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Construction. No record of any construction. In the state engineer's report for 1882 the Company is described as extinct.

80 The Brooklyn City Elevated Railway Company
(Brooklyn and Manhattan)

Incorporation. June 7, 1879; General Railroad Law of 1850; corporate life, 50 years; capital stock, $2,500,000; route (about 12 miles) as follows:

Commencing at a convenient point near South ferry on Atlantic avenue within the city of Brooklyn in the county of Kings and state of New York, and running thence easterly along said avenue to some convenient point near the city line, thence northerly through, over and along streets and private property to Myrtle avenue, thence westerly over and along Myrtle avenue to or near Fulton street and with branches to such ferries in the city of Brooklyn as may be deemed necessary, also to connect with the various steam railways in the city of Brooklyn which may be deemed desirable to complete a proper system of rapid transit in said city of Brooklyn, thence northerly from a point near the junction of Myrtle avenue and Fulton street through, over and along streets and private property in the most feasible route to over and along the East river bridge to some convenient point in New York City for its terminus. All that portion of said railway described as situated in the city of New York and on that portion of said East river bridge situated within the limits of New York City is within the city and county of New York and state of New York.

Stock. In a report to the state engineer for 1880, the Company stated that $129,100 of its capital stock had been subscribed and $5,702 paid in.

Intercorporate relations. In reports made to the state engineer, the statement appears that the road of this Company "is leased to the New York and Brooklyn Elevated Railway Company." The Commission has, however, no record of this lease.

Construction. Reports to the state engineer would indicate that the lessee company, New York and Brooklyn Elevated Railway Company, constructed this Company's line "from New York City to the cemetery of the Evergreens."

81 The Brooklyn City, Hunter's Point and Prospect Park Railroad Company

(Brooklyn and Queens)

Incorporation. July 31, 1868; General Railroad Law of 1850; chapter 576, laws of 1868, as practically a consolidation of The Greenpoint and Williamsburgh Railroad Company and the Nas

sau Railroad Company; corporate life, 100 years; capital stock, $300,000; route (about 16 miles) as follows:

In the counties of Kings and Queens and will connect Hunter's Point and the Long Island and Flushing Railroads, with the several ferries in Greenpoint, Williamsburgh and Brooklyn, and will furnish a short and expeditious communication between the country towns of Kings County and the upper part of the city of New York. The said route or routes of the said The Greenpoint and Williamsburgh Railroad Company and of the Nassau Railroad Company as already defined established or operated include and comprise as follows, viz: West Second street in Hunter's point from East river to Central avenue; Central avenue from West Second street to the bridge over Newtown creek and across said bridge to Union avenue; Union avenue in Greenpoint from Newtown creek to Orchard street; Orchard street from Union avenue to Van Cott avenue; Van Cott avenue from Orchard street to Fifth street; Fifth street from Van Cott avenue to Division avenue; Fourth street from North Ninth street to Division avenue; North Ninth street from Fourth street to Fifth street; North Fourth street from Fifth street to First street; Division avenue from Fifth street to Rush street; Rush street from Division avenue to Kent avenue, Kent avenue from Rush street to Classon avenue; Wythe avenue from Rush street to Penn street; Penn street from Wythe avenue to Classon avenue; Classon avenue from Kent avenue to Flushing avenue; Flushing avenue from Classon avenue to Navy street; Park avenue from Washington avenue to Raymond street; Washington avenue from Kent avenue to Myrtle avenue; Washington avenue from Atlantic avenue to the city line; Montgomery street from Washington avenue to Franklin avenue; Franklin avenue from Montgomery street to the town of Flatbush; Myrtle avenue from Washington avenue to Vanderbilt avenue; Vanderbilt avenue from Myrtle avenue to Flatbush avenue; Navy street from Flushing avenue to Willoughby street; Raymond street from Park avenue to Willoughby street; Willoughby street from Raymond street to Joralemon street; Joralemon street from Willoughby street to Court street; Court street from Joralemon street to Atlantic street; Atlantic street from Court street to the South ferry.

Stock. The Company, in a report made to the state engineer for 1869, stated that $261,400 of its capital stock had been subscribed and paid in, and for 1871, $300,000 of stock subscribed and paid in.

Change of name. (See also chart IV, no. 20.) Chapter 453, laws of 1872, effective April 30, 1872, changed the name of the Company to the Brooklyn Crosstown Railroad Company (no. 84).

