New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-24
PUBLIC NOTICE.

CITY OF NEW YORK.-BOARD OF EST
mate and Apportonment.-PUbic notice IS
hereby given that at meeting OF the Board
Of Estimate and APportionment, held Feoruarsy
8. 1914. the following petition was received:
TO the Honor-5le the Board OF Estimate and
Appointment Of the CITY OF New YORK;
The Third Avenue Railway Company by tnis'
tts petition. respectfully shows and alleges:
First-That your petitioner Is street SUI,
face railroad corporation, duly incorporated
under the laws OF the state OF New York, ana
owns and operates a street surface railroad
upon and along certain streets and avenues III
the City OF New York;
Second-Upon Information and belle, that tbs
City OF New York, By contract dated MaFSh
4th, 1909. granted TO The Third Avenue Ran
road Company a franchise 70 construct. nam
tain and operate a double track extension 10
it's street surface railway upon the following
route Beginning and connecting with the exist
ing double track street surface railway on
Amsterdam Avenue at or near the intersection
OF said avenue with Fort George Avenue,
thence northerly westerly and southerly in and
upon and along said Fort George Avenue as
Il winds and turns 70 its intersection WIN
Audubon Avenue, with loop terminal az sSlu
intersection. TO be constructed within tho pres
ent roadway OF said Fort George Avenue.
Third--Tnat the petitioner has duly succeeded
10 the rights Of the said The Third Avenue
railroad Company under said contract. and
that the term Of said contract Will expire on
or about March 4th. 1914 and tnst me peg.
toner desires to continue the use OF the tracks
upon the said route Tor period OF no. 1883
than ten Q0) years.
Wherefore. the petitioner requests that II %
grs nted, pursuant 20 tho provisions OF law, we
under and pursuant 20 said contract, ana 70
maintain and operate a railway thereon FOR a
term OF not less than ten dO years
Dated. New York, February :, l9lf
THIRD AVENUE RAILWAY COMPANY,
F. ". WHTRIDGE. President.
Corporate Seai)
Attest: r. J. FULLER. Secretary.
state OF New York, County OF New YORK. 50.
Frederick W Whitridgc being duly sworn
deposes and says that he is the PRESIDENT o.
the Third Avenue Railway Company the pen
Homer named in the foregoing petition. that he
has read said petition and knows the contents
thereof, and that the same IS true 70 MS owl owl
knowledge. except as 70 ne matters tnsr en-
stated 10 he alleged upon information and be
lief and as 10 those matters he heneves ~ 10
he trne L. ". WHITRIDGE.
sworn to before me this ID day OF February
las 8. WILLIAMS. Notary Public. New York
County No 4oss New York Register NO
500.
and the following resolutions were thereupon
whereas. the foregoing petition from the
Third Avenue Railway Company DARED feo
ruarv . 1914 was presented 70 the Board OF
Estimate and Apportionment at meeting helu
Pesoivsd that I'm pursuance Of law. this
r2osrd set. Friday. the sixth day OF March.
iei4 az 1890 O'Clock IN the forenoon. ana
Roor, 10 In the CITY Hall. Borough OF Man
haitian. as the time ana place NntH daAe We
sncb netitlon shall be nrst considered. and
public hearing be had thereon at whicn CIV
izens shall he entitled TO appear ana DC heeru'
Resolved. that the Secretary is directed 10
cause such petition and these resolutions 70
be published for at least fourteen uD days III
TWO daily newspapers in tho City or New
York. 10 be esignated hy the Mayor, and for
M least ten dW days In tho city Record
Immediately prior TO such date o. public hear
,ng The expense Of such publication 20 bs
horne by the petitioner. C'rhe Sun and
cine New York Tribune designated.
JOSEPH HAAG, secretary.
New York. February s. 1914