New-York tribune., 1908-06-11
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK.
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOR-
IN

BOAfD OE' ESTIMATE AMI AFfOf1-
TIONMENT.
Public notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the Board of Estimate and Ap-
portionment, held June 8. 1905, the follow
ing petition was received:
To the Honorable the Board OF Estimate
and Apportionment:
The petition Of the Third Avenue Rail
road Company respectfully shows, on in
formation and belief, as follows:
First-That your petitioner is a street
surface railroad Company, organized and
existing under the laws Of the state OF
New York having flied its Articles of As
sociation in the Office Of the Secretary OF
state on the sth day OF October, 1853.
Second-That for many years it has oper-
ated double track street surface railroad
for the carriage OF passengers in the Bor-
ough of Manhattan. city OF New York,
from the City Hall In said City upon Park
Row, Bowery and Third Avenue to the
Twenty-ffth Street and Manhattan Street
from East River to North River. and upon
Amsterdam Avenue from One Hundred and
Twenty-fifth Street TO the northerly ter
minus thereof at Fort George at or near
the intersection OF Fort George Avenue,
using the underground system OF electrical
traction as motive power for such operation
Third-That your petitioner proposes to
extend its road on Amsterdam Avenue and
construct branch thereof with double
tracks and such connections. switches and
appurtenances as may be necessary for the
accommodation and operation Of the said
extension or branch in. through and upon
the surface Of such streets. avenues and
highways IN the Borough OF Manhattan,
City of New York, as are described as fol-
lows: Beginning at and connecting with
the double track road upon Amsterdam
Avenue. owned by the Third Avenue Rail
road Company, at or near the connection
Of said avenue with Fort George Avenue.
running thence northeriy, westerly and
southerly in, upon and along said Fort
George Avenue. it winds and turns to
the connection thereof with St. Nicholas
Avenue, running thence southerly In, upon
and along St. Nicholas Avenue to the IN
tersection of One Hundred and Nineteen
in, upon and along said One Hundred and
Ninetieth Q9Oth) Street to the intersection
of said street with Amsterdam Avenue;
there to connect with the existing railroad
on said Avenue now owned by the said
Company.
Fourth-That such extension or branch
will be $500 feet or thereabouts In length.
When constructed it will enable the petit
toner to operate cars over continuous
line of road and avoid .he inconvenience
arising from the use Of a stub end railroad
accelerated thereby and quicker transporte-
tion given to the public seeking to depart
from the Fort George territory.
F1fth-That your petitioner proposes 70
operate said extension or branch DE tne
underground system of electrical operation,
of the character now used on the petl-
toners road on Third Avenue. Amsterdam
Avenue and other streets above referred 10
Sixth-That for the purpose of construct
ing and operating said extension or branch
OF it's road your petitioner desires 10 OBTAIN
from your Honorable Board and hereoy ap-
plies for its consent to. and grant or, the
franchise or right for the construction.
maintenance and operation OF a double
track extension branch of its existing rail.
road, for public use in the conveyance OF
persons and property for compensation, IN
or upon the Avenues. Streets and Highways
above described.
Wherefore. your petitioner prays that
- onnlipQffnn and
time and place when and where the same
will be first considered. be given. as re
quired by law. and that franchise or
right be granted for the construction, MAIN
tenance and operation OF said above oe-
scribed extension and branch be granted IN
accordance with the provisions OF 'ho
Greater New York Charter.
Dated New York. June End. 1905
THE THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD COM
PANY.
By F. W. wHITRIDGE. Receiver
City and county of New York. ss.:
Frederick w whitridge. being duly
sworn, saws he is the Receiver Of the rail
road properties and premises Of the Thlrd
Avenue Railroad Company. the petitioner
herein. having been appointed such by order
OF the United States Circuit Court; that ne
has read the foregoing petition and KNOWS
the contents thereof. and that the Same I y
true to his knowledge, except as 10 those
matters which are therein stated on IN
formation and belief. and that as to such
matters he verify believes ito It to &fs11 6s true;
Sworn TO before me this 2nd day of June.
1908. JOHN A u
and the following resolutions were there
upon adopted: A.,
whereas the foregoing petition from the
Third Avenue Railroad Company. dateI
June . 1908. was presented to the BoaId
of Estimate and Apporlonment at iheeN
ing held June s. 1908: 49,
Resolved That in pursuance or law thls
Board sets Friday. the 26th day OF June;
l90S at 1880 o'clock in the forenoon. and
Room 16 IN the City Hall. Borough OF
Manhattan. as the time and place when and
where such petition shall be first considered
and n public hearing be had thereon, al
which citizens shall be entitled to appear
and be heard: and he 1t further
Resolved. That the Secretary is directed
to cause such petition and these resolutions
TO be published for at least fourteen "a,
davs in two daily newspapers in The CITY
Of New York to be designated by the
Mavor and for at least ten 1Oi days IN the
..(9itv Record Immediately prior TO sucu
date OF public hearing. The expense o'
such publication to be borne ny $500 ,ns pei
TONER lOSEpH hAA"'
New York. June 8. 1908.