New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
PUBLIC SoTrCEs-
CITY OF NEW YORK.
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOR-
TTONNENT

BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APFOH-
TIONMENT.
Public notice is hereby givsz that AZ
meeting OF the Board OF Estimate and Ap-
portiOnment. held September Is. lsOss the
following petition was received: -
TO THE HONORABLE THE BOARD Or
ESTIMATE AND APPORTIONMENI
The petition % the Third Avenue Ran
road Company respectfully shows. on III
formation and belief. as follows:
First. That your petitioner IS stFtet
surface railroad company, organized ana
existing under ths laws OF the STATE OF
New York. having fled its Articles OF A.
sociatiOn IN the Office OF the SeeIstsiS re- - -
State on the sth day of October. 1906 z.
for many years has owned and Operated .
double track street surface raiireaad =
the carriage Of passengers In the Bofoush
Of Manhattan, City OF New YORK, 1rckl tI9
city Hall, in said city. along Park hDN. u
B0wery. and Third Avenue, 20 the Es EsIien'
River. along One Hundred and IWstl.S
fifth street and Manhattan street. - -
East River TO North River, and from Olle
Hundred and Twenty-dftE Street alehs
Amsterdam. Avenue 70 the ncrtherfy - -
minus thereof az Fort George. AZ of '. -
the intersection OF Fort George avenue
using The underground system or e!ectF-
cal traction as motive power.
Second. That the City Of New YORK 3
now constructing two bridges anu ap
proaches in said city. the first known a.
the Manhattan Bridge. which extends run
the BOwery at or near Canal street II
Manhattan Borough. along ViadocI ap
hha
the East River by bridge, and thence aionE
s viaduct or approach 20 Sands Street N
the Borough Of Brooklyn, the second snow
as the BlackweHs Island Brldse Nll.-h
extends from 59th street and second Ave
nue. in the Borough OF Manhattan, ATOMS,
a viaduCt approach in said BoroQsn 20 a.. a.
across the East River and ' sac -
Island by bridge. and thence along VIA
duct or approach in the Borougn o.
Queens 70 Jackson Avenue. Long Island
City. Each OF said bridges IS 10 oe con
structed for the operation OF street sur
face cars. by an underground current o
electricity, with appropriate terminals
Third. That your petitioner. rof lhe
convenieuce OF public travel. proposes 70
extend it's railroad 20 and upon each ot
said bridges ana the approaches thereto
by the construction and operation OF sep
arate branches or extensions. by az IN
derground current Of electricity, upon tne
following described routes
ta) Beginning a the double track ROAD
on the Bowery, al or near Canal Strest,
IN the Borough Of Manhattan. owned -
the petitioner and connecting tnereWltH
running thence eastsrIy With double tracks
IN. upon and along the westerly approach
% said bridge in the Borough OF Manaat-
tan: thence upon, over, across ard a4ohS
said Manhattan Bridge. and thence IN.
upon and along the easterty approach 20
said bridge in the Borough OF Brooklyn.
TO the terminal plaza. AT or near Sands
Street. in said Borough The total length
thereof is Sixty-hve Hundred feet
tb' Beginning at the double track road
Fffty-eighrh Street. Borough Of Manhattan.
owned by the petitioner. and connectins
herewith running thence easterly with q
single track in. upon and along Fifty
eighth Street to Second Avenue. thence
northerly in. upon and along Second Ave
nue. 10 a point Of connection with the
tracks on Blackwelrs Island Bridge. ana
its approach. al or near Ftfty-ninth SCreet
and northerly thereof. thence with double
tracks sasterly IN, upon and along th4
westerly bridge approach, thence upon
over. across and along said bridge. tnence
IN. upon and along the eastsriy oTfdge ep-
proach in the Borough Of Queens. 70 the
terminal at or near Jackson Avenue IN
Long Island City. fn said Borough And
also beginning at the petitioner > double
track road on Third Avenue at the inter
section OF SIxtieth Street, and connecting
Herewith running thence easterly with
single track in upon and along SiXrleth
Street TO. along and across Second Avenue
II a point oH connection with the double
tracks on said BIackweIi.s Island Bridge
and its westerly aPproacH, in this para
Is Nine-y-six Hundred feet
Fourth Your pet1ttoneT is ADVISED thet
ser arate consents OF your Honorable Body
must be trst obtained 70 permit OF The
operatfon in said streets and avenues. and
over each Of said Bridges and their ap-
proa ches. and hereby applies for the con
sent Of the Board Of Estimate and AppoT-
tfoumsut 70 and a grant Of franchises OF
rights for the maintenance and operation
q branches or extensions Of It's railroad.
f0T QTl0tfT use n Lfl- ILt1 'f- b-LSt'A-9
and property FOR compensation. upon each
If the routes in the City Of New York
above described.
Wherefore. your petitioner prays that
public notice Of such application for said
consents. franchises or nights and OF the
time and place when and where the same
will be rrst considered he given. as re
quired ~ law. and that consents. fran
chisee or rights be granted by the Board
for the construction. maintenance and oper-
alton Of each Of said branches or extsn-
Si0us IN accordance with the provisions
OF the Greater New York Charter and Of
the Railroad Law OF the state of New
York.
Dated New York. July 2sth. 1908
THE THIRD AVENUE z RAILROAD COM
PAEY
BY F. Y, WHITRIDCSE.