New-York tribune., 1908-11-09
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK.
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND ApPoR

ne petition OF the Third Avenue Rail
soaa s company respectfully shows. on in
1orInatlon and belief. as follows;
lrst: That your petitioner IS street
91lLAce railroad company. organized and
e@Istlng under the laws OF the state of
'eW York having fled its Articles OF As
sociatlOn IN the office OF the Secretary OF
state on the Sth day OF October, 1888 and
to' many years has owned and operated 4
Louoie track street surface railroad for
me carriage OF passengers in the Borough
OF Manhattan. City OF Ne9 York from the
~ HAL IN said city. aiOnZ Park Row.
6oWery' and Third Avenue. TO the Harlem
a.!.er; along one Hundred and Twenty
.lI'n street and Manhattan Street. from
L--sI River TO North River and from One
hundred and Twsnty-ffth Street along
Amsterdam Avenue TO the nOrtEerly ter
minus thereof at Fort George. at or near
me intersection OF Fort George Avenue.
using the underground system OF elecrrt-
ca traction as motive power.
second That the City Of New York 3
now constructing two bridges and aD-
proaches IN said city. the first known as
the Manhattan Bridge which extends from
Manhattan Borough. along a viaduct ap-
proach, iu said Borough 10 and across
a FlaGuct or approach 10 Sands Street, N
the Borough OF Brooklyn, the second known
as the BiaCkweIIs Island Bridge. Whlch
extends from 59th Street and Second Ave-
nue. II the Borough OF Manhattan. along
a Niaduct approach IN said Borough 20 ana
across the East River and Blackwell =
Island by bridge, and thence along VIA
Queens to Jackson Avenue. Long Island
City. Each OF said bridges Is TO be con
structed for the operation % street sur
f2ee cars. BY an underground current OF
electricity. with appropriate terminals
Third. That your petitioner, for ths
convenience Of public travel. proposes 70
extend its railroad 70 and upon each OF
ny the construction and operation OF SEP
aTate branches or extensions. oy an IN
Qersround current. OF electricity. upon ne
following described routes
(a) Beginning at the double track road
on the BOwery. at or near Canal street,
IN the Borough Of Manhattan owned of
me petitioner and connecting tnereWlIn .
running thence eastarly with double tracks
IN. upon and along the westerly approach
70 said bridge in the Borough OF Man maj
tan; thence upon. over. across and along
said Manhattan Bridge. and thence IN
upon and along the easterly approach 70
said bridge. in the Borough OF BTooklyr
70 the terminal plaza. az or near Sanls
Street. in said Borough. The total Ienstn
thereof Is Sixtv-fve Hundred feet.
Cbl Beginning at the double track road
on Third Avenue at the intersection OF
owned by the petitioner. and connecting
herewith; running thence easterly WITH a
single track in, upon and along FlIIy-
eighth Street to Second Avenue, thence
nOrthe-Iy in. uuon and along Second Ave
nue. 20 point or connection with the
tracks on BIackwslls Island Bridge. and
is approach. u near ElTEE-nirlIl street
and 1OrtEeriv thereof thence WITH dOuD-e
tracks sasrerly IN upon and along the
westerly bridge approach thence upon
over, across and along said bridge thence
in upon and along the easterly bridge ap-
proach in the Borough ot Queens, 20 ne
terminal at or near Jackson Avenue N
Long Island City. In said Borough ana
also. beginning at the petitioner double
track road on Third Avenue. az the inter
section OF Sixtfeth Street. and connecting
Herewith. running thence easterly Win a
single track iu. upon and along SlElleeh
Street 70, along and across Second Avenue
O. a point OF connection with the douoie
tracks on said Blackwells Island Bridge
and its westerly approach. IN his para para
graph described The total length thereor
is Ninery-six Hundred feet ~
Fourth. Your petfttoner - advised thar
separate consents OF your Honorable BODY
must he first obtained 70 permit OF ne
orerar!0n IN said streets and avenues, and
over each OF said Bridges ana their ap-
uroaches. and hereby applies tor the con-
sent Of the Board of Estimate and Appor-
tiouuenr 20. and a grant OF. franchises OF
rights for the maintenance ana operator
cs branches or extensions or It's railroad
for public use IN the conveyance OF persons
and property FOR compensation upon ca n
OF the routes IN the City ot New AorlI
above described
public notice Of such application FOR said
consents franchises or rights. and OF the
time and place when and whore the sans
will be first considered. be given, as re-
cbises or rights be granted by the Board
for the construction. maintenance and oper-
alton OF each Of said branches OF 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. 1sos-
THE THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD COM
Bv ". wH1TRIDGE.
Receiver
CITY AND COUNTT OF NEW YORK s.
Frederick ". Whitrfdge. being duly
sworn SAYS he IS the Receiver OF the rail-
road properties and premises or the Third
Avenue Railroad Company the petitioner
herein. having been appointed such BY or
der OF the United States Circuit Court.
that he has read the foregoing petition
and knows the contents thereof. and that
the same is true 70 his knowledge except
as TO those matters yhich are therein
stated on information and belief. and that
a. TO such matters he verify believes II 10
be true. -
sworn to before me this 81 day OF Au-
gust 1919 JAMES F EEELY,
n Y. County
and a. meeting held October Is. 1908.
the following resolutions were adopted
Whereas The foregoing petition rom
.be Tht-d Avenue Railroad Company. dated
Jy1l,- oS 1908 was presented 10 the Board
- t-e-5-,a+a ana Advertisements at a meet
ing held September -. 1905.
Resolved, That in pUrsu1nce OF law
thfs BOARD sets Friday the thirteenth day
~ November. 1908. az 1890 o'clock in the
forenoon. and Room IS IN the City Han.
7orough OF Manhattan. as the time and
place when and where such petition shall
he f-st considered, and public hearing
be had thereon. at which citizens shall
be entitled to appear and be heard: and
be il further
Resolved That the Secretary IS direct
81 - cause such petition and these reso-
buttons TO be published fC- az least four
feeu tIn DAYS IN two daily newspapers in
the CITY OF New York. 70 be designated BY
,La Navor and for al least ten llOi days
- the Getty Record Immediately prior 70
sT-ch date OF public hearing. The expense
~ such publication TO be borne BY the Pc
JOSEPH HAAG.
Secretary.
New York. October 16 1905.