The New York herald., 1879-02-26
UNION LEAGUE CLUB.
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEES HAVING THE
PLANS FOR THE NEW HOUSE IN CHARGE

MEETING OF THE COMMITTEES HAVING THE
PLANS FOR THE NEW HOUSE IN CHARGE
FEATURES OF THE PROJECTED STRUCTURE
The subcommittee on design OF the new house Of
the Union League Club made report last night to
the joint committee in Of the upper parlors of
the club. The meeting which held with closed
doors lasted more than two hours during which
time protracted discussion took place in reference
to the details of the subject under consideration 1t
is understood that only the outlines of general de-
sign were agreed upon last evening.
At the last monthly meeting of the club IL was
voted almost unanimously to adopt the report OF the
special committee in favor of the site at the north
east corner of Thirtyninth street and Fifth avenue
and the of obtaining plans for the new house
referred to a joint standing committee. which
organized by the election of Fletcher Harper as
chairman, and George c. Magoun as secre-
tary. The Chairman then appointed the fol-
lowing subcommittee :-On Law and Contracts
Elihu Root. Frederick H. Man and George
w. Dillaway. On Design for the Club House-Sa-
lem H. Wales. John H. Hall. Daniel Appleton. Joseph
II. Choate and Charles F. Chandler. On Constitu-
tion-Jackson s. Schultz, Leonard Hazeltine, j. NJ.
Fiske John Hull and salem Il; a Wales On I1i f%rn,
Stanton, n. Denton Smith, James .. Hoyt and
Charles H. Peabody, Jr,
The Committee on Design (which made o pre-
lninary report last night) at proceeded to
arrange for securing design and plans for the new
house, and recommended the appointment of tho
following named architects to be invited to prepare
and submit their designs in competition james
Renwick, George +. Harney, Potter Il Robertson,
Charles d. Gombrille. Stephen d. Hatch Richard NJ.
Hunt, Edward L. Rabt 4 McKim. Meade & Dgelow.
of New York. and Peabody and Stearns, OF Boston.
Each of these architects Is to receive fixed sum for
his design and they have agreed to deliver them to
the committee within thirty days. which will be in
ample time as ground cannot be broken until May l..
Thp I'M s n q
ment, built Of the best quality of Philadclphia
Baltimore brick. with stone basement and trim
mngs. The entrance will be on Thirty ninth street.
The interior will be provided with hall for meet
ings, q picture gallery, reading and conversation
hasa saocn snd bowling aeys several sleeping
rooms, steam passenger and service evators VIII be
embraced in the plan. The committee Will aim
to chaste and dignifcd exterior and to en-
brace within all the appliances necessary for the con-
venience and comfort of the members.
cast corner of Fifth avenue and thirty street
now occupied as o riding school. 1t will have
frontage the avenue Of "a feet. with a depth OF
152 feet Thirty street, and an shaped addi
tion Is by so feet, the whole covering an area OF
49, 53S square feet. The lease of the ground will
run for twenty years from May l. 1850: at ground
sessments. with two renewals of twenty-one years
each. to be made on valuation. At the expiration
of years the owner of the land Is to have
tine privilege of buying the improvements at their
then value or renewing the lease for further term
The lease Of the building now occupied. which is
owned by Mr.. Leonard Jerome and was originally
built for the of the American Jockey Club will
expire the lst of May $780, and it is designed to
have the new structure Fifth avenue ready for
occupancy OF the Union League Club at the time
stated. ~.
During the period of construction. from May J,
1879 May 1880 the ground rent OF the property at
Fifth avenue and Thirty-ninth street will be but
$4,000. The club is now free from debt and has a
surplus fund hand Of $3.50 900 which Is invested IN
United States bonds. and has been accumulated for
the erection of the projected club house. AS soon
the Design is completed the building committee
will be instructed to make the necessary contracts