New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-02
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK. -,
BOARD or EETIMATE AND AeEOn-
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loving petition vas received:
TO the Honorable, the Board 81 E's 50 So
and Apportionment CT The CITY o. Se"
TIE Bstltton OF tho New York City n
terborough Railway Company Tespect-uNS
J. Your petitioner iE q street surface
railway corporation, duly organized % or
about the 24th DAY OF March, -, ~-'
. The Board OF Aldermen or the ~
Of New York has heretofore, 70 w. %
the 18th day OF March 49,, 60, - sfi
the said New York City lnterooFoGSu - -
vsv Company the franchise Tishl ~.
privilege to construct and operale u 49,
track surface railway with 81
turuours switches, crossovers ana staLo1
necessary for the accommodation ano ~
Grafton OF the said railroad by AZ oNeIu '5.
system Of electricity, or any l,,,-ioIs
upon the sans IN and upon and aioEg -
tain streets, avenues, parkHaEsf nle.L
public places, bridges and vl3olcoe, -
The Bronx City, County ana STATE y. a.
York and more particularly spsCiii.IS -. -
the said ordinance Of the ts0ara z "a ,--oyea
men adopted March IS, 1905, anu Abp-O -
by the Mayer March 81. 1908, coy %
which IS hereto annexed, the t9.SL ti-t aS1Stt
authorized by said resolution oe'ns
The Board OF Estimate and APpor-
tionrnent Of The City OF New 1orA' ~
resolution adopted the 25I1 DAY OF 80
ie07' ? COPY Of which is hereto anhe1el'
granted the franchise or right 70 use -
tain streets roads, avenues, highways -,
public grounds within or celonslhe ~ 50
f,i+v Of New York for the construction an
operation IN and urpn TIE II
or a double or single track sur a.,
way az alterations OF changes OF ~ .ot5
granted TO II by virtue OF me So - =
ordinance q the Board OF A44erHasAr -
proved by the Mayor - Itch.
granted by virtue OF the said ordnance -
the Board OF Aldermen and resoil.I- - =. -
the Board OF Estimate and Appo-IloI55 me-, go
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diligently constructed and conplele4 ~
road r.oon the following streets one Hu-
dred and Eighty-hrst slreeL, -l III IN
r-'~N>'es a-sEue ia Amsterdam az! -
the Borough OF Manhattan. across ~ tls
fnEron Bridge to the Borough or Lhe 49,
On ACueQuCt avenue from the east e'-N- %
washington Bridge TO EilgsbTidge Toal'
EinZsbritge road from Adueuuct a'=--Is ~
Crestoc avenue. one Hundred ana h-lSAt5
ninth street from Third avenue 70 ~
Southern boulevard. Southern eou ear u
from one Hundred and EiEhty-ulntn 5 tTsel
20 one Hundred and EiShtieth street Cls
Hundred and Eighteen street Iro I. 80
ern boulevard 70 Third avenue ms CO..
Et-TyC-fon i four and eigh-r-siz ont-hLll
6redtbs a So miles IN length, ana "as
o0erated as 8 system until on or aG4u4
SevteIubsr / 1907. when there vas al,-e-
ore and fifteen one-hund-edths tl-lSi ul-les
IN length OF operation on Jeaen $500
from AQueluCt avenue 70 jerome - =
These routes continued 10 be operated on OF
about February 10 1908. when there Was
added thereto additional routes opeTetel ~
from Aoueduct avenue 20 Webster avenue,
one Hundred and EIGHTEEN street ItoIn
WEBSTER s-suue 10 Third avenue; one BUN
dred and Efzhtfeth street, from the SOUTH
ern boulevard TO Boston road Boston Ioa-.
from One Hundred and Eighteen srree1 %
One Hundred Rlc Seveuty-eis . IN SIT - -
one and seventy-thrps CONFERENCE.-The tl-Ioi
miles IN length. making a torai system q
ct present operated OF seven and soveflrT-
four one-huCd-edths go niles n lengI H.
The portions q the routes Of your pei
toner upon which its road Is partially or
KfugsbridEe road. from Aqueduct avenue 70
Heath aveTIe SedgviCh avenue, ron
KiuEsb-idge read TO Fort Indepenoene9
street. Fort Independence street 20 Two
Hundred and ThI-ty-eighth street. Two
Hundred and Thtrty-eighth street To Broad
way: KiugsSridge road. rom NalentiHs
avenue 20 For6ham road: One Hundred ana
Forty-nfnth street from Gerard avenue .
