New-York tribune., 1908-11-07
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPoR-



Public notice Is hereby given thas at a
meeting OF the Board of Estimate and Ap-
portionment held September Is. lVUe. tne
following petition was received:
TO THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF
ESTIMATE AND APPORTIOSMEN,t
The petition OF the Third Avenue hal-
road Company respectfully shows On III
formation and belief, as follows;
First: That your petitioner Is a stree
surface railroad company, organized arc
existing under the laws OF the state OF
New York. having filed its Articles .o-,, OF ~
sociatlon IN the Office OF the Secretary .,
State on the Sth day Of October 1893; an
for many years has owned and operats1 :
double track street surface railroaa -
the carriage of passengers IN the Boroush
OF Manhattan, City OF New York. from tlo
City Hail. in said city. along Park ~.
Bowery. and Third Avenue. 70 the d-s. daIle-il
River, along One Hundred and 4"e-oS l,
fifth street and Manhattan Street. tronn
Eest River 70 North River, and from @ OIis
Hundred and Twenty-fifth street aus
Amsterdam Avenue TO the northeriS . -
minus thereof at Fort George. at or near
the intersection OF Fort George Avenus'
using the underground system OF electrl-
cal traction as motivs power 4,
Second: That the city OF New 1ork =
now constructing two bridges ana az
proaches in said city. the first known aS
the Manhattan Bridge, which eNtsnas IEotn a.
the BCwerY at or near Canal street. II
Manhattan Borough. along yiaduct aP
proach. IN said Borough. to and across
the East River by bridge, and thence stons
the Borough OF Brooklyn; the second known
as the Blackwefi's Island Bridge. which
extends from seth Street and Second Ave-
nue. In the Borough OF Manhattan aloIis
a viaduct approach in said Borough TO and
across the East River and BlackweiI
Island by bridge. and thence along a VIA
duct or approach In the Bor Jug, ia,.rd ~
Queens to Jackson Avenue. Long lsland
City. Each of said bridges is TO be con
structed for the operation OF street sur
face cars, by an underground current OF
hlHCTrigffE vyif 1nNTnnTtQ-e terminals
Third: That your petitioner. for tne
convenience of public travel proposes 20
extend its railroad 10 and upon eacn 10 %
said bridges and the approaches thereto
by the construction and operation or sep
arate branches or extensions. by an IN
dergroUnd current of electricity. upon the
following described routes:
(a) Beginning at the double track road
on the BOwCry, at near Canal street
in the Borough of Manhattan. owned 6y
the petitioner and connecting therewitn.
running thence easteTly with double tracks
in, upon and along the westerly approach
to said bridge In the Borough OF Mannat-
tan; thence upon' over across ana siolrS q,
said Manhattan Bridge, and thence IN.
upon and along the easterly eI2roacn 20
said bricge, in the Borough OF Brooklyn,
TO the terminal plaza al or near Sands
Street, in said Borough The total length
thereof IS Sixty-fys Hundred feet
Oh Beginning at the double track roao
on Third Avenue at the intersection OF
F'ifty-eighth Street Borough Of Manhattan.
owned by the petitioner. and connectins
herewith: running thence easterly Win
single track IN, upon and along ElIty-
eighth Street to Second Avenue; thence
northeriy in, upon and along Second Ave
nue. to a point OF connection with the
tracks on BIackwelrs Island Bridge ana
its approach. at or near Fffty-ninth Strset
and nOrtherly thereof; thence with double
tracks easterly in, upon and along the
westerly bridge approach, thence upon,
over. across and along said bridge; thence
in. upon and along the essterly bridge ap-
proach in the Borough Of Queens. TO the
terminal at or near Jackson Avenue, IN
LouR Island City. in said Borough And
also, beginning at the petitioners double
track road On Third Avenue. at the inter
section OF Sixtfeth Street, and connecting
Herewith; running thence easterly with a
single track in, upon and along SIXTEEN
Street TO, along and across Second Avenue
to q point OF connection with the double
tracks on said Blackwells Island Bridge
and its westerly approach. IN TINS para
graph described. The total length thereof
is Ninaty-six Hundred feet
separate consents OF your Honorable Body
must he first obtained TO permit OF the
operation In said streets and avenues, ana
over each OF said Bridges and their ap-
proaches. and hereby applies for the con-
sent OF the Board Of Estimate and Appor-
tiOnment to- and grant OF. franchises Or
rights for the maintenance and operation
of branches or extensions OF Its railroad
{ for pl1bIic use in the conveyance OF persons
and property for compensation. upon sacn
of the routes in the City OF New YORK
above described.
wherefore, your petitioner prays that
public notice Of such application for said
consents franchises or rights. and OF the
| time and place when and where the same
! Will be first considered. be given, as re-
/ quired by lsw, and that consents, iran
| chises or rights be granted BY the Board
/ for the construction, maintenance and oper-
alton OF each of said branches or exten-
! sions, in accordance with the provisions
| of the Greater New York Charter and OF
/ the Railroad Law Of the State Of New
| York.
| Dated New York. July 2sth. 1908.
THE THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD COM
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