New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-07
Chairman
TRAVIS H. WHITNEY. Secretary.

SUPREME COURT DTvI-
sion First Departmental the natrsE
OF the application OF the Public Service
Commission for the First District for tbs
,7-oi7trrent 81 three commissioners to de-
tern,frls and report whether q rapid transiE
railway or railways for the ccnveyancs
as determined b. the Commission OughE
10 be constructed ard operated Rivex
Avenue Elevated Road The Bronx.
Public notice is hereby given that. pur-s
s1rsnt to the provisions Of the Rapid Tran
sit Act being Chapter o. the Laws ok
1881 as amended. the Public Service Com
rnission for the First District will apply to
the Appellate Division OF the Supreme
Court ~ the State OF New York IN and for
the First Judicial Department, at Terms
thereof to be held At the Appellate Division
court House. Madison avenue and East
18th street. Borough OF Manhattan. City Ok
New YORK on the Sth day u a prfl. 1903.
or as soon thereafter as counsel can BE-
heard for the appointment OF three con-
missionerS IN the above snutled niatrer 70
determine and report after due hearing
whether a railway Or railways n the said
city for the conveyance and transportation
Of persons and property ought 70 be con-
sfr,i~ted and operated in accOrIarcs with
the routes ard general plan OF construction
as adopted by the said Commission. Tbs
oapers upon which the aforesaid application
will Be made are the petition OF the said
commission dated the 4th day OF March
1909. and the afidavlts and papers accom-
panytng the same. al OF which were hied
in the once OF the Clerk q the said Ap-
RELATE Division. on or about the 5th day
~ March 1900 and in addition therer,
such other papers a. shan be presented to
the Court BY the said Commission
A description Of the routes and the gen
aral plan Of construction Of the said rail-
way or railways forms part or the papers
f1e,i as aforesaid with the said Clerk %
the said Appellate Division The following
is q brief and substantial synopsis OF tbs
said route route lying wholly within
ths Borough Of The Bronx. the centre lina
OF which shall begin at a point in Mott
avenue near East 150th street. where =
connection can conveniently be made with
the Lexington ave1Ee rouIe. as modified.
and running thence nOrtherly under Mott
avenue and crossing under the tracks OF
Railroad Company and private property:
thence curvirg In n0rthwesterlv direction
under East 1874 street. FRANZ SigsI Park.
Walton avenue private property and
Gerard avenue 20 n point IN private prop
erty IN the block bounded BY Gerard ave-
nue.. River avenue, East la5d street and
East l5Ttl street curving themes in
rorthsrly direction through private properly
ana East 18th street into RIVER avenus
at a point near East 18TH street. thence
continuing northerly along River avenue
and Jerome avenue % a point In Jerome
avenue at or near Clarke place. where a
connection can conveniently b made with
a proposed elevated railroad known as the
Jerome Avenue Elevated Route
The object OF the aforesaid application
is to obtain the appointment 81 commits
sfcners who shall determine after public
hearing OF all parties interested. whether
toe said railway or railways ought 70 -
constructed and operated. and shall report
the evidence taken to seid Appellate Dtvf-
sion together with report OF their de-
termination. which report. II N favor cf
the construction and operation OF such rail-
way or railways tas this Commission viii
ask that II shall BEL shall. when confirmed
BY said Court. be taken IN lieu OF the con-
sent Of the property owners along the l.ns
OF said railway or RAILWAYS
Dated New York. March u. 1909
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION FOR
THE FIRST DISTRICT
BY WILLIAM R WILCOX.
Cnairnsa.
TRAVIS H. WHITNEY. Secretary,