and Bergen Street Rail Road Company east and south of the terminus of the then constructed road on Bergen street to a point near Classon avenue. It appears that if these rights had not already been forfeited through non-user they soon were forfeited under the self-executing forfeiture clause of the railroad law, and that this Company lost its corporate existence and remaining rights by the operation of that section of the law.

Construction. No record of any construction. The Company never reported to the state engineer and surveyor, but under date of September 30, 1868, in a letter signed by A. G. Jayne, addressed to the state engineer, the following statement was made: "There is no Brooklyn and Canarsie Railroad Company at present, for it has ceased to exist."

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The Brooklyn and Coney Island Central Railroad Company (Brooklyn)

Incorporation. October 5, 1876; General Railroad Law of 1850; corporate life, 50 years; capital stock, $500,000; route (about eight miles) as follows:

Commencing at or near some convenient point within the city of Brooklyn, and thence by the most direct and feasible route so as to intersect as many of the Brooklyn city railroad lines as possible and terminating at or near Coney Island beach, Queens County.

Maps. The Company filed in the county clerk's office of Kings County maps as follows:

October 16, 1876, a map and profile of its route; October 30, 1876, an amended map and profile of its route; December 26, 1876, a map and profile of the northern section of its route; January 22, 1877, a supplemental map of the northern section of its route.

Stock. In the report to the Railroad Commission for 1885, the Company stated that $83,675 of stock was outstanding.

Intercorporate relations. From the reports of the Company and of the Brooklyn Elevated and Atlantic Beach Railway Company to the state engineer, 1879, it appears that the railroad of the former was leased to the latter shortly after March 14, 1879. In the report of the latter company to the state engineer, 1880, it appears that it had acquired the capital stock of the former in exchange for a like amount of its own capital stock.

Construction. No record of any construction. In the state engineer's report, for 1882, the Company is described as not in operation. The Company also states in its report to the Railroad Commission for 1885 that it is not in operation.

47 The Brooklyn and Coney Island Railroad Company (Brooklyn)

Incorporation. August 28, 1876; General Railroad Law of 1850; corporate life, 100 years; capital stock, $300,000; route as follows:

Commencing at or near the corner of Sea Breeze avenue and East Sixth street, Coney Island; thence northerly to the center line of the block between East Seventh and East Eighth street prolonged southerly to the Coney Island creek; thence northerly along center line of the block to Church lane; thence one branch easterly along Church lane and Church avenue to centre line of block between Ocean avenue and East 21st street; thence northerly along centre line to Flatbush avenue; thence to terminus on western side of Washington avenue at or near Brooklyn city line. Also line extending from the aforesaid centre block line between Seventh and East Eighth street to the Ocean parkway, and thence northerly to the Brooklyn city line at a point between Prospect avenue and Sherman streets.

Maps. September 11, 1876, the Company filed in the register's office of Kings County a map and profile of its route.

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

48 Brooklyn & Jamaica Bay Railway Company
(Brooklyn)

Incorporation. June 9, 1910; General Railroad Law; for purpose of building a street surface railroad to be operated by electricity or some motive power other than locomotive steam; corporate life, 25 years; capital stock, $100,000; of which $75,000 will be common stock and $25,000 preferred stock in the nature of a first mortgage lien with a fixed yearly interest of six per cent and will be non-votable; route (about three miles) as follows:

From a point at the intersection of Montauk avenue and Liberty avenue, in the borough of Brooklyn, Kings County, in the city of New York, to the following points on Jamaica bay; a point at the mouth of Spring, or Mill creek, where said creek empties into Jamaica bay, in Queens County. in the city of New York, and a point on Jamaica bay, in Kings County, where Montauk avenue would end if extended to said bay, which places will be its termini.

Certificate of convenience and necessity. October, 1910, the Company petitioned the Public Service Commission for a certificate of public convenience and necessity under section 9 of Railroad Law. The application is pending before the Commission.

Stock. In the Company's report to the Public Service Commission for 1911, it appears that $10,000 of the Company's stock is outstanding, of which $4,700 was issued for cash, and $5,300 for right of way.

Construction. The Company, from its report to the Public Service Commission for 1911, appears to have spent $1,500 for construction. There is no record of any rails having been laid.

49 The Brooklyn and Jamaica Railroad Company
(Brooklyn and Queens)

Incorporation. April 25, 1832; chapter 256, laws of 1832; for the purpose of constructing a single or double track railroad; corporate life, 50 years; capital stock, $300,000; route, as follows:

From an eligible point in the village of Brooklyn to a point in the village of Jamaica, with a single or double track lateral railroad to the village of Flushing or Flatbush, as the one or the other might be rendered expedient by the line adopted for the main road on the north or south side of the ridge of hills lying between Brooklyn and Jamaica.

