New-York tribune., 1909-04-05
TRAVIS H. WHITNEY. Secretary.

SUPREME COrRT-APT ELI.ATE DIVI-
sion. First Department In The Inetteh
OF the application Of the Public service
Commission Tor the First District for the
appOiIltmeut OF three commits sioneTs 10 ae-
termiue and report whether rapid tfahst
railway or railways tor tine conveyance
and traus01rtatiou of persons and property
a determined by the Commission ought
20 be constructed and operated. canal
Pubic notice IS hereby given that. pur-
suant to the provisions Of the Rapid Tran
sit Act being Chapter o: he Laws o.
1891. as amended. the Fdbiic Service on!
mission for the First District Will apply -
tae AuDeiIate Division % tho supreme
court q the state of New York n ana lvT
the First Judicial Department. at a term
thereof 20 be held A. the NppeIlate ~ Isl',L. I
Court House. Madison aveuu" and Eas.
a5th street. Borough 5f Manhattan. city o,
New York on the Nth day or Apit'' lE''
a 10 20 O'Clock IN the forenoon OF that day.
or as soon thereafter as counsel can De
hca-d. for the appointment q tnrer col.
miss Srere In the above entitled matter 10
Determine aur report after due hearing
whether railway or RAILWAYS In the sal1
city f1r the c9nvsyance and ,.ahsPSI'asI 81, asIu'
~ persons and property ouGht 10 oe Ioi
srrticted and operated IN accordance with
the routes aud general plan OF constr NC tloN
e. pLortrd bv the said Commission The
ruYcrs upon which the aforesaid Application
vsIi Aa made are the petition % the SAID
,'a-auI-ssion dated tine 4th day or March,
1909 and the afiifayits srd papeEs ase9sa o.
I'm TIE office Of the Clerk or the sall Np -
uellats Division. on or about the 'ih cay
or March 1903 and in addition thereto
s.rh other rapcrs as shall be presented 10
the Court by the said Commission
A description OF the routes ana the gen
s~gl plan ~ construction Of the said rail
vay or railways forms part of the papers
areI as aforesaid with the said Clerk OF
the said Appellate Division The FOLLOW
lrr i9 "A britg and substantial SYNOPSIS OF
the said route:-A route extending west
srIv through canal street from point at
or uear centre street where a connection
.au conveniently bs made with tie Man
haitian Bridge Connection. To washington
street thence cIryiuE I'm q loop Eoutheriy
rrder Canal street. public park ana rti-
-sta property to West street. thence con.
firuIug s0utherly under West street ana
r.ftIruIug under Watts street 10 Canal
street a. OF near its Intersection with
Hudson street. also two spurs running
from Cana! street under private property
into Broadway. one of such spurs to con
meet with "a proposed rapid transit railroad
under broadway near Grand street. and
the other 90 connect with such proposed
railroad near White street
The object q tho aforesaid application ts
90 obtain the appointment OF commission
ers who shall determine. after public hear
ing or ali parties Interested whether the
lid railway OF railways ought 10 be con
strl~ted and operated ana shall report the
together with report Of thei- determine
tlou which report. II in favor or the con
sfructiou and OPERATION Of such railway
or railways ,as this Commission VIII ask
said court. he taken In lieu Of the consent
~ The property owners along the line ~
said railway or railways
Dated. New York. March II 1909. ,,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION FOR
THE FIRST DISTRICT.
BY WILLIAM II WILCOX.
Chairman.
TRAVIS II. WHITNEY. Secretary.