The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-15


OF two hundred and seventy thousand dollars Accord
ing to the terms which the ground held By the
church, one.fourth of the purchase money belonged
to the city, in the event Of its sse rhere In fAc
propristors the Church Corporation and the Aunic
pal Corporation and the disposal Of the property at
an could enly be pshsd therefore, the mutual
consent of the two parties interested An agreement
entered Into by BOTH after considerable discussion and
was decded to dispose of the property at pubic
tion Some five SIX weeks ago the interest Of the
church disposed Of ct private eae for two hundred
thousand dollars the trustees desiring, In this way, to
secure themselves against the probable risk by
tion. The property purchased by party O.,
five or six persons, who bound themselves to pay
that amount it, under the forfeiture thousand
dollars their failure to fuAl the spulAuons of the
agreement The amount for which the property was
sold yesterday was have stated, o0o OF which
fourth, s67 800 goes the city. Through their
anxiety, therefore, themselves against LOSS
the truAtess by selling their interest previousy
actually lost the 81 $780, which is the difference between
the city share of the prooeeds and the 5000 600 accepted
by them at private SALE But 1t this it DEAR
although it generally expected it would realize
5000
The sale took place announced, at twelve o'clock
and conducted by Mr.. A. J. Bsecker. There were
about one hundred and fifty present. but the
bidding almost exclusively confined to two parties
Mr.. A. T. Stewart and the purchasers On taking the
stand Mr. Bleecker read the following notice of the sale
setting forth the terms which the property would be
disposed off,
THE BRICK CHURCH PROPERTY FOR SALE AT AUCTION.
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the same be sold without reserve to the highest bidder
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bdainss xI g Kept nj: ihs Sslsps:
AZ June n.s asths os%P!.olsr; I once he Esl of
% ~ Sner s aeeda WIN % delivered and possession
ssss
not eIoeedg five .t cent interest pays
ssse Tho Corporation q this city, being for i:
gnx and all the moveabs properly oosneced with the church
chuzch sse hs .xht TO Tho award made BY The
sss and q s cs vi te
owner. and % give he purchasers bond Of indemnify
understood s hat respect BE- e. had . The remain: Q,
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niomaaon @ !he aue may Be had sppHcaaoa Ho
~A'- A0 oStSE HSiSSS Committee s q Trustee.
FIN FHSsAsSS sSs.SSi WOOD: Mayor. e s'''k Church.
A. G. FLAGG, Comproller.
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Now gentlemen, said Mr.. Bleecker, after reading tn
foregoing, will put up this property II you please
ct S22b 0G0 Bid away il you please 1t will be sold to
tie highest bidder the Corporation leaving oneourth
voicI-whsn is the rest to be paids
Ar. BIEECKER- On the 10th of June Come now gen.
tlemen--bd on-bid on-how much more9 have put it
at 1925 000-shan begin with $780, ,000 Let have
| bid for $3.50 600.
A yoIcE-$226, ,000
Mr.. B.-Nonsense We can't go by ones yet.
BIDDER Supposed to be Mr.. A. T. sewart)-s2s2 COO
SECOND BDDER-$233 600.
Mr.. Bid away, gentlemen.
FIRST BIDDER (Er. s. )-s235, 900.
Mr. B-$2a6 900 is bid-don't STOP gentlemen-keep It
up it HASN'T reached the hundred yet First bidder
$24o, ,0e0.l 240it is-240, 24o DID hear 2459 Who
speakss Hold up your hands, gentlemen when don't
mated at s4oO 0o0 by soe At 24O goiog-at 24O going
Bid out there's no fear ef the title that's perfect (Se
a42) 2aa i, is, 242-how much noref s4s, shst's It
24i-245-ieep on, gentlemen keep on-2i6-lt takes
long tme to count hundred at this rats-24e-ars you
Gomez 246 goirg-have you done biddingp 7-yes, sir
good many ones o 6n and let's
we ISS .0s On Il S.s
6id by ives and you'll get nearer to It quickerI26l
sseep onaSSnosnus 'Is'dios like ing
you may as well bid hundred at once-265-have
sous, doH Hst 2SiDg At you
eco it is-thavs right, take my advice-now give
me more; well, have you doneS-5, shall say9 Try
p.H lose t. Dc You mean ths for '.n nod TO me-
or to to him. Isughter) will take It for me- 2e!-2e2
give yst another nUG2 q
alaimed-its safe enough for half hour yet; 265,
gong-tair warDirg-shant call it again. Have you
enough TO spare. know these fellows wen. Going At
267-try 270 now-at 267-bid ou-have you donei Make
the last call; have done thinking yeti Come now
be quick about it'll won't give you any longer You'll
hSux on aao. h%
once-at 27O twice-at 27o, third last CALI have
waited long snoughI,gons.
$27o 0Oo, the successful bidders giving their names
as +. z. james, Edward P. Wesley and Henry
cfaied several lots Of ground fronting on the Fifth
avenue, and bounded BY Twenty-third and T~enty-
pery which has just passed out Of their
of hs Oldest churches in the CITY, and OF the
few which remain standing south ofthe City Hail. the
others being Trinity, st. PauPs st. Peters, st.
Georges and the Dutch Reformed on the corner Of Full
ton and William streets. The history of the Brick
Of the Oldest edi6ces in the city, and
Of its being intimately connected with the history Of
evolutionary struggle On the 18th of February Pc
,i,ion presented by John Rodgers and Others
istsrs elders deacons trustees and communicates OF the
English Presbyterian church Of New York. the Corpora
uan, for grant Of land 'foY the erection Of .
church, with additional lot guable for cemetery"
On the 26th Of February, 1906, the Common Council
passed a resolution granting the petitioners the
land asked for, and 1t was conveyed the day
to John Rodgers and others in fee. On the 3lss
Of August 17s4 the grantees having become legally In
cOrpOrRted Tha 0yatfO of he
First Presbyterian Church OF OF New York deed
was executed by which the property duly conveyed
In ee and BY act of the legislature passed February
divide itse into two separate corporate bodies The
nua ground rent OF forty pounds sterling reduced
the 23d September 1885, one pounds and
five shings fifty three dollars and twelve cents at
wbich 1t has since remained. During the Revolution,
the church was despoiied and converted into ber-
wounded and occasionally some the patriots were
taken to it, although the treatment they