New-York tribune., 1908-06-19
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK.
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOR-


BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOR-
TIONAENT
Public notice is hereby given that at a
meeting OF the Board of Estimate and Ap-
portionment. held June 5. 1905. tho follow
ing petition was received:
To the Honorable the Board Of Estimate
and Apportionment:
The petition OF the Third Avenue Kali
road Company respectfully shows. on in
formation and belief. as follows:
F1rst-That your petitioner Is a street
existing under the laws Of the State OF
New York. having filed its Articles OF As
sociation in the office Of the Secretary OF
State on the sth day OF October. 1858
Second-That for many years 1t has opeF-
a;ed a double track street surface railroad
for the carriage of passengers In the BOT
oush OF Manhattan, City OF New York.
from the City Hall In said City upon Park
Row, Bowery and Third Avenue to the
Harlem River: upon one Hundred ana
Twenty-f fifth Street and Manhattan Street
from East River to North River. and upon
Amsterdam Avenue from One Hundred ana
Twenty-hfth Street TO the northerly ter
minus thereof at Fort George, at or near
the Intersection OF Fort George Avenue;
using the underground system OF electricaI
traction as motive power for such operation
Third-That your petitioner proposes 70
extend its road on Amsterdam Avenue and
construct branch thereof with douDie
tracks and such connections, switches ana
appurtenances as may be necessary for the
accommodation and operation OF the SAID
extension or branch in, through and upon
the surface Of such streets, avenues ana
highways In the Borough OF Manhattan
City Of New York, described as fol
lows: Beginning at and connecting with
the double track road upon Amsterdam
Avenue. owned by the Third Avenue RalL.
road Company. at near the connection
Of said avenue with Fort George Avenue.
running thence northerly, westerly and
southerly In, upon and along SAID fo.s ~
the connection thereof with ST. Nicholas
Avenue, running thence southerly In; upon
and along St Nicholas Avenue to the m
tersection OF One Hundred and Nineteen
190th) Street and running thence easteriy
IN. upon and along said One Hundred and
Ninetieth Qsoth) Street TO the intersection
of said street with Amsterdam Avenue.
there to connect with the existing railroad
on said Avenue now owned by the SAID
Company.
will be $500 feet or thereabouts In length
When constructed II will enable the petit
toner 10 operate cars over a continuous
arising from the use OF a stub end railroad
terminal. The present operation Will oe
accelerated thereby and quicker transporta.
ton given to the public seeking 10 depart
from the Fort George territory.
Fifth-That your petitioner proposes 10
operate said extension or oranch oy tne
underground system of electrical operatiopI.
Of the character now used on the pet-
toners road on Third Avenue, Amsterdam
Avenue and other streets above referred TO-
Sixth-That for the purpose OF construct
OF it's road your petitioner desires to obtain
from your Honorable Board and hereby ap-
plies for its consent to, and grant OF; u, one
franchise or right FOR the construction
maintenance and operation OF douple
track extension branch Of its existing ran
road. for public use in the conveyance oL
persons and property for compensation. IN
or upon the Avenues. Streets and Highways
above described
Wherefore, your petitioner prays that
public notice OF this application and OF the
time and place when and where the same
will be first considered. be given. as re
CURED by law and that franchise or
tenance and operation Of said above de-
scribed extension and branch be granted IN
accordance with the provisions OF ths
Greater New York Charter.
Dated New York. June 2nd. lsOe. o,,
THE THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD CUM
Rv F. W. wHITRIDGE. Receiver,
CITY and County Of New York, IS
Frederick w Whftridge. being duiy
sworn saws he ia the Receiver OF the ralt-
road properties and premises or the lnlrd
Avenue RaiIroad Company. the petitioner
herein. having been appointed such by order
OF the United States Circuit Court; that ne
ha. read the foresoing petition ano a1I1.e hno is
the contents thereof. and that the same - Is
true to his knowledge. except as 10 thoso
matters which are therein stated on IN
formation and belief. and that as 70 suon
''4a F. ". wHITRIDGE-
Sworn to before me this 2nd day I-9S Of June
JcHN A DC4N-Hs
Notary Public, N 7. Co
and tb. following resolutions were there
upon adopted: - -,
Whereas, the foregoing petition from the
Third Avenue Railroad Company. date9
June 1908 was presented to the Boaru
OF Estimate and Apportionment at meet
ing held June g. 1908; 49,.
Resolved. That in pursuance OF "a" ms
BOARD sets Friday the 2Sth day OF June
1908 at 1890 O'Clock in the forenoon. ana .
Room 1e In the City Hall. Borough o.,
Manhattan, as the time and place when ana
where such petition shall be first considered
and a public hearing be had thereon, az
which citizens shall be emitted 10 aPPea'
and be heard; and bs IL further
Resolved That the Secretary IL directeo
To cause such petition and these resolHtlons IS
to be published for at least fourteen ti4D
days in two daily newspapers I'm Ine Guy
of New York to be designated oy the
Mayor and for at least ten 40 days IN the
s'City Record Immediately prior TO such
date OF public hearing. The expense OF
such publication to be borne by the petl-
toner. JOSEPH HAAG. secretary
New York Juno g. 1905