New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-07
PVRITC NOTICES


SUPREME CONTRADICTION DTvt-
sion. First Department In ne matter
OF the application OF the Public Serves
Commission for the First Dfsrrfct for the
az pOi-tmsnt Of three corHn1i ISIS 6ueFs 10 de-
ternIine and report whether rapid transit
railway or railways for the 'cOnvsyancs
ana transportation OF persons ana prtl2ettg
as determined by the EOard OF Rapid
Transit Railroad Commissioners for The
city or New York ought % be constructed
and operated Manhattan Bridge Routs.
Public notice IS hereby given that. pur-
sCant to tire provisions OF the Rapid Tran
ST Act. being Chapter OF the Laws OF
1881. as amended. the Public service CON-
mission for the First District viii apply %
the Appellate Division or the supreme
Court Of rhe state Of New York IN and for
the First Judicial Department at a Term
thereof to be held at the Appellate DIVISION
Court House. Madison aTenue and Eas.
18th -treet. Borough OF Manhattan, CITY q
New York. on the Sth day Of April. lH5.
AT 10 So O'Clock in the forenoon OF that day.
or as soon thereafter counsel can %
hearG- Tor the appointment OF thlee COIL.
n1issioners in ere above entitled matter %
dSlrrinine and report arte- que nea LL.;s
whether a railway or railways IN ire said
city for the conveyance and transportation
'i PERSONS and property ought % He -,
structed and operated IN accordance with
TIE routes AMI general plan u c9rs- rlctlon
as ADOPTED BY rhe former Board o. tsdRi1
Transit Railroad Cor1uissi0ness f1r Ine
CItE OF New YORK The papers uRSn
which the Aforesaid application VII %
made are the petition Of the said ConlInls-
ston- DARED the 9Th dav OF March lSVS-
and the atfdavirs ana papers accOmpanytng
We same. all OF which were Med IN 10
Office Of the Cierk OF the said Appeliate
DIVISION on or about the 9TH day OF March.
1879. and IN addition thereto such otAer
7aFeTs as shall Be presented TO the Court
D. the said Commission.
A description of the routes and the gen
eral plan OF construction Of ths said rail-
way or railways forms part Of the papers
hled az aforesaid WITH he said clerk of
Ar.~gz r".~f.
ms IS q brief and substantial Synopsis
or the portions o. the said route lylhs
within the Borough OF Manhattan A I9u.o
extending over the Manhattan Fridge mo
the Borough OF Manhattan 70 a point az
or near the intersection Of the centre une
81 the Manhattan Bridge prolonged WITH
the centre line OF ChTysrie street pro
longed. at which point the tracks VII d.
verge. making two spurs one spur viii
Con'ln3e soGthv sstefiT- clrFln% u.l.ey :, ILl7
MAMMA ttan Bridge approach into the BOW
cry and extending along rhe Bowsry %
point al or near DOyers street, where con-
naCtf0ns can be made with a subway pro-
posed to be constructed under the BoWery-
The ether spur will continue westerly ana
northwesterly 10 a point near the inlef-
section Of the centre line or canal street
with the easrsTly side OF the BOVVsEy- az
which p-int the said spur viii again
branch. two tracks CIrvtng nortnVNesteIly
into the Bowery and continuing along ths
Rovrary- 70 A r0i-r nArueau Hester street
and Grand street at which a Connsction
can b made with a subway proposed % .
gpistl ltttu uuQeE lli@ Dy'f-t-s - ,.-.T
tracks continuing westerly under lana.
street 70 a point between Broadway ana
Elm street where a connection can bS
made with the proposed canal street route
The object OF the Aforesaid appGcaUJu
IS 70 Obtain the appointment q cor7rnis-
sionsrs who shall determine after pueilc
hearing Of all parties Interested. Wnetner
the said railway or railways ousht 70 -
constructed AMI eDeTated. and shall report
the evidence taken 20 said Appellate Lfvi-
sion, toEether with report % their deter
N n --HF0r II in favor OF ms
construction and operation OF such railway
or railways tas this Couuission vii ask
thai II shall hel shall when confirmed ny
said Court he taken in lieu Of the consenE
OF the property owners along tire line &
said railway OF railways
Dated. New York. Nah 18th 1879
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION FOH
THE FIRST DISTRICT.
By WILLIAM r WILCOX
Chairman
TRAVIS n. WHITNEY. Secretary