New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-14
THE STE WART HOUSEFORA CLUB
THE MANHATTAN WILL BUY THE MARBLE
MANSION.
THE UNION CLUB WILL NOT BID FOR IT. BUT
WILL BUILD AN ADDITION TO ITS PRES
ENT QUARTER.

ENT QUARTERS.
The Manhattan Club IS now certain OF obtaining the
Stewart mansion. Not only has the settlement OF inc
great win case given the negotiations boom, but II
Is now practically beyond doubt that there Will DC no
competition for the marble mansion. The Union Ciuo
has shown its intention not only OF remaining III us
present quarters, but also OF eparging Ihem' "l''
the last forty eight hours a number OF members Vi
the Union Club, represented by h H. holls' ha'o
purchased from the estate of General Dix the property
in Twenty frst-st. adjoining the Union cuO hou7e
The purchase made from Francis H. weeks, ol
Dcforest & Weeks who are In charge OF the DlA
estate. The property consists Of four's'ory hBh-
stoOp brownstone house lot 20 Dy IoO Lo'
The price paid was S45 900.
Though this acquisition of property IS not actually
70 be accredited to the Union Club it Is acknowledge
by members and governors that the purchase mas Dceh
made with the tacit understanding that the reai
will be taken off the hands Of the buyers by
the club eventually The plan is not new one. ana
would have been consummated before had not the
agitation in favor of a removal interrupted the pro
ccedncs last spring. At that time the Union Ciuo'
through its Site Commute appeared as BID e. !or h'
Stewart house against the Manhattan CLUB ms
action caused some little adverse comment flnaiy'
after some not exactly friendly correspondence had
been exchanged by the two organizations, the
Union Club laid the matter on tho table
until last November, give the Manhattan Club
an opportunity to close It's negotiations with the
Stewart heirs. Now the Union Clubs virtual On
tension of its present property shows that IL mas en-
tiely relnqushed its claims on the Stewart mouse
and abandoned any idea Of settling in upper flfth-
ave. The conservative element, which opposed re-
moval, has conquered and has convinced the Juniors
that the present home near Madison square Is eoou
enough for years to
Tho transfer Of the property from the purchasing
members OF the site Committee TO the club proper
cannot be made until the next general meeting winch
will be held in May The opinion of the MEMBERS
however, Is that improvements on tho property &C
quIred Will be begun before that time so as to save
a few months. The house is tho same which was
negotiated for by the club shortly after the death OF
General Dix. 1t then intended to transfer
10 the new wing the grill-room, the cafe ana the
library, and 10 add some members rooms Ihese
plans will now undoubtedly be carried out ana VIII
relieve the strain upon the presen, house, WINCH
though Of large proportions is yet inadequate for the
requirements of the club.
The foregoing has sounded particularly pleas
ant in the ears of the Manhattan Club members.
1t dobly reasslrcd them that the much soughtatte
monument of A. r. stewart would be theirs. Other
matters too combined to increase the PROBABILITY OF
their securing the mansion AT the governors meet
ing on Thursday night one of the governors VINO Is
also an attorney the stewart will case arose "hHe
the house matter was being discussed and assured
the board that the Stewart Will had already been
settled and that the heirs, next of kin and legatees
would have little more to do with the negotiations
of the Manhattan Club. His assurances were re-
ceived with enthusiastic applause
Yesterday IL was learned that the negotiations
which were at one time interrupted by the absence OF
Charles j. Cnch would have been concluded long ago.
had It not been for petty conditions in the contract
insisted upon by the father OF Rosalie Butler As soon
the settlement papers signed the question OF me
disposal of the stewart house Will be entirely IN the
hands Of eX-Judge Henry Hilton, who has areauy
assured the Manhatiat Cub that no intends 10 adhere
10 his acceptance of It's oHcr made year ago The
stewart mansion Will probably be in the hands OF the
club within a few weeks. 49,
At the regular meeting Of the Governing C0mnlllteo
az the Union club on Wednesday evening, the house
question was taken up. The only business trans
acted was the appointment OF committee TO uralt
resolutions eulogsc Of the late president John Joseph
| Townsend The Office left vacant by Mr. Iownsend-S
death will probably not be filed until the general
/ meeflng In Nav.