The act conferred upon the Company the right to condemn the real estate needed for its right of way, and to determine the motive power to be used, except that it could not use steam power within the limits of the village of Brooklyn without the consent of the local authorities. The Company was also required to purchase the stock of the Brooklyn, Jamaica and Flatbush Turnpike Company, by May 15, 1832, or as soon thereafter as possible. The Company was not authorized to use any street or lane in the village of Brooklyn without the consent of the village authorities.

The Brooklyn, Jamaica and Flatbush Turnpike Company had been incorporated by chapter 74, laws of 1809, and at the time of the incorporation of this Company owned a turnpike road:

Extending from the East river substantially where Fulton ferry now is, and following the general line of Fulton street to Flatbush avenue; thence along Flatbush avenue to Atlantic avenue; thence running easterly along what is now Atlantic avenue to about Classon avenue; thence turning northward into what is now Fulton street and continuing easterly but not by a direct route to Jamaica, with a branch extending from Atlantic avenue substantially along the line of Flatbush avenue to Flatbush.

This turnpike road was acquired by the Brooklyn and Jamaica Railroad Company on August 2, 1833.

Maps. May 3, 1835, the Company filed in the register's office of Kings County a map of its route.

Special franchises. Brooklyn was incorporated as a city and its boundaries extended by chapter 92, of the laws of 1834. On July 21, 1834, the common council adopted a report of the street committee for the opening of Atlantic street from the Jamaica turnpike to Patchen's wharf on the East river, to a width of 100 feet, with the provisions that this Company should have the right to lay down its rails through the middle of the street, on condition that it should regulate, pave or macadamize and curb the street at its own expense.

September 3, 1834, by resolution of the common council, further action was taken for the opening of Atlantic street, with the provisions that this Company should improve the carriageway to the width of 60 feet. June 1, 1835, the common council adopted a resolution approving the Company's proposition to pave Atlantic street under the inspection of the city authorities. Atlantic street was finally opened to the Jamaica turnpike April 23, 1835.

By chapter 377, laws of 1837, this Company was authorized to alter the route of the Brooklyn and Jamaica Turnpike Road between Parmentier's garden on the west and a point opposite or nearly opposite the boundary line between lands of the Company and the lands of the late A. Selover on the east, so that the portion of the road between these limits should, together with the lands of the Company's railroad, be not less than 80 feet nor more than 100 feet in width.

By chapter 256, laws of 1839, the Company was authorized to modify the line of its turnpike road from the easterly end of the modification last authorized to the intersection of Cripplebush road on the east, so as to continue the turnpike road from the land of Selover straight in an easterly direction, with a width of not less than 80 nor more than 100 feet.

November 28, 1859, by resolution of the common council of the city of Brooklyn, this Company was authorized to extend its road through Furman street to Fulton street, such extension to be used for horse cars only. The resolution gave the Brooklyn City Rail

road Company the right to unite with this Company in constructing this extension at the joint expense of the two companies.

March 26, 1860, by another resolution of the common council of the city of Brooklyn, the Company was authorized to construct and operate for the term of 10 years an extension of its road:

From Atlantic avenue through Flatbush avenue and Fifth avenue to 37th street, with a branch through Third street to the city line (Flatbush boundary line at Prospect park).

This grant was made on condition that steam power should be permanently removed from Atlantic avenue between Bedford and South ferry within six months from the date of this grant. This resolution gave the Brooklyn City Railroad Company the right to unite with this Company in constructing a road.

From Fulton avenue, through Hanson place, Greene avenue, Bedford avenue and Gates avenue to the Broadway Railroad.

Intercorporate relations. (See also chart IV, no. 37.) By chapter 94, laws of 1836, this Company was authorized to lease or sell its railroad to The Long Island Railroad Company (no. 341). In accordance with the terms of this act, this Company leased its road to the Long Island Railroad Company, December 1, 1836, the lease to run until June 1, 1881.

By chapter 373, laws of 1848, this Company was authorized to sell the stock of the Brooklyn, Jamaica and Flatbush Turnpike Company and all rights and franchises held by it in the turnpikes, roads, toll houses, gates and other property connected with the turnpike. It appears from a report of the comptroller of the city of New York on "Colonial Highways," that the turnpike remained in the possession of the railroad company until 1851, when the property went into the hands of the Jamaica and Brooklyn Plank Road Company. By the same act this Company was authorized to increase its capital stock to $100,000.

Atlantic street. November 2, 1839, by an ordinance of the common council of the city of Brooklyn, The Long Island Railroad Company, as lessee of this Company, was authorized to use steam power in Atlantic street, and by another ordinance adopted