New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-22
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPoR-



TORMENT.
Public notice IS hereby given that a a
meeting OF :he Board OF Estimate ana AP-
portionment held September 18TH. 1885, tne
following petition was received.
10 the Honorable the Board Of Estirrats
and AppoTIi0nment:
The p5tlJlJn OF the BRINK TRACTION com
Pany respectfully shows:
irst: That your petitioner is q street
surface railway corporation, formed OhLek
the laws OF the State OF New York. BY the
hang of Articles of Consoldatiou % other
street surface railroad corporations In me
otilce Of the Secretary OF state "a o. SDo-l
the 18th day OF May, 1yU4-
Second: That since the date Of It's con
soiidation II mas been the owner OF d double
track street surface railroad on NestcAes-
ter Avenue, Unionport Road. West Farms
Road and other streets and avenues IN tHs
Borough OF the Bronx. City Of New 1-Eh'
which railroad has been operated for me
convenience OF passengers IN conheCtl1A
with the lines q the Union Railway Con
pany, and the overhead system OF eIectrIc
traction used as motive power thereon
Third; That d part OF the petitioner
railroad has been constructed and operated
for many years on Westcnester avenue
from a point OF intersection with the INES
OF the Union Railway Company on Nest-
chester Avenue at Bronx II or, through
and along the said Westches ter Avenue
formerly known as the Southern WesIches-
ter Turnpike 10 what was the former vi
Iage Of WestChestsr.
Fourth: Your petitioner now proposes 20
extend its road upon and alons CLaSIh
with WestcheEJsr Avenue 10 C-ason Eo-At
at Long Island Sound, for tbs convenience
Of public travel. by the construction OF 3
double track branch or extension IN the
said Borough OF the Bronx, City o. New
York, as follows:
Beginning at and connecting with the
petitioners double track now constructed
on Westchester Avenue, at the intersection
OF ClasOns Point Road, running thence
Southsastsriy with double tracks through,
upon and along said CIasol POINT fso -4
intersection thereof
Sound
Fifth: That such branch or extension
wiz De 1900 feet in length, AID when con
structsd Will enable your petitioner 10 opet-
ate a continuous line OF cars IN connec Joe
with the Union Railway Company, from
the Harlem River 70 Clasons FolnI -
well as from the territory at or abGut Inc
Northerly line Of the City OF New YORK
TO the said Clason's Point - o..
Sixth: That your petitioner proposes 70
operate said branch OK extension py ne
overhead system OF electricity similar IN all
respects TO that now in use on the other
seventh: That for tho purpose OF con
srTuCttlE and operating such branch OF eN-
tension Of its road your petitloneE qeslEes
10 obtain from your Honorable Board. and
thereby applies for It's consent 70, ana a
grant Of the franchise OF right Tor the
construction, maintenance and operation q
a double track extension or branch OF IT'S
existing railroad for public use IN the con
veyance Of persons and property Tor com
pensatlon over the street and avenues ABOVE
Wherefore your petitioner prayz that pub
lie notice Of this application and o. Ine
Will be first considered. be given, as re-
quired by law. and that the grant OF
franchise or right be made in accordance
with the provisions OF the Greater New
York Charter and the railroad Jaw ap1i-
cable hereto.
Dated. New York. July %, 1908.
BRONX TRACTION COMPANY,
President.
State OF New York. City and county OF
Edward A. Maher, being duly sworn. says
that he IS the President Of the Bronx IFs>-
ton COMPANY the Petitioner heTeI2; t 515
knows the contents thereof. and that the
same Is true TO his knOwlsdSer except as
10 those matters ELlca are t.7.slll 80 a.,
on information and belief and as 10 such
matters ne verify believes II TO be true.
EDWARD A NAHER-
Sworn 70 before me this 2sth day Of
-' JAMES F. FEELY.
Notary Public. New York County.
and at a meeting held CCtcue- =. l5vS'
the following resolutions were adopted;
Whereas The foregoing petition rom the
Bronx Traction COMPANY dated July SIN
1905. was preseuted TO the Board Or EST
mate and Appc-tionuent at a meeting held
Resolved. THAT in pursuance OF law this
Board sets Friday, the Both day ot october.
1905 at 1920 o'clock IN the forenoon ana
Room 10 in the City Hall, Borough q
Manhattan. as the time and place wien
ana where such petition shall he first con
sidered, and puhHc hearing be had there
on. at which citizens shall he entitled 10
appear and be heard; and be Il further
Resolved. That the Secretary IS directed
TO cause such petition and these resolutions
10 be published Tor at least fourteen GD
days IN two daily newspapers in Tho City
Of New York. % lie designated by the
Mayor and for at least ten Guj DAYS IN
the city Record Immediately prior u
such date Of public hearing The expense
OF such publication 70 be borne hv the peti-
TONER JOSEPH TAAG,
Secretary.
New York. October . 1891