New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-12
PUBLIC NOTICES.


CITY OF NEW YORK-BOARD OF ESTI-
mate and Apportionment--Puolic notice Is
hereby given that at meeting OF me Boar ~,
81. 1910, the following petition was received:
To the Honorable the Board OF Estimate and
The petition Of the Bronx Traction Com
pany respectfully shows:
First; That your petitioner Is street sur
face railway corporation, and by the Articles
OF Consolidation fled in the Office of the Sec
rotary Of the state of New York. on May II,
1904. became the owner OF the franchises or
rights heretofore granted 70 the SUBURBAN
Traction Company, the van Nest, West Farms
& Westchester Traction Company, the Wake
field & Westchester Traction Company, the
West Farms and Westchester Traction Com
pany and the Williamsbrtdge and Westchester
Traction Company
That by resolutions adopted by the Town
Board of the Town Of Westchester on June Z.
1892. consents of the local authorities were
granted 70 construct railroads on various
highways n said town, among them grants to
the Willams6ridge and Wsstchester Traction
Company and the West Farms and west,
chester Traction Company which authorized
construction on Bronxdale Avenue. Bear
plains Road. northeriy from what is now
known Morris Park Avenue. 10 Williams
That n new street avenue known the
New White Plains Road has been constructed
by the City OF New York, which new street
or avenue embraces within its lines some por-
lions OF the Old White Plains Road. Cnionport
Road aad Beer Swamp Road.
Your petitioner operates a double track rail
road b. overhead electrical trolley system.
highways, now included within the New White
Plains Road Inns. and upon the portions OF
said New White Plains Road.
That To fix its franchise or right upon said
New White Plains Road, II hereby applies for
rack extension or branch from it's existing
railroad Morris Park Avenue, at the juno
s s9n OF the New Nv" Waite Pai 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 double track railroad which terminates
at Westchester Square at the junction Of
Turnpike) and Main Street. in the former Vii
lage Of Westchester. and has a single track
running from the said junction upon and along
Main Street and Fort Schuyler Road 10 the
Eastern Boulevard. The latter track has been
operated for more than five years last past
Your petitioner proposes TO extend It's road
and construct branch or extension thereof
and operate the same by the overhead cleo
trical system. commencing Westch ester
SQUARE. at tho junction OF Westchester Ave
nue. formerly Westchester Turnptke) and
Main street in the former Village OF West
chester running thence with a single track
upon and along Main Street TO and across the
and along Fort Schuyler Road. also known as
Throggsnecl1 Road 70 the Eastern Boulevard;
running thence Northerly with double tracks
upon and along Eastern Boulevard across the
Pelham Bridge over Eastchester Bay for
neriy known as Hutchinson's River: thence
upon and along the Pelham Bridge or Shore
Road 10 northerly line Of the City Of New
Third. The said Town Of vestchester is
now within the Borough Of the Bronx in the
CRY OF New York, and both the said extern
sions or branches are 20 be constructed in
opera tjcn thereon eIn enable the applicant to
oDeratt a double track road ON each OF sa Id
nfhwa Irave I In tse cg Of New YoT OF
wherefore. Your petitioner prays that pub
grants Of franchises or rights from the CITY
OF New York. and OF the time and place
when and where the same Will be first con-
side-ed be given as required by law and that
grants be made for such construction and
operation in accordance with the provisions
II the Greater New York Charter and the
Railroad Law
Ds'eo Bronx N5T T TRlc TT91 C on isS
LsealI BY EDWARD a. MAHER.
President
City and County OF New York
sworn, deposes and says. that he is the Presi-
dent and an Ohcer OF the Bronx Traction
COMPANY. The petitioner herein; that he has
read the foregoing petition and knows the
contents thereof and that the same is true 20
Ib s oH' stated to be alleged upon Information
ana belief. and that as to those matters he be-
EDWARD A. MAHER-
sworn 20 before me this Tth day of January.
1910 JAMES T. FEELY.
And az The meeting held February Is. 1910.
the following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, The foregoing petition from the
Bronx Traction Company, dated January !,
1910. was preSanted to the Board of Estimate
and Apportionment at q meeting held Jan
Resolved. That in pursuance of law this
Board sets Friday, the 18th day OF March,
1910 at 1880 o'clock in the forenoon. and
Room 20 in the City Hall Borough OF Man
haitian, as the time ana place when and where
such petition shall be first considered. and a
public hearing be had thereon at which citI-
zens shall he entitled 10 appear and be heard;
and be II further
Resolved. That the Secretary is directed 20
cause such petition and these resolutions to be
publish Ell for least fourteen tl4) DAYS IN
two daily newspapers in The City OF New
York. 10 be designated BY the Mayor, and for
az least ten (1O) days in the City Record
Immediately prior 70 such date OF public hear
ing The expense OF such publication 10 De
borne ty the petitioner. (The Tribune and
The Mai designated
JOSEPH HAAG. Secretary
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