It AIMS avenue: One Hundred and FtPty--
chester avenue: wilkins place, from Bo5to1
roa 10 Tnteryale avenue; Intervals svenle
to Donga1 street: DonRan street 70 southern
boulevard. making a total mileage, pRrC24iy
or wholly constructed but not operated, II
four and twenty-five oHe-hundredtds t4-@"j
miles
OF your petitioner are shown upon a map
hereto annexed. upon which the portions or
said route which ars operated appear n
red. ana those upon which the road s
wholly OF partially constructed. but not
operated. are shown IN blue.
3. The routes OF the New York Ci-y
entirely located IN the Borough OF The
Bronx. and the streets n that Borough
upon which the further construction or your
petitioners lines must - effected are u
the course OF reconstruction, The City being
POD IN o-eIfr~ aT2Fi T-f-l[lE TeeLS anu
constructing sewers therein: al Of when
work Il was necessary 70 complete before
the lines OF the Company could be laid in
place and cars operated therecrsr. Among
the public works which have interfe-ed
with the construction or operation Of TIE
COmpanv's roads are the construction OF
the Grand Concourse across the Company
lines a. fremont avenue and Al kings
bridge road This large public work abFo-
lu-ztv prevented TIRE operation and crLlec-
ton Of the Cempany's lines between the
east and west sides % the City throu "a
these streets and the franchise during zuch
time OF oper7tiOn was without any earning
pietet during the month OF February, 1903,
which permitted rhs partial operation %
one % the COUpany's CrosstOwn lines One
Of the lines in your petitioners franchise Is
z road upon the New fremont avenue or
East One Hundred and SeveCrv-seveTtL
street east Or tHs Bronx Pfvar THIS z--aa.
IS beiCE opened and the Company is una e
70 make any construction thereon The
streets and highways IN the sC-cal II
Hunts Point section n the southeastern
Dart q the Borough or The Bronx are IN
nc course o. construction. and Il - row
impossible for the C0mua-v 20 complete its
railroad thereon sufficiently 20 enable he
operation . cars over the same.
The portions ~ the Conpsrv's roads not
operated are wholly disconnected from the
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been made 50 by the character O. Ire City
construction above referred to Such dis
connected portions have been wholly va ie-
less ard worthless 20 the Company. as they
have not produced any income y hatsoeVeC,
and have not been Of any value to the pub
lie as the Company has been unable to
ope-ats any cars over the same
g n and by said franchise, and rrc-s
pa-rlCU arlw b. the fourth paragraph Of
section two OF raid ordinance adopted by
the Board OF Aldermen March 10 1908,
your petitioner IS obligated 20 make certain
payments TO the City. 70 Wit. as follows;
During the first term O, r-s years an an
1raI sum which shall n no case be 'ess
than $4,000, and which shall he equal 20
per rent Of It's gross annual receipts II
such percentage shall exceed the sum n
SO. coo; during the remaining twenty years
% the term an ANIMAL sum which shall not
be less than $50. coo, and which shah be
equal 20 per cent Of its gross annual re
ceiuA II such percentage shaT eyceeE the
sum OF $50. 900: and for the use OF four
bridges described IN the said ordinance %
franchise q your petitioner. during the .irst
term OF FIVE wears the ann al sum OF 81 900
FOR each brloge. during the second term u
i've years. the annual EuU q $4,000 SOr
each bridge; during Tire third term q FIVE
years the annual SUN OF IS 900 cor each
bridge; during the fourth term OF Hvs y-ears
the annual sum Of 300 for each bridge
ard during the last term Of t-. years tho
annual sum Of So. 900 for each bridge
mat your petitioner has during the -ear
ending September SO. 1907. or q portion
thereof. made usA q two OF the bridges
specified fl its franchise 20 vii. the Cen
Sral or Macon6's Dam Bridge and the
Washington Bridge
:. That in said ordinance lt was PRO
vtCeG that said payments should be made
on November I In each --ear after the com
DenceUerr OF the operation Of any portion
Of the railroad and that The civ II New
York has claimed that there has become
due s1d payable TO n hy reason OF the said
provisions Of said franchise the following
sums. none or which have been paid
For the use Of the Central Bridge SgG3 3a
~ Vas inc
Bridge ..-..----. -.....-.-. I 90 90
Franchise payments to the City. I5.pp1 %
Total .-......-.---...-- ...-.--.. $40 81 30
s In and by virtue OF the constru .tiou
OF SIS street surface railway or railways,
your petitioner has incurred OF June 80,
1905 certain debts. none Of which has been
paid fOIlOws.
Outstanding Obligations as Of June 30 1903
ESTIMATED From June n 70 June 3Ol
State taxes on earnings claimed
70 have accrued 10 April 80.
1903, inclusive ..--.....----..- fs42 =
To city OF New York. for Taxes