New-York tribune., 1908-06-05
PUBLIC NOTICES

CITY OF NEW YORK--BOARD OF ES-
Innate and Apportionment.-Public no
ice Is hereby given that at meeting OK
the Board Of Estimate and Apportionment.
held April "a, 1905 the following petition
was received:
To tine Honorable Board of Estimate and
Apportionment OF The City Of New
The petition Of the Hudson and Long
Island Traction Company respectfully
First-That your petitioner is a street
surface railway corporation duly organized
and existing under the laws Of the Stafe
line of street surface railway in the Coun-
ties OF New York and Queens and across
she Blackwells Island Bridge. connecsins
the Boroughs OF Manhattan and Queens IN
The City OF New York and state of New
York
second-Your petitioner now desires to
obtain from your Honorable Board ana
hereby respectfully applies for It's consent
10 . grant of the right. privilege and fran
chise to construct. maintain and operate q
single or double track street surface ra'i.
road for public use In the conveyance OF
persons and property for compensation H.
upon. along and over the surface OF GER.
tain streets. avenues, highways. ROADS ana
public places In the Boroughs OF Manha,-
tan and Queens and across the Blackweiis
Island Bridge. Of which the following Is a
description:
Beginning at a point at the intersection
OF West Forty-second street with Twelftn
avenue. in the Borough Of Manhattan. Cliy
VI new 1orhs running tEenCe uoi hcAiS
over. upon and along said Twelfth avenue
TO the intersection OF said Twelfth avenue
with West .Forty-third street, thence e9.
tending easteriy over upon and along said
West Forty-third street TO the intersection
OF said West Forty-third street with Eley-
enth avenue, thence extending northeriy
over. upon and along said Eleventh avenue
10 the intersection OF said Eleventh ave
nue. with West Fifty-seventh street: thence
extending easterly upon, over anc along
said West Fffty-seyentn street to the In
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seventh street; thence extending easterly
and crossing said Fifth avenue over. upon
intersection OF said East Flfty-seventh
street with Second avenue: thence extend,
ing northerly over, upon and along SAID
Second avenue TO a point on second avenue
opposite the plaza OF the Blackweiis Island
Bridge: thence extending easterly over:
upon. along and across said plaza and
Island Bridge, and upon. along and across
the plaza of said bridge in Long Island
City, Borough OF Queens. New York city.
and crossing all avenues or streets inter
secting said proposed route.
Third-That said corporation proposes TO
operate said proposed railroad by such mo-
tive power as may be lawfully employed
Wherefore your petitioner prays that
public notice hereof and Of the time and
place when and where this application will
be first considered be given as required by
law and that the desired consent be grant
ed in accordance with the provisions OF the
Greater New York Charter.
Dated April 8. 1905
[SeaL1 HUDSON AND LONG ISLAND
TRACTION COMPANY
By FREDERICK K. MORRIS President.
Arthur c. HUME. Secretary.
State of New York, County OF New York.
S.:
FREDERICK K. Morris. being duly sworn,
deposes and says: That he is the President
OF tho Hudson and Long Island Traction
Company, the petitioner named In the fore
going petition. that he has read the fore
going petition and knows the contents
thereof; that the same IS true of his own
knowledge, except as to the matters there
in stated to be alleged upon Information
and belief. and as to those matters he be-
leves 1t TO be true.
FREDERICK K MORRIS.
Sworn to before me this 9th day Of April.
1905 L. NJ DORLAND,
Notary Public No. III. New York County.
and at a meeting held May l, 1905. the
following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, the foregoing petition from the
Hudson & Long Island Traction Company.
dated April Q. 1908, was presented to the
Board of Estimate and Apportionment at a
meeting held April "a. 1908.
Resolved. that in pursuance OF law this
Board sets Friday, the 18th day Of June,
1908. at 1890 o'clock in the forenoon. and
Manhattan. as the time and place when and
where such petition shall be first consid-
cred, and a public hearing be had thereon.
at which citizens shall be entitled to ap-
Resolved. that the Secretary IS directed
to cause such petition and these resolutions
to be published for at least fourteen 90
days in two daily newspapers in The City
Mayor and for at least ten 40 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. Secretary.
New York. May !. 1908