New-York tribune., 1908-11-11
PIBL1E NOTICES
CITY or NEW YORK -
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APEO1-


BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND ASEO1~
IlONMENT-
Public notice is hereby gwen tnA- a. =
meeting OF Las Board OF Esllul1-s 49, a.
.,,rIl9nlneut, neld OCTOBER @ord- As'o' IL
following pstitlon vas received ---.,--..+.
/ = the hOnoraois the Board et Essi4S.s- e -
and AppcrIlonInenL OF tns ClIy o. @f9N
Tn. petition @: the METROPOLITAN
STREET RAILWAY COAPANG EsSPeoe
First. Your petitioner Il street surface
railroad corpOtatlon organized -1l-F 49,
avs OF the state OF New York py tas LIS LIS.
OF Articles u ConsOlldztiou with ON.1o-
street surface railroad corporations u ..9 30
Once OF the Se5rslSry OF SLaLs oo u sDN--
the lcrh cay OF November 1880 ,fs.
Seco1d since rae daIe of It's consolida-
tion it has been the ownsr and leSsee %
iarg7 number OF street surLASo a. - -
The Borough OF AannaIIans lily q ----t
York. including. among others mo 49, 80 =
railroad On Broadway from 5Outn = ettJ =
45th street and also the electric rAl1Io1o o.
canal Street running from the Gamer u
Broadway and Canal -Lreet 70 OSs..
street and aionE Centrs street and E@-A
Row 20 the Post Once
OF the Bieecker Street and Futon FeEIS
Railroad Company, wnIch company o~Es I-
franchise on Canal street from Broe-~-1atS BrotS
10 the Bower. upon which. as your pel1-
toner Is informed and believes Ile So
Bieecker street ard Fulton Ferry Ral-roae
Company operated street s1r-ANs 4A--IS -
Tor more than twenty years
Fourth: Your petitioner proposes 20 con-
struct double electric rack on -. CA.lA-
Street from Centre Street % tne 6oNeL5
and operate such track IN con1ecSlon
with the tracks on the Manhattan Brlcse,
30 as 20 form continuous Lne % ESesS
from the Brooklyn plaza over the Aannal-
tan BTidze and its approaches ana acrOsS
Canal street, connecting with your PsIl-
TONERS lines on Centre street. BroS0"AS'
" est Broadway and Hudson Street
Fifth: Your petitioner proposes TO operate
said route BY the qnceT ground system y, -,3- a.
IN she other lines Ot your petitioner
road
sixth: For the purpose Of constructing
and operating tie branch or extension 70
It's road over the 11Eunattan Bridge, your
petitioner desires 10 OBTAIN from your HoR-
orable Board and hereby apples Tor lIs cun-
sent 70 and the grant q trancnlse q
right for the construction. maintenance en1
operation OF 4 double track electr1c e1Isn-
sion branch OF its existing ra4-roac IL
public use IN the ccEvsyaECs OF persons eno
property rs- compensation over the Manhat-
tan Bridss and its approaches from the IN
TO the Brooklyn plaza
Wherefore. Your petitioner prays that
notice OK this application and OF the tlIns
and place when and where the same viii os
first considered bs given as required ~
law, and tnAt the grant OF a franchise or
right be made IN accordance Win Lh9 pIo-
visions OF the Greater New York charrsr
and OF ths Railroad law applicable thereto
Dated. New York. October 30. 1905
METROPOLTTAN STREET RAILWAY
By CHARLES E WARREN,
stat. Of New York. city and County OF
New York SIS
CHARLES E WARREN. being duly
sworn says that he is Etce-President of tns
Metropolitan Street Railway Company. the
petitioner herein; that he mas read the 1ore-
/ going petition and knows the contents
( thereof. and that ths statements contained
I therein are true 70 the knowledge OF de-
/ ponent. except as 20 those matters whlch are
/ therein stated on information and belief,
and as 70 such matters he believes Il 70 Be
+ CHARLES f WARREN
/ Sworn 20 before me this 10th day OF Cc-
/ ERNEST W BRADBURY. Notary Pubns
/ No I2T, New York COUnry-
I fNotariaI SeaL)
/ And the following resolutions were ;hsrs-
/ upon adopted;
/ Whereas. The foregoing petition from ths
I Metropolitan Street Railway Company.
Z dated October 90 1908. was presented 20
the Board Of Estimate and AppOrt1ourneul
at a meeting held October ,. .lSoo-
Resolved, That in pursuance OF law this
/ Board sets Friday, the thirteenth day OF
/ November. 1908. al 1880 o.cloc< IN the
/ forenoon and Room 1B II the city Hall;
I Borough OF Manhattan, as the time and
/ place when and where such petition shall
I be first considered, and a public hearing bs
| had thereon. al which citizens shall be Ell
/ titled TO appear and be heard and oe Il
I further
Resolved. That the Secretary Is directed
70 cause such petition and these resolu-
tons TO be published fo- AZ least fourteen
90 days in two daily newspapers N TIE
{ CITY OF New York. 10 BE designated ny the
Navor and for az least ten 10} days IN
the CITY Record Immediately prior %
such date OF public hearing The expense
OF such publication TO be bOrns BY the peti-
JOSEPH HAAG.
View York. October %. 1903