COMPANIES CONSOLIDATED. The following corporations were consolidated and name changed during the year, as follows, viz.: STREET SURFACE ROADS. NAME OF OLD COMPANY. Name of present company. Hoosick Railway Company and Buffalo, Tonawanda and Niagara Bennington and Hoosick Valley Railroad Company. Nov. 9, 1897 Buffalo, Tonawanda and Ni- $160,000 520 EXTENSION OF ROUTES. The following companies have, during the year, filed articles or tension of routes: Staten Island Electric Railroad Company. Dec. 8, 1897 11 miles. West Water Street Railroad Company. Syracuse and Suburban Railroad Company. Suburban Railway Company Black River Traction Company New York, Westchester and Conn. Traction Company. Buffalo and Lockport Railway ... Syracuse, Lakeside and Baldwinsville Railway Westchester Electric Railroad Company. Crosstown Street Railway Company of Buffalo.. Port Chester Street Railway Company. Little Falls and Herkimer Street Railway Company Central Park, North and East River Railroad Company. New York, Westchester and Connecticut Traction Co... Wes chester Electric Railroad Company......... The Utica Belt Line Street Railroad Company New York, Westchester and Connecticut Traction Co... New York, Westchester and Connecticut Traction Co.. Dec. 23, 1897 521 INCREASE OF CAPITAL STOCK. The following companies filed certificates of increased capital stock during the year, to-wit: The following company has, during the year, surrendered its capital stock: CAYUGA LAKE ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY, surrendered to the "Ithaca Street Railway Company." Certificate filed in office of Secretary of State, July 22, 1898. 522 LEASED ROADS. The following roads were leased during the year, viz.: CONEY ISLAND AND GRAVESEND RAILWAY COMPANY was leased November 5, 1897, to "Nassau Electric Railroad Company." Lease filed in office of Secretary of State, November 12, 1897. BROOKLYN CITY AND NEWTOWN RAILROAD COMPANY 66 was leased December 1, 1897, to Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company." Lease filed in office of Secretary of State, December 9, 1897. SECOND AVENUE RAILROAD COMPANY was leased January 28, 1898, to "Metropolitan Street Railway Company." Lease filed in office of Secretary of State, March 19, 1898. ROCHESTER AND IRONDEQUOIT RAILROAD COMPANY was leased May 10, 1898, to "Rochester Railway Company." Lease filed in office of Secretary of State, May 12, 1898. THE NEW ENGLAND RAILROAD COMPANY was leased July 1, 1898, to the "New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company." Lease filed in office of Secretary of State, July 23, 1898. ADDISON AND SUSQUEHANNA RAILROAD COMPANY was leased June 25, 1898, to the "Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad Company." Lease filed in office of Secretary of State, October 15, 1898. CERTIFICATE UNDER SECTION 59 OF THE RAILROAD LAW. The following companies, which have been granted certificates of public convenience and a necessity by the Board of Railroad Commissioners under section 59 of the Railroad Law, have filed such certificates in the Secretary of State's office, between October 3, 1897, and November 1, 1898: "PRINCE'S BAY RAILROAD COMPANY." Certificate filed in office of Secretary of State, January 5, 1898. "GREIGSVILLE AND PEARL CREEK RAILROAD COMPANY." Certificate filed in office of the Secretary of State, February 1, 1898. "PEEKSKILL TRACTION COMPANY." Certificate filed in office of Secretary of State, August 3, 1898. "GOSHEN RAILROAD COMPANY." Certificate filed in office of Secretary of State, August 29, 1898. "THE DELAWARE RAILROAD COMPANY." Certificate filed in office of Secretary of State, September 7, 1898. |