New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-05
PUBLIC NoTICEA
CITY OF NEW YORK.
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPoF-


CITY OF NEW YORK
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPoR-
TIONMENT.
Public notice is hereby given that at
meeting Of the Board OF Estimate ana Ap-
portionment. held September Is ISoc, the
following petition was received:
TO THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF
ESTIMATE AND APPORTIONAEN.I;
road Company respectfully shows. on n
formation and belief, as follows:
First: That your petitioner Is ST. 49,
surface railroad company. organized an.
existing under the laws OF the State oA
New York. having fled It's Articles OF As
sociation In the office OF the Secretary o.
State On the sth day OF October. 1888 anu
FOR many years has owned and operassa :
double track street surface railroad lCh
the carriage OF passengers in the Borough
OF Manhattan, City OF New York. rom tnS
City Hall. IN said city. along Park Row.
Bowery. and Third Avenue. 20 the Harlem
River; along One Hundred and Twenty
fifth street and Manhattan Street. iIoh
Fest River to North River. and from one
Hundred and Tventy-ffth street alohs
Amsterdam Avenue 10 the noFtheris teA
minus thereof at Fort George. at or near
the intersection OF Fort George AVenus'
using the underground System or elecIFi-
cal traction as motive power
nov c0nz+---ctf,g TO y,ri5qss and APP
proaches in said city, the fist known as
the Manhattan Bridge, which EXTENDS from
the BOWery at or near Canal street, II
proach. IN said Borough, to and across
the East River by bridge. and thence along
a viaduct or approach to Sands street. IL
the Borough OF Brooklyn; the second known
as the Biackwell's Island Bridge. which
extends from 10Th Street and Second ave
nue. IN the Borough Of Manhattan, along
a viaduct approach in said Borough 20 ana
across the East River and BlackWeiIS
Island by bridge, and thence along a VIZ
duct or approach in the Borough oi
Queens to Jackson Avenue. Long Island
City. Each OF said bridges Is to De con
rtructed for the operation Of street sur
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 to and upon each OF
said bridges ana the approaches thereto
by the construction and operation OF sep
arate branches or extensions. by an un-
de-ground current OF electricity. upon the
following described routes;
(a) Beginning az the double track road
on the Bowery, at or near Canal Street,
IN the Borough OF Manhattan. owned oy
the petitioner and connecting herewith
running thence essteriy with double tracks
in, upon and along the westerly approach
70 said bridge in the Borough OF Mannat-
tan: thence upon. over, across and along
said Manhattan Bridge. and thence IN
upon and along the easterly approach 70
said bridge. in the Borough Of Brooklyn,
10 the terminal plaza, at or near SANDS
Street. in said Borough The total length
thereof is Sixty-fve Hundred feet
tbl Beginning at the double track ROAD
Fifty-eighth Street, Borough OF Manhattan,
owned by the petitioner, and connecting
herewith; running thence easterly with
single track in. upon and along F11ty-
eighth Street 70 Second Avenue: thence
northerly in. upon and along Second Ave
nue. to q point of connection with the
tracks on Blackwelrs Island Bridge, and
its approach. at or near Ftfty-ninth Street
and northerly thereof; thence with douDte
tracks easterly in, upon and along tne
westerly bridge approach thence. upon
over. across and along said bridge; thence
in upon and along the sasterly bridge ap-
preach in the Borough Of Queens. TO the
terminal at or near Jackson Avenue, n
Long Island City, in said Borough And
also. beginning at the petitioners double
track road on Third Avenue, az the inter
section OF Stxtieth Street, and connecting
Herewith: running thence easterly with
single track IN. upon and along Sixueth
Street 20. along and across Second Avenue
tracks on said BIaclSwelI's Island Bridge.
and its westerly approach. in this para
graph described. The total length thereon
is Ninety-six Hundred feet
Fourth: Your petitioner IS advised that
separate consents OF your Honorable Body
must he first obtained 10 permit OF the
operation IN said streets and avenues. and
over each OF said Bridges and their az
breaches. and hereby applies tor the con-
sent Of the Board Of Estimate and Appo--
tiOnment to. and a grant or. franchises or
rights for the maintenance and operation
OF branches or extensions Of its railroad,
for public use IN the conveyance or persons
and property FOR compensation, upon eaCn
OF 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 rights and OF the
time and place when and where the same
will be first considered, be given, as re-
quired by law, and that consents, fran
chises or rights be granted by tte Board
FOR the construction. maintenance and oper-
alton OF each Of said branches or extern
sions in accordance with the provisions
10 tor Nav a
the Railroad Law OF the State Of New
! York.
THE THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD COM
By F. W. wHITRIDGE-
Receiver.
| CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK. s.:
Frederick W Whitridge, being duly
sworn. says he Is the Receiver of the rail-
road properties and premises OF the Third
Avenue Railroad Company. the petitioner
herein, having been appointed such by or
[ der Of the United States Circuit Court;
that he has read the foregoing petition
and knows the contents thereof. and that
the same Is true to his knowledge. except
as TO those matters wnich are tnerein
stated on Information and belief. and that
as 70 such matters he verify believes it to
FREDERICK ". WHITRIDGE-
Sworn to before me this Sd day OF Au-
gust JAMES F. FEELY.
-NOL1lL utllC
y Y. County.
and ut meeting held October rs. 1903
/ the following resolutions we're adopted:
Whereas The foregoing petition from
the Third Avenue Railroad Company. dated
July % 1903. was presented to the Board
of Estimate and Apportioument at meet
ing held september IL. 1903.
Resolved. That in pursuance OF law
this Board sets Friday. the thirteenth day
on November. 1865 at 1870 O'Clock in the
forenoon, and Room Is in the City Hall.
Borough OF Manhattan. as the time and
pIace 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 il further
Resolved. That the Secretary is direct
ed to cause such petition and these reso-
buttons to be published &c: at least four
teen 1D days IN two daily newspapers in
the city Of New York. 20 be designated by
the Mayor, and for at least ten liOl days
in the city Record Immediately prior to
such date Of public hearing The expense
~ such publication 10 be borne by the pc
titiOner.
JOSEPH HAAG.
Secretary.
New York. October 1e 1908.