New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-06
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND AFPOfs-

IlONME&L.
Public notice is hereby given that AZ q
meeting OF the Board of Estimate and Ap-
poruonment, heid October 23rd. 1915, the
following petition was reesivea: ,..
To The honorable the Board CT EslllnAto
and APportlORmenE CT the City q New
York:
The petition Of the METRoPoLILAN
STREET RAILWAY COMPANY rssFsss-
fully shows.
First: Your petitioner IL a street surface
railroad corporation organized Under .lls
laws OF the state Of New Ork by ths HALhs
OF Articles CT CcnsolIda- ltoDg with DINER
street surface railroad corporations n -le
Office % the Secretary Of stats on OF 4DoUN
the 18th DAY OF November. 1890
Second: since the date OF its consoiIGa-
tioa IL has been the owner ana iessee q q
large number OF street surface rallruaos n
the Borough Of Manhattan. City or Sew
York. including among others, the eieclIIo
railroad on Broadway from South lerry %
45th Street and also the electric raj os1 - u
Canal Street running IroIn the cofl -. y.
Broadway and Canal street 70 CshtLe
Street and sIong Centre street and E@1A
Third: Your petitioner is also the lesses
OF the Bleecker Street and Fulton teEFS
Railroad Company, which company owns
franchise On Canal street from BfoadNdy
10 the Bowery. upon which, as your petl-
tioner is informed and believes, the sald
Blocker Street and Fulton Ferry HAiiroaG
Company operated street surface Ea4iE0@0
for more than twenty years
Fourth: Your petitioner proposes 70 con-
struct Il double electric track on cana
and TO operate such track in connection
with the tracks on the Manhattan Briose,
so as 10 form a continuous line OF route
from the Brooklyn plaza over the AAAhAt-
tan Bridge aid its approaches ana across
Canal Street, connecting with your peu-
toners lines on Centre street. Broao"~S'
West Broadway and Hudson Street
Fifth: Your petitioner proposes 10 operats
said route by the underground system OF
electricity, similar IN al respects % ina
In use on the other lines OF your pstluonsF
road
Sixth: For the purpose oc constructing
and operating the branch or extension 10
it's road over the Manhattan Bridge, your
petitioner desires TO obtain from your Hon
orable Board and hereby applies for Us con-
sent to and the grant " a francnlSs or
right for the construction, maintenance. ana
operation OF a double track eiectr1c exten-
sion OF branch OF its existing rsiiroad 1or
public use in the conveyance OF persons ans
property for compensation over the Manhat-
tan Bridge and its approaches from Lns m
tersection Of Canal Street and the bo"eTy
Wherefore. Your petitioner prays that
notice Of this application and OF the time
and place when and where the same VIII De
nrst considered be given as required oy
law, and that the grant OF FRANCHISE or
right be made IN accordance with the pro
visions OF the Greater New York charter
and OF the Railroad Law applicable thereto.
Dated. New York. October -, 1905
METROPOLITAN STREET tiAlL"A
COMPANY.
BY CHARLES E WARREN,
President
State OF New York. City and County OF
e-HARI,ES E. WARREN. being duly
sworn, says that he IS Vtce-Presicenr 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 10 the kn0Tleo OF de-
| ponent. except as to those matters which are
therein stated on information and BELIEF.
and TO such matters ne believes II 70 Do
true
Svorn 20 before me this 10th day OK &C
tober. 1905
ERNEST ". BRADBURY. Notary Public
No. l27, New York County.
| (Notarial SesI.)
| whereas. The foregoing petition from thu
| Metropolitan Street Railway Company,
| dated october 20. 1905, was presented 70
/ the Board Of Estimate and ApporuOnInsn-
at meeting held October ., 1905
/ Resolved, That in pursuance OF law this
| Board sets Friday, the thirteenth DAY OF
/ November. 1908. at 1890 o'clock IN the
! forenoon and Room Is in the city Hal;
Borough OF Manhattan. as the time ana
/ place when and where such petition shall
! be first considered and a public hearing be
/ had thereon, at which citizens snail be en-
titled 70 appear and De heard; and be II
/ Resolved. That the Secretary is directed
{ TO cause such petition and these resolu-
/ tons to be published for at least fourteen
/ 90 days in two daily newspapers in Tbs
/ CITY OF New York, to be designated by the
/ Mayor. and for at least ten GOl days in
1 the CITY Record Immediately prior to
| such date OF public hearing. The expense
| OF such publication to be borne by the petit
JOSEPH RAAG.
New York. October %. 1908