New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF new YORK.
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPoR-

BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND ARPOH-
TIONMENT.
Public notice is hereby given that at
meeting OF the Beard OF Estimate and Ap-
porticonent. held January Sth. 1903, the
following petition was recslve5:
To the Honorable tho Board OF Estimate
and AppeTtisnmeat OF the city OF New
York:
The petition Of the Queensboro Bridge
& jamaica Railway Company respectfully
shows
First-That your petitioner is g street
surface railway corporation dIly organlzee
and existing under the laws OF the state or
New York. and has duly filed. pursuant 10
section 50 Of the Railroad Law, stare
Tnent Of its road. and thereafter said cor
poratIon. at a meeting of It's Directors. duly
tailed. and by a vote OF more than two
thirds Of said Directors, as required by the
route as originally proposed, so that the
said route is as hereinafter set toTth IN
paragraph Second hereof
second-That for the purpose OF con
structfng and operating It's Road your Pc
tttloner desires to obtain from your lion
orable Board, and hereby respectfully ae-
Plies Tor Its consent to and a grant OF the
right privilege and franchise FOR the con
Atruction, maintenance and operation OF
street surface railway for public use IN
the conveyance Of persons and property for
compensation in. upon. along ana over GER
tain streets. avenues. highways. bridges,
viaducts and public places In the Bor-
OF Queens and New York. city ard state OF
description:
Beginning in the Borough OF Manhattan.
In the City OF New York. at the West line
OF the Plaza or Terminal leading to the
greensboro Bridge; thence across the
2utensboro Bridge 70 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 southessterly
across jackson Avenue 10 a proposed new
street laid out upon a map or plan. which
map was adopted by the Board OF Esti-
mate and Apportionment Of TIE city OF
New York on May 28th. 1866. and ap-
proved by the Mayor q said city June ID.
1905; thence IN and upon said new street
and across the proposed new viaduct TO
be constructed az a part OF such new street
70 Thomson Avenue: thence In and upon
thomson Avenue TO Hoffman boulevard
thence In and upon Hoffman Boulevard to
brooklyn and Jamaica Turnpike or Fulton
Street, from the intersection OF Hoffman
boulevard and PiersOn street, Jamaica, on
Person Street TO KRplan Avenue; on Kap-
ian Avenue and private PROPERTY 10 De
Grauw Avenue, on De Grauw Avenue TO &
point intersecting the prolongatloR of Carl
ton Avenue Northward; thence South on
private property and across Hillside Ave
nue. and on Carlton Avenue to Fulton
Street. across Fulton Street to Guildford
Street as the game may be extended. and
when crossing Of tracks ana property OF
Long Island Railroad has been provided at
that locality; thence South on Guildford
street to Broadway. Also from the inter
section OF Willett Street and Carlton Ave
nue. on winett Street to Flushing Avenue;
South on Flushing Avenue TO Fulton street;
Easterly on Fulton street TO Union Hail
Street; South on Union Hall Street to South
Street
Also commencing at the intersection of
Thomson Avenue and Greenpoint Avenue
Borough of Queens, City or New YORK
Running thence in and upon Greenpoint
Avenue TO Skillman Avenue; thence IN and
upon Skillman Avenue to Fifth Street
thence in and upon Fifth street to stry-
ker Avenue; thence in and upon stryker
Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue; thence In and
upon Roosevelt Avenue end across private
property through Corona TO Pauldtng street
From the intersection OF Roosevelt Ave
nue. and Paulding Street on Roosevelt Ave
nuA and private property and across Flush
ing Creek when Bridge Is built at that
point. to Amity Street in Flushing. thence
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 or Forty sec
ond street tunnel to Van Alst Avenue. in
the Borough Of Queens, City OF New York;
thence in and upon Van Alst Avenue TO
HunterspOint Avenue, thence in ands upon
HEnterspolnt Avenue to Greenpoint Ave
nus; thence In and upon GTeenpolnt Avenue
TO the Intersection of Thomson and Green
point Avenues.
Also a spur beginning at the Intersection
[ OF Hunterspoint Avenue and Van Dam
street in the Borough OF Queens, City OF
Kew York: thence In and upon Van Dam
street TO the point Of Intersection or Thorn
, son Avenue and the viaduct 70 be cen
structed as a part OF the new Street above
referred TO. shown on map OF plan approved
by the Mayor Of the City OF New York.
June ID 1905. a distance OF about twenty
mites OF double track.
Also the right TO operate through the
S'cinway or For'y-second street Tunnel
and the approaches thereto when and so
I FAR as The City may acquire the owner
ship Of said Tunnel or the right 80 lease or
gran; the privilege Of operating therein.
ThiFd-That your petitioner proposes TO
operate said Road by the overhead system
OF electricity, substantially similar to that
now In use on other lines, OF by other mo
tive power that may be lawfully employed.
Wherefore your petitioner prays that pub
lie notice hereof. and of the time and place
when am where this application will be
I fret considered. be given As required by
Law, ana that the desired consent be
granted IN accordance with the provisions
Of the GLSater New YORK Charter.
Dated January 4th. 1909.
GREENSBORO BRIDGE & JAMAICA
RAILWAY COMPANY
BY sTUARD HIRsCHMAN. President.
ARTHUR r. TURNER. Secretary
State ~ New York. County OF Sew York. IS.
STEARD HIRSCEMAN being duly
President Of the greensboro Bridge q ia
InAica Railway Company. the petitioner
named in the forcsoing petition: that he
the contents thereof; that the same is true
Of his own knowledge except as g the mat
tiers therein stated 10 be alleged upon in
formation and belief. and as 10 those mat
tiers he believes IL to be true.
Subscribed and sworn 20 before me this
nh day OF January, 1909.
RICHARD r. WHfTTLESEY.
Notary Public. New York County.
and the following resolutions were there
upon adopted:
Whereas, The foregoing petition from the
greensboro Bridge d Jamaica Railway
Company, dated January 4th. 1903 was
presented 10 the Board OF Estimate and
Apportionment at a meeting held January
Sth. 1909.
Resolved, That in pursuance OF law this
Board sets Friday. the 9Th DAY OF Febru-
airy. 1909. at 1880 O'Clock in tins forenoon.
and Room 49, in the City Hall. Borough OF
Manhattan, as the time and place when and
where ouch petition shall be first Consid-
cred. and a public hearing be had thereon
al which citizens shall be entitled TO ap-
pear and be heard, and be IL further
Resolved. That the Secretary Is directed
10 cause such petition and these resolutions
to be published for at least fourteen ga
days in two daily newspapers In The city
OF New York TO be designated by the
Mayor. and for at least ten 10) days In the
city Record Immediately prior 70 such
date of public hearing. The expense OF
such publication ~ he Nv h. =