New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-24

CITY OF NEW 1Okh-BONNGD ~.
Tstlmate and Appointment. - PUBIC
ro,Ice ts hereby given pursuant to law
that at a meeting OF the Board OF hsli-
mate and Apportionment, held December
22. 1915. the following petition was re-
New York, December 81, 1916.
To the Board OF Estimate ana Apportion-
ment, New York City
The undersigned. The Staten Island Kali-
NV Company. hereby respectfully petit
tions The city of New York for a modl-
fcation OF the contract between me Clty
OF New York and said railway Sotn In ~,
resolution OF the Board OF Estimate ana
Apportionment october 8, 1915, approved
Nv the Mayor October IS, 1912 WHEREBY
the city granted 10 said Railway Com
nanv subiect TO the conditions and pro.
yisions therein set forth. the right ana
privilege TO construct, ana compete on
or before December 70. lylo' anu 10 lilsili
tain and operate additional or second
standard gauge railroad tracks across ana
upon or over eight streets ana venues III
the Fifth Ward. Borough OF kichmond,
such modification 20 provide mat the
tights granted 20 the said Railway Com
pany by said contract, as extended Dy sald
resolution. shall be confirmed as TO the
following tracks the construction OF whlcn
has been completed at the date hereof.
namely: The tracks crossing Huguenot
Avenue Seguine Avenue and over AmDoy
Road. approximately llOV teet ~. o.
Huguenot Avenue; and that the rights 70
construct. maintain ana operate sesohd
tracks across Bay View, Nance. NoodNall
and sharrot Avenues and Amboy Road
near pleasant Plains station. shall cease
aud determine without prejudice 20 any
future application for the granting OF such
rights. and that the Railway Company
shall not be required 70 make any IuItner
payments for the privilege OF constructing
ana maintaining tracks across said nVe
last named streets under said contract but
shall continue 90 pay the City the sum
hxed By said contract for said three cross
ings which have been completed as mere
lnabove stated. namely, the sum OF 300
per annum for each OF said crossings so
completed. -.
the Railway Company has for the time
being abandoned its purpose OK completing
the construction Of a double track upon
that portion OF its line which crosses the
Eve streets last above referred 10 because
its operation does not now require such
double tracking and because OF the fact
that the Railway Company has been ad-
vlsed that IL is contemplated by the Public
Service Commission that IL may require
the elimination Of existing grade crossings
thereon. and the Railway Company desires
TO avoid the additional expense OF con
structing such additional tracks until the
time when such eliminatious and the nee
essary condition thereof and the changes
and adjustments In It's line Incidental
THE STATEN ISLAND RAILWAY
By G. J. BROWN.
Assistant Secretary.
State OF New York.
County Of New York. S.:
City OF New York
on this 2lst day OF December. 1915 be-
fore me personally came George J. Brown,
q me known and known 10 me TO be the same
person described In and who signed the
foregoing petition. ana he acknowledged
TO me that he had signed The sans Sans
Notary Public Richmond Co. y. Y.
Certificate nled In y. Y Co, No. l..
And al the meeting Of January ., 1871.
the following resolutions were adopted.
Whereas. The foregoing petition nom the
staten Island Railway Company, dated
December q. 1916. was presented TO the
Roard of Estimate and ApportiOnmeDt at
a meeting held December p. 1915.
Resolved, That in pursuance OF law this
BOARD sets Friday the zSth day OF Jauu-
sry 1917. At 10 90 o'clock in the forenoon.
and Room 10 iu the city Hall, Borough Of
Manhattan. az the time and place when
sidered, and a public hearing be had there
on. at which citizens shall be entitled TO
appear and b. heard. and be II further
Resolved. That the petition and these
resolutions shall be published for az least
twice IN two daily newspapers I'm the City
Mayor. and FOR az least ten N0) days in
the city Record Immediately prior to
such date of public hearing The expense
OF such publication 70 be borne b. the
petitioner
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New York. January D, 1915.