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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
4
The Board of Estimate and Apportionment discusses granting the Union Railway Company of New York City a franchise to extend a double track railway from Fordham Road through University Heights to West 207th Street and Broadway. Conditions include consents, bid terms, renewal rules, and payments tied to gross receipts with a minimum annual sum.
The document outlines annual charges to be paid by a company for street railway rights in New York City. It specifies upfront payments, ongoing percentages, and assurances that these payments are in addition to taxes. Terms cover asset transfer to the city on contract termination, restrictions on assignment, and compliance with railroad and city authorities. It sets fare limits, police and fire department free travel, and board oversight for construction, maintenance, and operation.
The document outlines rules for a street railway, restricting operations to passenger and maintenance cars, with no freight cars. It sets intervals of up to 30 minutes, allows limited overnight service, requires safety features on cars, heating, water measures, lighting, and street clearance. It also covers paving, drainage, permits, reporting, penalties, and city oversight.
The document details a complex franchise grant to Union Railway Company of New York City to construct operate and maintain a street surface railway in The Bronx from Third Avenue along Pelham Avenue to Southern Boulevard with a 15 year term and possible renewal. It sets conditions including security deposits penalties payments and methods for appraisal of compensation, with Board of Estimate and Apportionment hearings and required public notice.
A dense document outlines rights for a street railway in The Bronx, detailing grants of use of streets, construction timelines, and payment schemes. It sets Board oversight, fare limits, vehicle standards, and maintenance duties, with penalties and extensions tied to permits, consents, and court actions.
The document outlines city control over pavement changes and railway operations in the Bronx, detailing cost obligations, track protection, and compliance. It lists annual reporting to the City Comptroller, penalties for service failures, and security deposits to guarantee performance, with procedures for notices and transfers of power.
The document outlines a city contract process for granting a street railway franchise to the Bronx Traction Company. It covers the Board of Estimate and Apportionment resolutions, publication notices, contract terms, route details, renewal and compensation provisions, and conditions requiring owner consents and court processes if consents cannot be obtained.
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