New-York tribune., 1908-12-10
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK
BOARD Oh ESTIMATE AND AFOf-



The petition OF the New York City In
terborough Railway Company TesPectfoi'y
I. Your petitioner Is a street surface
railway corporation, duly organized on OF
about the 24th day OF March, IsO- 1iiN40i
the laws Of the state OF New foFA. -,-
2 The. Board OF Aldermen OF the CiNy
of New York has heretofore, TO wiz, On
the 16th day Of March, 1893, grallted -
the said New York CITY IHterpofoGsL 80 -
way Company the franchise right anu
privilege 10 construct and operate a a. -
track surface railway with al coilI sCt-o.e 1
tIruouts switches Crussovsrs and STANDS
necessary for the accommodation allu ~
GRAFTON Of the said railroad By an oNeIl.eas NeI.3s
pover which may be lawfully employee
upon the same. n and upon and atons - -
tain streets. avenues, paTkways' hlsa"9[
public places. bridges ana FiaUL-t1t -
situated IN the Boroughs Of Manhattan an
The Bronx City, County and State OF ISe"
York and more particularly sPe.1--t.IL tIzs--
the said ordnance OF the Board OF AioeEs
men adopted March IS. 1903, ano eppfoFett
by the Mayor. March 81, 1908, coys -
which Is hereto annexed, the totaI 80
authorized by said resolution bslhB aDO-'
22.s miles
s. Tns Board OF Estimate and Appor-
tionment Of The city OF Rev VOTE Ty97s 10y
resolution adopted the 25th DAY OF Juns'
1907 A copy OF which is hereto anneEe-'
granted the franchise or right 70 use -
tain streets roads, avenues, highways u
public grounds within or belonging 20 Ihs
City Of New York for the constructor s az,
operation IN and upon the suFIa p LHsLtI
OF a double OF single track suTface I!- To-
way az alterations or changes OF the fou.s
granted TO IL BY virtue Of the hLut0salN
ordinance OF the Board OF Aldermen AI-
Is,,aSt - tiis - ne franchise and right
granted by virtue OF the said ordinance -
the Board OF Aldermen ana res2.u,.r1
the Board or Estimate anC APpoE El-olssIi u -
your petitioner promptly conrnetiCeu, a.. -.
diligently constructed and coiIll-s-e1 l1 - -
read Cpou the following streets: one HUI
arH -f=Nr 'rur
Nicholas avenue 10 Amsterdam eF---Is. :"
the Borough of Manhattan, acf9Bs @ ~
ington Bridge TO the borough OF ~ anS -
On AqUeduCt avenue from ne 49, - -
Washington Bridge 10 Ki19sorilge TN.
Ei1Esbridge road from AGueduct sFgltLe -
CrcstOn avenue, One Hundred anu E--7--. -,
ninth street from Third avenue 20 the
E0fI+hern boulevard. Southern boulevard
yrorr One Hundred and EiEhty-nintH slLErt
70 One Hundred and Elghtieth streeS, Ch7
Hundred and E1Ehtieth street ron oou---
ern boulevard 20 Third avenue ThiS cor
struction il four and eighLy-slG ~ M Is -,
5redths f4-S6J miles n lenglI. al1 ,---
operated as system until on or a3,1l
September I. 1907. when mere vas o-5 -,
one and fifteen oDe-hundTedtHs 'l-Lol ~ Hll-eS
IN length OF operation on Ogden avenue
from Auueduct avenue 70 Jerome bVehle-
-TLasa r71rres continued 70 be operated on OF
about Febryar- u 1903. when there was
added thereto additional routes operated on
the following streets. fremont avenue.
rom AGLecuct AFs-.-5 - .-ss- S-0rr
one Hundred and Eighteen stree I-.LN
WEBSTER avenue 70 Third avenue one Hun
dred and Elghtieth street. from the SotIi-
srr boulevard 70 Boston road Boston fya-r
from One Hundred and EtE1rieth street u
Ore Hundred and Seventy eighth street -
one and seventv-three -hunirect1s a. o.
miles IN length. making a tota4 HyslellI a.
at present operated OF seven anu 97-t
four One-huudredths C7T4l miles n eng T.
