New-York tribune., 1908-06-18
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK.


BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOR-
TI0NMENT.
Public notice Is hereby given that at a
meeting Of the Board OF Estimate and Ap-
portionment. held June 5. 1908. the follow
ing petition was received:
To the Honorable the Board OF Estimate
and Apportionment:
The petition of the Third Avenue Rail-
road Company respectfully shows. on in
formation and belief. az follows:
surface railroad Company. organized and
existing under the laws of the State OF
New York having fled its Articles of As
sociation in tho Office OF the Secretary OF
State on the sth day of October. 1883.
Second-That for many years IL has oper-
ated a double track street surface railroad
for dor the carriage OF passengers In the BoE-
from the City Hall Ia said City upon Park
Row. Bowery and Third Avenue TO the
Harlem River; upon One Hundred and
Twenty-nfth Street and Msnhattan Street
from East River to North River and upon
Amsterdam Avenue from One Hundred and
Twenty-hfth Street 70 the northerly ter
the intersection OF Fort George Avenue.
using the underground system OF electrical
traction as motive power for such operation
Third-That your petitioner proposes 10
extend its road on Amsterdam Avenue and
construct branch thereof with douois
tracks and such connections. switches ana
accommodation and operation OF the said
extension or branch in. through and upon
the surface of such streets, avenues ana
highways in the Borough of Manhattan
City OF New York. as are described as foi-
lows: Beginning at and connecting with
the double track road upon Amsterdam
Avenue. owned by the Third Avenue Rail
road Company. at or near the connection
of said avenue with Fort George Avenue.
running thence northerly, westerly and
southeriy In, upon and along said Fort
George Avenue as. Il winds and turns to
tho connection thereof with st. Nicholas
Avenue. running thence southerly In. upon
and along ST Nicholas Avenue 70 the IN
Gsoth5 Street and running thence easterly
In. upon and along said One Hundred and
Ninetieth 19oth) Street to the intersection
OF said street wita Amsterdam Avenue:
there to connect with the existing railroad
on said Avenue now owned by the said
Company.
Fourth-That such extension or branch
Will be $500 feet or thereabouts In length.
When constructed II will enable the peti-
toner to operate cars over a continuous
arising from the use of stub end railroad
terminal. The present operation VIII De
accelerated thereby and quicker ransporta.
tion given to the public seeking 10 depart
from the Fort George territory.
Fffth-That your petitioner proposes to
operate said extension or branch oy tne
underground system OF electrical operation
of the character now used on the peu-
toners road on Third Avenue. Amsterdam
Avenue and other streets above referred 70
Sixth-That for the purpose OF construct
of its road your petitioner desires to obtain
from your Honorable Board and hereby ap-
plies for It's consent to. and grant OF. tne
franchise right for the constructon'
maintenance and operation OF a double
track extension branch OF its existing rail-.
road, for public use in the conveyance OF OF
persons and property for compensation. IN
or upon the Avenues Streets and Highways
above described
Wherefore, your petitioner prays that
public notice OF this application and OF the
tina mia han where
will be first considered. be given as re-
Quired by law. and that franchise or
tenapce and operation OF said above de-
scribed extension and branch be granted IN
accordance with the provisions OF the
Greater New New York York cha5seE; hart Ind 1908
THE THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD CUM
Bv F. W. wHITRIDGE. Receiver.
CITY and county Of New York. IS:
FrederIck W whitridge being duly
sworn says he Is the Receiver OF the raiI,
road properties and premises OF tne dhl.d
Avenue Railroad Company. the peulio1et
herein having been appoihted sucn py oruer
OF the United States Circuit Court: that ne
has read the foregoing petition and kno" =, ?
the contents thereof. and that the same IS
true to his knowledge. except as 10 those
matters which are therein stated on IN
formation and belief, and that as 70 such
matters he verify eelieyes MT1Te1DGE Il % Ts nee
Sworn to before me this 2nd day I-@ Of june
1915 JOHN A DUNN.
Notary Public, N Y. Co.
and the following resolutions were there
upon adopted: ,, a.
whereas the foregoing petition from the
Third Avenue Railroad Company, cate9
Tune 1905. was presented to the Board
Of Estimate and Apportionment az meet
ing held June 5. 1908;
Resolved, That in pursuance OF law tnIs
Board sets Friday. the 26th day OF june;
1908. 81 1920 O'Clock In the forenoon ana
Room 10. in the City Hall. Borough OF
Manhattan. as the time and place when ana
where such petition shall be first considered,
and a public hearing be had thereon, al
which citizens shall be entitled TO appear
and be heard; and be II further ,
Resolved That the Secretary is directed
to cause such petition and these resolutions Is
10 be published for at least fourteen u4l
days I'm two daily newspapers in The City
OF New York. to be designated ,na by the ,he
Mayor and for at least ten (1O) days IN the
a'Citv Record Immediately prior to such
date Of public hearing, The expense OF
such publication to be borne py tne peu-
toner. JOSEPH HAA1. SeSie''
New York. June 5. 1908.