New-York tribune., 1909-01-25
PUBLIC NOTICES.
CITY OF NEW YORK.

CITY OF NEW YORK
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPoR-
TIONMEST.
Public notice is hereby given that at
meeting OF the Board OF Estimate and Ap-
porti0nment, held January Sth. lSVe' the
following petition was received:
To the Honorable the Board OF Estimate
and Apportionment OF the city OF New
The netition of the -oueensboro Bridge
& Jamaica Railway Company respec'tuiiy
First-That your petitioner Is a street
surface railway corporation duly organized
and existing under the laws OF the state OF
New York, and has duly filed. pursuant 70
Section 80 OF the Railroad Law. state
ment Of its road. and thereafter said cor
poration, at a meeting of Its Directors, duly
called. and by vote Of more than two
thirds of said Directors. as required Oy me
route as originally proposed. so that the
said route is as hereinafter set forth IN
paragraph Second hereof.
Second-That for the purpose or cor
structiug and operating its Road your Pc
titioner desires to obtain from your Hon
orable Board and hereby respectfully ap-
plies for it's consent TO and grant OF the
right, privilege and franchise for the con
struction. maintenance and operation OF
street surface railway for pubic use IN
the conveyance OF persons and property for
compensation in. upon, along and over Ger
tain streets. avenues. highways brldses'
viaducts and public places in The BOT
OGghS OF queens ana Manhattan CouAitA07
Of Queens and New York. City and state OF
New York, Of which the following Is
description:
Beginning IN the Borough Of Manhattan.
in the City OF New Y ork. at the West line
OF the Plaza or Terminal leading to the
greensboro Bridge, thence across tne
Greensboro Bridge to the SoJtheasterly
lire Of Greensboro Bridge Plaza III the
Borough OF Queens. same being the North
westerly side OF Jackson Avenue In the
Borough OF Queens. thence Southeastery
T,N Ara
street laid out upon a map or plan- which
map was adopted BY the Board OF Esstt-
mate and Apportionment OF the city OF
New York on May 26th, 1915. and ap-
proved by the Mayor Of said City June Is,
1905; thence in and upon said new street
and across the proposed new viaduct 10
TO Thomson Avenue; thence in and up1n
Thomson Avenue TO Hoffman BouleVaro,
thence IN and upon Hoffman Boulevard 70
Brooklyn and Jam5ica Turnpike or Fulton
Street. from the intersection OF Hoffman
Boulevard and Pierson street Jamaica, on
Pierson Street 10 Kapian Avenue, on hap-
Ian Avenue and private property To De
Grauw Avenue. on De Hrauw Avenue 70 a
point intersecting the prolongation Of carl
ton Avenue Northward, thence South On
private property and across Hillside Ave
Street. across Fulton Street to Gulldford
Street as the same may be extended. ara
when crossing Of tracks and properly o.
Long Island Railroad has been provided at
that locality; thence south on GufldfGrd
Street to Broadway Also from the inter
section OF Willett Street and Carlton Ave
nue. on Willett Street to Flushing Avenue;
South on Flushing Avenue TO Fulton Street.
Easterly Fulton Street to Union Hail
Street; South on Union Hall Street TO South
Street.
Also commencing at ths intersection Of
Thomson Avenue and Greenpoint Avenue,
Borough OF Queens, City Of New York.
Avenue to skiIlman Avenue; thence In and
upon Sklllman Avenue to Fifth street;
thence I'm and upon Fifth Street to StTy-
ker Avenue: thence In and upon Stryker
upon Roosevelt Avenue ana across private
property through Corona to Pauldtng Street
From the intersection OF Roosevelt Ave
nue. and Paulding Street on Roosevelt Ave
nue. and private property and across Flush
ing Creek when Bridge is built at that
point to Annity Street in Flushing. thence
on Amity Street 10 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 AisS Avenue IN
the Borough OF Queens, City OF New York.
thence in and upon Van Alst Avenue 70
HunterspOInt Avenue; thence in and upon
HUnterspOint Avenue to Greenpoint Ave
nue.: thence in and upon GreenpOint Avenue
TO the intersection OF Thomson and Green
Also spur beginning at the intersection
OF Hunterspoint Avenue and Van Dam
street in the Borough OF Queens. city OF
New York: thence in and upon Van Dam
street to the point OF intersection OF ThoDl-
son Avenue and the viaduct TO be con-
structed a. part Of the new Street above
referred TO. shown on map or plan approved
by the Mayor OF the City Of New York.
June IS. 1895. distance OK about twenty
miles OF double track
Also the right 70 operate through the
SteInvay or Forty-second Street Tunnel
and the approaches thereto. when ard 50
far SIS the City may acquire the owner
snip Of said Tunnel or the right TO lease or
grant the privilege OF operating therein.
Third-That your petitioner proposes to
operate said Road by the overhead system
OF electricity. substantially similar 70 that
now in use on other lines. or by other no
tive power that may be lawfully employed
Wherefore your petitioner prays that pub
ic notice hereof ano or the time and place
when and where this application viii be
first considered. be given As required b.
Law. and that the desired consent be
granted in accordance with the provisions
of the Greater New York Charter
Dated January 4th. 1909.
QUEENSBORO BRIDGE JAMAICA
RAILWAY COMPANY
BY STJTARD HIRSCHMAN President
Attest:
ARTHUR B. TURNER. secretary
State OF New York County OF New York. S.: 4:
STUARD HIRSCEMAN being tuiy
sworn, deposes and says that he IL the
President OF the Quee2sooro Bridge 81 ia
maica Pathway Company. the petitioner
named in the foregoing petition that he
has read the foregoing petition and knows
the contents thereof; that the same Is true
of his own knowledge except a. to the mat
ters therein stated to be alleged upon in
formation and belief. and to those mat
tsrs he. believes 1t to he true.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
5th DAY OF January. 1909
RICHARD z. WHITTLESEY.
Notary Public. New York County.
and the following resolutions were there
upon adopted;
Whereas. The foregoing petition from the
Greensboro Bridge & Jamaica Railway
Company dated January 4th. 1908. was
presented to the Board Of Estimate and
APportionment at meeting held January
sth. 1909.
Resolved. That in pursuance OF law this
Board sets FriGay. TIRE 5th day Of F'ebru-
ary 1909. at 10-3o o'clock in the forenoon.
and Room 16. IN the City Hall. Borough OF
Manhattan as the time and place when and
where such petition shall be first consid-
cred, and a public hearing be had thereon.
at which citizens shall be entitled to ap-
pear and be heard; and be It further
Resolved. That the Secretary Is directed
to cause such petition and these resolutions
to be published for at least fourteen Q4l
days in two daily newspapers in The City
OF New York. to be designated by the
Mayor and for at least ten 00p days in the
city Record Immediately prior to such
date OF public hearing. The expense OF
such publication 10 be borne by the petit
toner. JOSEPH HAAG. Secretary.
New York. January s. 1903.