New-York tribune., 1908-10-20
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK.
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPoR-

BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPoH-
TIONMENT.
Public notice Is hereby given that al
meeting OF the Board OF Estmate @ anu
pOrtlonment, heId September 1Sth. 1915, tAe
Io4Io"4ns petition was received
To the honorable the Board Of EstiHats
and AppoTuOnment:
psny respectfully shows:
Htrst: That your petitioner Is a stTeeC
surface railway corporation formed unEsE
lne laws Of the state OF New YORK. By tne
ming OF ArtIL-cs oA COnso. tlon u o'..LL
street surface railroad corporations IN the
Office Of the secretary Of state, en- OF ApS1'
the 18th DAY OF MAY 1904.
Second: That since the date OF It's con
solidaI!on II has Deen the owner OF q uouOIo
track street surface railroad on Westcnea-
ter Avenue, Unlonport load, west Farms
koad ana other streets and avenues IN lhe
Borough Of the Bronx. City OF Ne" olA Ia a.
con, enienCe Of passengers in connscIoh
with the lines of the Union Railway Coin
pany, and the oTernead system OF eleCHiS
traction used as motive power thereon
Third. That a part OF the pskluohei
railroad has been constructed and oPeTaiSG
for many years on WestcHester @ enas
OF the Union Railway Company on Hes--
chester Avenue at Bronx RIVER tnFousA
and along the said Westminster Avenue
formerly Known as the Southern NeStchts-
ter Turnpike 10 What was the former vi
4aGe Of Westchester.
Fourth; Your petitioner now proposes 20
Point Road from the junction OF sa1 rOa11
with Westchester Avenue to C4ason 5 / oiliI
at Long Island Sound, for the ccnNehIeGCe
Of public travel, by Lhe construction OF
double track branch or extension IN the
said Borough OF the Bronx, city OF Ne"
York. as follows:
petitioners double track now cOnsltE EctsA
on Westchester Avenue, at The intersection
OF C!asOns Point Roact running theACe
SOutheasteriy with double tracks through
upon and along said ClRson Point RoAd
to the intersection thereof with Long 4s-ahd
Sound.
will be 1000 feet IN length. ana When con
sIructed will enable your petitioner 20 Opet-
ate q continuous line OF cars IN coIlDeS 80 80
with the Union Railway Company. iron.
the Harlem River to Clasons Point as
we'll as from the territory at or about @ lAe
NoTtheTly line OF the city OF New 1oLA
TO the said Clason's Point
Sixth: That your petitioner proposes 70
operate said branch Or extension ~ Iis
overhead system Of electricity simliar IA A az
respects to that now In use On the otneF
lines Of its road
Seventh: That for the purpose OF con
structing and operating such branch or eA-
tension Of its road your petitioner desires
10 obtain from your Honorable Board, ana
thereby applies for its consent TO, ana
grant Of the franchise or right for the
Construction, maintenance and operation u
q double track extension or branch OF us
existing railroad FOR public use IN the con-
veyGnce o. persons and property Tot com
Wherefore your petitioner prays that pub
lie notice of this application and OF me
une ana place when aad " mere ne sa.Lo
viii be first considered. be given. aS re
quired by Law, and that the grant OF a
franchise or right be made in accoroahSs
with the provisions Of the Greater New
York Charter and the railroad law apgA-
cable hereto.
BRONX TRACTION COMPANY,
By Edward A. Ma1eF.
Stat. Of New York. City and County of
Edward A. Maher. being duly sworn. SAYS
that he Is the President OF the Bronx II Tac-
tton Company. the petitioner herein; tnAt
he has read the foregoing petition and
knows the contents thereof and that the
same is true to his knowledge, except as
10 those matters which are therein stated
on information and belief, and as to such
matters he verify believes 1t to De tue.
EDWARD A. MAHER
Sworn to before me this 2Sth day Of
n.y. -'0'' JAMES F. FEELY.
Notary Public, New York County
and at a meeting held October =. iSVH,
the following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas The foregoing petition from tbs
Bronx Traction Company, dated July 2stn'
mate and Auportionment at L meeting held
September 18th. 1908
Resolved. That in pursuance OF law ttis
Board sets Friday, the Both DAY OF october.
1903, at 1880 o'clock IN the forenoon and
Room f6 IN the City Hall, Borough q
Manhattan. as the time and place when
ard where such petition shall be first con-
sidered, and a public hearing be had there
on, az which citizens shall be entitled 10
appear and be heard; and be 1t further
Resolved. That the Secretary is directed
to cause such petition and these resolutions
to be published for at least fourteen 90
DAYS IN two daily newspapers in The City
OF New York. to be designated BY the
Mayor and for at least ten 90 days IN
the ''City Record Immediately prior TO
such date OF public hearing The expense
OF such publication 10 he borne by the peti-
TONER JOSEPH HAAG,
Secretary,
New York. October ? 19c'