The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-08
THAT PAULMIER PLOT.
1t Shrank Foot by Boot as the Y. NJ.
CA. Got Nearer Buying 1t.

saw President f. S. Cowles, of the Y.
pute between the association and the
Paulmier estate, reported exclusively in
THE JERSEY CITY NEWS yesterday.
"The original bargain, " said Mr.. Cowles,
between w. E. Drake and myself, re-
specting the association and Miss Paul
mier, who resides on Park avenue, New
York, representing Mrs. PALMER, who is
in Paris, called for 107 feet frontage. We
had had surveyors at work who reported
that the 107 feet extended to the mid
die of the party wall OF the last building
o Paulmier place, which is separated
from the old Paulmier Homestead by a
driveway. The property ran back on the
easterly side 127 feet and 10inches, reach
ing a fence separating the property from
two lots on Mercer street, one of which
is owned by Mrs. Paulmier and the other
by Mr.. Seymour. We were to have the
option of purchasing small plot, II feet
8 inches by 25 feet, in the rear of Mr..
kingSland'S lot, Immediately adjoining
these two mentioned. We understood
from the original contract that we were
also to have all the furniture in the house,
with the exception OF ''helrlooms." This
valued at a 81 200. But that was big
figure. In addition to these inducements
the house was to be painted at cost of
1895. The painters had their lad
ders already on the ground, when Har-
ney q Son, the agents OF the property,
informed Miss Paulmier that the O'Neills
were in the field and, had offered 81, 100 a
year for three years lease.
NOT SO LIBERAL.
when we met-Mr. Harvey, Miss
Paulmier, Mr. Drake and myself-on
April 4, we were shown a different con
niture, the painters work, the option of
purchasing the 17-6x25 foot lot in the rear
of Mr.. Kingland's property. Still we
submitted, with the exception of a de-
mand Of five feet of the plot In the rear of
Kfngsland's property, because that ex-
tended to the rear steps leading to the
Panlmier mansion, and if fenced off
would give us 10 egress. They allowed
us five feet. We paid 1000 down to bind
the contract; before doing which, how
ever, Mr.. Stewart, of New York, who is
Mrs. Paulmier's representative, cabled to
Mrs. Paulmier. who sent back disnatch
confirming the bargain, saying the con-
tract is in all respects approved OF by me-,
and expressing her intention of fully rati-
tying the same"
ANOTHER CHANGE.
May was fixed upon as the day for
singing The deed and paying over the
$4,000. The deed submitted was not the
one we considered we We're entitled to. 1t
was so worded as to leave doubt as to
what the description meant, and the AS
sociation'S representatives construed it as
an effort on the part of the Paulmiers, or
as least their representatives, to cut off
more than a foot the entire length of the
property they had bargained to sell-a
distance of 127 feet and ten inches. The
frontage of 10Y feet, as originally bar
gained for, extended to the center of the
party wall of Paulmier Place. A line
with the chimney abutments was one of
the points of dispute. Then again it was
noticed that2 feet 10 inches had been cut
Off the property Where it adjoins the two
lots fronting on Mercer street, one of
which, as | said before, is owned by Mr..
Seymour, and the other by Mrs. Paulmier
herself. Thus you see, we were
cut off in this connection alone
35 by 2 feet inches. The contract
read to the fence. On one side of the
fence was row of shade trees. If we
sign the deed the fence will be moved on
our side of the trees. We have already
had architects figuring upon a prospec-
tive gymnasium building, and we want
the property we bargained for We re-
fused to sign the deed. A postponement
till May was made. On thai date no
one but Mr.. Harvey appeared. He re.
fused to alter the deed to conform with
the contract"
What will you do about t?n asked the
reporter.
'Do about it9'' reiterated Mr.. Cowles.
We'll hold the fort Well fight it for
all it's worth in the courts. If we're
beaten, we're beaten that's all -