New-York tribune., 1908-06-22
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK.
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOR-
TI0NAENT

BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOh-
TIONMENT.
Public notice is hereby given that at a
meeting Of the Beard OF Estimate and Ap-
portionment. held June 8. 1905. the follow
ing petition was received:
To the Honorable the Board OK Estimate
and Apportionment:
The petition OF the Third Avenue Rail
road Company respectfully shows, on In
formation and belief. as follows:
First-That your petitioner Ia Btreet
surface railroad Company. organized ano
existing under the laws of the State OF
New York having fled its Articles OF As
sociation in the office of the Secretary OF
State on the Sth day of October. 1853.
Second-That for many years 1t has oper-
ated q double track street surface railroad
for the carriage Of passengers in tho Bor-
ough OF Manhattan. City OF New York.
from the City Hall In said City upon Park
Row. Bowery and Third Avenue to the
Twenty-hfth Street and Manhattan Street
from East River to North River. and upon
Amsterdam Avenue from One Hundred and
rWentyfth Street @ to rI the northefy IN ay rssr .es
the intersection of Fort George Avenue.
using the underground system Of electrical
traction as motive power for such operation
Third-That your petitioner proposes TO
extend its road on Amsterdam Avenue and
construct a branch thereof with double
tracks and such connections. switches ana
accommodation and operation Of the said
extension or branch in, through and upon
the surface of such streets. avenues ana
highways In the Borough Of Manhattan,
lows: Beginning at and connecting with
the double track road upon Amsterdam
Avenue, owned by the Third Avenue Rail
road Company, at or near the connection
of said avenue with Fort George Avenue,
running thence northerly, westerly ana
southerly In, upon and along said foIt
George Avenue. as It winda and turns 70
the connection thereof with st. Nicholas
Avenue, running thence southerly In, upon
and along st. Nicholas Avenue to the IN
tersection OF One Hundred and Nineteth
G90th) Street and running thence easterIy
in. upon and along said One Hundred and
Ninetieth d90th) Street to the intersection
of said street with Amsterdam Avenue,
there to connect with tho existing railroad
on said Avenue now owned by the said
Company
Fourth-That such extension or branch
will DO 1880 feet or thereabouts in length.
When constructed 1t will enable the petl-
toner to operate cars over continuous
line Of road. and avoid the inconvenience
arising from the use Of a stub end railroad
accelerated thereby and quicker transporta.
tion given to the public seeking to depart
from the Fort Georse territory.
Fifth-That your petitioner proposes 10
operate said extension or branch by tho
underground system Of electrical operation.
OF the character now used on the pe,I-
toners road on Third Avenue. Ams.era.tn IaaS ~
sixth-That for the purpose of construct
ing and operating said extension or brancn
of Its road your petitioner desires to obtain
from your Honorable Board and hereby ap-
piles for its consent to, and grant OF, the
franchise or right for the construction,
maintenance and operation OF douoie
track extension branch of It's existing raii-
road, for public use in the conveyance OF
persons and property for compensation. IN
or upon the Avenues. Streets and Highways
above described
Wherefore. your petitioner prsys that
public notice of this application and OF the
time and place when and where the same
will be FIRST considered. be given. as re-
quired by law. and that franchise or
right be granted for the construction. main
tenance and operation Of said above de-
scribed extension and branch be granted IN
accordance with the provisions OF the
Greater New York charter.
Dated New York. June End. 1908 ,x
THE THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD COM
Bv F. W. wHITRIDGE. Receiver.
CITY and county of New York. S.:
Frederick w Whitridge. being duly
sworn, says he is the Receiver OF the ran,
road properties and premises OF the Third
Avenue Railroad Company. the petitloner
herein, having been appointed such by ofoer
of the United States Circuit Court; tnat ne
has read the foregoing petition ano knows
the contents thereof. and that the same Is
true to his knowledge. except as to those
matters which are therein stated on In,
matters he verify believes It to be true,
Sworn to before me this End day OF june
1905. JOHN A DUNN,
Notary Public, n. Y. Co.
and the following revolutions were there
upon adopted:
Whereas. the foregoing petition from the
Third Avenue Railroad Company. datea
June 2 1908. was presented to the Board
of Estimate and Apportionment at a meet
ing held June 5. 1905:
Resolved. That in pursuance OF law TINS
Board sets Friday. the 26th day OF June;
1905 at 1880 o'clock in the forenoon ano
Room 16, In the City Hall, Borough OF
Manhattan. es the time and place when and
where such petition shall be first considered,
and a public hearing be had thereon, at
which citizens shall be entitled to appear
and be heard: and be It 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 tho
Mayor. and for at least ten 10 days in the
'.City Record Immediately prior to SUCH
date of public hearing; The expense OF
such publication to be borne by the peu-
toner. JOSEPH HAAG. Secretary
New York. Juno s. 1908.