New-York tribune., 1908-10-28
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOR
TTHs- II

TIONMEsNT.
Public notice il hereby given tnaE a =
meeting Of the Board OF Estimate and Ap-
! portionment. held September 18th. 1sOos tns
following petition was Tecslved- --...--,..
To the Honorable the Beard or EslllA16@7
and AppoTLi01men-- -
The petition o. the BrOnx 1ractlo4 ~~---
pany respectfully shows; .-...
First That your petitioner 3 sLso
surface railway corporation. formed un11r
the avs OK the state Ok New YoFk. % IAo
n-ing OF Articles 0r COnsohdatl0n OF ut..s.
street surface railroad corporations n - -
ofare OF the secretary of state, en % 4D~@-
the lZrn day OF Nay. 1904
Second. That since the date OF is con
solidation u has been the owner q a eou9l7 ,
track street sGrfacs railroad on WeslcI-cs-
ter Avenue, Clionport Road, West FariHs
kosd and other streets and avenues = .lls
Borough OF the Bronx. City ot New IoLA,
which railroad has been operated Ior tL7
convenience Of passengers II eouaese-ou s
with the lines of TIE Union RAil"iy IN S-
pany. and the overhead system % r4S---~
traction Used as motive power thereon
Third. That a part OF me pstllloll--L :
railroad has been Constructed and o2eIate1
from point OF intersection WITH ths LIS
OF the Union Railway Company on Hss--
and along The said WestcheSteE a 80. 80
formerly known as Ihs southern WesSci-@s-
ter Turnpike 70 what vas the former W
iage OF Westchester-
Fourth. Your petitioner nov proposes 70
extend its road upon and along 1lAsoi- 1 ;
J Foint Road from the Junction or -ALd Isa-1
{
at Long Island Sound. for the convenience
OF public travel. by the constructlcn q
I double track branch or extension IN tns
said Borough OF the Bronx CITY of Ne"
York. as follows:
Beginning az and connecting with the
petitioners double track now constructor
on Westchester Avenue. AZ the intersectlon
Of Clas0n's Point Road. running thence
Southeastsrly with double tracks taFousA;
upon and along said Clason Point fsod4
to the intersection thereof with Long Island
sound.
will be 1900 feet IN length. and wnen con
stTucted Will enable your petitioner 70 op-I-
ate a continuous line OF cars IN connectloH
with the Union Railway Company. rom
the Harlem River to Clason's Point. as
well as from the territory az or aooUI ne
Northerly line OF the City OF Ne" lux
10 the said ClasOns Point
Sixth: That your petitioner proposes 70
operate said branch or extension - ne
overhead system OF electricity similar II ala
respects 10 that now In use On the Otne<
Seventh: That for the purpose OF con
structing and operating such branch OF eH-
tension OF its road your petitioner desires
10 obtain from your Honorable Boarc. ana
thereby apples for its consent 70, ana
grant OF. the franchise or EignI -letr,, lo[ Is -
construction, maintenance and operallon q
a double track extension or branch o. Us
existing railroad for public use IN the con-
veyancs OF persons and property Iot CON CON
wherefore your petitioner prays that pub
lie notice OF this application and OF the
time and Elace when and where the same
will be first considered. be given. az re-
quired by law. and that the grant gan, o. ,l-, a q
with the provisions OF the Greater Ne"
York Charter and the railroad law appil-
cable hereto
Dated, New York. July 2s. 1908
BRONX TRACTION COMPANY.
By Edward A. Maher.
stat. o. New York. city and County Of
New York. S.
Edward A Maher. being duly sSorn "a. says
tton Company. the perttioner herein. ma ma
he has read The foregoing petirlon ara
knows the contents thereof. and thar tne
same Is true 20 his knowledge, except as
20 those matters which are therein state1
on informal ton and beliefs and as 70 sucn
matters ne verify f6yg 9e7RsSfs SRD II 70 TsHEa "a
Sworn TO before NE this 2stn caJ q
JAMES F. FEELT.
Notary Public, New York County
and ar a meeting held October , lS0e,
the following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas. The foregoing petition rom t1s
Bronx Traction Company, dated July 2stn'
1908. was presented 70 the Board OF EST
mate and APDorti9nnent az meeting held
Resolved. That in pursuance OF law this
Board sets Friday, the 3eth day or Octooer;
1905. at 1890 O'Clock in the forenoon ana
Room 16 IN the City Hall. Borough OF
Manhattan. as the time aud place when
and where such petition shall be first con-
si&ered, and a public hearing be had there
on. IT which citizens shall be entitled 70
appear and be heard. snd be II further
ResclvSd That the Secretary II directed
20 cause sl-ch petition and these resolutions
10 be published for at least fourteen I'D
days IN two daily newspapers in TIE CITY
OF New York. 70 be designated by tbs
Mayor and for az least ten 00 days Il
the city Record Immediately prior 10
such date OF public hearing The expense
OF such publication 70 be borne by the petit
toner. JOSEPH FAAG.
Secretary
New York. October ? Is0f