New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
PUBLIC NOTICE.

CITY OF NEW YORK.-BoARD OF EsTI-
mate and Apportionment-Public notice IS
hereby given that at a meeting OF the Board
II Estimate end Apportionment, held February
o. 1914. the following petition was received:
TO the Honorable the Board Of Estimate ana
Apportionment Of the City OF New York:
The Third Avenue Railway Company by TINS,
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, ailu
owns and operates street surface railroad
upon and along certain streets and avenues IN
tho 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 RAN
road Company a franchise to construct. main
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 ana
upon and along said Fort George Avenue as
IL winds and turns 10 its intersection WIN
Audubon Avenue. with a loop terminal at sald
intersection. to be constructed within the pres
ent roadway OF said Fort George Avenue
Third-That the petitioner has duly succeeded
10 the rights Of the said The Third Avenue
Railroad Company under said contract ana
that the term OF said contract Will expire on
or about March 4th. 1914. and that the petl-
TONER desires to continue the use OF the tracks
upon the said route Tor peIlod OF no' ieS'
than ten G0) years. -
Wherefore. the petitioner requests that II he
granted pursuant 10 the provisions OF law, tis
right to use the tracks laid upon said route
under and pursuant to said contract, ana 10
maintain and operate railway thereon for
term OF not less than ten dO years;
Dated New York, February 2, 1915
THIRD AVENUE RAILWAY COMPANY,
f. W. WHITRIDGE. President.
Corporate Seal)
Attest: +. ]. FULLER. Secretary.
state of New York, County OF New York. So 4;
Frederick w Whitridge. being duly sworn,
deposes and says that he is the President OF
the Third Avenue Railway Company the PEI
tioner named in the foregoing petition that ne
has read said petition and knows the cohten,s
thereof and that the same is true to his own
knowledge except as TO the matters thereln
stated to be alleged upon Information ana pc
IieS and as to those matters he believes II TO
be true. r.; W. " =" - -, ISahr,,ar,
Sworn to betore me lhls ~ u"S VI
1914. -. ,,..,.,,. ~, vor,,
County No. 1859. New York Register NO
800
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and the following resolutions were 'he'euPo"
Whereas. the foregoing petition from the
Third Avenue Railway company. ua.ea 60
r,,srv . 1914 was presented TO the Boatn o.
Estimate and Apportionment at meeting helu
February 9, 1914; - -, lam thi,
Board sets FRIDAY, the SKIN day Oh ,"", md
Room i6 in the city Hail. Borough OF Man,
battan. as the time and place when ana whele
such petition shall he first considered, anu a
nubllc hearing be had thereon AT Which ca
izens shall be entitled to appear and be hearu'
and be IL further 49, l., airo..oa IN
Resolved that the Secretary Is directed 40
cause such petition and these resolutions o., %
- rrbl,Sbed for at least fourteen llD days u"
~ ~. Sairv newspapers in the city or New
York to be designated by the Mayor and FOR
at least ten dO) days in the city KeSoro
Immediately prior TO such date or puo o neI1
,ng The expense Of such publication 70 %
horne BY the petitioner. c'Ihe sun ana
..T,bs New York Tribune" designated.
Inv JOSEPH HAAG, Secretary
New York February g. 1914.