New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-06
PUBLIC NurICxz
CITY OF NEW YORK
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPoR-



TIoNMENT
Public notice - hereby gtve7 that az
meeting OF the Board OF Estimate and Ap-
pCrtionment held September is. lsoo, 1hs
following petition was received:
To THE HONORABLE THE BOARD Or
ESTIMATE AND APPORTIOSAE.N,a :
The petition of the Third Avenue HalL-
road Company respectfully shows. on N
formation and belief. as follows:
First: That your petitioner Is So
surface railroad company Organized a.
existing under 4e laws OF the STATE o.
New York. having filed It's Articles OF -.
ISOLATION in the Office Of the Secretary "a
state on the Sth day OF October. IooS On
for many years has owned ana oPcLIAs -
double track street surface railroad LgE
the carriage OF passengers in the 5orous
OF Manhattan. City OF New YORK, TOE, -
City Hail. in said city. along ParH HoN.
Bowery. and Third Avenue to the HarleIii
River: along One Hundred and LNen-L
nth street and Manhattan street, - -.
East River 70 North River. and rom -
Hundred and Twsnty-ffth Street alons
Amsterdam Avenue 20 the northeriy teL
minus thereof at Fort George. at OF -
the intersection OF Fort George Ayenus'
using the underground system OF stsC11f
cal traction as motive power
Second: That the city OF New torh y
Row constructing two bridges ana sp
the Manhattan Bridge. which extends from
the Bowery at or near Canal street II
Manhattan Borough. along g vladncS 81
proach. in said Borough TO and across
the East River by bridge. and thence along
q viaduct or approach 70 Sands street. "a
the BorousA OF BROOKLYN; the second An 49,
as the Bsckwelrs Island Bridge. which
extends from seth Street and second Ave
nue. IN the Borough OF Manhattan aions
a viaduct approach IN said Borough 70 $40
across the East River and BlackNeiI
Island by bridge. and thence along VIA
duct or approach in the Borough o.
Queens to Jackson Avenue. Long IslAnd
City. Each OF said bridges Is 70 De col
Etructed for the operation OF street So
face cars. BY an underground current OF
electricity. with appropriate terminals
Third: That your petitioner. Tor t.e
convenience Of public travel, proposes 20
extend its railroad to and upon eacn ..
said bridges and the approaches tnetee'
by the construction and operation o. seq
arate branches or extensions b. an IN
derground current OF electricity. upon the
following described routes:
(sl Beginning at the double track roeo
on the Bowery. al or near cana! StreT =,
the petitioner and connecting Herewith
running thence easterly with doubls tracks
In. upon and along the westerly approach
10 said bridge in the Borough o" Mammal
tan; thence upon. over. across ana sOHs
said Manhattan Bridge. and hence II,
upon and along the easterly aP2roAC,1 %
said bridge in the Borough OF BROOKLYN
to the terminal plaza, az or near Sands
Street in said Borough. The total length
thereof is Sixty-fve Hundred feet
% Beginning at the double track roao
On Third Avenue at the intersection OF
Fifty-eighth Street, Borough OF Manhattan.
owned By the petitioner. and connecting
herewith: running thence easrsrly VIII
single track in upon and along Fifty
eighth Street 70 Second Avenue, thence
northerIy in. upon and along Second Ave
nue. 70 a point OF connection Win ne
tracks on BlaCkwells Island Brlcse. aAo
rs approach. at OF near Fffry-ninth street
and uortherly thereof; thence with dooole
tracks Aasterly n. upon and along the
over. across and along said bridge; themes
In upon and along the easteriy Bulge ap-
proach IN the Borough Of Queens. TO ne
terminal al OF near Jackson Avenue N
7 also. beginning az the petitioner double
track road on Third Avenue, at the inter
section OF sixtieth Street. and connecting
Herewith: running thence easteTiy Win
single track in. upon and along Slxtieth
Street TO. along and across Second Avenue
to a point OF connection with tle douoIe
tracks on said B1aclcweITs Island Bridge.
} zrauh described The total length thereof
I is Nlnety-six Hundred feet
Fourth: Your petitioner is advised thai
/ separate consents OF your Honorable Body
I must be first obtained 20 permit OF the
[ operation IN said streets and avenues ana
( over each OF said Bridges and t tE sD
! breaches. and hereby applies TOR the con
/ sent OF the Board OF Estimate and Appor-
I tfonment 10. and a grant OF. franchises Q.
I rights for the maintenance and operation
( 81 b-anchss or extensions OF It's railroad,
I for public use IN the conveyance or persons
/ and property for compensation. upon each
! Of the routes in the City OF Ne" 1ors
I above described.
{ Wherefore your petitioner prays thai
/ public notice Of such application Tor sal
! consents. franchises or rights. and Of the
/ time and place when and where the sans
: will be first considered, be given, as re-
| auirsd by law. and that consents. iran
/ Chjses or rights be granted by the Board
/ for the construction. maintenance and oper;
/ alton OF each OF said branches or sxten-
/ sfons, in accordance with the provisions
OF the Greater New York Charter and o.
( the Railroad Law o. the State CT New
I York.
[ Dated New York. July 2Sth- 1908
THE THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD COM
PANY.
R- F W. wHTTRIDGE-
Rsceiver-