The portions o. the routes OF yoIL - pe--
toner upon which It's road Is par la4ly ol
wholly constructed but not operated ar
KinssbridEe road, from AqUeduct avenue %
Heath averle Se6gwick svenue- fIoIu
E.r eF--Ff7
street Fort Independence street 70 W
Hundred and Thirty-eghth street. ~
Hundred and Tht-ry-eighth street q Sroed-
vav: Kingsbr,dEe road ron alelC--ISS
avenue 70 Fordhau road One Hundred and
F7ortv-ntn-A street. from Gerard avenIe 70
St AIMS avenue One Hundred ana ElL---
sixth street from Eagle avenue 10 west
chester avenue. wilkins place, from Boston
road tt5 Tnte-vals avenue. -ntervale avenue
- Tores1 =--csr- T7o-van street 70 Southern
boulevard making q total mileage, 72FL2.ly
or wholly constructed. but not oTerateC. q
four and twenty-five one-hundredtas '4--''
TIE routes embraced within The franchise
OF your petitioner are shown upon a MAJ
hereto annexed. upon which the portions or
raid route which are operated appear in
red. and those upon which The road u
wholly OF partially construc1ec' put Ho-
:. The routes OF the New York CITY
TnterbOrOugh Railway Company are alNlCs-
entirely located n the Borough OF me
Bronx and the streets in THAI Borough
upon which the further construction OF your
petitioners lines must he effected are IN
the course Of reconstruction, the City being
engaged In l-e-l-E and grading streets a1l
constructing sewers therein; all OF which
work X was necessary 10 complete pet1te
the lines Of the Company could re laid n
Mace and cars OverataC thereCreT Among
Che public works which have t1terferec
with the construction OF operation ot the
Couuauy's roads are the construction OF
the Grand ConcCUrse across the Company7s
lines az fremont avenue and at Kings
bridge road. This large public work abso-
rN-a tod Aa
ton o. the CCrnpaHy's lines between the
east and west sides OF the CLy through
time Of oreration was without aay earning
power Whatsoever This work was com
-Iste6 during the month Of February. 1908.
which Ce-uittet rhe partial operation Of
one oF the Ccr1pany's c-osstown lines One
Of the lines IN your petitioners franchise IS
a road 71700 ere Spyr fremont avenue or
East One Hundred and Seventv-seventh
street east Of the Bronx River This street
IS 0s!1g opened and the COMPANY IS unable
streets and highways in the Ec-ca-lec
Hunts Point section in the southeastern
part q the Borough OF The Bronx are IN
t1s course ~ construction. and q Is now
railroad thereon sufficiently 20 enable the
operation OF cars over che same
The portions q the Coupauy's roads not
operated are wholly disconEAcced from the
portions which are IN operation and have
been made SO by the character Of the City
construction above referred 20 Such dis
connected portions have been wholly valUs-
less and worthless % the Company. az they
have not produced any income whatsoever
and have not been Il any value 70 The pub
Ec. as the Company has been unable 70
operate any cars over tae saDe-
G. n and by SAID franchise. and more
sec.ion two o. said ordinance adorced ny
the Board 1r Aldermen March 49, 1903
your petitioner IS Obligated 70 make certain
During tire r-st term Or FIVE years an an
nuaI sum which shall in no case be less
= ia lob. sE.1Hr o
per ~s1c of IT'S E-oss annual receipts %
such percentage shall exceed the sum 4
S15 600. during the re~T-a ming twenty years
% the term an annual sum which shall nor
ba less than $50 ooo. and which shall he
equal % per cent II its gross annual re
OeiUrs II such percentage shall exceed rra
bridges described in the safE ordinance =
the Board Cf Aldermen r1us-.tI-iuS the
franchise 4 yoGr petitioner, during the first
term rf five years the ann "a sum 0F - 0uo
for each bridge during the second term n
I've years. the a11ua. sum n $4,000 t7r
each bridge during the third term 4 fvs
years the annual sUU Of 5000 S0r each
bridge. during the fourth term ~ five years
the annual sum 0f s. 800 for each bridge.
and during The last term II five vaars the
annual sum 0f 81 0Go for each bridge
That your petitioner mas. during the vea-
thereof made use or rvvn OF thz bridges
specified in frs franchise. 70 wt-. the Cen
t-al or Macom6.s Dam Bridge and the
: That in said ordinance f. was rr7-
v'Ee1 that said payments should -A ma -
on November In each year after the com
rnerceueUt or the operation Of any portion
Of the railroad. and that The CITY Of New
York has claimed thar there has become
due and payable 10 tt by reason % the SAID
provisions n said franchise the following
sums none or which have been paid:
For the use u the Central Bridge. 1888 80
FOR the use Of the Washington
Bridge -..... -..-...-...- ...-.... . GON no
Franchise payments TO the City. 10 600 %
Total -------- --------- sI4 83& '3
G. In and by virtue Of the construction
OF FRS z-ree- surface railway or railways
your petitioner has Incurred ~ June SU
1908. certain debts none Of which mas been
paid as -llIows-
Outstanding obligations as o. June 30. 1903
Estimated From June - 20 June 5Gj.
State taxes on earnings claimed
n have accrued 10 April 80
1905 inclusive ..-..-...-...--.- Ss42 u