82 The Brooklyn City Rail Road Company
(Brooklyn and Queens)

Incorporation.

December 17, 1853; corporate life, 25 years; capital stock, $2,500,000; route (about 30 miles) with double track, except where a single track only can be laid, as follows:

From the termination of Fulton street in said city of Brooklyn at or near the Fulton ferry across, along or upon Fulton street, Court street, Hamilton avenue, the Gowanus creek and Third avenue in said city to the boundary line between the said city and the town of New Utrecht at the termination of the said Third avenue in said city; from said ferry across and along or upon Fulton street, Fulton avenue, Flatbush avenue, Powers street and Third avenue in said city to the termination of said Third avenue at the boundary line aforesaid; and from the said ferry across, along or upon Furman street, Atlantic street, Columbia street, Hamilton avenue, the Gowanus creek and Third avenue in said city, to the termination of said Third avenue, at the boundary line aforesaid; and from the said ferry across, along or upon Fulton street, Fulton avenue and Flatbush avenue to the termination thereof at the boundary line between the said city and the town of Flatbush; and from the said ferry across, along or upon Fulton street and Fulton avenue in said city to the termination of said Fulton avenue at the boundary line between the said city and the town of New Lots; and from the said ferry across, along or upon Fulton street, Myrtle avenue to Division avenue in said city and the boundary line between the said city and the town of Bushwick; and from the said ferry across, along or upon Fulton street, Sands street, Hudson avenue, Nassau street and Flushing avenue, in said city, Graham avenue in the city of Williamsburgh; and thence to the northerly termination of Franklin street at Greenpoint in the town of Bushwick; and from the said ferry across, along and upon Fulton street, Sands street, Hudson avenue, Nassau street, Flushing avenue and Kent avenue in said city of Brooklyn, First street and Second street, South 11th street and North 13th street in the city of Williamsburgh, Bushwick creek and Franklin street in the town of Bushwick to the northerly termination of said Franklin street in Greenpoint; and from the said ferry across and along or upon Fulton street, Front street, Hudson avenue, Nassau street, Flushing avenue and Kent avenue in the city of Brooklyn, First street, Second street, South 11th street and North 13th street in the city of Williamsburgh, Bushwick creek and Franklin street, in the town of Bushwick to the northerly termination of said Franklin street, in Greenpoint.

By a certificate filed in the office of the secretary of state, October 12, 1866, the Company extended its corporate existence 100 years beyond the 25 years mentioned in the certificate of incorpo ration.

Extensions of route. The Company filed in the office of the secretary of state, certificates of extensions, as follows:

October 13, 1885: Along and upon Wyckoff avenue from the point where the boundary line between said town and the city of Brooklyn intersects said avenue to Willow street and along and upon Willow street from said Wyckoff avenue to and across Cypress Hills road to the property owned by said company; and also along and upon said Wyckoff avenue from Willow street to the Evergreen cemetery all in the town of Newtown, county of Queens. This extension was to connect and form a part of the branches of the Company's existing railroad known as the Greene and

Gates avenue line, and the Myrtle avenue line running along that portion of Wyckoff avenue which extends from Myrtle avenue to the boundary line between the city of Brooklyn and the town of Newtown.

October 16, 1889: From the intersection of Flushing and Graham avenues, in the city of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and thence through and along said Flushing avenue to the boundary line between said county of Kings and the county of Queens and through, along and upon the highway, road or street in the town of Newtown, county of Queens, commonly called and known by the inhabitants thereof as Flushing avenue, from the said boundary line between the counties of Kings and Queens to a point in the vicinity of Linden Hill, in the said town of Newtown, where, north of Grand street, the said Flushing avenue road or street intersects the Long Island Railroad.

This certificate recites that the Company "does not intend to construct but only to maintain and operate that part of said extension on Flushing avenue in the city of Brooklyn lying between Bushwick avenue and Knickerbocker avenue, about 2,460 feet, which is now occupied by the railway of The Bushwick Railroad Company."

