he verify
EDWARD A. NAHER-
sworn 10 before me this 2Sth day OF May
1908. RALPa t1..o,s,5l So,ft r,o],,,;,- ~;
Car+fAcste fled In New York county
and the following resolutions were lIieF7-
upon adopted: ...,- .-.-. .L.
Whereas. The foregoing petition rom " Ln7
Union RAILWAY Company OF New 1ork,
dated Mav 2s 1905 was presented 70 the
Board OF Estimate and ApPortonrnent at =
meeting held June 3 1905; -,
Resolved That in pursuance OF law Ills
r71srd sets Friday the 26th day OF June;
f9OS at 1890 O'Clock in the forenoon ana
Foor1 16 IN the city Hall, Borough OF Man
ba+tan as the time and place when ana
vhere such petition shall be nrst con
sidered and a public hearing ne had Ihers-
m at which citizens shall be eIlJltled 10
anpear and be heard; and be II IurIher
Psso1veI That the Secretary Is directed
- csTse s1TcF uetftion and these resolutions
~ h. published for at least fourteen tifl
5,1s in two daily newspapers IN Tne CITY
- Savv York to he designated by the
(T,--o~ ard FOR at least ten (l0) days IN tEs
ssCF-- Record Immediately prior 70 sucn
date Of public hearing Inc eXLehse OA
sT1cr ratification to BE- borne py the pet
+to,a- JOSEPH HAAG, Secretary
Taw York June <. 1eOs-