New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-25
COUNTRY BOARD.
PUBLIC NOTICE.

CITY OF NEW YORK.-BOARD or ESTI-
mate and Appogtonment-Public notice IL
hereby given that al a meeting OF tho Board
u Estimate and AppoTuonment, held February
;, 1914, the following petition was rcceivef:
TO the Honorable the Board q Estimate ana
Apportonment OF the city ~ New YORK;
The Third Avenue Railway Company 0y this,
It's petition, respectfully shows and alleges;
Flrst-Ihat your petitioner is a street sur.
face railroad corporation, duly incorpoTatet
under the laws Of the state % New York. and
owns end operates street surface raiiroa
upon and along certain streets aud avenues IN
tie City OF Sew York:
secoud-Cpon information and belief that tho
CITY o. New York. bv contract dated harca
9TH, 1909. granted TO The Third Avenue Rail
road Company = franchise 20 construct. NAM
tain and operate a double track extension 10
IT, street surface railway upon the following
route: Beginning and connecting with tie exist
Ing double track street surface railway on
Amsterdam Avenue al or near the Intersection
Of said avenues with Fort George Avenue;
thence northcrly, westerly and southcrly u ana
upon and along said Fort George Avenue as
A,,frtoo Avenue with a loon terminal a. said
inferseStion 10 be Constructed Within the pres-
ent roadway OF said Fort George Avenue.
Thrd-Tnat the petitioner has duly succceaod
20 the rights az the said The Third Avenue
Railroad Company under said contract, ana
that the term o. said contract viii expire on
or about March Attn. 1914, and that the pen
toner desires 10 continue the use OF the tracks
upon the said route for period OF nos less
than ten 40 years.
Wherefore. the petitioner requests t1at u or
right 70 use the tracks laid upon SAID i9u,s
under ana pursuant 10 said contract and 20
maintain and operate a railway thereon Tor
term OF not less than ten QO years.
Dated. New York. February :, lslt ..
THIRD AVENUE RAILWAY COMPANY,
+. W. WHITRIDGE. President
Attest: f. J. FULLER. Secretary.
state OF New York, County OF New York. s.;
Frederick W. Whitridse beng Guy ,, 80
deposes and says that ne Is tho PRESIDENT -
the Third Avenue Railway COMPANY. me petl-
tloner named in the foregoing petition. ihai ~
bas read said petition and knows the contents
,Sereor and that the same Is true 10 bis own
knowledge. except az 10 the matters iheFs.n
stated 70 be alleged upon Information and be
LEI and as to those matters he 9e9ye5 y 70
sworn to before me this % day OF February
As 6. WILLIAMS. Notary Public New York
County No 4oss, New York Register No.
500
CNotarial seal) .-
and the following resolutions were ueFe'pon
Whereas. the foregoing petition from the
Third Avenue Railway Company, dated teo..
ruary 2. 1914. vas presented 70 the hoaIa -
Estimate and Apportlonment a. meeting new
Resolved. that in pursuance ot law, ms
Board sets Friday. the sixth day OF Ma.cn;;
! Room IS in the city Hall. Borough Of Man
! rattan a. the time and place when ana Npeis
such petition snail he first considered. en1
/ nuhife hearing be had thereon, AT which cit
| izens shall be entitled 20 appear and 30 heaIu'
and ba r. further
Resolved. that the Secretary is directed -
| cause such petition and these resolutions ~
! ha published FOR AZ least fourteen 90 days IA
,o,o daily newspapers IN the city Of New.
| Work. 10 be designated BY the Mayor. and fso,
a. least ten Q0l days in the city RECORD
| Immediately prior TO such date or pubic near
ing The expense OF such pghlica,lion 10 %
borne by tho petitioner. C'Ihe sun ena
\ 9TH. New York Tribune" designated.
| JOSEPH HAAG, Secretary
| New York. February {. 1918