New-York tribune., 1908-10-28
PUBLIC NoTICKs-
CITY OF NEW YORK
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPoR-
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BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPoR-
| TIOSNENT.
| Public notice is hereby given that az
/ meeting OF the Board Of Estimate and Ap-
I p0rtionment. held September 18th. 1SOS.
I the following petition was received:
and Arportionment:
[ The petition Of the Union Railway Com
psny OF New York city respectfully shows.
First: That your petitioner - street
/ surface railroad company, organized under
I the laws Of the State OF New YORK. 5y me
| fling Of Articles OF Consolidation OK otaer
Z Railroad Companies IN the otce OF the
/ Secretary OF state of New York on the
I firth day OF 5dly. 1892 and for many years
l track street surface railroad. with exten-
/ sions and branches for the carriage OF pas
/ sengers in the Borough OF Manhattan arc
I the Bronx. in the City OF New 1orh oy
| the use Of the overhead trolley system OF
'iectric traction as motive power
! Second; One OF the roads owned BY the
| the Bronx along Third Avenue to Pelham
/ Avenue, and thence along Pelham Avenue
I 10 Webster Avenue. thence along W ens.eE
avenue, Northerly and Southerly' eno
I peTating theTeover affords a convenient
I ine for public travel between the territory
djacent to the Harlem River and the DIS
.ict living about Fordham Station
Third Your petitioner. for the con
4 = sniencs OF plblc travel, proposes 70 e1-
/ . "a It's railroad upon Ihird ana '. ssS susseI
Avenues. as aforesaid. from the lnteI So e
I ton OF Pelham Avenue 10 Bronx PARK. y
I the construction or double track oranch
/ or extension upon Pelham AVehus u Tic
I length OF 2 $50 feet. described as follows.
Beginning at and connecting with the
1 petitioners double track road. now con
l OF Pelham Avenue. running thence East
erly with double tracks in or upon the sur
face Of Pelham Avenue TO the sogt.leTn
Boulevard. all in the Borough or the BroEx
in the City OF New York
Fourth: An additional road owned by the
/ petitioner IS constructed upon and along
I E0rr han oad H1Zl-
bridge Road from For1ham Station 70
Sedgwick Avenue, n the Borough Of the
Bronx. thence along said Avenue 70 kings
bridge. and forms an Inporta crosstoWh
line for public ira 'el in said Borough
Fifth: Your Petitioner. for the con- a5
venience OF the pCSiic travelling over SAID
crosstown line which desl~es to reach the
subway line at Broadway, IN the Borough
of Manhattan, proposes TO extend its ralI-
road from the intersection CT FordHhm
Road and SedgwiCk Avenue by the con-
struCtiou OF n double track branch or ex-
tension of the length Of 4. 600 feet upon ana
over the following named Streets. Avenues
and Bridges VI -
Beginning at and connecting with the
tracks Of the Union Railway company OF
New York City. al the intersection Of Ford
ham Road. running thence westerly IN.
through. upon ara along said Fordham
Road and Hampden Place 70 West one
Hundred and Eighty-fourth Street. and
thence in. through upon and along said
Street 20 its intersection with the easte'ly
approach TO the new or Fordham Heights
bridge, over tie Harlem River and con-
Z Meeting t1e Boroughs Of the BronX and
/ Manhattan thence westerly in. through.
upon and along said east terly approach,
and upon. over, across and along said
bridge. and in. through. upon and along
the westerly approach to said bridge 20
West Two Hundred and Seventh Street. IN
the Borough OF Manhattan; thence west
erly IN, through, upon and along SAID West
Two Hundred and Seventh Street 10 he
intersection Of said Two Hundred and sew
enth Street with Amsterdam Avenue lor
/ thence
through. uLon and along said Amsterdam
ton with Emerson street: thence westerly
in. through, uron and along said Emerson
Street TO the Intersection OF Broadway with
said Emerson Street: all in the Boroughs
OF the Brol.< and Manhattan.
Sixth. That your petitioner proposes 70
operate each Of said extensions or branches
BY the overhead trolley system OF cleo
tricfty similar in all respect 70 that by
which its road is now operated: that FOR
the construction and oueration- OF said two
-ror,,s,5 e~rersf-rz ~ a1cbAs f1a con
sent Of your Honorable Board TO each Is
necessary. and your petitioner desiring 70
obtain the same hereby applies 70 the
Board for its consent 10, and a grant Of,
separate franchises or rights for the con-
struCtiOu and operation OF double track
branches or extensions OF It's railroad FOR
the public use in the co1veya nee OF per
sons and property for COMPENSATION. over
First Pelham Avenue from Third Avenus
to the Southern Boulevard, and. second
from FOrdhdm Road 10 Broadway ny way
of West One Hundred and Eignty-fourth
{
dred and Seventh Street and Emerson
Street
lie notice Of this application for said con
seuts. franchises or rights. and Of the time
and place when and where the oame will De
first considered. be given as required oy
law. and that the grant OF such franchises
or rights be made in accordance Win the
provisions OF the Greater New York Cnar-
Ter and the Railroad Law applicable hereto
Dated. New York July 18th. 1908
UNION RAILWAY COMPANY OF NEW
By EDWARD A. MAHER- President.
state. c1ty and county Of New York. -;, S..
says that he is the President Of the Union
Railway COnra0y Of New York City. the
petitioner herein. 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
which are herein stated on Information ana
belief, and as 70 such matters ne verify De-
ieves II 70 be true. -
sTOTs 1sos to before sMs ne MS 50 FELL asE p Aa
Notary Public County of New York
And a. a meeting held October ?, 1908, the
following resolutions were adopted:
Union Railway Company OF New YORK
City dated July 2s5h; lsos' was T-.764a TreSen59a
rent at q meeting held September lo1h'
Resolved. That IN pursuance Of law this
Board sets Friday, the 5Oth day Of october,
1905 az 1880 O'Clock in the forenoon. and
Room 16 in the city Hail. Borough OF
Manhattan as the time and place when
and where such petition shall be first con-
sfdered and public hearing be had there
on at which citizens shall be entitled 70
appear ami be heard. and be IL further
Resolved. That the Secretary IS directed
to cause such petition and these resolutions
70 be published FOR a least fourteen (lD
DAYS IN two daily newspapers IN The City
Of New York. - bA designated by the
Mayor. and for at least ten 90 DAYS IN
che city Record Immediately prior TO
such date OF public hearing The expense
Of such publication 70 be borne BY the pc
titioneT.
JOSEPH HAAG. Secretary.
New York October .. 1878.