New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-28
PUBLIC NOTICES.

CITY OF NEW NOkE.-BOARD OF ESTI-
mate and Apport4OnMent.-public notice is
hereby given that at meeting OF the Board
Il Estimate and AppOrtionment, held February
3, 1914. the following petition received:
To the Honorable the Board Of Estimate and
Apportionment Of the city of New York:
The Third Avenue Railway Company by this,
Its petition, respectfully shows and alleges;
First-That your petitioner is street sur
face railroad corporation, duly Incorporated
under the laws OF the state Of New York. and
owns and operates a street surface railroad
upon and along certain streets and avenues IN
the City OF New York;
Second-Upon information and belief that the
City Of New York. by contract dated March
4th, 1909, granted TO The Third Avenue Rail-
road Company franchise 70 construct NAM
tain and operate double track extension 10
its 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 TO It's intersection. with
Audubon Avenue. with a loop terminal at said
intersection. to be constructed within the pres
ent roadway OF said Fort George Avenue.
Thrd-Tnat tho petitioner has duly succeeded
10 the rights f the said The Third Avenue
Railroad Company under said contract, and
that the term Of said contract Will expire Oh
or about March 4th, 1914, and that the peti-
toner desires to continue the use OF the tracks
upon the said route for period OF not less
than ten 90 years.
Wherefore. the petitioner requests that II be
granted, pursuant 10 the provisions OF law, the
right 70 use the tracks laid upon said route
under ana pursuant 10 said contract, and to
maintain and operate a railway thereon for a
term OF not less than ten OO years.
Dated. New York, February ?, 1914
THIRD AVENUE RAILWAY COMPANY,
+. W. WHlTRDGE. President.
Attest: r. J. FULLER. Secretary.
state OF New York, County OF New York. IS. :
Frederick W. Whltridse. being duly sworn;
deposes and says that he Is the President o.
the Third Avenue Railway Company, the petit
toner named in the foregoing petition. that he
has read said petition and knows the contents
thereof and that the same is true TO his own
knowledge, except as to the matters therein
stated to be alleged upon information and be-
be true r. W. WHITRIDGE
sworn TO before me this % day OF February
JAS. &. WILLIAMS. Notary Public. New York
County No. 4Cs9. New York Register No.
CNotarial seall
and the following resolutions were thereupon
Wbcreas the foregoing petition from the
Third Avenue Railway Company dated Feb
ruarv . 1914 was presented 20 the Board Of
Estimate and Apportonment at a meeting held
Res DIV that in pursuance OF law. thi,
BOARD sets FRIDAY the sixth day OF March.
1914 az 10:30 o'clock In the forenoon, ana
Room Is I'm the city Han. Borough 81 Man
haitian as the time and place when and where
sucb petition shall be first considered, and
public hearing be had thereon, at when cit r.
izens shall be entitled TO appear and be heard;
and he 10 further
Resolved. that the Secretary is directed 10
cause such petition and these resolutions 20
he published for AT Least fourteen 80 days in
TWO daily newspapers In the CITY OF New
York. 10 be designated by the Mayor, and for
at least ten O0l days IN the CITY Record
Immediately prior 10 such date ~ public hear
ing. The expense OF such publication 10 be
borne by the petitioner. 1.-THE sun and
,.The New York Tribune" designated
JOSEPH HAAG. Secretary
New York. February 6. 1914.