New-York tribune., 1908-06-25
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOH-

TIoNMENT
Public notice is hereby given that at a
meeting Of the Board OF Estimate and Ap-
portionment. held June 5. 1905. the follow
Ing petition was received
To the Honorable the Board Of Estimate
and AppOrtionment.
The petition of the Third Avenue Rail-
road Company respectfully shows. on in
forDla tion and belief, as follows:
Ffrst-That your petitioner Is a street
surface railroad Company. organized and
existing under the laws OF the state OK
New York having filed its Articles OF As.
sociation In the Office OF the SECRETARY OF
state on the Sth day OF October. 1885
Second-That for many years IL has oper-
ated a double track street surface railIoa1
for the carriage OF passengers in the BOT
ough OF Manhattan. City OF New YORK
from the City Hall In said City upon PARK
Row. Bowery and Third Avenue 70 the
Harlem River; upon One Hundred ana
Twenty-ffth Street and Manhattan Street
from East River to North River. and upon
Amsterdam Avenue from One Hundred ana
Twenty-hfth Street TO the northerlg ter
minus thereof at Fort George. at or near
the intersection Of Fort George Avenue,
using the underground system Of electricaI
traction as motive power for such operation
Ihird-That your petitioner proposes 20
extend its road on Amsterdam Avenue and
construct a branch thereof with double
tracks and such connections. switches and
sppurtenances as may be necessary for the
accommodation ard 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 1ol-
lows: Beginning at and connecting with
the double track road upon Amsterdam
Avenue, owned by the Third Avenue Rail
of said avenue with Fort George Avenue.
running thence northerly. westerly and
southeriy in. upon and along said FoIt
George Avenue, as Il winds and turns 70
the connection thereof with St Nicholas
Avenue. running thence southeTly IN. upon
and along St Nicholas Avenue TO the IN
tersection Of One Hundred and Nineteen
Qeo,hl Street and running thence easterly
in. upon and along said One Hundred and
Ninetieth (1e0th) Street to the intersection
of said street with Amsterdam Avenue;
there to connect with the existing railroad
on said Avenue now owned by the sala
Company.
Fourth-That such extension or branch
Will be 3.50O feet or thereabouts in length
When constructed It will enable the petf-
toner TO operate cars over a CONTINUOUS
line of road. and avoid :he inconvenience
arising from the use OF stub end railroad
terminal. The present operation VIII De
accelerated thereby and quicker transPorta.
tion given TO the public seeking TO depart
from the Fort George territory
Fffth-That your petitioner proposes 70
operate said extension or branch by the
underground system OF electrical operation.
tioner'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 OF DIduch
of its road your petitioner desires to obtain
from your Honorable Board and hereby ap-
plies for Its consent to. and a grant or the
maintenance and operation Of a double
track extension branch Of its existing ra1t-
road. for public use In the conveyance OF
persons and property for eolpensahl&H s ys
above described
Wherefore, your petitioner prays that
public notice Of this application and OF me
time and place when and where the same
will be 6rst considered. be given. as re
quired by law and that franchise OF
right be granted for the construction main
tenance and operation Of said above De
scrfbed extension and branch be granted In
accordance with the provisions OF tns
Crater ns5 New New YORK York Chn5tes 5ant 2na 1905
THE THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD Coh-
BY F w. wHITRIDGE. Receiver
CITY and County OF New York. S.:
FREDERICK w. whitridge being duly
sworn saws he fs the Receiver Of the rail-
road properties and premises OF the inlIa @
Avenue Railroad Company. the pe1ItloIller
herein having been appointed such BY orCer
Of the United States Circuit Court; tnst ne
has read the foregoing petition ana KNOWS
true TO his knowledge, except as 10 those
matters which are therein stated on IN
formation and belief. and that as 70 such
matters he verify believes II 12 1-cf,r1GE De I1
Sworn TO before me this End day 9r,> Of june
1908 JOHN A DUNN.
and the following resolutions were there
upon adopted:
Whereas, the foregoing petition from me
Third Avenue Railroad Company I9sdssi 9a.sd
June 2 1908 was presented to the board
of Estimate and Apportionrnent at a meet
ing held June s. 1908;
Resolved That IN pursuance OF law THIS
Board sets Friday, the 26th day OF june
1905. at 1920 O'Clock In the forenoon. anu
Room Is. IN the City Hall. Borough OF
Manhattan as the time and place when and
where such petition shall be first considered
and a public hearing be had thereon. at
which citizens shall be entitled TO appear
and be heard; and be it further
Resolved. That the Secretary Is dIreGted ~
70 cause such petition and these resolutions
to be published for at least fourteen Isl
DAYS in two daily newspapers IN Inc CITY
of New York, to be designated by the
Mayor. and for at least ten d0 days in the
city Record Immediately prior to sues
date of public bearing The expense OF
.uch notification 30 be borne by the petit
TONER JOSEPH HAAG. Secretary
New York. June g. 1903