New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-04
PUBLIC NOTICES.

CITY OF NEW YoEk--BoARD OF EST
mate and I rubiic .1 no' board
Of Estimate and Apportionment, held January
y, 1910. the following pet5ion vas Tecei' on.
rbc pntitjon of the Bronx Traction Com
PAN, raepectfuIy shows,
First That your petitioner Is street sur
face railway corporation. and by the Articles
retarv ~ the state of New York on Nav II.
1900 became the owner OF the franchises Or
Traction Company, the Van Nest. West Farms
& Westchestsr Traction Company, the Wax
field & NestcheSter Traction Company, tl.e
West Farms and Westehester TRACTION orr
pary and the Wiillamsbridge and Nestcnestef
That b. resolutions adopted by the Town
Board OF the Town of Nestchester Ga Juie :,
1892 consents of the local authcri'ies IONS
Highways in said town. among them sr SAINTS, 20
the WiliiamsbridZe and Westchester 4,.s'
chester Traction Company. which arthoIlLel
construction on fironxdaIe AvsnG f x, teIe
Swamp Road. Cnionport Eoad ana Qlo i noSy
known as Morris Park Avenue TO "l'iiafNS
That new street or avenue known as me
New White Plains Read has been cois'i 49,
by the City 81 New n2Fk' W Ines some por-
tiors of the ola White Plains Road, Iniohp'il
Road AID Bear swamp 1load, ,r,c,s rail
Your petitioner operates q douptg, 80 -, -,
road hv overhead electrical trolley sysvem};;
upon some portions Of said o "a I yvil l
plains Road lines. and upon the portions CT
said New White Plains Road ,,,,,-, s,4d
New White Plains Road. ii hereby applies tGe
franchise or right 70 construct rotgIC
railroad on Morris Park Avenue, at tue 1unG
ton of New White Piains Road I9rther!E
do.b1e tracks to East tfunhil Road row Or
formerly the junction " Briggs y venus, az
il The Borough of the Bronx city O. ->e"
second. That Inc petitioner owns and oper-
ates double track railroad when tetni1laat u
Westminster Avenue (formerly Westohestar
Turnpike and Main Street in the torTI'eI II
lage OF Westcnester, and mas a sing -
running from tho said junction upon ana alceg
Main street and Fort SChnyier R9ad % sn9
operated for more than I'VE years last past.
Your petitioner proposes TO extend Us foa.t
and construct branch or extension tiefto4'
and operate the by the overhead cleo
[tricai system. commencing at Ne$tchester
square at the junction of Westchester Ave,
ntic fforn1crIy Westchester Turrpikc) and
Main Street. in the former Village OF west
chester running thence with a single trac K
r;pcn aud along Main Street to and across the
Bridge over Westminster Creek; thence upon
and along Fort Schuyler Road, also known IS
running thence NortherIy with double tracks
upon and along Eastern Boulevard across the
PeIHam Er,dce over T-astchestsr Bav. foc-
mer!y known as Butcainsons K}vsr; thence
upon and along the Pelham bridge or shoie
Road to noTtherIy line Of tho City OF New
third, The said Town OF Uestchester IS
now within the Borough OF the Bronx, IN the
CRY OF New York, aus both he said eNten,
siors or branches are TO be constructed II,
said Borough. That such construction and
operation thereon will enable the applicant e
orerafa a double track road on each q said
/ hirhwa-s and add to the Convenience 81
public travel in the City Of New York
Wherefore. Your petitioner prays that puo-
grants Of franchises o. rights from Tie CITY
of New York, and OF the time aud piac2
side-ed, be- given as required by Law, ana thet
grants be made for such construction and
operation in accordance with tho provisions
Of the Greater Ne" York Charter and the
Railroad Law.
/ Dated New York, January 1th. 1910.
BRONX TRACTION COMPANY,
/ TSea-l BY EDWARD \. MAHEF-
EIeaLEsat.