New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-27
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK
BOARD OF EsTIMATE AND APPoR-

BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPoR-
TORMENT.
Public notice Is hereby given that al
meeting OF the BORrc OF Estimate ana Ap-
portiOnment. held September 18th, lVOS
the following petition was received:
TO the Honorable tbs Board Of Estimate
and appointment:
pany OF New York City zespectfuIIy shows: :
First. That your petitioner is street
surface railroad company, organized unoeI
the laws OF the State OF New YORK, BY Tee
fling of Articles Of Consolidation OF other
Railroad Companies in the Office OF tne
secretaTy OF state OF New York on zee
NTH day OF July. 1892 and for many years
has been engaged In operating s douoIe
track street surface railroad. with extsn-
Eions and branches for the carriage OK pas.
senEers in the Borough OF Manhattan and
the Bronx, in the City OF New YORK. ~
the use OF the overhead trolley system OF
electric traction as motive power
Second: One Of the roads owned by the
petitioner Is constructed n the Borough o.
the Bronx. along Third Avenue TO Pelham
Avenue. and thence along Pelnarn ANsI.ue
10 Webster avenue, thence along webster
Avenue, Northerly and SOutheriy. ana
operating thereovsr affords convenient
line for public travel between the territory
idjacent to the Harlem River and the dis
sict lying about Fordham station
Third; Your petitioner. for The cor
nience Of public travel. proposes 20 e1-
Z I'd fits railroad upon Third and webster
Avenues, as aforesaid. from the intersec-
ton OF Pelham Avenue to Bronx Park. by
O. extension upon Pelham Avenue OF ths
length OF 2 go feet. described as follows:
Beginning at and connecting with me
petitioners double track road. now con-
structed on Third Avenue. at the Junction
OF Pelham Avenue, running thence East
erly with double tracks IN or upon the sur
face Of Pelham Avenue TO the Southern
Boulevard. all in the Borough OF the bTor1.
IN the city Of New York.
Fourth: An additional road owned by the
petitioner is constructed upon and along
FOrdham ROAD formerly known as High
bridge Road from For1ham Station &C
keGgwick Avenue, IN the Borough OF tne
Bronx. thence along said Avenue to kings
bridge, and forms an important crosstoWn
liae for public tra|el IN sad Borough
Fifth: Your petitioner. for the con-
venience OF the public travelling over said
crosstown line, which desl-es to reach the
subway line al Broadway, IN me boFousA
OF Manhattan, proposes TO extend It's rail-
road from the Intersection Of FordhATn
Road and sedswick Avenue by the con-
struction OF a double track branch or ex5
tension OF the length OF I, ESQ feet upon and
over the following named Streets, Avenues
and Bridges, viz: -
Beginning at and connecting with the
tracks OF the Union Railway company q
New York City, at the intersection OF Ford
ham Road. running thence westerly IN
Road and Hampden Place 10 West Ons
Hundred and Eighty-fourth Street. and
thence in. through, upon and along sag
West one Hundred and Elshty-tOurth
Street 70 its intersection with the easterly
approach TO the new or Fnrdaam Heights
Meeting the BorouEhs OF the Bronx ano
Manhattan: thence westerly IN, through.
upon and along said easterly approach,
and upon, over, across and along SAD
bridge. and IN. through. upon and along
the westerly approach 70 said bridge 20
West Two Hundred and Seventh Street IN
the Borough Of Manhattan: thence west
erly IN, through. upon and along said West
Two Hundred and Seventh Street 70 he
intersection OF said Two Hundred and sew
enth Street with Amsterdam Avenue !or
Tenth AvenUe} thence southerly II,
through. uIon and along said Amsterdam
Avenue (O- Tenth Avenue 10 It's intersec-
ton with Emerson Street; thence westerly
in. through upon and along said Emerson
Street to the intersection Of Broadway with
said Emerson Street. all IN the BoToughs
OF the Brol.S and Manhattan
sixth. That your petitioner proposes 20
operate each OF said extensions OF branches
BY the overhead trolley system q elec-
tricity similar IN all respect 20 that ~
which It's road is now operated: that Tor
the construction and operation Of said Two
proposed extensions or branches the con
Eent OF your Honorable Board TO each IS
necessary. and your petitioner desiring %
obtain the same hereby applies TO the
Board for its consent 20. and a grant Of,
separate franchises or rights for the con
Er-ucttou and operation Of double track
branches or extensions OF its railroad, for
the public use IN the conveyance or per
sons and property FOR compensation over
First Pelham Avenue from Third ATenus
TO the Southern Boulevard. and. second.
from FNOrdham Road TO Broadway BY way
o. west one Hundred and EIghty-fourth
street. Harlem River Bridge. Two Hun
dred ana Seventh Street and Emerson
Street.
lie notice Of this application for SAID con
sanrs franchises or rights. and OF the time
and place when and where the game VIII %
first considered. bs given as required oy
law. and that the grant OF such franchises
or rights be made in eCcorCance with the
provisions Of the Greater New York Char
Ter and the Railroad Law applicable hereto.
Dated. New York, July 18th 1905. -
UNION RAILWAY COMPANY 24I2 OF Ne"
BY EDWARD A. NfAHER, President
State. City and County OF New York, IS.
Edward 4. Maher, being duly sworn,
saws that he is the President OF the Union
Railway Company OF New York City. the
petitioner herein; that he has read the
foregoing petition and knows the contents
knowledge. except as TO those matter
which are herein stated on inforna ton and
belief. and as to such matters he verify De-
EDWARD A. MAHER.
swOTg TO- % before ne e. MS Ms % aaT p Az
NoJary- Public. County OF New York.
And at meeting held October 2 1905. the
following resolutions were adopted
Whereas, The foregoing petition rom tho
Union Railway Company OF New YORK
City dated July 2sth. 1908 was prese ? sed
10 the Board Of Estimate and AppoTlOn-
ruent at q meeting held September 18Th,
1908
Board sets Friday. the goth day OF October
1905 at 1870 O'Clock in the forenoon, ana
Room 16 in the CITY Hall. Borough or
Manhattan, as the time and place when
ard where such petition shall be first con
gIferaF and a public hearing be had there
on. at which citizens shall be entitled 10
appear and be beard and be IL further
Resolved That the Secretary is directed
2, ~susa such retftfon and these resolutions
10 Be published for At least fourteen 90
days IN two CziIy newspapers IN T1e Cloy
Of New York. To Re designated oy TIE
Mayor and for at least ter tlO days IN
the "CT-y Record Immediately prior 70
sucn cate OF public hearing Inc expense
Of such publication 10 be borne by the Pc
titiOnsr. -
New York. October ? lSs