The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-29
NEW ROCHELLE DISTURBED.
TRINITY CHURCH IN a CONTROVERSY
OYER 4 FENCE LINE
An Alleged Fneroachmento peR m Avenue that
Ex-ConEressmRn Potter and Ihe Nestrymen
are Trying to MaIntnin-Dreds and Mmps

Since September last Trinity Church. In
New Rochelle. has had controversy with the
village authorities. Trinity Church Rer-
Vices are attended by majority OF tho
most wealthy residents. The edince.
| nne stone strudurc. somewhat low. stands
ut tho junction OF HuRuenot street for
mery tho old Boston post rond. and Union
avenue, which crossNs the tracks OF the New
York. Now Haven and Hartford Railroad. near
by. to West New Rochelle Around 1t is well
| kept grass plot. and on the north and west sides
Is small burying place. Last fall the church
corporation dug holes put in round posts. with
| pointed tops. and mnde a fence in Huguenot
street and Union avenue by extending from
post to post three round iron bars. and
then painted It dark green. The ground
| outside wns graded. and gutter line
| made. While carpenters were working in
| Union avenue, several persons living
| in West New Rochelle. who cross the bridge
over the railroad in going to and from their
homes. protested against the building OF the
| fence so far out from the former boundary line.
but Warden r. O. Fisher. a steam marble cutter
in New York. ordered the men. It is eald. 10 put
tho fence three feet further out saying en-
phatically. Put 1t out there" and pointing to a
spot throo feet away. The carpenters COM
pleted their work despite the protests. The
| only recourse that tho residents Of West New
Rochelle had was to the village authorities, and
twenty-six OF them made formal complaint TO
The village trustees Of 1878 appointed a apo
ca committee to exam me the premises. The
was on the public highway. and should be set
back six feet and a half at the intersection OF
HuRuenot street. and four feet and half ut
the railroad line. so ne to leave the west line OF
| the avenue n straight line with tho old stone
wall TO Huguenot street
On receiving the report tho trustees directed
the veatrymen to remove the fence. and Presi-
dent Underhll to cause II to be removed II tho
veatrymen refused. But no action was taken by
any person. Subsequently Jeremiah Sturges.
paper deal~Sn New York. rs clerk, said in
tho vestrymen felt constrained TO decline TO re-.
move the fence, because they believed that II is
Ia its proper place; SO respectable body as
and precise terms had little effect upon the
trustees, and they asked the Corporation Coun-
| sci for his opinion IA to whether they would be
| justified In removing tho fence. He decided
| that there WINS undoubtedly an oncroachment.
tees. The vestrymen asked for the appointment
| OF conference committee. but the trustees
fused to comply. Nothing more was done until
| Col. Delaney A. Kane took the rens In govern
| ing the village as President. two months ago.
Col. Kane is one Of the vcstrymen OF tho
| church. At the second meeting Of the trustees
the Colonel presided. and the fence controversy
| was brought up and referred TO the Street Com
mitee. The application Of the vestrymen was
considered and the Street Committee decided
| TO hear what tho Church Committee had to say
in opposition 70 the request TO have the fence
one OF the church wardens: Col. Richard La
theirs. DEMOCRATIC, politician. and ex-County
| Treasurer George W. Davids. vcstryman. were
appointed ms the Committee 10 appear before
James A. Grenzebach. coal merchant; George
son Of ,s ceT ana J ,6 b.
| Subsequently Mr.. Potter declined TO serve
and Jeremiah stnrges WIS appointed 70
| To present the church s side Of the controversy
The Rev Q. Y. Canedy, rector OF the church. Is
ex ofncio a member OF the Church Committee
and President Kano ex oficio member OF the
| Street Committee. At the first meeting. two
weeks ago. Joint c2,mmi,t &c, wns formed e. de-
tee Greuzeeach was elected President. and NJ. J.
The Church Committee have been indefatiga-
| BILE In preparing case on which 10 base their
assertions that the fence ID on the proper line.
| Old yellow parchmenis and musty papers have
been overhauled and new plans made. Albert
Badeau now in the seventy third year OF his
age. who owns property in West New Rochelle,
| and was one OF the property owners who opened
| Union avenue has been fighting the Church
| Committee at every step.
property" he said In explaining tho contro-
versy. as he pulled from bundle yellow
for P"%nd Ams and sS seS Fl SS
decided to the Elders and Wnrdens Of
the French Church one acre and three:qnar-
the 10th year Of the reign OF King George the
Second. And this Is copy, OF the. map OF the
ton In 1854. and according to hat very map"
striking II with his finger. the location Of
three ess in ens on Sssso the 8
than fifteen feet in Huguenot street" he
said with an air OF triumph. But wo don't
street That's been done BY many others. The
old Boston post road had II twist in IL. and in
croachcd upon. / remehbSr The street when K
| looked like this" unrollinga long paper. Tho
drawing, part In ink and part ia pencil, repre-
scented a front view OF the north side OF the road
! At the bottom was written: A view OF the old
Episcopal church In the village OF New Rochelle
ms IL appeared in 1898. with the district school
erected in 1897. Elias Guion's mansion and
blaeksmith's shop. james Palmer's. Frederick
and John Gulons store. old and new mansions
with stone, honse Thomas Carpenters mansion
| and barn" No. OF the index reads: Episco-
pal church erected in tho reign OF Queen Anne
| Stood 40 years" The lines OF the drawing are
rough apd coarse. and were made evidently by
one OF the Gulons. who were backsmiths. The
church ms represented looks like round pow
der house. with barred windows. a plank door
! and q sharp pointed roof. whereas II was a
square stone structure. with roof that peaked
II have attended services in tina, old church, {"
Mr.. Badeau said. You'll notice that Il stood In
beers Of tho church could not buy q foot OF land
and that they had a, to get grant from Queen
| Anne To build II in the roadway. II was torn
down about nity years ago"
In the private room OF tho trustees OF the viii
laGe Yesterday afternoon ne arguments In tho
| Ex-Congressman Potter pulled a large yellow
bundle out OF his pocket and said that no was
cause Mr.: Badeau wac present to advocate the
claims OF the property holders OF West New
| Rochelle. Mr.. Badeau took a large roll from
under his arm and began his argument by say
| ing that he did not SEQ what right the Church
| Committee had to be part Of the Street Com
| mittee That point was skipped over. and Mr..
| Badeau. rising said Well gentlemen, that 8
| the FIRST start Of this thing" handing paper TO
the clerk 70 read. II was the complaint OF the
| property holders Of West New Rochelle. Then
! he recited tho facts that his maps and deeds
show. He unrolled maps. explained boundary
| lines. centre lines. and the lines OF tho alleged
encroachment. and described stone walls. tho
| railroad bridge. and the wings formerly at tho
| ends Of tho bridge and said: claim that the
| centre line OF the old stone wall is the proper
| boundary line OF Union avenue. / knew every
| foot OF that avenue when II was u lane Remem-
! Der, played in that lane sixty years ago"
| Mr.. Potter. after n few preliminary remarks
| showed what the church relies upon to prevent
the removal of the fence, He said that in 1856
| the church corporation bought the interest Of
| l.. W. Noris and Vim. Daber in u strip OF land
| two feet and half wide in Union avenue along
| the line NJ the stone wall. Mr. Badeau owned
| the other one-third interest. but his interest
was not purchased. The boundary line
marked down on the church map" Mr.. Potter
said. was measured from the fence nstead Of
the centre OF the stone wall. That will make a
| difference OF one foot and q half. Add To that
the two feet and a half that we purchased and
you will have the line TINT our fence is on. But
| we acknowledge that by a mistake in measure