New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-22
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK.
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPoR-

BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPoR-
TORMENT.
Public notice is hereby given that az a
+ meeting OF the Board OF Estimate and Ap-
/ portionmsnt held September Isth' lSO9'
the following petition was received
To the Honorable the Board OF Estimate
end Apportionmeut:
The petition OF the Union Railway Com
| pany Of New York City respectfully SHOWS.
First: That your petitioner is street
surface railroad company. oFganlZed Ls41 49,
tae laws OF the state s0f New y OK. hg re Sae
I Railroad Companies in the Office or ne
/ Secretary OF State Of New York on the
| fifth day Of Jdly. 1892 and for many years years
/ mas been engaged In operating Oouoie
I track street surface railroad. with exteu-
I Slons and branches for the carriage OF pas
/ sengers in the Borough OF Manhattan ana M
/ the use OF the overhead trolley system u
I electric traction as motive power
Second. One OF the roads owned BY ING
/ petitioner Is constructed in the Borough o.
/ the Bronx. alcng Third Avenue 10 PeihaIi
Avenue. and thence along Pelham AEeI.4e
! 70 Webster avenue. thence along WEBSTER
/ Avenue. Northerly and southerly. and
I perating theTeover affords a convenient
J ine for pubic travel between the territory
! djaceut to she Harlem River and the oIs-
/ tHct lying about FOrdham station
/ Third. Your petitioner. for the con
/ snlence Of public travel, proposes 70 e
| e I'd its railroad upon Third and WEBSTER
1 Avenues. as Aforesaid, from the mtersec-
! ton OF Pelham Avenue TO Bronx PARK. y
/ the construction Of 2 double track branch
! or extension upon Pelham Avenue OF the
! length Of 1900 feet. described as follows;
Beginning at and connecting with the
| petitioners double track road. now con
struCted on Third Avenue, at the Junction
/ Of Pelham Avenue, running thence last
[ erly with double tracks ii or upon the sur
| face Of Pelham Avenue 70 the southern
( Boulevard all IN the Borough Of the Bronx
in the City OF New York
Fourth: An additional road owned By the
: petitioner is constructed upon and along
/ FOrdham Road formerly known as High
bridge Road from Fordham Station TO
/ sedgwick Avenue. IN the Borough OF ths
l Bronx. thence along said Avenue 10 hlngs-
bridge, and forms an important crosstoWH
+ line for public tra|el in said Borough
Fifth. Your petitioner. Tor the cor.
I venience Of the public travelling over said
| crOsstown line which 6esl-es 10 reach the
subway line ar Broadway IN the Borough
/ road from the intersection Of Fordhan
/ Road and Sedgwick Avenue by the COLI
struction Of double trace nEan c I1- OF S1
tension OF the length OF 4, go feet upon anu
/ over the following named Streets, Avenues
/ and Bridges viz -
Beginning at ard connecting with the
+ tracks Of the Union Railway Company or
New York CITY, at the intersection or Ford
/ ham Road. running thence westerly IN,
+ Road and Harnpcsn Place 10 West one
/ Hundred auG Eighty-fourth street, any
/ thence in. through, upon and along sac
I West one Hundred and Eighty-tourIh
( Street 10 its intersection with the easteily
I approach to the new OF FOrchan helgL-S
I bridge. over the Harlem River and con
1 Meeting TIE Boroughs OF the BronG ana
/ Manhattan; thence westerly IN thEousL'
/ upon and along said easterly approach,
/ and upon over. across ana along sad
( bridge. and n. through. upon ana alohs
[ the westerly approach To said pr1dge 20
/ West Two Hundred and Seventh street n
/ che Borough Of Manhattan: tnence YES YES
/ erly in through. upon and along said West
I Two Hundred and Seventh Street % the
I intersection Of said Two Hundred and sew
/ er-E Street with Amsterdam Avenue cor
/ Tenth Aveuue). thence souther!y IN.
I through, uLon and along said Amsterdam
: Avenue Tor Tenth Avsnue) 70 It's intersec-
ton with Emerson Street thence westerly
I in, through. upon and along said Emerson
. street TO the intersection Of Broadway via
said Emerson Street. all IN the BoECCshS
. CT the Bronx and Manhattan
sixth. That your petitioner proposes 20
/ orerats each OF said extensions OF branches
t hr the o-erheat trolley system OF cleo
. triCity similar in all respect 70 lnat Dy
I which Its road Is now operated: that LoI
I ururosed extensions OF branches the con
. sent OF your Honorable Board % eacn -
necessary. and your petitioner desirlhS 70
. obtain the same hereby apples 70 ne
Z p1s-T for its consent 70. and grant o.
separate franchises or rights fo- the con-
. structI0n and operation OF couple rdlA
. branches or extensions OF its railroad, FOR
. the public in the conveyance OF PEE
[ sons and property for compensation, over
. First Pelham Avenue from Third Avenue
( t. the Southern Boulevard, and. Second,
. from Fordnam Road 70 Broadway oy way
Of West One Hundred and Eighty-Iolrtn
Street Harlem River Bridge, Two hun
dred and Seventh Street ana E-Iiiersof
Street =
Wherefore your petitioner Prays that pub
Iir notice OF this Application for sad con
sents. franchises or rights and OF the til L
. and place when and where the same VII oe
+ first considered be given as required by
law and that the grant OF such fTahclIses
. or rights be made in ACCORDANCE Win tns
Ter and the Railroad Law applicable hereto
Dated. New York July 2sth. l99S -vr-
UNION Rally A. ~ CONAN .=,7--L3 OF Ne"
BY FDwARD A. MAHER, President,
State. City and county Of New ! o7K. s..
Edward a. Maher, being duly sworn,
saws that he Is the President Of the Union
Railway Company Of New York CITY tne
foregairZ petition and knows the contents
thereof and that the same IS true 70 as
know ledge except as -, 70 ,fSI7tio5 and
belief, and % to such matters ne verify De
lieves It to be true. $3.50,
Sworn to before me this 30 day Of Au-
gust 1908 JAMES T FEELf,
Notary Public. County Of New 4oTk:
And al a meeting held october :. lSoo the
following resolutions were adopted.
/ Whereas. The foregoing petition rom ne
Union Railway COMPANY OF New -. LQsS
10 the Board OF Estimate and Apqortion-
ment at a meeting held September lath'
Resolved. That in pursuance OF law this
Board sets Friday. the goth day OF cctooels
1905 At 1890 o clock IN the fo5eLlooil, ailc -
Room 16 in the City Hall. Borough OF
Manhattan as the time and place when
ana where such petition shall be first con
. si5ereT and a public hearing be nae tnsfe :
. on AT which citizens shall be entitled 70
I arrear and he heard; ana be IL further
{ Resolved That the Secretary Is directed
I In cause such TetitiCn and these Resolutions
. 10 he published for AZ least fourteen -
DAYS m two daily newspapers n The tlty
I m New York T. be designated ~ me
Nravo- and for at least ten flO) days IN
I the ''CItv Record Immediately prior 70
I Srr~r date of public hearing. The expense
Of such publication 70 be borne Dy tAe pc
/ +iIo1er. --.
New York GCt0Hf- 2 1905