New-York tribune., 1908-10-24
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK.
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPoR-
ITO Is. n L.N-1r

BOAtD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOEs-
TIONNENT.
Public notice Is hereby given that at a
meeting OF the Board OF Estimate and Az
p0rtioumenj. held September 18th. 1905, ths
following petition was received:
To the honorable the Board OF EStlmRts
and Apporlonment:
Ine DeuttOn OF me BTonX Traction Colh-
pany respectfully shows:
First: That your petitioner iz sIreet
surface railway corporation, formed 0noeE
the laws OF the State OF New YORK, by the
ming OF ArJlcIes Ot COnsOudat!on o. oIher
street surface railroad corporations IN the
Office OF the Secretary OF state, en- OF ABOUT
the 18th day OF May 1904
Second: That since the date OF its con
solidatIon It has been the owner ot double
track street surface railroad on WeSLches
ter Avenue. Unionport Rosd, west aLLL-s
Road and other streets and avenues IN the
Borough OF thu Bronx. City or New AOtht
which railroad has been operated for ths
eony enIence Of passengers In conhecloA
with the lines OF the Union Railway CON
pany. and the overhead system OF electro
traction used as motive power thereon
Third: That part Of the psuuoner
railroad has been constructed and operated
Tor many years on Westchester ANen4s
from d point of intersection with the lines
OF the Union Railway Company on West
chester Avenus at Bronx River, through
and along the said WestchesIer Avenue
formerly known as the southern W estcheSS-
ter Turnpike 10 what was the former VII
lSge OF Wsstchester.
Fourth; Your petitioner now proposes to
extend lis road upon and along CIasoh >
Point Road from the junction OF said road
with Westchester Avenue To Cissons Point
at Long Island Sound, for tins convenience
Of public travel. by the construction o. 4
double track branch or extension IN tAs
sad Borough Of the Bronx. CITY OF Nc"
York, follows:
BeEfnninR at and connecting with the
petitioners double track now constructed
on Westchester Avenue, ~ the intersection
Of Clasons Point Road. running thence
S0Utheasterly with double tracks through,
upon and along said Clason's Point ROAD
to the intersection thereof with Long Island
sound.
Firth: That such bransh OF extension
will be 1900 feet IN length, and when con
structed VIII enable your petitioner 10 opsI-
axe continuous line or cars IN cOhAeS %
with the Union Railway Company. from
the Harlem River TO ClaSon's Point. as
well as from the territory at or about me
Northerly line Of the City OF Ne" 4oEA
TO the said Clasou's Point
Sixth: That your petitioner proposes 20
operste sad 6EnaSn nc IL or in an
respects 70 that new in use On the oChsT
lines OF its road.
Seventh: That FOR the purpose Of con-
structIng and operating such branch or ex-
tension OF its road your petitioner deslres
10 obtain from your Honorable Hoard, SHo
grant Of the franchise or right Tor the
construction, maintenance and operation OF
E double track extension or brancn u us
existing railroad for public use Ii me con
veysnce OF persons and property Tor com
pensation over the street and avenues anoVs
mentioned
lie notice OF this application and OF the
time and place when and where the same
quired by law, and that the grant OF
franchise or right be made IN accordAtlcs
with the provisions Of the Greater New
York Charter and the railroad law app--
cable hereto.
Dated: New York. July .. 1905.
BY Edward A MaheT,
State Of New York. City and County OF
Edward A. Maher. being duly sworn. says
that he is the President OF the Bronx Trac-
tion Company, the petitioner herein; that
he has read the foregoing petition and
knows the contents thereof. and that the
same is true % his knowledge, except as
T. those matters which are therein stated
on information and belief, and as to such
matters he verify believes II 10 be true
EDWARD A MAKER
Sworn 70 befo-s me this 2sth day of
''' ' JAMES 2. FEELT.
Notary Public, New York County
the following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas. The foregoing petition from the
Bronx Traction Company. dated July 2Sth,
1908 was presented to the Board or EStt-
mate and Apportionment at meeting held
September 18th. 1903.
Resolved. THAT in pursuance OF law this
Board sets Friday. the Both day Of October
1909, a. 1920 o. clock in the forenoon and
Room I6 in the City Hall. Borough OF
Manhattan, as the time and place When
and where such petition shall be first con
side-ed. and a public hearing be had there
on at which citizens shall be entitled 70
appear and be heard; and be II further
Resolved. That the Secretary a Greeted
20 cause such petition and these reScl lutions
to be published for At least fourteen CD
days IN two daily newspapers In The City
Of New York to be designated by the
Mayor and for az least ten 90 tays IN
the "City Record Immediately prior %
such date OF public hearing The expense
OF such publication to be borne b. the peti-
toner. JOSEPH FAAG,
Secretary.