New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-26
PUBLIC NOTICES.

SUPREME COURT-APPELLATE pl'l
sion-First Departmental the mater Oh
the application OF Manhattan RallNay I'm
pany for the appointment OF three ON
mIssioners TO determine and report Whethe'
additional tracks and facilities on tne sec sec
, ond Avenue line or route OF It's eleNateu az t
roads in the Borough OF Manhattan IN tne
city Of New York, as determined by the
Public Service Commission for the FIRST DE
trict of the State OF New York ought 10 Dc
constructed and operated. Second Avenue
additional TracGs and Facilities.
Public notice is hereby given tnaI, put
suqnt TO the provisions OF the Rapld laH9ie
Act. being chapter OF the Laws OF iosi al AZ
amended. Manhattan Railway Company VIII
apply TO the Appellate Division or Ihe on
premA Court Of the State OF New YORK III
and for the First Judicial Department AT a
term thereof TO he held at the Appellate
Division Court House, Madison Avenue anu
18th Street in the Borough OF Manhattan
city OF New York. on the 9th day or Jan,
u2ry. 10l I. ~ 10 90 o'clock In the forenoon
OF that day or as soon thereafter as counsei
be heard. for the appointment or three
commissioners In the above entitled proceed
ing % determine and report, after due near
ing, whothor an additional track or tracRs
and facilities on the Second Avenue line or
route Of its elevated railroads in the BOT
ouch Of Manhattan, In the CITY OF Ne"
York. as determined by the Public Service
Commission Tor the FRS; District OF the
state Of New York. ought to be construct cd
ana operated The papers upon when the
Aforesaid application WI be MADE are ,I,S
petition OF said Manhattan Railway com
pdEy, dated the g0ih day or November. Iyl",
ana the ai!idaylts and papers accompdHylhS
the same. all Of v hich were filed in the ONCE
~ tho Clerk Of said Appellate Division on
IN, DIST dav or November. 1913, and. In ad-
Gl,ipu thereto. such other papers rs shall ne
?r' Sen;cd 20 the Court by SAID Company.
The sald additional track or tracks ana
facilities a" determined and authorized ny
the Public Service Commission for he FIRST
District in it's certificate. dated March ID,
1913, and are described therein and In the
papc-s lied herein as aforesaid win the
l-rl ~ the Appcilat" Division. and are de-
sCribed generally as follows.
Upon The Second Avenue Line. additional
tracks hereinafter referred 10 as sECoNp
AEENIE ADDITIONAL TRACKS az fol
lows: \ third track from chatham Square
through Division Street 20 Allen street, tnent@
through Allen Street and First Avenue to -SId
Avenue. thence through Second Avenue TO me
Harlem River. In order that the express ana
local tracks nav have connection WIN t"e
uppe- Grade tracks % the Harlem tiFcr
Bridge. and also permit the local tracks 20
coltlule 90 the present terminal at lZ5'h
street and Third Avenue. the present station
M l27th street may be removed and station
constructed a l2jth street having two island
platforms and a mezzanire station located I'm
meiiatoly under the tracks.
The tracks NAV begin 10 rise from the pres
ort grade af l22nI street 70 an elevation %
Ga Zee; above the present erado az l-''n
street. Eorth OF t2Sth street station there
may he also fourth track and the eHistlns
and new tracks may he so arranged That the
two middle tracks NAV ascend to an elevation
~ not over ~ feet above the present Staut'
10 n connection with the proposed upper Geek
structure Of the Harlem River Bridge. Inc
other two tracks may descend TO the grade
81 tho present tracks al a point near l2t'h
Street.
Retween 5lst and Goth Streets. a third and
fourth additional track NAV he laid on the OK
listing structure. which NAV be raised not or
ceedng four feet. for the purpose n proVidlhg
connection over the greensboro Bridge. one
~ the sail additional tracks with the neces
sary graduated approaches may be erectel
over the raised structure ~ an elevation no'
exceeding twenty feet above the other TRACES
The object 81 the aforesaid application ~ 70
obtain the appointment Of three commissionets
vho shall determine. after a hearing OF All the
parties interested, whether said additional
track or tracks and facilities ought 70 be con
structed and operated and shall report inc
evidence taken 10 said Appellate Division. TO
gether with a report ~ their determination,
which report. n IN favor Of the construction
anl operation OF said additional track or tracks
and facilities tas said Manhattan Railway
Company will ask that n shall bel, shal,
when confirmed by the said Court. he IN ll"u
81 the consent OF the property owners along
the line Of said route
Dated New YORK. December 18th. 1913
MANEATTAN RAILWAY COMPANY.
JAMES l. QUACKENBUSH.
A''orney
1875 Broadway. New York City.