New-York tribune., 1908-06-02
PUBLIC NOTICES.

CITY OF NEW YORK.-BOARD OF ES-
innate and portionment.-Public no.
uce Is hereby given that at meeting OF
the Board of Estimate and Apportionment.
held April "a, 1905 the following petition
was received
To the Honorable Board Of Estimate and
Apportionment OF The City OF Ne"
The petition of the Hudson and Long
Island Traction Company respectfully
shows:
First-That your petitioner is a street
surface railway corporation. duly organized
and existing under the laws of the stats
o., or New York. and proposes to construct
line OF street surface railway in the Coun-
ties OF New York and Queens and across
the Blackwells Island Bridge, connecting
the Boroughs of Manhattan and Queens IN
The City OF New York and State of New
York
second-Your petitioner now desires te
obtain from your Honorable Board ana
hereby respectfully applies for its consent
TO grant of the right, privilege and fran
chise to construct. maintain and operate
single or double track street surface raii-
road for public use in the conveyance OF
persons and property for compensation IN.
upon. along and over the surface Of Ger
tain streets. avenues, highways. ROADS ana
public places in the Boroushs OF Mammal
tan and Queens and across the BlackweiIs
Island Bridge. of which the following IS
description:
of West Fcrty-second street with Twelfth
avenue. IN the Borclgh OF Manhattan, Clty
OF sew York. running t:ence norlncFiy
over. upon and along said Twelfth avenue
to the intersection of said Twelfth avenue
with West Forty-third street, thence ex,
tending easterly over, upon and along sdIu
West Forty-third street TO the interssc..oi '.
OF said West Forty-third street with Eley
enth avenue, thence extending northerIy
over. upon and along said Eleventh aFeIu7
to the intersection Of said Eleventh ave
nue. with West Fifty-seventh street; thence
extending easterly upon. over and aIona
said West Fifty-seventh street TO the IN
tersection Of Fifth avenue and West tl1ty
seventh street: thence extending easteEly
and crossing said Fifth avenue over. upon
and along East Fifty-seventh street to the
intersection of said East Fifty-seventh
ing northerly over, upon and along SAID
Second avenue to a point on Second avenue
opposite the plaza of the Blackwelis lsiaha
Bridge; thence extending easterly over;
upon along and across said plaza ana
upon along and across said BleckWeiia
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 prortses 10
operate said proposed railroad by sue mo-
tive power as may be lawfully employed
Wherefore your petitioner prays tina,
public notice hereof and of the time and
place when ard where this application Will
be first considered he given as required By
law and that the desired consent be grant
ed in accordance with the provisions Of tne
Greater New YORK Charter.
Dated April O. 1908.
TseaI.I HUDSON AND LONG ISLAND
TRACTION COMPANY.
By FREDERICK X MORRIS. President
ARTHUR C. HUME. Secretary.
State OF New York. County Of New York.
ss.
Frederick K. Morris. being duly sworn,
deposes and says: That he is the President
Of the 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 10 be alleged upon Information
and belief. and as to those matters he be-
lieves It to be true.
FREDERICK x. MORRIS.
Sworn 10 before me this Oh day OF April.
1908. L. NJ. DORLAND,
Notary Public. No III. New York County
and at a meeting held May 1. 1908, the
following resolutions were adopted:
Hudson & Long Island Traction Company.
dated April 0. 1908. vas presented TO the
Board Of Estimate and Apportionment at a
meeting held April "a 1908
Board sets Friday, the 18th day Of June.
1908. at 1880 o'clock in the forenoon. and
Room is in the City Hall, Borough Of
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 10 ap-
pear and be heard; and be it further
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 peti-
toner.
New York. NAV 1908.