New-York tribune., 1908-06-16

yUrPREME COURT. APPELLATE DIvf-
sIon-First Department--In the mat
ter OF the application OF the Public Services
Commission for the First District for thu
appointment OF three commissioners 20 d.
taruine and report whether a rapid transiE
railway or railways for the transporta-s
ton OF persons and property as determined
BY the Commission ought 70 b construct
Cd and operated--MOdtdcatiors OF LeXtnS~
ton Avenue ROUte.-PUblic notice is hereby
given thai Pursant to me in pF9Cyhtst9Ts Cha9,Ts
OF the Laws OF 1891. as amended. ths Pub
IL, Service Commission for the Ftrsr Dis
trict WtlI apply to the Appellate Division ot
the Supreme Court OF the state OF New
York IL and for the First Judicial Depart
Iuent. al a term thereof TO bs held az ths
Appellate Division Court House, Madison
Manhattan. City OF New York. on the 18th
day OF June. 1905. az 1910 O'Clock IN ths
forenoon OF that day, or as : on thereafrer
as counsel can be heard, for the appoint
r1ent OF three commissioners in the abovs
entitled matter 10 determine and report
after due hearing whether railway or
railways in the said city for the convey
anCs and transportation OF persons and
property ought 70 be constructed and oper-
atsd IN accordance with the notifications
adopted b. ths said Commission 20 ths
original routes and general plan OF con-
st-uction- The papers upon which tns
aforesaid application viii be made arc fno
petition or the said Commission. dated ths
4th day OF June 1905. and the afidavtts and
papers accompanying the same. al or
vvhich were fled IN the office OF the Clerk
OF the said Appellate DIVISION. on or abouc
IN. 4th day OF June. 1905 and n addition
thereto such other papers as snail % pre-
seured 70 the court BY the said ConanliS-
sion A description Of the notifications OF
tho routes and general plan OF construction
~ the said railway or railways forms
part OF the papers fled as aforesaid with
the said Clerk OF the said Appellate Dtvt-
sion The following Ia a brief and sub
srantial synopsis OF the notifications 70
the said route:-In the Borough OF Man
haitian a new line Is laid out extending
sSuth from about East 36th street under
Lexington avenue and Irving Place. to
f+th street, and thence under private prop
erry and the several cross streets TO Broad
Wav at about East eth street. On Lexing-
ton avenue. north OF East 18Th street.
tho lire is changed from a twO-traciS road
to fOur-track road and extends northsriy
as a four-track road under Lexington ave-
nue.. the Harlem River and Park avenue,
in the Borough OF The Bronx Important
connections al 13Sth street ara provided
northerly under Mott avenue and westerly
through East 15lst street 70 "a connection
with another proposed rapid transit rail-
road The object of the aforesaid appli-
cation - to obtain the appointments OF com
nissiOners who shall determine. after pub
uc hearing OF all parties interested. whether
the modified portions OF such railway or
railways ought TO be constructed and
operated. and shall report the evidence
taken TO said Appellate Division, together
with q report OF their detern nation which
report. II IN favor OF the construction and
operation OF the modified portions OF such
railway or railways (ss this commission,
win ask that IL shall bel shall. when con-
Armed by said Court. be taken in lieu OF
the consent oe the property owners along
the line OF the modified portions OF said
railway or railways
Dated New York June 4th. 1898.
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT.
By WILLIAM r. WILCOX.
Chairman
TRAVIS II WHITNEY.
Secretary.