New-York tribune., 1908-10-19
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEw YORK
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOR-
TiONMENT.

BOARD Ob' ESTIMATE AND A8FOfN-
TiONMENT.
Public notice is hereby given that at a
meeting Of the Board Of Estimate ana Ap-
portionment, held September 18th. 1905, the
following petition was received:
To the Honorable the Board OF Estimate
ana Apportionn1ent:
ne petition Of Jne Bronx traction com
pany respectfully shows.
FIRST: That your petitioner is street
surface railway corporation formed uhdeE
the laws OF the state or New York. By the
ming or Articles OF Consolidation of UtHer
street surface railroad corporations IN the
ONCE OF the Secretary ct state cH or ABOUT
the 12th DAY or May. 1904.
Second: That since the date ot Its con
soiidation il has been the owner Of a double
track street surface railroad on Westcnes-
Ter Avenue, CntUnport Road, west ArIis
Road and other streets and avenues IN tie
Borough OF the Bronx, City OF New 1CIA'
Thicn railroad has been operated FOR the
convenience Of passengers IN connectloh
with the lines Of the Union Railway Com
pany, and the overhead system OF electric
traction used as motive power thereon
Third: That part Of the petitioner
railroad has been constructed and operated
tcr many years On Westminster Avenue
from point of intersection with the lines
Of the Union Railway Company on West
chester Avenue at Bronx River. through
and along the said WestchesteT Avenue,
formerly known as The southern Westcne5S,-
te9 turnpike to what was the former vi
iage Of Westminster.
Fourth. Your petitioner now proposes to
extend its road upon and along ClasoI :
Point Road from the junction Of SAID road
with WcstChestsr Avenue to ClaSon Point
at Long Island Sound. for the convenience
Of public travel. By the construction CT
double track branch or extension n the
said Borough Of tns Bronx, city OF Ne"
Beginning at and connecting with the
petitioner double track now constructed
on WestchestsT Avenue, at the intersection
Of Clason Point Road, running thence
Southeasterly with double tracks through,
upon and along said Clason's Point Road
TO the intersection thereof with Long Island
Sound.
Fifth: That such branch OF extension
viii be 1900 feet IN length. and when con
structed will enable your petitioner 10 cpeI-
ate a continuous line OF cars N cchhe--ilH
with the Union Railway company. from
the Harlem River 10 ClaSpn'S Point as
we'll as from the territory al or about the
NOrtherly line of the City Of New YORK
10 the said Clason's Point.
sixth. That your petitioner proposes 10
overhead system cf electricity similar in all
respects TO that now In use on the o'heT
lines OF its road
Seventh. That for the purpose OF con
structing and operating such branch or ex-
tension OF its road your petitioner desires
TO obtain from your Honorable Board. anu
grant Of. the franchise or right for the
construction. maintenance ana operation 4
a double track extension or Drancn or lts
existing railroad Tor public use N lue con
veyance OF persons and property tor com
pensation over the street and avenues above
mentioned.
Wherefore your petitioner prays that pub
lie notice Of this application and ot the
time and place wheu aad wner= the same
quired by law, and that the grant OF
franchise OF right be made in accordance
with the provisions of the Greater New
York Charter and the railroad law aplh-
cable hereto.
Dated, New York. July 2s. 1903.
BRONX TRACTION COMPANY.
By Edward A. NiaheF.
state Of Nev York. city and county Of
Edward A Mailer. being duly sworn. says
that re is the President Of the Bronx IIac-
Jion Company, the petitloner herein; tnat
knows the contents thereof and that the
same IS true to his knowledge, except as
10 those matters which are therein stated
On fnfor-na ton and belief. ard as TO such
matters he verify believes II TO be true
EDWARD a. MAFiER-
sworn TO before ne this 2sth day of
JAMES T. FEELY.
Notary Public. New York county.
and at meeting held October . 1908.
the following resolutions were adopted
Whereas The foregoing petition from TIE
Bronx Traction Company. dated July 18th
IaOS. was presented to the Board Of ESrt-
mate and AppoTtionment a. meeting held
SertNmbsr 18th. 1905
Resolved. That in pursuance Of law this
Board sets Friday, the 3Oth day of October,
1905 at 1890 o'clock in the forenoon ana
Room 16 in the City Han Borough q
Manhattan, as the time an1 place when
and where such petition shall be first con
side-sd, and a public hearing he had there
on. ~ which citizens snail be entitled %
appear and he heard: and be II further
Resolved That the Secretary IS directed
70 cause such petition and these resolutions
70 he published fcr 81 least fourteen 14
DAYS in two daily newspapers in The city
- New York. % he designated h~ the
Mayor. and for at least ten GOl dsys in
the CITY Record Immediately prior 20
such date - public hearing. T1e expense
Of such publication 10 he borne by the ueti-
toner. JOSEPH HAAG.
Secre cary.
New York. October .. 1905