New-York tribune., 1909-02-02
PUBLIC NOTICES
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CITY OF NEW YORK
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APFoR-


BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APFoR-
TIONMENT.
Public notice is hereby given that at q
meeting of the Board Of Estimate and Ap
Portionment. held January Sths 1909. the
following petition was received:
10 the Honorable the Board OF Estimate
and Apportionrneut OF the City Of New
York:
The petition Of the ousensboro Bridge
Jamaica Railway Company respectfully
First-That your petitioner Is = street
surface railway corporation duly organized
aud existing under the laws OF the state OF
New York, and has duly filed. pursuant 10
Section 30 OF the Railroad Law. a state
rsent Of its road. and hereafter sad cor
caued- and by vote OF more t5Sn Two
thirds OF said Directors, as required BY Tue
railroad Law. duly altered or chsnBed tne
route a. originally proposed, so that tAs
sald route is as hereinafter set forth IN
paragraph Second hereof.
Second-Tha: for the purpose OF cor
structing and operating its Road your Pc
uuoner desires TO obtain from your Hon
oTabIe Board. and hereby respectfully ep-
pies pies Tor It's consent to and a grant It, OF the tne
struction, maintenance and operation OF
street surface railway for public use N
the conveyance OF persons and property for
compensation in, upon, along and over Ger
tain streets, avenues. highways. bridges.
vlacucts and public places in the Bor-
oughs OF Queens and Manhattan. Counties
OF Queens and New York. City and state OF
description:
Beginning in the Borough Of Manhattan.
IN the City OF New York. at the West line
OF the Plaza or Terminal leading 20 the
greensboro Bridge; thence across the
line Of Greensboro Bridge Plaza IN the
Borough OF Queens. same being the North
westerly side Of Jackson Avenue in the
borough OF queens, thence Southeasterly
across jackson Avenue TO a proposed new
street laid out upon map or plan, Whlcn
map was adopted By the Board OF Esti-
D1qfa A Of
New York on May 26th, 1905. and ap-
proved by the Mayor of said City June l3,
and across the proposed new viaduct 10
be constructed as part Of such new street
20 thomson Avenue; thence In and upon
Thomson Avenue to Hoffman BOulev ard;
thence in and upon Hoffman Boulevard to
Brooklyn and jamaica Turnpike or Fulton
Street from the intersection Of Hoffman
Boulevard and Pierson Street. Jamaica, on
PiersOn Street TO Kaplan Avenue. on kap-
Ian Avenue and private property 70 De
Grauw Avenue, on De Grauw Avenue TO a
point intersectinR the prolongaton OF Carl
ton Avenue Northward; thence south on
private property and across Hillside Ave
nue. and on Carlton Avenue 70 Fulton
Street as the same may be extended, and
when crossing OF tracks and property Of
that locality thence South on Gui!dtord
Street to Broadway. Also from the inter
section OF Willett Street and Carlton Ave
nue. on Willett Street TO Flushing Avenue;
South on Flushing Avenue 10 Fulton Street;
EasterIy on Fulton Street to Union Hall
Street; South on Union Hall Street TO South
Street
Also commencing at the intersection Of
Thomson Avenue and GreenPoint Avenue,
Borough Of Queens, City OF New 1oTk:
running thence IN and upon Greenpolnt
Avenue to skilman Avenue. thence IN and
upon Skillman Avenue TO Fifth Street;
thence in and upon Firth street 70 StIy-
ker Avenue: thence in and upon Stryker
Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue; thence In and
upon Roosevelt Avenue and across private
7fWrr
From tle intersection OF Roosevelt Ave
Due ana Pauldiug Street on Roosevelt Ave
nue. and private property and across Flush-
ing Creek when Bridge is built at that
point. 90 Amity Street In Flushing, thence
on Amity Street TO Murray Lane. Flushing
Also beginning at the intersection OF Park
Avenue and Forty-secOnd Street. in the
Borough OF Manhattan, City OF New York;
thence through the SteinwEy CT Forty sec
the Borough OF Queens. City OF New York;
thence In and upon Van Alst Avenue 70
Hunterspoint Avenue; thence in ana upon
Eunterspoint Avenue 10 GreeDpoint Ave
nue.: thence In and upon Greenpoint Avenue
to the intersection CT Thomson and Green
point Avenues.
Also a spur beginning at the intersection
Of Hunterspotnt Avenue and Van Dam
Street in the Borough OF Queens, city OF
Street to the point os intersection OF Thom-
son Avenue and the vIaduct 70 be con
structed Gs n part OF the new Street above
referred TO, shown on map or plan approved
by the Mayor Of the City OF New York.
June Ia 1905, a distance Of about twenty
miles OF double track
Steinway or Eurty-soCond Street Tunnel
and the approaches thereto, when and 50
far as the City may acquire the owner
ship Of said Tunnel or the right 70 lease OF
grant the privilege Of operating therein.
Third-That your petitioner proposes to
operate said Road by the overhead system
OF electricity substantially similar 20 that
now IN use on other lines. or BY other mo-
tive power that may be lawfully employed
.4Tv- FFfTfe- n h
lie notice hereof. ano or the time and place
when and where this application will be
arst considered, be given as required by
granted IN accordance with the provisions
OF the Greater New York Charter.
Dated January 9Th; 1909. ,.,,.-.
RAILWAY COMPANY.
by sTUARD HIRsCHMAN. President
ARTHUR q. TURNER. Secretary.
State Of New York. County OF New York. IS. :
STUARD HIRSCHNAN being duly
sworu, deposes and says: that he Is the
President OF the greensboro Bridge s ia
maics Railway Company, the petitioner
named in the foregoing petition. that he
the contents thereof: that the same Is true
OF his own knowledge except as TO the mat
formation and belief. and as TO those mat
Jers ne believes Il to be true.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this
9TH day OK January, 1909.
RI % z. WHITTLEsEY,
Notary Public. New York County.
and tlie following resolutions were there
upon adopted:
Whereas. The foregoing petition from Ins
Queensboro Bridge & Jamaica Railway
Company. dated January 4th. 1905. was
presented 10 the Bcard OF Estimate and
APportonment at 4 meeting held January
Sth. 1900.
Resolved, That in pursuance Of law this
Board sets Friday. the 9th day Of FebTu-
AIRY. 1905, at 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 frst consid-
cred. and a public hearing be had thereon.
at which citizens shall be entitled to ap-
pear and be heard; and be IL further
Resolved, That the Secretary is directed
to cause such petition and these resolutions
10 be published for at least fourteen I'D
days IN two daily newspapers in The City
% New York. 10 be designated by the
Mayor and for at least ten GO) days in the
city Record Immediately prior to such
date Of public hearing. The expense OF
such publication 20 be borne by the petit
toner JOSEPH HAAG, Secretary.
New York, January 8. 1909.