New-York tribune., 1908-06-16
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK.
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOR-

BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOR--
TIONMENT
Public notice is hereby given that at q
meeting of the Board Of Estimate and Ap-
portionment. held June 3. 1905. the follow
To the Honorable the Board of Estimate
and Apportionr1ent:
The petiuJn of the Third Avenue Rail-
road Company respectfully shows on in
formation and belief. as follows:
Frrst-That your petitioner Is a street
surface railroad Company. organized and
New York having filed It's Articles OF As
soctation in the office OF the Secretary Of
State on the Sth day of October. 1883.
Second--That for many years IL has oper-
ated a 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. Rowery and Third Avenue to the
Harlem River: upon One Hundred and
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 a 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 northerly. westerly ana
southerly in. upon and along said Fort
George Avenue as IL winds and turns 10
the connection thereof with St Nicholas
Avenue. running thence southeriy IN, upon
and along St Nicholas Avenue 20 the in
tersection of One Hundred and NINETEEN
0e0th) Street and running thence easterIy
in. upon and along said One Hundred and
Ninetieth 099th) 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 3. 500 feet or thereabouts IN length
When constructed 1t will enable the petit
toner TO operate cars over a continuous
line Of road and avoid .he Inconvenience
arising from the use of a stub end railroad
terminal. The present operation VIII Do
accelerate thereby and quicker transporta-
tion given 10 the public seeking TO depart
from the Fort George territory
Fffth-That your petitioner proposes 20
operate said extension or branch by the
underground system Of electrical operation.
of the character now used on the pet-
toner's road on Third Avenue. Amsterdam
Avenue and other streets above referred 70.
Sixth-That for the purpose of construct
ing and operating said extension or branch
of its road your petitioner desires 10 OBTAIN
from your Honorable Board and hereby ap-
plies for its consent to. and grant OF, the
franchise or right for ths CONSTRUCTION,
maintenance and operation Of double
track extension branch Of it's existing ran
road. for public use in the conveyance OF
persons and property for compensation, IN
or upon the Avenues. Streets and Highways
above described.
public notice Of this application and OF the
time and place when and where the sans
will be first considered. be given, as 1e-
quired by law. and that a fraScntse OF
tenance and operation of said above oe-
scribed extension and branch be granted In
accordance with the provisions OF the
Greater New York Charter
Dated New York. June 2nd. 1sos.
THE THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD COM
Bv F W. wHITRIDGE. Receiver
City and county of New York. ss;:
Frederick W. Whitrfdge. oelng uuiS
sworn. says he is the Receiver OK the IA rai.s
road properties and premises OF the Third
Avenue Railroad Company, the peIlIlonsE
herein, having been appointed sucn oy oroet
of the United States Circuit court; tnal ne
has read the foregoing petition and knows
the contents thereof. and that the same Is
true TO his knowledge. except as 10 those
matters which are therein stated on IL
formation and belief, and that as 20 suoA
matters he verify believes II 10 be true.
F. W. WHITRIDGE-
sworn 10 before me this md day Of June.
Notary Public, N Y Co.
and the following resolutions were theRe-
Whereas. the foregoing petition from the
Third Avenue Railroad Company, cate9
June 2 1908 was presented to the BOARD
of Estimate and Apportionment at meet
ing held June 5. 1905 49,
Resolved, That IN pursuance Of law this
Board sets Friday. the 28th day OF Juhe.
1908. at 1890 o'clock in the forenoon, anu
Room Is, in the City Hail, Borough or
Manhattan, as the time and place when ana
where such petition shall be first consldereo
and a public hearing be had thereon, AZ
which citizens shall be entitled to appear
and be heard and be 1t further
Resolved That the Secretary Is directed
TO cause such petition and these resolutions 70 Is
to be published for at least IourIeen g "a, IA
days in two daily newspapers IN Tne CITY
nF New York. to be designated by the
Mayor. and for at least ten t1O) days IN me
CITY Record Immediately prior 10 sucIl
date of public hearing. The expense OF
such publication 10 be borne by the petE
toner JOSEPH aAAI' 0ee4
N-au- Work. Juna 3 1908.