November 17, 1890: That part of its railroad heretofore known and distinguished as the Third avenue and Fort Hamilton line, from the point where Third avenue is intersected by 65th street, in the town of New Utrecht, county of Kings; and thence through, along and upon 65th street to Second avenue and thence through, along and upon Second avenue to the boundary line between the city of Brooklyn and the town of New Utrecht; and also from the point where said Third avenue is intersected by Bay Ridge avenue in said town of New Utrecht and thence through, along and upon Bay Ridge avenue to 13th avenue; thence through, along and upon 13th avenue to 86th street; thence through, along and upon 86th street to 25th avenue and thence through, along and upon 25th avenue to the property of the said Brooklyn City Railroad Company, situated on Gravesend bay at or near the foot of the said 25th avenue. The total length of said intended extension will be about five miles and will be run through the towns of New Utrecht and Gravesend, in the said county of Kings.

January 17, 1893: Decatur street from Fulton street to Broadway; Morgan avenue from Nassau avenue to Flushing avenue; Nassau avenue from Manhattan avenue to Varick street; South Ninth street from Kent avenue to Broadway; or in lieu thereof; South Eighth street from Kent avenue to Broadway; Rodney street from Broadway to South Second street; South Second street from Rodney street to Union avenue; Stagg street from Union avenue to Morgan avenue; Johnson avenue from Union avenue to Flushing avenue; Cypress avenue from Flushing avenue to the city line; Wyckoff avenue from the city line to Flushing avenue; Central avenue from Flushing avenue to Jefferson street; Melrose street from Broadway to Flushing avenue; Evergreen avenue from Melrose street to Evergreen cemetery; Bushwick

avenue from North Second street to Meserole street; Morrell street from Bushwick avenue to Flushing avenue; Beaver street from Flushing avenue to Ellery street; Ellery street from Beaver street to Broadway; Broadway from Ellery street to Lewis avenue; Lewis avenue from Broadway to Fulton street; Throop avenue from Park avenue to Myrtle avenue; Putnam avenue from Nostrand avenue to the city line; Halsey street from Broadway to the city line; Raymond street from Willoughby street to Fulton street; Navy street from Willoughby street to Fulton street; Howard avenue from Broadway to Fulton street; Hamburg avenue from Evergreen cemetery to Flushing avenue; South Fifth street from Union avenue to Marcy avenue; Marcy avenue from Grand street to Fulton steet; New York avenue from Fulton street to the city line; Douglass street from East New York avenue to the Prospect park plaza; or Degraw street from East New York avenue to the Prospect park; Malbone street from the city line below New York avenue to the city line above Albany avenue; East New York avenue from the city line to Fulton street; 40th street from Third avenue to the city line; 49th street from Third avenue to the city line; Division avenue from Roebling street to Kent avenue; Wilson street from Division avenue to Kent avenue; Clymer street from Washington avenue to Division avenue; Hewes street from Union avenue to Kent avenue; Broadway from Hewes street to Johnson avenue; Johnson avenue from Broadway to Union avenue; Prospect place from Flatbush avenue to the city line; Vanderbilt avenue from its northerly intersection with the plaza to Prospect park; Cooper avenue from Broadway to the city line; Rockaway avenue from Broadway to the city line; Liberty avenue from East New York avenue to the city line; Cypress avenue from the Jamaica plank road to the city line; Stone avenue from Broadway to Fulton street; Greene avenue from Franklin avenue to the city line.

April 5, 1893: Along and upon Fresh Pond road from the point where the same is intersected by the boundary line between Brooklyn and Newtown, to Grand street. Also along and upon Union avenue (sometimes called Dutch lane) from its intersection with Broadway to Junction avenue; thence along and upon Junction avenue to Poor Bowery road, and thence along and upon Poor Bowery road to its termination at Bowery bay beach (or through and upon private property on which such company may obtain the right to operate its road); also along and upon Flushing avenue from the terminus of the tracks of this Company as built now at or near Metropolitan avenue to Grand street, as said Flushing avenue will be when straightened, extended and opened. Also along and upon the Flushing and Newtown road from the intersection of Junction avenue to Jackson avenue, or Astoria and Flushing road; and along and upon Union avenue from its intersection with Junction avenue to Grand street or avenue; along Grand street or avenue from Union avenue to Summit avenue; along Summit avenue from Grand street or avenue to the Flushing and Newtown road; and along said Flushing and Newtown road from Summit avenue to Jackson avenue.

April 28, 1893: Along and upon Navy street, from Willoughby street to Fulton street; Varick street from Nassau avenue to Meeker avenue; Morgan avenue from Johnson avenue to Stagg street; Jefferson street from Broadway to Central avenue; Broadway from Ellery street to Lewis avenue; Broadway from Melrose street to Myrtle avenue; Waterbury street from Grand street

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