New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-01
PUBLIC NOTICES.

CITY or NEw YoRk--BOARD OF EsTi-
mate and Apportionment.-P Public notice II
hereby given put-u.n, 70 Jaw ma, a, meet
men, he'd october s. 1915. tho following petit
tior was received.
To ths Honorable the posrd Of Estimate
and Apportionment Of the city Of New York.
The petition Of the New York Railways Com
psny respectfully shows:
First: That your petitioner 10 street
'Irfsce railway corporation. duly orEaniIed
and es'q'ing under the laws % the State OF
New orb. and now operating street sur
face railway In the Borough OF Manhattan.
CITY OF New York. and has duly Ned pur.
statement OF extension OF its road ard
branches thereof herein proposed
Second: That for the purpose OF con-
structing and operating branches or extern
sions ~ its present road. your petitioner de-
sires - obtain from your Honorable hoard.
and hereby respectfully applies for Its con-
sent 70 and a grant Of the right, privilege or
franchise for .he construction. maintenance
and operation OF a double track street sur
face railway dncluiing the necessary con-
rectons. switches sidinss. turnouts. turn.
tables crossovers and suitable stands and
other structures and substructures neces-
sary TOR the accommodation and operation
OF seid railroad by the underground sys-
TEN OF electricity or other motive power.
which may be lawfully employed upon tho
same) as an extension or branch OF its
existing railway and for public use In the
conveyance OF persons ana property for
compensation in. through. upon. along and
over the surface OF certain streets. ave
nuss. highways and public places in tho Bor-
oush OF Manhattan. City OF New YORK OF
which the following Is description:
Beginning al and connecting with the
present tracks In the transverse road ending
az a point east OF the essterly side Of West
ssth Street and Central Park West. thence
with double tracks westerly IN. upon, along
and over West seth Street. crossing Eighth
Avenue or Central Park West. Columbus
Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue 70 point al
the casterly side Of Broadway, all In the
Borough OF Manhattan. city OF New fork and
State OF New York. together with tho right
10 cross such other streets, avenues, high
ways and bridges as may be encountered IN
said route.
Third: That said corporation proposes 10
operate said extension or branch by the
underground system o. electricity substan-
TALLY similar to that now in use upon It's
other line. or by any other motive power
other than locomotive steam power. which
may be approved by the Public service Com
mission for tho First District and consented
to by owners OF property bounded on the
same as provided by Law;
public notice hereof and OF tho time and
place when and whore this application VIII
be first considered. be given as required by
the provisions OF Section lT2 OF the Railroad
Law and all other laws applicable thereto.
and that tia desired consent or grant BE-
given In the form OF a contract or resolution
and uIon terms as to compensation or other
wise. in accordance with tho provisions Of
the Greater New York Charter.
Dated. City OF New York. September II.
new YORK RAILWAYS COMPANY.
BY FRANK HEDLEY. Vice-Presidsnt.
rseslI H NJ. FISHER. Secretary,
FRANK HEDLEY. being duly sworn. do.
poses and says: That he Is Vics-Prss!den,
Of the New York Railways Company, the
petitioner named In the foregoing petition
-. In
knows the contents thereof: that this same Is
true Of his own knowledge except as TO the
matters therein stated to be upon informa-
ton and belief, and as to those matters ne
FRANK HEDLEY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
ais' day Of September. isis posnv
Notary Public. New York County, No. 1855.
certihcste nIed Registers once New
York County. No. 1923.
And thu following resolutions were there
Upon adopted:
whereas, the foregoing petition from the
New York Railways Company dated Sep.
TENDER 81. 1915, was presented 70 the Board
held October 8. 1913.
Resolved. that in pursuance OF law this
Board sets Friday. tho fifth day OF Novem-
Room IN the cy Hall Bo1onss Of Mn
haitian, Rs tho time and place when and
whore such petition shall be first considered.
and n public hearing be had thereon, at
which citizens shall be entitled 10 appear and
be heard and be II further
Resolved, that the Secretary Is directed 70
cause such petition and these resolutions 10
be published for at least fourteen 90 days
in two daily newspapers In the City OF New
York. TO be designated b. tho Mayor. and for
ct least ten G0D days in the city Record"
Immediately prior TO such date OF public
hearing. The expense OF such publication 10
be borne BY the petitioner.
JAMES D. McGANN
Assistant Secretary.
Municipal Building.
Tel. 1850 Worth.
New York. October 8. 1915.