New-York tribune., 1908-10-21
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW 70
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPoR-


BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPoR-
TIONAENT.
Public notice is hereby given that al q
meeting of the Board OF Estimate and Ap-
portionment, held September 1stn, lS0S, the
following petition was received:
To the Honorable the Board of Estimate
and Apportionment:
The petition OF the Bronx Traction Com
psny respectfully shows:
First: That your petitioner IS e street
surface railway corporation, formed unoeE
the laws OF the State OF New York. by tns
ming Of Articles OF Constellation oL oIHSL
street surface railroad corporations In ths
office OF the Secretary Of State, en- or AD01A
The Eth day OF May. 1904.
Second: That since tho date OF It's CON
solidation It has been the owner OF oouDIe oouD
track street surface railroad on NssSches-
te= Avenue. Unionport Road West EaTIhs
Road and other streets and avenues IN tls
Borough OF the bronx City OF New Sors'
when railroad has been operated for the
convenience Of passengers IN cohAsCtloU
with the lines OF the Union Railway Com
pany; and the overhead system OF e1sc'Ile
traction used as motive power thereon
Third: That a part Of the petluoheI :
railroad has been constructed and operatea
for many years on Westchester Avenue
from a point OF intersection with the lines
OF the Union Railway Company on west
chester Avenue at Bronx River. through
and along the said Westchester AVenle'
formerly known as the Southern NestcheSI-
ter Turnpike TO what was the former VIZ
lage of Westchester.
Fourth: Your petitioner now proposes 70
extend its road upon and along Ciason
Point Road from the junction or said rOad
with WestchesteT Avenue TO C!ason F0lhI
at Long Island Sound, for the conVenlelee
OF public travel. by the construction OF
double track branch or extension IN ths
said Borough of the Bronx. City OF Ne"
Beginning at and connecting with the
petitioners double track now constructed
on Westchester Avenue, at the intersection
SOutheasterly with double tracks through;
upon ana along said Clason Polnt EOaq
to the intersection thereof with Long Island
Fifth: That such branch or extension
will be IL 600 feet in length, and Vheh con
structed win enable your petitioner 10 opst-
ate a continuous line OF cars In cunnecI4oH
with the Union Railway Company. from
the Harlem River 70 Clason's Point as
well from the territory at or about ne me
Northerly line Of the City OF New YORK
to the said Clason'S Point.
Sixth: That your petitioner proposes 70
operate said branch or extension Ly tlg n,
overhead system Of electricity similar N All
respects TO that now in use on the otheF
lines OF its road.
Seventh: That for the purpose OF con-
Etructing and operating such branch or ex-
tension of its road your petitioner desires
to obtain from your Honorable Board. and
thereby applies for ics consent to- and
grant Of the franchise or right FOR the
construction, maintenance and operation Of
a double track extension or branch or its
existing railroad for public use in the con-
veysnce OF persons and property Tor com
pensRton over the street and avenues above
Wherefore YOUR petitioner prays that pub
lie notice Of this application ana OF ths
time and place when and where the same
will be first considered, be given. as re
quired by law. and that the grant OF a
franchise or right be made IN accordancs
with the provisions OF the Greater New
York Charter and the railroad Law appA-
cable hereto
Dated. New York. July 2s, 1905
BRONX TRACTION COMPANY.
By Edward A. MaheT,
State Of New York, City and County OF
Edward 4. Maher, being duly sworn: says
that he is the President OF the Bronx TTac-
ton Company. the petitioner herein; that
he has read the foregoing petition ana
knows the contents thereof. and that the
same is true TO his knowledge, except as
TO those matters which are therein stated
on information and belief, and as TO such
matters he verify believes II to be true
EDWARD A. MAHER-
Sworn 70 before me this 23th day of
JAMES F. FEELT.
Notary Public, New York County.
and at meeting held October ? lsUS,
the following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas The foregoing petition from the
Bronx Traction Company, dated July 2Sth'
1908. was presented TO the Board OF Esti-
mate and AppoTtionment at q meeting held
September 18th. 1908.
Board sets Friday. the 30th day OF OctooeE;
1908. at 10;So o'clock in the forenoon ana
Room 10 In the city Hali boIOusI u
Manhattan, as the time and place when
and where such petition shall be first con-
sidered. and a public hearing be had there
on, at which citizens shall be entitled 10
appear and be heard and be Il further
Resolved, That the Secretary is directed
70 cause such petition and these resolutions
10 be published for at least fourteen 90
days in two daily newspapers IN The City
OF New York, - be designated BY tho
Mayor. and FOR at least ten Q0) days IN
the ''Cfty Record Immediately prior to
Sa+a ~
Of such publication TO he borne by the petit
toner JOSEPH FAAG,
Secretary.
New York. October 2 1891