New-York tribune., 1909-03-27

SUPREME COURT--APFE EL.I4ATE DIM
sion. First Department In the ,matter i
Of the application OF the Public service
Commission for the First District ter Iue
apuointrnsnt OF three commissioners 10 de-
terrnins and report whether rapid transit
railway or railways for the conVeseIl.
and transportation Of persons and property
as determined by the Commission ought
TO be constructed and operated CanaI
P1IbIfc notice is hereby given that. pur-
suant to the provisions OF the Rapid Tran.
sit Act. being Chapter or Lhe L'4Ws u
1901. as amended. the Public Service com
mission foT the First District MI spP,y ,prs7re ,e
Court Of the state OF New York IN ana Ior
tho First Judicial Department, at term
thereof to be held at the Appellate DIVISION fl
25th street, Borough OF Manhattan CltS CSo 0t
New York on the Sth day OF Apru. lso5'
al 1890 O'Clock in the forenoon OF that ga
or as soon thereafter as counssi can pe
heard for the appointment OF three com
missioners in the above entitled matter %
determine and report after que heaIlns
whether a railway or railways In the said
city for the conveyance and transportation
OF persons and property ought 70 De con
structsd and operated IN accorcanCe W. W..
the routes and general plan or construcII9n .,S'l
as adopted by the said Commission hs
PAPERS upon which the aforesaid applcaJoil
viii be made are the petition or the saiu
C'o1nrpissslon dated the 4th day or AaTch.
1909 and the affidaFits and papers accom-
panyinE the same. all Of which were fled
in tha Office Of the CLERK or the sal AP-
peIlats Division. on or about the .th cay
Of March 1909 and IN addition thereto
such other rapers shall be presented 70
the Court BY the said Commission
A description of the routes ana me gen
eral plan of construction of the said rail
way or railways forms part OF the papers
fled as aforesaid with the said Clerk or
the said Appellate Division The follow
ing IS = bTief and substantial! SYNOPSIS o.
the said route:-A route extending west
sriv through Canal street from point at
or near Centre street where a connection
can conveniently be made with the Nan
haitian Bridge Connection. to Washington
street. thence curving In a loop southeriN
under canal street. public park and nTl-
vata property to West street thence con
tinuInE southsrly under West street ana
street a. or near its i-Jersectton with
Hudson street: also two spurs running
from Canal street under private property
into Broadway. one OF sucn spurs 70 tnh
under Broadway near Grand street. and
the other to connect with such proposed
railroad near White street
The object Of the aforesaid application Is
to obtain the appointment Of commission
ers who shall determine. after public hear
ing Of all parties interested. whether the
said railway or railways ought % be con
sr-1lcted and operated. and shall report the
evidence taken 10 said Appellate Division.
together With a report OF their deterinina
tiou. which report. II in favor OF the cor
structiou and operation OF such rstiWay
or railways (as this Commission VII asN
thar II shall be- shall. when confirmed By
said Court be taken in lieu of the consent
OF the property owners along the line OF
said railway or railways.
Dated. New York. March y 1909.
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION FOR
THE FIRST DISTRICT
BY WILLIAM F. WILTON
Chairman.
TRAVIS H. WHITNEY. sscretary-