New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-19
MANHATTAN COLLEGES NEV GfOONDo'
A LEGAL CONTEST MAY FOLLOW AN ATIhNrI
TO USE THEM

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Manhattan College which Is conducted by the Chris
tan Brotbers at One-hundrcd and thirty hrst-'t anu
the Western boulevard! has BEEN In the market lor Sdc
for long time and the directors Oh the co"eEc "'u
! themselves been looking for many h'ohVnS iO' w..
suitable and more commodious site for larger Duliu
ing M the Hudson While the present uullois "''
NOT heon "a vet disposcd Of the directors Of the college,
have succeeded In buying handsome nc" 'i'o "
rvingtono on the Hudson for when II Is sa!o NoS nov
| maid s16O OOO The SITE which was formerly par
Of the John Jacob .lst0r estate contains S'A' -
acres and extends from Broadway lrNIns'o"' sno
Hudson River. having frontage Oh h'orc ''''' M
feet Cyrus W. Field owns property contiguous !" '''
and maintains that forty five acres OF tho n0" 'o
which the college authorities have purchaser cannon
he uscd for any school building, Owing 10 ccr"" Nh
restrictions in the transfer from MI Field u MI ~
! tor This transfer occurred three years ana nan
AGO and Mr. Field saws that If the trustees a'"p I"
huil college on the property. or use II As
ground he will bring suit to prevent Hheh''
The Rev Brother James said yesterday "'a'' al "'
] had something TO do In behalf oil INC 'oi'os' !" r
chasing the new Site he would say that me c"Hcs'
I'D cor,aiuIv he bullt and even II ii could not be
hu upon any part of the plot that they shouu sei''
which he refused 10 admit it could at least ." Du Oh
the twentyacre part the rest 10 be used Is iccFc"
| ton ground. il necessary
Annotcd with Manhattan College are several bianch
Institutions also under the care OF the 'I!S"" DIV.
tho DC La sale Academy. in >ccondst The Manhattan
academy in West Thirty-second ST.: and the Acnlc'N
90 ,h, sacred Heart at ClassouO the sound Inc I" .
,yt named nlaccs Will lie abolished, and the various
branches of learning which are Taught therein VIII w
taken charge of in the larger concern at lrVlht"" -
Martin & Brother. the real estate dealers VI 40 ~
u..us+ aid n q Tribune reporter yesterday IN re
ard N the sale: None Of the ASlors owned any "
Tho nropcrty which about three weeks ago was 80" w
Tan BrOfhcrS. Inc tlllt Nus H't Wv
n.seod hut II will pass in few days. Tic "uo VI
thc property passed TO Us in February IaS'' sum
| mr. three DAYS before John Jacob Asior uicu' A"
ro,rly a wear past and until within a few Weeks inns
firm has been the sole Of the property Is Po'0
So, Tho deeds recorded in the County Clerks once al
| White Plains The land sold by u 10 INC
protbers consists Of about sixty FIVE acres OF up"u
49,, +,re,,v ocres Of riparian rights. These last t"cN
oc,es ror,, boucbt hy us from william W. As''I S"'
the death 81 If, father Forty FIVE acres VI wv "P
lie I'm Irvincton, aud twenty acres IN DoooS rci''
part Of the e. tate known a ITO 'a'''"a' P''F
! t,ngnt bv uc unfortunate Frcnclman. VI ''''"'"
from the Old stymus farm. and consl'lc" " 49,
fortv-thr,.c acres. this included ule r"P
r,onortv Of about eight and onchalf acN'' 'a''' ="
! ,,o or,harrassed and I'm 1--5 his splendid c-t'e
and cba,eau A. (. Ia, been called, were SOFA uH'''
,ortcac. held bv the Mutual Life Insurance COMPANY
and ,ou,ht bv Cyru, W Field. In 1-r7 Nr. iI''H sou
the property u John JACOB Astor, who s"ps'4N'"''
1. -
lought the Alexander Hamilton place "i ao'1' '"'
a,r.- r,or,. Aferward Mr.. Astor bought nom bAN'
| Dudlcy Field about twenty acres lynn south - '
lC.tfouat estate In the deed Of the Cai"nAi pi"li
f,,m Cyr7i, W. Field 70 Nr. Aston are ccr'"" i''"'
,,,s vlcb ara likely II not certain 10 become IN" sun
zoe, ~ LEGAL controversy These restrictions. "i'u ~
not appK 10 the Alexander Hamilton land or !" L
twenty acre, bought Of David Dudley fleIu' a., ~
clavd by Cyrus v. Fled - stand IN me way - 80
,ildiur 81 a college on The band decdcd N MN AN
res,rctlon Mr. Field reported II have dc' liscu III
lintrntiOn OF enforcing. The cohcg' pcpIc VIZ NJ
tain II !, said that the prov lsou 90 ID" liu7 -. 4
dorI ur0hbif!ng the erection ~ "A -choD OF "
nuiIir buid!ng' will not affect their pan. b,,s,u
r1IIe,e /, neither a scloohouse nor pubic buu.At
linn lc,onc, to a private institution. 49,. 49,, 49,
| Marlin Il Yr tier further sald Oh a. "hN tHc, w
po,,:afinr with the Manhattan college people i'F -,
ls,io 81 tlc property Nj Held tired &" scH I" ~
l1i'ri.tian brotherhood certain lands 81 DIS own
rIiiarc ruruo-o> These lands tho college p'p' o.
,lr.d a. n,irchasc hccau-c - uu'nltAtlc $40" N'iu
. Ir,thcr also 4ay that they mad Nr. fl'ld a. IT,
r., 80 600 10 waive his restriction claim ana d'".
lrr,I contest but that Nr. Fed r,iI-"d Ni'
e,d a member Of the firm " IN exchange we ~, y,
Manhattan Academy. at Nos. ell 2l3 ana 70 We
TLirt second st. and sum In cash when v" 90 :,
'r- ,rt n m state We will say. however, that ~
sGo 900 given as the purchase price IS not correct