New-York tribune., 1908-06-25
PUBLIC NOTICES
CITY OF NEW YORK.
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPcH-



BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND ASPoN-
TIONAE;gT-
Public notice is hereby given tnst a. =
meeting OF the Board OF Estimate saa ~
portionraent. held June g 1905. the foilo~-
Ing petition was receLyed:
To the Honorable the Board OF Estimate
snd ApportiOnment:
The petition OF the Union Railway OF
New York city respectfully shows -,
First-~Thst your petitioner IL srl,s
surface railway company. Organizsd an
existing under the laws Of the state of
New York having been formed py tne hsn
OF Articles OF Consolidation In the once o-
the Secretary Of state OF New YORK On li''
fifth Gay OF July. 1922
Second-That FOR many years u has oesn
engaged In the operation OF a douoie tTs s.s
street surface railroad with extensions stli
branches thereof for the carriage OF pas
sengers in the BorOughs OF Manhattan a.. a.
the Bronx. in the city Of New YORK. az, sna
using the overhead trolley system OF eiectriS
traction as motive power thereon
Thir1-Thst one % the lines of the pet
toner's railroad has been operated Ior ls. ina.y
years upon Fordham Avenue and Baltes
Avenue n the Borough OF the Bronx, snt anu
afforded q convenient connection for puotio
travel between the easterly portion OF -
Bronx Borough. IN which are operated .ns
steam Inee Of the New York and Harlen
Railroad the elevated lines OF the Wan
haitian Railway. and the k1ngsoridse ss0-
ton OF tire Borough OF the Bronx -.
An additional line OF the petitioners
railroad has been operated on E'roadN ~
between 230th Street and the northeriy iiHe
convenient line Of travel to and from tne
terminus OF the Subway Line 70 nedny
thousands OF people traNelinS daliy t tnei- =.
Fourth-Your petitioner now pIokosFSs, ~
connect its road upon F,crJlhaFgs anr Bal.ey
Avenues whic'1 now teTmtnatss az thS ~
tersection % 23oth street and Baiiey 49,, 49,
nue. with the road upon BroadWaJs WfIS,.
now terminates at 2SOrh street y -
construction OF a double track eNLersloa -
branch in said Borough OF the BI9hA; B2il.;,,,,. y,
the city OF New York. upon the following
streets and avenues.
Bsgfnnine az ana connecting with tho
petitioners double track road n9w ,S-.--ssr- 80
ton thereof with West Two Huncred an
Thfrtieth Street. running thence WeststlS ~,
or upon the surface OF West ,so.;o,, ,ttir
and Thirtieth street 20 its intersection WI ~
Broadway there to connect with tns peli.
toners double track road now opSEAes~
Ffftb-Tbat heretofore and on or about
the 23rd day Of August. 1892. the COMMON
Council of the City OF New YORK gave -
consent to the construction OF an exrenslon
to the petitioners railroad upon .!sSlsrss
described IN the resolution as thsnS'
northerIy along said (SedgwiclO Avenue %
its intersection With Bailey Avenue. tHosSs is'
along BAILEY Avenue to its Intersection with
Broadway at Kingsbrfdge-
Your petitioner believes that oy sucn
description the Common Council g1ving socn
consent intended TO include the rtSnt rtSt.,o 20
construct upon Two Hundred and InirUsth
Street the extension herein applied TOT ous
said resolution was not erectiVe toE SUCH
purpose by reason Of failure TO speefncaiy
describe the said street
Sfxth-That such extension or oranch VIII
be $50 feet in length and when constructed
win enable the petitioner to operate a con-
tinuous lire OF cars upon and over 10
Bailey Avenue and Broadway INES aooTs
Seventh-That your petitioner proposes 20
operate said extension or branch py tno
overhead system OF eleetr1city' ~ -. =.
all respects to that now IN use Oh Us O'0N
lines OF road.
FSshth-That for the purpose OF con-
structing and operating suen .i,,sIs- pTs Sa,t]ss
tension OF its road your petiuoner oeslrss
10 obtain from your Honorable Board ana
hereby applies for its consent 70 ana a
grant of the franchise or right for tne coh-
str1Ieffon maintenance and operation or a
double track extension or branch or fts ex-
fsting railroad for public use IN the con-
pensatfon over the street and avenues aooSs
Wherefors. Your petitioner prsys that
public notice Of this application and OF the
time and place when and where the Sans
will be first considered be given. as r.
GCired by law. and that a franchise or rlgnc
be granted in accordance with the pro-
visions Of the Greater New York Charter.
Dated New York May 2S. 1908.
UNION RAILWAY COMPANY OF NEW
By EDWARD A. MAHER. President
CITY ami County OF New York. IS;
.aTs T+Frs tbst he ts tie President Of the Union
Railway Company Of New York city, the
pA+ftfOner herein; that he has read the FORE
going DGtTlOn anu KNOWS thc NDI-Ctle'
thereof and that the same IL trus 10 his
knowIedge. except as to those matters
which are therein stated information and
belief and as to such matters he verify
believes 1t to be true.
EDWARD A MAHER-
sworn TO before me this 2sth day OF Nay.
1cnS RALPH NORTON.
Notary Public. Queens County,
Certificate fled IN New York County
and the following resolutions were there
upon adopted.
| Whereas. Ths foregoing petition from the
Union Railway Company OF New York.
I datad Nav 2s 1903. was presented to the
Board Of Estimate and AppOruonrnent az a
meeting held June 8, 1908;
Resolved, That in pursuance OF law tnis
Board sets Friday. the 18th day OF June.
1908 at 1890 O'Clock IN the forenoon ana
Room 16. N the city Hall. Borough OF Man
haitian as the tina and place when ana
where such petition shall be hrst con-
sidered and a public hearing be had there
on at 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 resolutions
~ be published for at least fourteen t1D
davs IN two daily newspapers IN The city
~ New York. to he designated by the
Msvor. and for at least ten q0) days in the
'''Cftv Record Immediately prior to Sucn
date OF public hearing The exLenss Or
such publication % be borne by the petit
TONER JOSEPH HAAt. Secreta4I-
New York June & 1908