New-York tribune., 1908-10-23
PUBLIC NoTICEs-
CITY OF NEW YORK
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOR-
TTON-RgU-NT

| BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOH-
| TIONMENT
Public notice Is hereby given thar al
/ meeting OF the Board Of Estimate and Ag-
| portOnment, held September 18th, 1sOs,
the following petition was received:
/ To the Honorable tho Board OF Estimate
| ana Apportionmelt:
The petition OF the Union Railway Com
| pany Of New York City respectfully shows:
| First; That your petitioner Is a stIset
] surface railroad company, organized under
the laws OF the State OF New York. by tne
/ ming OF Articles OF Consolidation OF othe-
| Railroad Companies in the Office Of the
| Secretary OF State OF New York on tns
! fifth day OF July. 1892. and for many years
| has been engaged IN operating oOuDIS
! track street surface railroad with exten-
sions and branches for the carriage Of pas
| sengers in the Borough OF Manhattan ana
the Bronx. IN the City. OF New York. by
| the use OF the overhead trolley system OF
electric traction as motive power.
Second; One OF the roads owned by the
| petitioner is constructed in the Borough OF
the Bronx alcng Third Avenue to Pelham
Avenue, eng thence along Pelham Avenue
| 10 Webster Avenue. thence along WebsteT
Avenue, NoTtherly and SOutherly. ana
,perating shereover affords convsnient
Inc for public travel between the territory
djacent to the Harlem River and the dis
thct lying about FOrdham station.
Third: Your petitioner. for the con
| 'nisnce OF public travel. proposes 20 ex-
| q ud its railroad upon Third and WebsteF
tiOn OF Pelham Avenue TO Bronx Park, py
the construction OF g double track branch
VI SGl6LS4on upon EElldIH avenue VI AA-0
length OF ?. 800 feet described as follows:
Beginning az and connecting with the
petitioners double track road, new con
structed on Third Avenue, at the Junction
! OF Pelham Avenue. running thence East
erly with double tracks IN upon the sur
face Of Pelham Avenue 70 the Southern
in the City OF New York
Fourth: An additional road owned by the
petitioner is constructed upon and along
Fordham Road formerly known as High
bridge Road from FOrdham Station 10
SedSwick Avenue. IN the Borough OF the
Bronx. thence along said Avenue 10 Kings
bridge and forms an Important crosstown
line for public trA+el IN said Borough
ve1ieIce er Of f5 f5e pGbiio @ travelling over said
cTOsstOWn line, which desires TO reach tns
| Subway line az Broadway. in the Borough
Of Manhattan, proposes to extend aI- Its Tal.-
Road and Sedgwick Avenue by the con
! struction OF a double track branch or ex55
tension Of the length OF 4, 500 feet upon anu
over the following named Streets Avenues
and Bridges. viz
Beginning at and connecting with the
tracks Of the Union Railway Company OF
New York City. at the intersection OF Ford
ham Road. running thence westerly IN
through. upon and along said orohaln
Road and HamPden Place TO West one
| Hundred and Eighty-fourth street, 11 a3g
thence in. through upon and l,.t along ,o,@t s@ib
Street 10 It's intersection with the eastesly
approach 10 the new OF Fordham He1sns
bridge. over the Harlem River and con-
Meeting the Boroughs OF the Bronx and
Manhattan; thence westerly IN. through
. upon and along said easterly approach;
bridge. and IN. through. upon and along
the westerly approach 10 said bridge 20
West Two Hundred and Seventh street, IN
| the Borough Of Manhattan: thence weSt-
erly IN, through. upon and along SAID West
Two Hundred and Seventh Street TO the
intersection OF said Two Hundred and sew
snth Street with Amsterdam Avenue {or
Tenth Avenue)s thence southerIy IN,
through, uIon and along said Amsteroaln
D F-- ~ ~
tion with Emerson Street; thence westerly
IN. through, upon and along said Emerson
said Emerson Street; all IN me Botsoushs
Of the Bronx and Manhattan,
st @ That u, y9@df 2d spFS6snT ps5i9 pr bPTsnehss
by the overhead trolley system OF eIec-
tricity similar IN all respect 70 that by
which It's road Is row operated: that Tor
I the construction and operation OF said two
proposed extensions branches the con
sent Of your Honorable Board 70 each Is
necessary. and YOUR petitioner desiring 70
obtain the same hereby applies to the
Rosrf for its consent 10, and a grant o.
separate franchises or rights for the con-
strUctiOn and operation OI douple uacH
branches or extensions OF It's rallroao' Ior
the public use in the conveyance OF pei
sons and property fOr compensation over
First Pelham Avenue from Third Avenus
. to the Southern Boulevard. and. second
from Fordham Road TO Broadway BY way
Of West one Hundred and E!ghty-fourth
Street Harlem River Bridge. TWO Hun
dred and Seventh Street and Emerson
E street
wherefore your petitioner prays that pub
lie notice ot this application for sald con
sants franchises or rights. and Of the time
and place when and where the same viii oe
first considered, be given as required BY
law. and that the grant OF such 1ranchlses
OF rights be made IN ACCORDANCE Win tHs
provisions Of the Greater New York Cnar-
ter and the Railroad Law applicable hereto
Dated New York July 2Sth, 1908.
[ UNION RAILWAY COMPANY OF NEW
YORK CITY.
BY EDWARD A MAHER. President
---H Fr~rTw -lF
Edward A Maher being duly sworn.
says that he Is the President OF the Union
ItiiTig Iatitio1gs- Nflai berein tbat he has read the
foregoing petition and knows the contents
thereof and that the same IS true 70 MS
which are herein stated on Information and
belief and as TO such matters he verify be-
''7' . - EDWARD A. MAHER-
sworn 70 before me this Sd dsy or Al
gust. 1908 ,,,,, JAME35 La1 +, F. ~ EEEkI: Tdrk
And az a meeting held October 2. 1908 the
following resolutions were adopted
7-7iaI Psj1y-aT, C'o1TpaTv or New York
city. dated July 2Sth 1908, was presented
% the Board OF Estimate and Apportioh-
ment at a meeting held September 4o1h'
Resolved. That in pursuance OF la- this
Board sets Friday. the 30th day Of October!
1905 a. 1890 o. clock in the forenoon. and
Room 16 in the CITY Hall. Borough OF
Manhattan, as the time a1d DiaSg s Wn5h C1.S
sldersf and a public hearing be had there
on at which citizens shall be entitled %
appear and be heard: and be Il further
Resolved. That the Secretary Is directed
70 cause such petition and these resolutions
10 be published for al least fourteen 14)
days IN two daily newspapers IN The city
az New York 70 he designated by the
Mayor. and Cor a. least ten 4O days IN
the "City Record immediately prior 70
sIcb Sate Of public hearing. The expense
OF such publication TO be borne BY the pe-
tidoner.
New York October . 1903.