New-York tribune., 1874-04-15
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
AN INDIGNANT REGIMENT.


THE sHyENrY-FIRsr REGIMENT PROTEST AGAINST
THE ACTION OF THE BOARD OF sUPERvIsoRs-
THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT THE PROPOSED NEw
ARMORY.
The efforts of the Board of Supervisors to
compel the list Regiment to leave Its present armory
at Thrtyhfth and Broadway and accept quarters
on The fourth floor OF the stable OF the Ninthave ana
Tyenty-third-st. Stage Company, at NlDth-aye ana
Tgenty-seveuthst., is exciting intense Indignation
among the officers and OF the regiment The list
is one OF tho best regiments In the divi-
sion Since 1t has occupied Its present quar-
ters II has been materially strengthened
in point OF numbers. The officers and members
have incurred considerable expense In hitting up the
rooms in the armory and in the regiment Is COM
PEELED TO the proposed quarters much OF INC
furniture and effects cannot be used. The feeling s 30
intense that on Monday evening a meeting OF the
officers OF the regiment held, presided over by COL
yose Preambles and resolutions were passed, setting
forth that the lease Of the arnory now held py
the regiment is about expiring and no Suitable
quarters had been furnished by the Board OF su
peryisors the building designated by the Board as an
armory for the regiment being unsafe and so entirely
removed from the residences Of the members and from
that portion Of the city in which the regiment has been
heretofore as 10 render entirely unfit for occupancy IL
resolved that they would not In any case except Ny
military orders, consent to occupy H. III was aiSo rc
solved that at their expense they would iurhlsh
rooms for the business OF the companies ana regiment
Col. Vose was requested to take such action as
he may deem proper TO obtain suitable armory, the
officers pledging him their united and individual sup
port In any steps he might take. Col Vose was also re-
ouesed to make application TO the Governor for permis
the property Of the State now In possession
of the regiment consisting of accoutermens, etc.
in the State Arsenal until such meas quarters In con-
formty with the Military Code. be provided.
Col vose called yesterday by reporter OF THE
fr,, elativ IN
tween his command and the Board Of Supervisors. He
stated that the proposed quarters were utterly untitled
for the purpose proposed They are on the fourth foor
of a buildng which deemed unsafe TO drill large
body of men in The floors below used for the sor
age OF hay, and as paintroom, containing therei9e,
a large amount OF inlammable matter. Inc
property OF the State and Of the regiment
would therefore be in constant peril There are larse
number OF horses stabbed in the basement and on the
first floor and the euvia from these areIexceedingy
annoying. The location is far removed 1rom tle res
dence of the great majority OF the members ana from
in this respect Tne rental OF the proposed armoy
sl2 500 per annum. certainly three times what IL was
WORTH what would rent for any other purpose taan
that proposed. The Controller has declared tnat lne
lease was obtained by fraud, and that he VIII contes.
| payment OF the rental in the courts. Ihere eoud pe
nothing urged in favor OF the locality, and there was
l n,ch aratnst in The regiment was unaDimous
| IN asserting that they would not occupy
il unless directed do by the military authorities
received "a reply from the AdjutantGeneral that tne
| MayOr had been written to on the SUBJECT Dy tne
Adutant General, protesting against the removal Oh the
| regiment to the building indicated, and nlnntey de-
scT.ibipg its utter uuhtncss. He directed by the
Governor that he should be exceedingly reluctant
TO place any public property IN such budlng COi.
yose said that the present armory be secured for
term OF years at an annual rent OF f2OOOO Ihere na5
only difference OF 5000 per annum between the rental
OF the present and the one proposed ana peioe
the regiment could occupy the latter considerable eA
| pense would have TO DC incurred In httlng II up.