New-York tribune., 1908-10-23
PUBLIC NOTICES
CITY OF NEW YORK.
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOR-
Fu.nA


Public notice is hereby given that at
meeting OF the Board Of Estimate and Ap-
portionment, held September 1etn. 1SOs' the
following petition was received:
To the Honorable the Board of Estimate
and Appoytionment;
The petition OF the Bronx Traction Com
Pany respectfully shows:
First: That your petitioner is street
surface railway corporation, formed under
the laws OF the State OF New York. by the
ming Of Articles OF Consolidation OF otner
street surface railroad corporations In ths
ONCE OF the Secretary OF state, cn or about
the 18th day OF May, 1904.
Second: That since the date OF Its con-
solidatiOn IL mas heen the owner OF double
track street surface railroad on WestcneS-
ter Avenue. UnionporI Road, West Farms
Road and other streets and avenues n US
Borough OF Tire Bronx. City OF New YORK
which railroad has been operated for the
convenience OF passengers in connection
with the lines Of the Union Railway CON
pany, and the overhead system OF eieCuAS
traction used Es motive power thereon.
Third: That & part Of the petitioner
railroad has been constructed and operated
for many years on Westchester Avenue
from point OF intersection with the pnes
OF the Union Railway Company on W est
chester Avenue at Bronx River, through
and along the said Westchester Avenue
formerly known as the Southern Westches-
ter Turnpike to what was the former VII
Iage OF WestchesteC-
Fourth: Your petitioner now proposes to
extend its road upon and along C4asoh
Point Road. from the junction OF said ROAD
with WestChesIeT Avenue TO ClaSon's Point
at Long Island sound, for the convenience
0f public travel, by the construction OF a
double track branch OF extension IN the
said Borough OF the Bronx City Of New
York, as follows:
Beginning at and connecting with the
petitioners double track now constructed
on WestcheSter Avenue, at the intersection
OF ClaSon's Point Road, running thence
SoutheastsrIy with double tracks through;
upon and along said Clason's s Point ROAD
70 the intersection thereof with Long 4s4AIi@
Sound.
Will be 1900 feet in length. and when con
structed Will enable your petitioner 70 opSL-
ate a continuous line OF cars tn colneclloa 3
with the Union Railway Company, from
the Harlem River TO C1ason's Point, as
well as from the territory at OF ABOUT tAe
Northerly line Of the City OF New EorK
to the said Clason's Point. - -
Sixth: That your petitioner proposes 10
operate said branch or extension Dy the
overhead system Of electricity similar IN al
respects to that now In use on the oIhsE
Seventh: That for the purpose OF con-
structing and operating such branch OF ex-
tension Of Its road your petitioner geslIsI g-s
thereby applies for its consent 10. and a
grant Of. the franchise or right for the
construction, maintenance and operation OF
a double track extension or branch OF It's
existing railroad for public use in the con-
veyance OF persons and property Tor COM
pensation over the street and avenues above
mentioned
Wherefore your petitioner prays that pub
lio notice Of this application ana OF ths
time and place when and where the same
viii 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 law appn-
cable hereto
BRONX TRACTION COMPANY,
By Edward A. Maher.
State Of New York. City and county of
New York. SIS.
Edward 4 Maher. being duly sworn says
that he is the President of the Bronx Trac-
hon he has Pea9 the he foregoing petition and
knows the contents thereof. and that tne
20 those matters which are therein stated
on information and belief, and as TO sucn
matters ne verify believes IT to be true.
EDWARD A. MAHER-
Sworn 10 before me this 2Sth day Of
JAMES f. FEELT.
Notary Public, New York county
and at a meeting held October .. 190s,
the following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, The foregoing petition from the
Bronx Traction Company. dated July 18th,
1908. was presented to the Board Of Esti-
mate and Apportionment at meeting held
September 18Th. 1908.
Resolved That in pursuance OF law this
Board sets Friday, the Both day OF October.
1908, at 1890 O'Clock in the forenoon ana
Room 16 in the city Hall, Borough of
Manhattan as the time and place when
and where such petition shall be first cor
sidered and a public hearing he 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
TO be published for at Least fourteen l+)
days in two daily newspapers in The city
or New York. to be designa- ted by the
Mayor and for at leasr ten 90 days IN
the "City Record Immediately prior 10
such date OF public hearing. The expense
of such publication to be borne by the petit
toner. JOSEPH TAAG.
Secre tA-y.
New York. October ? 1eok