New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-26
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK.
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPoR-

BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPoR-
TIONMENT.
Public notice is hereby given tnat AT
meeting Of the Board Of Estimate and AZ
portionment held Septem Der lStn' l0o''
the following petition was received:
To the Honorable the Board OF EstHhats
and AppoTtionment: -
The petition OF the Union Railway CouI
psny Of New York City Eespecuuly SHOWS:
First That your petitioner is a stree
surface railroad company, organized uhoea
the laws OF the state of New York by the
fling Of Articles of Consolidation OF otnea
Railroad Companies in the once OF W
Secretary Of state Of sew g., f01s nv 81 years
has been engaged in operauag uou
track street surface railroad. Win
siOns and branches for the Carriage OF PI
sengers in the Borough of Manhattan anu
the Bronx, in the City of New fork. ~
the use Of the overhead trolley system u
.lectric traction motive power. 49,
Second. One of the roads owned oy tne
petitioner Is constructed In the Borough oI
the Bronx, along Third Avenue 10 e ,,ieT,,s
Avenue. and thence along Peiham $500 Seno1
10 Webster Avenue. thence along webster
avenue. Northerly and southerly. am am
'ipeTatinS thereover AFFORDS a conNeIiiens
Inc for public travel between the TERRITORY
djacent 10 the Harlem River and the us
t'iCt lying about Fordham station.
Third: Your petitioner. for the con
v,nience of public travel, proposes 10 . ex
q nd It's railroad upon Third ana WeDslei
Avenues. as aforesaid from the B Bltdl ~
ton of Pelham Avenue TO Bronx PARK, q
the construction OF a double track oIanch
or extension upon Pelham Avenue OF the
length OF 1890 feet. described as 1oiI2"s
BEGINNING at and connecting with INC
petitioners double track road. now con
stlucted on Third Avenue. at the JUNCTION
erly with double tracks IN or upon the sur
face Of Pelham Avenue 10 the SoUI4'eIh
Boulevard. all in the Borough OF the Bronx
In the City Of New York.
Fourth: An additional road owned by me
petitioner is constructed upon and 9ions
Fordham Road formerly known as High
Sou N
Sedgwick Avenue. In the Borough Of the
Bronx. thence along said Avenue to Kings
bridge. and forms an important crossto"h
line for public trarel in said Borough
Fifth Your petitioner. for the con.
venience Of the public travelling over sald
crosstown line. which desires 70 reach the
subway line at Broadway. IN the Borough
of Manhattan, proposes to extend It's rail-
road from the intersection CT ForohaIn
strlICtio0 of a double track branch or eX-
tension of the length OF 4, 600 feet upon ana
over the following named Streets. Avenues
Recinning at and connecting with the
tracks Of the Union Railway Company OF
New York City, at the Intersection OF orc
through upon and along said Fordham
Road and Hampden Place tc West one
thence in through, upon and along said
West One Hundred and EiShty-foCrth
Street 10 its intersection with the easte.ly
approach TO the new OF Fordham Heights
bridge over the Harlem River and con.
Meeting TIE Boroughs Of the Bronx and
Manhattan; thence westerly IN. through,
mon ard along said easterlv approach.
and upon over. across and alons SAID
bridge. and in. through. upon and along
West Two Hundred and Seventh Street. In
the Borough Of Manhattan; thence west
ery IN through. upon and along said west
intersection Of said Two Hundred and Sew
enth Street with Amsterdam Avenue COR
Tenth Avenue; thence southerly in,
nd Amsterdam
Avenue (o- Tenth Avenue) to It's intersec-
ton with Emerson Street; thence westerly
Street to the intersection OF Broadway with
said Emerson Street all in the BoroughS
Of the Brol.S and Manhattan.
operate each Of said extensions or branches
by the overhead trolley system Of cleo
tTtcity similar in all respect to that by
which Its road IS now operated: that for
the construction and operation Of said two
proposed extensions OF branches the con
sent Of your Honorable Board 20 st esoa - -
obtain the same hereby applies TO the
Board for Its consent 10. and a grant OF.
separate franchises or rights for the con-
struction and operation Of double track
branches or extensions Of Its railroad. for
the public use in the conveyance OF per
sons and property for compensation. over
First Pelham Avenue from Third Avenue
to the Southern Boulevard. and. seconn.
OF West One Hundred and Eighty-fourtn
street. Harlem River Bridge. TWO Hun
bred and Seventh Street and EmeTson
Street
Wherefore your petitioner prays that pub
nc notice Of this application for said con
sents franchises or rights. and Of the time
and place when and where the same will be
first considered. be given as required by
law. and that the grant of such FRANCHISES
or rights be made in according with the
provisions Of the Greater New York Char
ter and the Railroad Law applicable hereto
UNION RAILWAY COMPANY OF NEW
YORK CITY.
BY EDWARD A. MAHER. President.
Fdwt9d A Maher, being duly sworn.
says that he is the President OF the Union
Railway COMPANY Of New fork Si,g' w.. .h
foregoing petition and knows the contents
thereof and that the same Is true 70 nls
which are herein stated on information and
belief and as to such matters he verify be
lieves it to be true ,,,ur1
gust. 1905 JAMES F. FEELf,
Notary Public. County Of New York.
And nj a meeting held October 2. 1905. the
following resolutions were adopted
Whereas. The foregoing petition from the
C non dated FadiT Tav 2sth Ia6s was presented
to the Board OF Estimate and Apporuon-
ment AT a meeting held September leth'
Resolved. That in pursuance Of law this
Board sets Friday the 3Oth day Of Octooer;
1905 at 10 30 o'clock in the forenoon, and
Room I9 in the CITY Hall. Borough Of
Manhattan as the time and place when
and where such petition shall be first con-
sidered and public hearing he had there
on. at which citizens shall be entitled 70
appear and be heard; and be it further
Resolved. That the Secretary is directed
to cause such petition and these resolutions
TO be published for At least fourteen I'D
davs in two daily newspapers n The City
OF New York. to BE- designated by the
Mavor and for at least ten 90 days IN
the city Record" Immediately prior 70
such date Of public hearing The expense
Of such publication 10 be BONE by the 20
titioner.
New York October ?. 1903.