New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-23
PTBIYC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK.
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPoR-

CITY OF NEW YORK.
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPOR-
-IONME<T-
Public notice "a hereby given that at
meeting OF the Board OF Estimate and Ap-
p0rtionment. held January Sth. 1919. the
following petition was received:
To the Honorable the Board 81 Estimate
and Apportionment OF tbs city Of Ne"
YORK.
The Petition OF the greensboro Bridge
& Jamaica Railway Company rssp7cuaHy
Fi-st-That your petitioner is a street
surface railway corporation duly organized
End existing under the laws OF the state q
New York. and has duly lied. pursuant 10
Section 80 OF the Raiir0ad Law s'dNe
Iaent OF its road. and thereafter SAID cor
porstion, at a meeting OF its Direc tors guy
called. and BY a vote OF more tHeh IWC-
thirds OF said Directors. as required BY tne
Railroad Law. duly altered or changed tSe
route as originally proposed. so thet ne
said route Is as hereinafter set I0fth III
paragraph Second hereof
SeCond-That FOR the purpose OF con-
structing and operating Its Road ycur Pc
titIonsr desires to obtain from your Hon
orabte Board. and hereby respectIoHy AZ
plies fOT its consent 20 and a grant OF ths
right, privilege and franchise for the con
stTICttOn. maintenance and operation OF
street SURFACE railway for public use IN
the conveyance OF persons and property for
compensation in, uponi along and over Ger
tain streets, avenues, highways BRIGGS
'iaduets and public places In the SOL .9s-
oughs Of Queens and Manhattan. Counties
Of queens and New York City and state OF
New York. II which the following Is
description:
Beginning In the Borough Of Manhattan.
IN the City Of New York. al the West line
q the Plaza or Terminal leading 70 me
greensboro Bridge: thence across the
greensboro Bridge 20 the Southeasterly
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 Southsasteriy
across Jackson Avenue 10 a proposed new
street laid out upon map or plan. which
map was adopted by the Board OF EStl-
mate and ApportiOnment Of the City OF
New York on May 26th. 1905. and ap-
proved By the Mayor OF said city June H.
1905, thence in and upon said new street
and across the proposed new viaduct TO
he constructed as part OF such new street
70 Thomson Avenue. thence in and upon
Thomson Avenue TO Holman Boulevard,
thence in and upon Hoffman Boulevard 70
Brooklyn and Jamaica Turnpike or Fulton
Street, from the intersection OF Hoffman
boulevard and PieTson Street, Jamaica. on
fierson Street TO Kaplan Avenue: on Kap-
Ian Avenue and private property 10 De
GrauW Avenue. on De GTauw Avenue 70
point intersectine the pTOiOngation Of carl
ton Avenue Northward; thence South on
private property and across Hillside Ave
nue. and Carlton Avenue 10 Fulton
Street. across Fulton Street 70 Guildford
Street as the same may be- extended. and
when crossing Of tracks and property OF
Long Island Railroad has been provided a
that locality, thence South on Gulldford
Street 10 Broadway. Also from the inter
section OF Wll,ett Street and Carlton Ave
nue. on WiUett street to Flushing Avenue;
South On Flushing Avenue to Fulton Street.
Eastsrly on Fulton street TO CnIon Hall
Street. South on Union Hall Street 20 South
Street
Also commencing at the intersection Of
Thomson Avenue and Greenpoint Avenue.
Borough OF queens, City OF New York.
running thence in and upon Greenpoint
Avenue 10 Ski'm Avenue thence IN and
upon Skillman Avenue TO Filth Street.
thence In and upon Fifth street to Stry-
kcr Avenue. thence in and upon STRIKER
Avenue TO Roosevelt Avenue; thence in and
upon Roosevelt Avenue and across private
property through Corona 70 Paulding Street.
From the intersection Of Roosevelt Ave
nue. and PauldiEE street on Roosevelt AVG
me and private property and across Flush
ing Greek when Bridge in built at that
point. To Amity Street IN Flushing. themes
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 Steinway OF Forty sec
end Street tunnel 70 Van Alst Avenue. In
the Borough ~ Queens. city OF New York.
thence tn and upon Van hlst Avenue TO
iuute-sUOint Avenue. thence IN and upon
Hunterspoint Avenue 80 Greenpolnt Ave
nue.. thence In and upon Greenpoint Avenue
30 tho Intersection OF Thomson and Green
point Avenues.
Also a spur beginning a, IN. intersection
of HUuterspo!nt Avenue and Van Dam
New York. thence In and upon Van Dam
street 90 the point OF Intersection OF Thorn
son Avenue and the yiafuct 70 he con
sfruct-i a part % the new Street above
referred 10. shown ON map or plan approved
by the MAYOR Il the CITY or New York.
june ~. 1890 distance - about twenty
miles Of double track
Also the right 20 operate through the
S'a.nway or I"rty-second street Tunnel
and the approaches thereto. when and 50
ra~ as the city may acquire The owrer-
..F "a y - mr. 10 .qE = %
grant the privilege u operating therein.
Ihirc-That your petitioner proposes %
operate said Road by the overhead system
o, electricity. Substantially similar 20 that
u.w in use on other lines. or by other mo
tive p0wor that NAV bs Law fully employed
Wherefore your petitioner prays that pub
lie notice hereof. and OF the time and place
- hon and where Jhis application viii bs
first considered. be given As required By
Law and that the desired consent be
granted I'm accordance with tho provisions
OF the Greater New York Charter.
Dated lsruary 4th 1909.
GREENSBORO BRIDGE { JAMAICA
RAILWAY COMPANY.
Bs STTAED uIKSCHAAS. President
ARTHuE y TURNER. secretary.
State ~ New York county ~ New York IS.
sTJAUD HIEsCHMAN being dI.y
sworn. depos"s and says. that he Is this
President % The greensboro Bridge & ia
.lajca Pathway Company. the petitioner
named ia me foregoing petition; that he
Las read the foregoing petition and know =
the contents thereof. trat The same Is true
o. ITS own knowledge except as 70 the mat
rerS therein stated 20 Ia alleged upon IN
formation and belief and a. 10 those mat
ttrs u" believes e. 20 he true.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
5ru Jay 81 January. 1907
RICHARD H.. WHIT LESEY
Notary Public. New YORK County.
and the following resolutions we're there
upon adopted.
Whereas The foregoing petition from the
greensboro Bridge & Jamaica Railway
COMPANY. dated January 4th. 1909, was
presented 20 che Board OF Estimate and
AFp0ftloumCut AZ ii meeting held January
Sth 1909
Resolved. That IN pursuance OF Jaw this
Board sets Friday. 'lr 9Th day OF F'ebru-
airy, 1869. at 1880 o. clock IN the forenoon
and EQom l6. In the city Hall. Borough u
Manhattan. as the time and place when and
~ hero such Ietiti0n shall lie first Cousli-
cred. and public hearing be had thereon.
81 which citizens shall be entitled 10 ay-
pear ana be- heard and be II further
Resolved. That the Secretary f. directed
20 cause such petition and these resolutions
10 ne published for at least fourteen tl4J
days IN two oaIly newspapers in The city
OF New York. 70 bs designated b. the
Mayor. and for at least ten ,IJl DAYS IN the
city Record Immediately prior 20 such
date OF public hearing The expense Of
such publication to 10 borne by the petit
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