New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-14
PUBLIC NOTICES.

CITY OF NEW YORK-BOARD OF ESTI-
mate and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES notice is
hereby given that at meeting of the Board
of Estimate and Apportionment, held January
q. 1910. the following petition was recslVea;
The petition OF the Bronx Traction Com
First That your petitioner is street sur
face railway corporation, and by The Articles
Of COnsolidati0n filed in the office OF the Sec
rotary ct the State of New York, on May II,
1901 became the owner Of the franchises or
rights heretofore granted to the Suburban
Traction Company, the Van Nest. West Farms
& Westchester Traction Company, the Wake
field d Westchester Traction Company, the
West Farms and Westchester Traction Com
pary and the Willlamsbridge and Westchester
That by resolutions adopted by the Town
Board of the Town of WestChester on June I,
granted TO construct railroads on various
highways in said town. among them grants 10
Company and the West Farms and West
chester Traction Company which authorized
Swamp Road, Unionport Road and Old White
Plains Road, nOTtherly from what is now
known as Morris Park Avenue. TO Williams
That p new street or avenue known the
New White Plains ROAD mas neen cohsIructea
by the City Of New York, which new street
or avenue embraces within It's lines some Por-
Road aad Bear swamp Road
Your petitioner operates double track rail-
road BY overhead electrical trolley system;
upon sorle portions OF SAID OLD streetS ano
highways. now included within the New White
PLANS Road ms t,. and r gpGn The portions OF
That fix is franchise or right upon said
New White Plains Road. IL hereby applies for
2 franchise right TO construct a double
rack extension or branch from its existing
railroad on Morris Park Avenue, at the june
ton Of New White Plains Road northerly
along the New White Plains Road. with
double tracks TO East Gunhill Road. now or
formerly the junction Of Briggs Avenue, all
in The Borough Of the Bronx. City OF New
Second: That the petitioner owns and oper-
ates a double track railroad which terminates
at Westchester Square, at the junction Of
westchestor Avenue tformArly Westchester
TurnpikeD and Main Street in the former VII
lag of Westchester and has a single track
Man Street and Fort Schuyler Road TO the
Eastern Boulevard. The latter track has been
operated for more than nve years last past
Your petitioner proposes to extend It's road
and construct a branch or extension thereof
and operate the same by the overhead cleo
I-iCal system commencing at Westminster
SQUARE at the Junction of Westchester Ave
Main street in the former Village OF West
chester running thence with single track
upcu apd along Main Street to and across tho
Fridge over westminster Creek; thence upon
and along Fort Schuyler Road. also known as
Throgg sneck Road, to the Eastern Boulevard;
upon and along Eastern Boulevard across the
pelham Bridge over Eastchester Bay for
IerI,t krown as Hutchinson's River: thence
upon and along the Pelham Bridge or Shore
Road 70 northerly line Of the City OF New
Third: The said Town OF wsstchester is
now wi hin the Borough of the Bronx in the
Citv Of New York. and both the said exten-
sio1s 5r branchea are TO be constructed in
sid Borough That such construction and
oraraticn thereon will cradle the appIicanI to
operate a double track road on each OF said
nIIbiic travel in the City of New York
Wherefore. Your petitioner prays that pub
lie notice of the application for such two
grants Of franchises or rights from the city
6f New York, and OF the time and place
when ana where The same VIII be first con
grants be made for such construction and
ssp r5!.5 in accordance with the provisions
,I,- At pT NJ %No
Railroad Law.
Dated New Y2Es. 5sTgsEy IN, IN 1910.
[sea,I b. EDWARD A MAHER.
President.
city ana and county .: New York. SIS ,.,,,
EDWARD A, MAHER! being nrst duly
dent and an Onieer of the Bronx Traction
COMPANY The petitioner herein: that he has
roateats thereof and that the same is true to
Ills own knowledge. except as 10 the matters
ana belief. and that as to those matters lie be-
l'eNea " 10 Do ''U'' EDWARD A. MAHER.
Sworn TO before me this tn day OF January,
1910 JAMES +. FEELY.
And at tho meeting held February IS 1910.
the Following resolutions were adopted;
rnE January ne
1910. was preseuted to the Board OF Estimate
11 RSeso!ted THAT in pursuance of law this
fGiO at 1880 o'clock In the forenoon and
noon 10 in tho city Hall. Borough of Man
hattau Hs the time and place when and where
sgcl, petition shall be FIRST considered. and a
public hearing ne had thereon. at which citi-
zens shall be- entitled to appear and lie heard:
and he II further
Resolved, That the Secretary Is directed 10
cause such petition and these resolutions to be
published for 81 least fourteen 90 days in
two daily newspapers In The City 81 New
york. tn he designated by the Mayor. and for
[ at least ten GO) days IN the CITY Record
Immediately prior TO aucn date Of public hear
ine The expense OF such publication pe
oorne ~ the petitioner (Ths Tribune and
i''' JOSEPH HAAG. Secretary.