New-York tribune., 1908-11-01
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOR
1.IONMLrNT

| BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND AFFON
| 1IONMENT-
Public notice Is hereby given that al
| meeting OF the Board OF Estimate ana Ap-
| portlonncut. held October 23rd, 1905, the
IolloWinS petition was received; t.-.t.-,te
| 10 the Honorable the Board Cf EStlihate
] and Apportionment OF the city @ Ne"
| York:
The petition Of the METROPOLTTAN
| STREET RAILWAY COMPANY respect
| tulIy SHOWS:
| First: -FOUR petitioner is a street surface
| railroad corporation organized uncer tHe
| avs OF the State OF New York by the nLlhB
! OF Articles Of Consolidation with other
| street surface railroad corporations IN the
Onice OF the Secretary OF state on or about
| the 18th day Of No. ember, 1880
| Second: Since the date OF its conSolidd-
| tion it has been the owner and lessee OF a
! large number OF street surface TsiiroaoS ia II,
| the Borough Of Manhattan, city OF Ne"
I York, including among others, the electric
| railroad on Broadway from South Ferry 70
| 40th Street and also the electric railroad on
canal street running from the corner OF
Broadway and Canal street to centre CentFe
street and along Centre street and Ran a
| Row to the Post Office.
Third. Your petitioner is also the lessee
| Of the BleeCkeT Street and Fulton Ferry
Railroad Company, which company owns q
| franchise on Canal Street from Broadway
70 the BOwery, upon which, as your petl-
toner is informed and believes. the SAD
| BIeeCker Street and Fulton Ferry R2ilroG4
Company operated a street surface raiirOdd
for mole than twenty years.
| struct "A double electric track on canal
Street from Centre Street to the BoWefy
and to operate such track in connection
with the tracks Oh the Manhattan BrioSe.
so as to form a continuous line or route
from the Brooklyn plaza over the Mammal
tan Bridge ami its approaches and across
Canal Street, connecting with your petl-
toner's lines on Centre Street. Broadway,
West Broadway and Hudson Street
Fifth: Your petitioner proposes TO operate
said route by the underground system OF
electricity, similar in all respects TO that
in use on the other lines Of your petitioner
road
Sixth: For the purpose os constructing
and operating the branch or extension TO
its road over the Manhattan Bridge. your
petitioner desires to obtain from your HoC-
orable Board and hereby applies for its con
sent 10 and the grant OF a franchise or
right for the construction, maintenance and
operation Of double track electric eXten-
sion OF branch OF its existing railroad for
public use In the conveyance OF persons and
property for compensation over the Manuat-
tan Bridge and its approaches from the in
tersectiOn OF Canal street and the BoweTF
to the Brooklyn plaza
Wherefore, Your petitioner prays that
notice Of this application 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 a franchise or
visions Of the Greater New York charter
and OF the Railroad Law applicable thereto.
Dated, New York. October -. 1905
METROPOLITAN STREET RAILWAY
BY CHARLES E. WARREN. r. 4.
state OF New York, City and County OF
CHARLES E. WARREN. being duly
sworn says that he is Vice-President OF the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company the
petitioner herein; that he has read the fore
going petition and knows the contents
thereof and that the statements contained
therein are true 10 the knowledge OF de
ponent. except IS TO those matters which are
therein stated on information and belief.
and as 70 such matters he believes it 10 be
true.
CHARLES E. WARREN.
Sworn to before me this Goth day Of Oc-
ERNEST w. BRADBURY. Notary Public
No l2I, New York County.
(Notarial Seai-)
And the following resolutions were there
Whereas, The foregoing petition from the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company.
dated October %, 1898. was presented 10
the Board OF Estimate and AppOrtionment
al a meeting held October %, 1908.
Resolved. That in pursuance of law this
BOARD sets Friday the thirteenth day OF
forenoon and Room le in the CITY Hall
Borough OF Manhattan. a the time and
place when and where such petition shall
be first considered. and public hearing ne
had thereon. at which citizens shall be en-
titled to appear and be heard; and be 1t
further
Resolved. That the Secretary is directed
to cause such petition and these resolu-
tlons TO be published for at least fourteen
90 days in two daily newspapers in The
City OF New York, to be designated by the
Mayor. and for at least ten G0) days in
the city Record Immediately prior to
such date OF public hearing The expense
OF such publication to be borne by the petit
toner.
JOSEPH HAAG.
New York. October % 1ans