New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK
BOARD Or ESTIMATE AND APPOR-
IInkAfE.AT

BOARD or ESTIMATE AND APPoR-
TIONMENT.
Public notice Is hereby given that at
meeting OF the Board OF Estimate and Ap-
porrionment. held October 25rd, 1905, the
IoIlowing petition was received;
10 the honorable the board cf Estimate
and Appcrtionment Of the CITY OF Ne"
The petition Of the METRoPOLrTAN
STREET RAILWAY COMPANY respect
tuily shows:
First: Your petitioner IS a street surface
railroad corporation organized undsr the
laws Of the state 3 New York by the hIins
street surface railroad corporations IA ths
office OF the Secretary OF State on or about
the 9Th day Of November. 1885
second: since the date OF lts cOnsolda-
ton Il has been the owner ana lessee OF
large number of street surface railroads n
the Borough OF Manhattan, city OF New
York. inciuding among others. the electric
railroad On Broadway from south Ferry 20
z5rh Street and also the electric railroad on
canal Street running from the corner q
Broadway and Canal street 20 tenure
street and aiong Centre street and Park
Row 70 the Post Office.
Third: Your petitioner is also the lessee
Of the Bleecker Street and Fulton Ferry
Railroad Company. which company owns
franchise on Canal Street from Broadway
10 the BoweTy, upon which, as your petl-
toner is informed and believes The SAID
Rieecksr street and Fulton Ferry Railroad
Company operated a street surface railroad
for more than twenty years
struct a double electric track on Caual
Street from Centre Street tC the BoweFy
end to operate such track in connection
with the tracks on the Manhattan Bridge
so as to form a continuous line or route
from the Brooklyn plaza over the AAnnsl-
tan Bridge and IT'S approaches and across
Canal Street. connecting with your pe1l-
toners lines on Centre Street. Broadway.
West Broadway and Hudson street
Fifth: Your petitioner proposes 10 operate
said route by the underground system OF
electricity, similar in all respects 10 that
in use on the other lines Of your petitioner
road
Sixth: For the purpose Of constructing
and operating the branch or extension TO
tts road over the Manhattan Bridge. YOUR
petitioner desires 10 obtain from your Hon
orable Board and hereby applies for iJs con
sent TO and the grant Of a franchise or
right FOR the construction. maintenance and
operation Of double track electric eAten-
sion or branch Of its existing railroad for
public use IN the conveyance OF persons ana
property for compensation over the M7nhat t
tan Brldge and us approaches ron ~ ItLe u
tersection Of Canal Street and the Bo~ery
10 the Brooklyn plaza
Wherefore, Your petitioner prays that
notice OF this application and OF the tine
and place when and where the me will be
first considered be given as required b.
law. and that the grant Of q franchise or
visions Of the Greater New York charter
and Of the Railroad Law applicable thereto
Dated, New York, October 20, 1905
COMPANY.
By CHARLES E. WARREN,
President.
Stat. OF New York. city and County Of
CHARLES E WARREN being duly
sworn. says that he is Weep zident Of the
Metropolitan Street Railway company. the
petitioner herein, that he has read the fore
going petition and knows the contents
thereof, and that the statements contained
therein are true 70 the knowledge OF de
Poneut. except as 10 those matters which are
therein stated on information and belief
and as to such matters he believes it to be
true
sworn to before me this Goth day OF Oe-
ERNEST " BRADBURY. Notary Public
No. 127. New York County.
fNOtarial Seal
And the following resolutions were there
upon adopted.
whereas. The foregoing petition from the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company.
the Board Of Estimate ard Apportionment
Il q meeting held October . 1908.
Resolved That in pursuance of law this
Board sets Friday. the thirteenth day of
November 1908. az 1880 o'clock IN the
forenoon and Room 16 in the CITY Hall
Bore ugh Of Manhattan. as the time and
place when and where such petition shall
be 4 st considered. and e public hearing be
had thereon. Al which citizens shall be en-
titled TO appear and be heard; and be II
further
Resolved That the Secretary Is directed
to cause such petition and these reSolu-
Jions TO be published tor az least fourteen
30 days in two daily newspapers in The
city OF New York, 70 be designat ed b. the
the city Record Immediately prior 70
such date Of public hearing The expense
OF such publication to be borne by the pett-
toner.
JOSEPH HAAG.
New York, October %, 1898