New-York tribune., 1909-03-24

SUPREME OURT-APPEI.LATE DIV
sion. First Departmental the matter
Of the application OF the Public Service
Commission for the First District for the
appointment Of three commissioners TO de
tern1ine and report whether a rapid transit
railway or railways for the conveyance
and Transportation Of persons and property
as determined by the Commission ought
70 bo constructed ard operated. River
Avenue Elevated Road tThe Bronx.
Public notice is hereby given that. pUr-
suant to the provisions Of the Rapid Tran
sit Act. being Chapter of the Laws or
1891. as amended. the Public Service Com
mission for the First District viii apply TO
the Appellate Division Of the supreme
Court OF the state of New York in and for
the First Judicial Department. at Term
thereof to be held At the Appellate Division
25th street Borough OF Manhattan. CITY OF
New York, on the Sth dsy of April, 1909.
al 1890 o'clock in the forenoon Of that day,
OF "a soon thereafter as counsel can be
heard. for the appointment Of three com
misslOners in the above entitled matter 10
determine and report after due hearing
whether a railway or railways In the said
city for the conveyance and transportation
Of persons and property ought to be con
structed aid operated in accordance with
the routes and general plan OF construction
as adopted by the said Commission. The
pa pers upon which the aforesaid application
viii he mfde are the petition OF the said
Commission. dated the 4th day Of March.
1909, and the af!davits and papers accom-
panying the same. all OF which were filed
in the Office Of the Clerk Of the said Ap-
pellate Division. on or about the 5th day
Of March, 1909. and in addition thereto
such other papers as shall be presented 10
the Court by the said Commission.
description of the routes and the gen
eral plan Of construction Of the said rail
Wav or railways forms n part Of the papers
filed aforesaid with the said Clerk Of
the sa ID Appellate Division. The following
Is brief and substantial synopsis OF the
said route. route lying wholly within
Z he Borough Of The Bronx the centre line
Of which shall begin At q point I'm Mott
avenue near East 150th street. where n
connection C"n conveniently be made with
he Lexington aven-e route as modified
and running thence northerly under Mott
avenue and crossing under the tracks OF
the New York Central and Hudson River
Railroad Company aud private property;
thence Curvtng In \ northwesterlv direction
under East 153d street Franz Sige Park.
Walton avenue, private property and
Gerard avenue 10 point In private prop
erty In the block bounded hy Gerard ave
nue River avenue. East f53d street and
East 18th street: curving thence in n
northerIy direction through private property
and East 15Ith street into River avenue
at r point near East with street: thence
continuing northerly along River avenue.
and Jerome avenue 10 a point in Jerome
avenue at or near Clarke place. where n
connection can conveniently he made with
a proposed elevated railroad known as the
Jerome Avenue Elevated Route.
The object OF the aforesaid application
Is 10 obtain the appointment OF commis-
si0ners who shall determine after public
the said railway or railways ought to he
constructed and operated. and shall report
the evidence taken TO said Appellate DiNl-
sion. together with a report of their de
termination. which aeport. II In favor -
the construction and operation OF such rail
wav or railways (as this Commission will
ask that IL shall be- shall when confirmed
by said Court. be taken In lieu OF the con-