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

BOARD OF ESTiGATE AND Affof~
TION2IENT.
Public notice is hereby given that at
meeting OF the Board OF Estimate and Ap-
portonment. held June >. 1888, the follow
ing petition was received:
To the Honorable the Board Of Estimate
and AppOrtionment:
Tne petition Of the Third Avenue Rail
road Company respectfully shows. on in
formation and belief. as follows:
First-Tnat your petitioner Is a street
surface railroad Company, organized ana
New York. having filed It's Articles of As
ISOLATION in the Office Of the Secretary OF
State on the sth day OF October. 1883
Second--That for many years it has oper-
ated a double track street surface railroad
for the carriage of passengers In the BoT-
ough Of Manhattan. city Of New YORK
from the City Hall in said City upon Park
Row. Bowery and Third Avenue 70 the
Harlem River. upon One Hundred ana
Twenty fifth Street and Manhattan Street
from East River to North River. and upon
Amsterdam Avenue from One Hundred and
Twenty-ffth Street 70 the northeriy ter
minus thereof at Fort George. at or near
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 a branch thereof with double
tracks and such connections, switches ana
appurtenances as may be necessary for the
accommodation and operation OF the said
extension or branch in, through and upon
highways in the Borough Of Manhattan
City OF New York. as are described as fol-
lows: Beginning AT and connecting with
the double track road upon Amsterdam
Avenue. owned by the Third Avenue Rail
road Company. ar or near the connection
of said avenue with Fort George avenue
running thence northerly. westerly ana
sOutherly in. upon and along SAID tort
George Avenue as II winds and turns 10
the connection thereof with ST. Nicholas
Avenue, running thence southeriy In. upon
- ~ n = n
tersection Of One Hundred and Ninetteth
G90th) Street and running thence easterly
fn, upon and along said One hundred and
Nnetieth d9Otht Street to the intersection
OF said street with Amsterdam Avenue.
there TO connect with the existing railroad
on said Avenue now owned oy the sa4d
Company.
Fourth-That such extension or brancn
will be $500 feet or thereabouts in length
When constructed X will enable the petE
toner to operate cars over continuous
arising from the use Of stub end railroad
terminal. The present operation VIII De
accelerated thereby and quicker transporta-
tion given tn the public seeking to depart
from the Fort George territory
Fifth-That your petitioner proposes 70
operate said extension or branch by tho
underground system OF electrical operallcii'
Of the character now used on the peu-
toner's road on Third Avenue. Amsterdam
Avenue and other streets above referred TO-
Sixth-That for the purpose OF construct
Of It's road your petitioner desires to OBTAIN
from your Honorable Board and hsreny ap-
plies for its consent to. and a grant or the
franchise or right for the constructlol'
maintenance and operation Of a double
track extension branch OF its existing rail-
road. for public use in the conveyance OF
persons and property for conlpenSat14I, IN
or upon the Avenues. Streets and Highways
above described
public notice OF this application ana OF the
-, 1r,1 ri MI han
will be first considered. be given, as re-
quired by law and that a franchise or
right be granted for the construction NAN
tenance and operation Of said above oe-
scribed extension and branch be granted IN
accordance with the provisions OF the
Greater New York Charter ~
Dated New York. June md. 190o ,-
THE THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD CON-
Bv F ". wHITRIDGE. Receiver.
CITY and County Of New York S. SIS: d,,,v
sworn. says he is the Receiver Of the r7h-
road properties and premises Of the Tnird
Avenue Railroad Company. the pe,lIloL,eL ,; sL
herein, having been appointed such py oFCer
Of the United States Circuit Court; That ne
has read the foregoing petition and knows
the contents thereof. and that the same Is
t-tie to his knowledge. except as 70 those
matters which are therein stated on IN
formation and belief and that as 70 suCn
matters he verify believes # 70 be tTu1-
F. W. WHITRIDGE-
Sworn 10 before ne this md day OF June,
1908. JOHN A DCNN-
and the following resolutions were there
upon adopted: ~ - -,
Whereas. the foregoing petition from the
Third Avenue Railroad Company, datei
Iune 1903, was presented TO the Board
of Estimate and ApporuorInehl dt d I470
ing held June ). 1905; 49,.
Resolved That In pursuance OF law Inls
Board sets Friday, the 26th day OF june;
1905 at 1880 O'Clock in the forenoon. ane t
Room I6, IN the City Hall. Borough OF
Manhattan, as the time and place wfsn ana
where such petition shall be first considered.
and public hearing be had thereon, az
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 resoiutions Is
| 10 be published for at least fourteen Il4l
davs in two daily newspapers in Tne CIty
of New York. to be designated by the
Navor. and for at least ten QO) days IN the
s.r-itv Record Immediately prior 10 sucn
date Of public hearing. The expense OF
erTch publication TO be borne by the peti-
toner. JOSEPH dA<Ad'
New York. June g. 1908.
po,TEsTTc SITUATIONS WANTED