New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-05
PUBLIC NOTICE

SUPREME COURT. APPELLATE DIv1.
SION. First Department In the Matter OF
the Application of Manhattan Railway CON
psny FOR the appointment OF three sonlfn ns
slOnerS TO determine and report whether al
di iOnal tracks and facilities on the MINI
Avenue Line or route Of IT. elevated ran
roads. IN the Borough OF Maoniitan' ~ w
City Of Now YORK determined ~ ths
Poole Service Commission for the FIRST DIS
trict OF the state Of New York ouEht 20 Ds
constructed and operated. Ninth Avenue 40,
dtlonai tracks and Facilities between iS-ha
and 18Th Streets
public Notice Is hereby given that pursuant
to the provisions Of the Rapid Transit Ac,
seln S,o ShaS,e5 oil ths a" company will
apply to the Appellate Division Of the 81
preme Court Of the State Of New 1orH, III
and for the First judicial Department a.
term thereof TO be held al the Appellate VI
vision Court House. Madison Avenue ana
25th Street In the Borough OF Manhattan
City OF New York. on he 10Th day OF MaIcn.
1915, at 10 o'clock IN the forenoon OF ms ss
day or az soon thereafter as counsel can DC
heard for the appointment OF three comhis-
s!oners IN The above entitled proceeding 70
determine and report after due nearing
whether the additional track or tracks ana
facilities or the Ninth Avenue Line or route
Of its elevated railroad In the Borough OF
Manhattan. In the city OF New ORR. oe
tween l52nd and 18th Streets as deterWlnru
by the Public Service Commission TOT tns
First District OF the State OF New YORK.
ought to be constructed and Operated mo
viii be made are the petition Of said Man
haitian Railway Company, verified the lstn
day OF February. 1915 and the andavlts ana
papers accompanying the same. ali OF when
Appellate Division on the 26th day of Feb
ruary. 1915 and In addition thereto such
other papers as shall be presented 20 tne
Court by said Company. The said additlonaI
track or tracks and facilities upon the Ninth
Avenue route including the route between
l52nd and 18th Streets are determined ana
authorized by the Public Service Commits
sion for the First District In It's CeTln'ale
dated March 18Th. 1918. and Its modifylns
certificate dated May END. 1914. and are ue-
scribed therein and In the papers filed herein
aforesaid with the Clerk Of the Appellate
Division and Including the route between
l52nd and 18Th Streets) are described gem
orally as follows:
Upon the Ninth Avenue Line additional
tracks hereinafter referred TO as Ninth Ave
nue. Additional Tracks as follows third
track from point at or near Battery Place
am Greenwich Street. through Greenwich
Street. Ninth Avenue and Columbus Avenue
TO l09th Street; thence through private prop
erty 10th street and private property, cross
ing public streets. TO Eighth Avenue. thence
through Eighth Avenue 10 the Harlem River
One track additional 10 the said third track
may be constructed over Eighth Avenue be-
tween l52nd Street and l5sth Street on the
east side Of the Company's structure and the
structure widened not exceeding six feet on
the east side between l52nd street and 1876
Street. further track additional TO the
structed over Eighth Avenue between l5jth
and 18TH Streets on the west site OF the
structure and the structure may be wldened
on the west side not 10 exceed SIX feet De-
tween l52nd Street and l55th Street and not
exceeding ten feet six inches between l55th
Street and l59h street. At 63rd Street and
Ninth Avenue. In order TO provide for cross
ing the Sixth Avenue elevated railroad con
verging with the Ninth Avenue Line at that
point the third track may be reconstructed
ana with the necessary graduated approaches
MAY rise above the existing tracks at an
elevation Of not exceeding twenty feet above
them
From Point on Eighth Avenue at or near
18Th Street 10 point at or near llsth street
and from point at or near l22nd Street 20
q roint at or near l2Ith Street the present
existing structures NAV be widened six feet
on each side thereof and the present tracks
may be spread 20 permit the reconstruction
and relocating OF the present intertrack sta
lions and rlatfoms which are now located
at and known as The 10th Street and the
l2j'h Street stations OF the Manhattan Com
pany This reconstruction may be made TO
allow the express and ocal trains 10 serve
these stations from their respective tracks
All the tracks and station platforms between
these points may he constructed on the
present level From a point on Eighth Ave-
nue. al or near l5jth Street to a point at or
near 18TH 81 eet. two new island platforms
may be constructed with an overhead meZ-
canine station at the sou'herly end Of the
platforms giving access 10 the l55,h Street
viaduct. and with a rneZZanins station al the
southerly end below the ira ks Il ing access
20 the street ami with meZZantne station
al the northerly end OF the platform I'M
Wedately below the tracks. giving access 70
the street and the Polo Grounds. The clear
ancc from the street 20 the under side OF the
meZzanlue stations below the tracks shall
not he less than ~ feet and 10 secure this
clearance the present track level may be
raised between l54th and l5Sfh streets not TO
exceed four feet. To provide for an over
grade crossing OF the express track over the
north bound local track the express track
may be raised above the present track level
10 the maximum OF not more than eighteen
feet. commencing at the present track level
at or near 10th street and ending az the
present track level az or near l55th Street
The present station platforms south Of me
south line Of l55th street and the present
platforms between lj5th and 18th Streets may
be removed AMI the present connections %
the station platforms from the stalrways
leading from lj5Jh Street to the viaduct
street may be abandoned
The object Of the aforesaid application is
70 obtain the arpo ntment Of three commits
sioners who shall determine after a hearing
Of all the narties Interested whether said
additional rack or tracks and facilities on
the Ninth Avenue Line or route between
l52nd and 18th Streets ought to he con
strlcted and operated and shall report The
evidence taken TO said Appellate Division,
together with report OF their determina-
ticn which report II In favor OF the con-
siruction and operation Of said additional
track OF tracks and facilities las said Man
haitian Railway Company vii ask that II
shall be- shall when confirmed ny the said
Court be In lieu Of the consent OF the
property owners along the line OF said route.
Dated New York March 5th 1915
MANHATTAN RAILWAY COMPANY.
JAMES L. QUACKENRCSH. Attorney. i65
Broadway Ne~ York City