New-York tribune., 1908-06-24
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK.
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOR-

CITY OF NEW YORK.
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOR-
TI0NNENT.
Public notice is hereby given that at
meeting OF the Board of Estimate and Ap-
portionment. held Juns s. 1905. the follow
ing petition was received:
To the Honorable the Board OF Estimate
and Apportionment:
The petition Of the Third Avenue Rail
road Company respectfully shows. on IN
formation and belief, follows:
F1rst-That your petitioner is street
surface railroad Company. organized and
existing under the laws OF the state OF
New York. having filed its Articles of As
sociation in the office of the Secretary OF
State on the sth day of October. 1883.
Second-That for many years il has oper-
ated double track street surface railroad
Tor the carriage OF passengers IN the Bor-
ough Of Manhattan, City OF New York.
from the City Hall in said City upon Park
Row Bowery and Third Avenue to the
1arlem River: upon One Hundred ana
Twenty-ffth Street and Manhattan Street
from East River to North River. and upon
Amsterdam Avenue from One Hundred and
Twenty-hfth Street to the northerl7 ter
minus thereof at Fort George. at or near
the intersection Of Fort George Avenue.
using the Underground system OF electrical
traction as motive power for such operation
Thtrd-That your petitioner proposes 70
extend its road on Amsterdam Avenue and
construct a branch thereof with double
tracks and such connections, switches and
appurtenanceS as may be necessary for the
accommodation and operation Of the said
eAJeQSlCn or CranCh III, through dn1 upon
the surface OF such streets. avenues and
highways in the Borough Of Manhattan.
City Of New York, as are described as FOL
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 connectloh
Of said avenue with Fort George Avenue;
running thence northerly. westerly and
southerly in. upon and along said F0rt
George Avenue as It winds and turns 70
the connection thereof with St Nicholas
44Ncr al
and along St Nicholas Avenue to the in
tersection Of One Hundred and Ninetteth
1e0th) Street and running thence easterly
IN, upon and along said One Hundred ana
Ninetieth GS0th) street TO the intersection
Of said street with Amsterdam Avenue,
there to connect with the existing railroad
on said Avenue now owned BY the sdld
Company.
will bs $500 feet or thereabouts IN length
When constructed 1t will enable the petE
tioner to operate cars over continuous
line OF road and avoid .he inconvenience
arising from the use Of a stub end railroad
terminal. The present operation VIII %
accelerated thereby and quicker transporta-
tion given TO the public seeking 20 depart
from the Fort George territory.
Etfth-That your petitioner proposes 70
operate said extension or branch by the
underground system OF electrical operation
Of the character now used on the petl-
toner's road on Third Avenue. Amsterdam
Avenue and other streets above referred 70
Sixth-That for the purpose OF construct
ing and operating said extension or oraneh
of its road your petitioner desires TO OBTAIN
from your Honorable Board and hereby ap-
plies for its consent 10. and grant or the
franchise or right for the constructlon.
track extension branch of It's existing rail-
road, for pubic use in the conveyance or
persons and property for compensation. IN
or upon the Avenues. Streets and Highways
above described.
Wherefore, your petitioner prays that
public notice OF this application and or the
VurhA
will be first considered. be given. as re-
qufred by law. and that franchlse or
right be granted for the construction main
tenance and operation OF said above ds-
scribed extension and branch be granted In
accordance with the provisions OF me
Greater New York Charter
Dated New York. June End. 1908.
THE THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD COM
By F W. wHITRIDGE. Receiver
FredeTick ". Whitridge. being duly
sworn saws he is the Receiver Of the rail-
road properties and premises OF the Ihlrd
Avenue Railroad Company. the petiConer
herein. having been appointed such by order
Of the United States Circuit Court; that ne
has read the foregoing petition and knoWs
the contents thereof, and that the same Is
true TO his knowledge, except as 70 those
matters which are therein stated on IN
formation and belief: and that as 70 such
F. ". wHITRIDGE-
1905, 'ii JOHN A DUNN.
Notary Public. y. Y. Co.
and the following resolutions were tnere-
upon adopted:
whereas, the foregoing petition from the
Third Avenue Railroad Company, dated
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 tnis
Board sets Friday. the 26th day OF June;
1905 at 10:3O O'Clock in the forenoon, ana
Room Is. in the City Hall. Borough OF
Manhattan, as 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 1t further
Resolved That the Secretary ts directed
to cause such petition and these resolutions
TO be published for at least fourteen Q4)
days in two daily newspapers in The City
Of New York 10 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 TO be borne by the petit
toner. JOSEPH HAAG. SecretaEJ-
New York. June s. 1908