New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
PUHLIc NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPoR

po-tionment. held September lS isVo' tAi7
TO THE HONORABLE THE BoARD 0F
ESTIMATE AND APPORTION N - -, 4
The petition OF the Third Ayenue FsAl.-
road Company respectfully SHOWS Oh
formation and belief. as follows -.
First: That your petitioner Is So
surface railroad company. orsanlzsd a.
existing under the avs OF the S1a,s
New York. having fled its ATIicies q :,
sociation in the orica OF the Secretary o.
State on the sth day Of Octooer' 80. = =
for many years has owned ana opelAs pIs Tor
double track street surface railFoAu
the carriage Of passengers IN the borooEsn
OF Manhattan. City OF New YORK. IOtr
City Hall. in said city. along Z EaIh -, .-,
Bowery, and TS-ird Avenue 10 the Es- -
River: aleng One Hundred and ! sS--,
fifth street and Manhattan street iLS C
East River to North River. and IIon -, -
Hundred and Twenty-hfth Strset eloIs
Amsterdam Avenue to the nOrrheriy ter
minus thereof at Fort George. az OF -
the intersection OF Fort George A.o-..s
using the underground system o.
cal traction as motive power
Second: That the City OF New YORK =
now constructing two bridges eIl1 a.
proaches in said city. the first known - =
the Manhattan Bridge, which extends IlOs!. -
the Bowery at or near Canal street n
Manhattan Borough. along yiaduct a.
proach in said Borough. 70 ahd ,
the East River by bridge, and thehCs a+S'-s
a viaduct or approach 10 Sands street u
the Borough of Brooklyn: the second AIO"H
as the BlackwelIs Island Bridge "h---4
nue. in the Borough Of Manhattan alo1s
q vfaduct approach in said Borough 70 a.. a.
across the East River and BlacAWell
Island by bridge. and thence along a va
duct or approach in the Borough OF
Queens 10 Jackson Avenue. Long Lsta--@
City Each OF said bridges Is to os coit-
structed tor the operation Of street So
face cars. by an underground cuIre-- u
electricity. with appropriate terminals.
Third. That your petitioner, for tne
convenience OF public travel, proposes -
! Fs- -,fT- nd ar
said bridges and the approaches taeret0
by the construction and operation OF
arate branches or extensions, oy an ~ -
derground current OF electricity, upon 'ns
following described routes
(a) Beginning at the double track roal
on the Bowery, at or near cana StIeT
in the Borough OF Manhattan, owned ny
| the petitioner and connecting therewlln'
running thence easterly with double tracks
in. upon and along the westerly approach
20 said bridge in the Borough or N MAnt
tan: thence upon. over. across and along
said Manhattan Bridge, aud thence N,
upon and along the easterty approach %
said bridge, IN the Borough OF BROOKLYN,
TO the terminal plaza al or near Sanas
Street. in said Borough. The total lsns-h
thereof Is Sixty-five Hundred feet
tbl Beginning AT the double track roa1
y on Third Avenue at the intersection or
Fiftv-eiehth Street. Borough OF Manhattan,
owned by the petitioner, and connecting
herewith; running thence eastsrly VIZ 1'ti-
single track iE, upon and along Fhty-
eighth Street 10 Second Avenue; thence
/ nOrtherly IN. upon and along second ave
nue. 10 q point CT connection Win tne
tracks on BIackWeIIs Island Bridge ana
/ It's approach. at OF near fi1ty-nlnth lSs4 SslI5-t
and northerly thereof; thence with douoLe
tracks easterly in, upon and along tne
westerly bridge approach. thence upou'
/ over across and along said bridge: thence
in upon and along the easterly bridge ap-
i preach IN the Borough Of Queens, 20 me
I terminal at or near Jackson Avenue. IN
/ Long Island City. in said Borough And
/ also. beginning at the petitioners s double
/ track road or Third Avenue. az the Inter
section OF Sixtieth Street, and connecting
/ Herewith. running thence easterIy with q
! single track in. upon and along SlXLetn
! Street 10. along and across Second Avenue
! 70 a point OF connection with the double
I tracks on said Blackwelfs Island Br1dge
I and its westerly approach. in this para
[ graph described. The total length thereof
! is Ninety-six Hundred feet
( Fourth. Your petitioner IS advised mat
/ separate consents OF your Honorable Body
+ must be first obtained 70 ps-Tn-t OF the
/ operation in said streets and avenues, and
/ over each OF said. Bridges and taeir ao-
/ breaches. and hereby applies tor the con
I sent Of the Board Of Estimate and Appor-
I tionment 70, and q grant o.. franchises or
/ rights for the maintenance ana operation
/ Of branches or extensions Of its railroad.
/ for public use in the conveyance OF persons
I and property for compensation upon each
! OF the routes in the City OF New York
wherefore. your petitioner prays that
[ public notice Of such application for said
I time and place when and whore the same
/ will be first considered. be given. as re-
Cuirsd by law. 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-
I sions. IL accordance with the provisions
! the Railroad Law OF the State OF New
Dated New York. July 2sth, 1908.
THE THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD COM
By ". wHrR1DGE
Receiver.
! CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK, $
} Frederick W WhItrfdge. being duly
l sworn, saws ne IS the Receiver OF the rail
/ road properties and premises OF the Third
I Avenue Railroad Company. the petitioner
I herein. having been appointed such by or
! der OF the United States Circuit Court:
I that he has read the foregoing petition
/ ana knows the contents thereof and that
fhs same is true 70 his KnowIedge. except
/ as 20 those matters which are therein
/ stated on information and belief. and that
as TO such matters he verify believes 1t to
I be true.
FREDERICK ". WHITRIDGE-
Sworn 70 before ne this 80 day Of Au-
gust -'O' JAMES F. FEELY.
Notary Public.
" Y. County.
and AZ a meeting held October IS. 1908.
the following resolutions we're adopted
Whereas, The foregoing petition from
the Third Avenue Railroad Company, dated
( Julv Is 1903. was presented 70 the Board
Z 81 Estimate and Apport!onne1t at a meet
! ing held September Is. 1908
Resolved, That in pursuance % law
I this Board sets Friday the thirteenth day
Z - N9v-r7ber. 1905. ar 1890 O'Clock IN the
! forenoon. and Room 16 in the City Hall.
: Borough OF Manhattan, as the time and
/ Mace when and where sUCa petition shall
/ he first considered. and q public hearing
/ be had thereon. at which citizens shall
&c entitled to appear and be heard; and
Z be il further
/ Resolved, That the Secretary IS direct
I cd 10 cause such petition and these resO-
/ lutf0ns 10 be published for at least four
raer C4 Gays in two daily newspapers IN
/ the CITY OF New York. TO be designated by
the Mayor, and for at least ten Col- days
in the s.City Record Immediately prior 20
such date OF public hearing The expense
OF such publication 10 be borne by the Pc
titiouer.
JOSEPH HAAG,
Secretary.
New York October 10. 1903