New-York tribune., 1909-03-27

sf-PREME COURT. RT.-APPELLATE DINI-
sion. First Departmental the matter
of the application Of the Public service
Commission for th' First District Tor the
aDpointnent OF three, commissioners 70 de
tern, Inc and report y neither a rapid transit
railway or railways for the conveyance
and transportation Of persons and property
as determined by the Commission ought
to b. constructed ard cperated- River
Avenue Elevated Road CFhc Bronx.
Public notice is hereby given that. pur-
suant to the provisions OF the Rapid Tran
sit Act being Chapter Of the Laws OF
1Se1 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 ~ the Appellate Division
Court House. Madison avenue and East
18th street Borough OF Manhattan. city ~
AT 1870 o'clock In the forenoon of that day.
or as soon thereafter as counsel can be
heard. for the appointment Of three COM
mlssio~ ers 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 he con
structed and operated in accordance with
the routes and general plan Of construction
as sdonted by the said Commission The
rsrers upon which the aforesaid application
will ha made are the petition Of the said
'oT,1anissio-t dated the 4th day Of March,
1909 and the afidayits and papers accom-
panyiug the same all Of which were fled
in the Once OF the Clerk Of tEe ssii Ap-
pe.Iate Division. on or about tho 5th day
Of March. 1909. and in addItioH thereto
such other papers as shall be presented 70
the Court nv the said commission.
4 description Of the routes and the gen
eral plan 81 construction OF the said rail-
wav- or railways forms a part Of the papers
nled aR aforesaid with the said clerk OF
the said Appe!lats Division The following
is brief and substantial synopsis % the
said route: route Wing wholly within
The Borough ~ The Bronx. the centre liue
~ which shall begin AZ a point in Mort
avenue near East lJ0th street where a
connection CAV conveniently be made with
the Lexington. avenue route. az modified
and running thence Hortberiy Under Mott
avenue and crossing under the tracks OF
the New York central >nd Hudson River
Railroad Company and private property:
thence curVtrg In ucrthWesterly direction
under East l5Sd street, Franz SigrI Park.
Gerard avenue 10 a point in private prop
erty I'm the blCCk bounded nv Gerard ave
nue. River avenue. East l53d street and
northerly direction through private propsrty
a1d East 15Tth street irto River avenue
at point near East i5Tth street thence
continuing nertherIv along River avenue
avenue at or meas Clarke place wSsre A
connection can conveniently Re made With
4 proposed elevated railroad known as The
Jerome Avenue elevated Route.
The object Of the aforesaid application
is 10 obtain the appointment OF commits
siCners Who shall deterrhine -ftsr public
hearing Of all parties interested whether
9ac said railway OF railways ought To Re
constructed and operated, and shall report
the evidence taken 90 said Aspei late Disi-
sion. together with a report OF their de-
termination. which report. ~ IN favor =
the construction and operation of such rail-
way or railways (as this Commission will
ask that II shall BEL shall. when confirmed
BY said Court. be taken in Lien az tia AN