New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-04
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOR-
TIONMENT

IIONAENI-
Public notice is hereby given that AZ
meeting Of the Board OF Estimate and Ap-
portionment. held September Is. 1905. the
following pstition was received:
TO THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF
ESTIMATE AND APPORTIONME1 NJ
The petition OF the Third Avenue Rail
road Company RESPECTFULLY sho~s. on n
formation and belief. as follows:
First: That your petitioner Is sueeS
surface railroad company, ORGANIZED and
existing under the laws OF the state OF
New York. haEing fled its Articles OF AS
ISOLATION in The Office Of the secretary o.
State On the Sth day Of October. 1888. ana
FOR many years has owned and operaieus -
double track street surface railroad TOT
the carriage of passengers in the Borough
OF Manhattan. City OF New York. from me
City Hall, IN said city, along ParS NoH.
Bowery, and Third Avenue, 10 the tta -Itl
River; along One Hundred and IWsn.g-
fifth street and Manhattan street, Iroh
East River to North River. and from one
Hundred and Tweney-ffth street along
Amsterdam Avenue to the northerly ter
minus thereof at Fort George at or helr
the intersection OF Fort George Avenue
using the underground system or eiectr-
cal traction as motive power.
Second: That the city Of View YORK -
now constructing two bridges ana ap-
proaches in said CITY. the first known as
the Manhattan Bridge. which extends from
the Bowery at or near Canal street N
Manhattan Borough, along a viaducL ap-
preach. in said Borough 20 and across
the East River by bridge, and thence along
q viaduct or approach 70 Sands street, N
the Borough Of Brooklyn; the second known
as the Biackwells Island Bridge "ni'@n
extends from seth Street and Second Ave
nue. in the Borough of Manhattan. along
a vfaduct approach in said Borough to ana
across the East River and Blackwell
Island by bridge. and thence along a VIA.
duct approach IN the Borough q
Queens 70 Jackson Avenue, Long lsland
City. Each OF said bridges is TO be con
structed for the operation OF street SUI
face cars. by an underground current OF
electricity, with appropriate terminals
Third: That your petitioner. for the
convenience Of public travel. proposes 70
extend its railroad 70 and upon each o.
said bridges and the approaches thereto
by the construction and operation or sep
arate branches or extensions by an IN
foreground current OF electricity. upon me
following described routes:
(a) Beginning at the double track ROAD
on the Bowery. at or near Canal street.
IN the Borough Of Manhattan. owned by
the petitioner and connecting herewith:
running thence easterly with double tracks
IN. upon and along the westerly approach
TO said bridge in the Borough OF Mammal
tan; thence upon, over, across ana aIonS
said Manhattan Bridge. and thence m
upon and along the easterly approach 20
said bridge. in the Borough OF Brooklyn
TO the terminal plaza, at OF near SANDS
Street. IN said Borough The total !ehSlh
thereof Is SiXty-dvs Hundred feet
Oh Beginning at the double track read
on Third Avenue at the Intersection OF
| Fifty-eighth Street. Borough OF Manhattan.
| owned by the petitioner, and correcting
/ Herewith; running thence easterly with a
| sjngla track in. uuon and along Fifty
{ eighth Street 70 Second Avenue. thenc7
I northerly IN. upon and along Second Ave
nue. to a point or connection WIN 80
I tracks on Blackweil's Island Bridge ana
/ its approach, at or near Etfty-nlnth StIeet
/ and northerly thereof; thence with douDie
/ tracks easterly in. upon and along the
westerly bridge approach, thence upon
over across and along said bridge; thence
/ IN upon and along the easteriy orldge ap-
( proach in the Borough OF Queens. TO me
/ terminal at or near Jackson Avenue m
/ Long Island City. IN said Borough Ana
also, beginning at the petitioner douhle
/ track road on Third Avenue. at the inter
l section OF Stxtieta Street and connecting
Herewith: running thence eastefly Win d
/ single track in. upon and along nlNIleLn
/ Street to- along and across Second avenue
TO a point OF connection with the double
/ tracks on said Blackwelis Island Bridge
/ and its westerly approach. in this para
/ is \inety-siX Hundred feet
/ Fourth: Your petitioner IS advised that
/ separate consents OF your Honorable Body
/ must ba first obtained TO permit Of the
/ operation IN said streets and avenues. and
/ over each Of said Bridges and their ap-
/ nroaches and hereby applies for the con-
/ sent OF the Board Of Estimate and AppOr-
/ tfoument to. and q grant OF. franchises or
! rights for the maintenance and operation
z Of branches or extensions Of its railroad.
[ for public use IN the conveyance or persons
[ and property for compensation. upon each
. OF the routes in the City OF New York
/ above described
/ public notice OF such application FOR said
: consents. franchises or rights, and OF the
/ time and place when and where the same
/ will be first considered, be given, "a re-
I duired by law, and that consents. iran
/ chlses or rights be granted By the Board
/ for the construction. maintenance and oper-
| alton OF each OF said branches or extern
/ sions, in accordance with the provisions
! Of the Greater New York Charter and OF
the Railroad Law Of the state Of New
| Dated New York July 2sth. 1903.
| THE THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD COM
| PANY-
By F. W WHITRIDGE.