The New York herald., 1878-03-28
TRINITY TENANTS.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THIN AND THE CHURCH
CORPORATION ON THE SUBJECT or RENTS
QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED.
Al the meeting OF the tenants OF Trinity Churru
properly held on the 18Th inst, conmittee w'ssp
poneo confer with the urch authorizes ana en-
dcavor TO obtain lair settlement Of tho differences
between them on rents THIS oommi,ce addressed@
note General John A. Dix comptrolier oi tho Cor
poration Of Trinity Church. stating what hsd oocu''"
at the meeting of tenants and asking tho Comptroller
to do them Tho favor Of appointing an early day Tor
q conference between the Committee OF Tenants an"
the Committes on Rentals.
General Dix made the follow ing reply
OFFICE OF rHx CORPORATION or rR,sirr CHURCH
NEW YORK, March 10, 1878.
received Yesterday your letter OF sns MN
At puoiic meeting Of the tenants Of tns sorpo,ae"
Neher she som%sss nor s"ss "as aSsasf 20
cuss with any other committee the subjects ao"su w. ~
Or representation auy lessee this corporation who
rent shouiSSs feaaced, aud they viii give every ,usN
ndiyldual .ts.emsns OF p reprs.snnon & sssps'" anu
''""'' '''''1'' "''''' '''''''' joHN A. DIX.
When General DIX furnished tho reporter with the
above letter yesterday he said;"Ir the HERALD re.
port this morning therc is = slight error Instead OF
saying, Before the meeting Of tenants WAS held on
the 18th inst more than TWO hundred tenants had
agreed TO take the properly at tho old rents was
my intention 10 say, that before this meeting was
held of the 200 tenants who had applied Tor new
leases than halt had agreed 70 take them at The
old rates. The eroi Is not very material, and may
not have made the SUBJECT clear"
THE TENANTS SIDE OF rHR CASH.
In order 10 ascertain what progress The tenants
have made their Efforts TO secure lower .rems, a
In the Bennett Building. VINO has been appointed Que
of the counsel the committee OF rriuity tenants
That gentleman wrote the following letter.
see by your artics this morning that General Dix is
ssnoroush Of the mater o' dae
FORE with MI due respect ask General DIX he
Tiya- many Of the 200 tenants who he says &C.
a. ne od rent s ,Ss
and y" w,s Tso;. s's rss. Z, . IGs
sSas - Dix Inform whether he son.asr:
iani with all taxes paid by The 'enant son,rsa oy ths
no. wn.t percentage upon the OF vacant Land with
paid ho considers . rSana M rssy Is
about annum upon tue assessed value
as 81 s9s'1 punsry A sna ana Sa"g leaving
s ~
s rents " ms ,ss sys made nS
General Dix also thu. this beggarly reduction Of
sauSSn seSS 81 ss,sa Ss. Gso samuel
sHdmore Daniel H. Arnold and the res. Of the yss.ry
1sSss Sn s
BY these tenants OF Trinity Doe. General p,x ana thsse
| honor
10 do in teir corporate capacity trustees OF Trinity
what they would think OF doing NJ individuals Are
these burden the church with the
appsont injustice Is sure sooner
o later engenderf
These tenants acknowledged equity IN the
erty for past held by them rs
which believed would be recognized and protected by
the unfortunately s should become nscsssary to
ammo to protection 10 avoid this will General
liz ON behalf trinity grant leases ut i've Tor what
oter per Of the tsr value Of the land Or will ne
sli th land at its fair vsluation Or will
he the ants their building. on the land
fair Or will Trinity submit the entire diner.
ence TO arbiatos determine the relative
rights OF parties and abide the award Afavora6ie and
feeling that these high ground rents are ~
Trinity wish Jhe deliberate purpose OF freezing ou the
mud compelling sell their houses Ut little
more than the bricks with which they are con'
structed. . =. 4. .
the utmost Importance TO Trinity a: well as the
that these should be edy adjusted
and tne tenants encouraged by liberal deduction ~ i'm
their houses In hold TO their
before rapid transit has ureo tnem 10 tns upper part oi
the city, nsver to return. ,..,v
to the foregoing queston; s respectiIly re-
or Counsel to Committee OF Trinity TenantA