The sun., 1890-09-19
oarH'S rROUBLEs BRElx OUT ANEW.
Irs Over the Armory snd Other Thlngs
Just Now-The Maths Site chosen.

Irs Over the Armory snd Other Thlngs
just Now-The Maths Site Chosen.
The old troubles in the Sixty ninth Regiment
have broken out again The action OF Lieut.
Col. Moran in appointing an armory commit
toe In opposition to the regular armory COM
mittee appointed by Col. Cavanagh started the
row. and ut the special meeting OF the commits
stoned officers on Tuesday night. whom the
new committed was dismissed and tho old one
reinstated. there were some hot words that
helped to increase the I'll feeling. Last night
Lieut-Col. Moran broke loose to SUN re-
porter. and declared that the regiment was
going to sheol on account OF the "incompe-
tency" OF Col CavanaRh and Adjutant Murphy.
lncompetency and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." he
said. is pulling the regiment down. and there
is 40 hope for It, Itll never be worth q cont.
mental until 1t gets new commanding officers.
I'm for REFORM and I'm going TO get It."
The other side say that Lieut. Col. Moran 10
advertising his furniture business. 1t 10 said
that charges have been preferred against Capt
Hugh Coleman OF Company and againat
Lieut., James Mahopey OF Company by Lieut..
Paul Leonard and Major Duffy Lieut. Leon.
Oldest officers In the regiment of using abu-
sive and indecent language to him at tho State
honey .pilfered two blankets from him at tho
same time; Cant. Coleman, denies that he
wav, If he did no apoi0gized Tor it. Leut. Ma
honey denies that he stole any Of MAJOR Dufry's
blankets but admits that he borrowed two
and returned them.
The Armory Board meeting In the Mayors
oillce yesterday was attended BY several off-
GERS u the Sixty-ninth Regiment Col. Caya-
nsRh is member Of the Board as tho senior
Colonel OF the First Brigade The subject OF
new armory for the SXty-nlnth was 10 come
up. Commissioner Gilroy showed the plan of
the site OF the present armory, with the noedeo
land TO The eastward. including Hall place.
wnich II 70 proposed to close mn: Cox Chvn;
nagh said that even this additional ground
would not be snfiiciont. and Major Duffy ex-
planned that from 400 10 TOO leet frontage on
Sixth and Seventh streets would be needed. A
hundred square feet for executive rnnms and
drill room Of 800 feet by he full width Of the
block, the Major assured the Board would be
little enough for tho regiment. which drills
from TOO to 500 men. Tho Commissioner NJ
Public Works was directed tn prepare survey
map OF the additional ground that the officers
think will be required. This extension OF the
ground plan woul Id involve the taking OF tho
Methodist church property on Seventh street.
The Seventy-frst Regiment armory site was
brought up for discussion BY u protest Of prop
erty owners against the selection OF the Thirty
fourth street ana Fourth avenue property. The
site has not only been selected but bought and
the committee was told that 1t was too late
The Ninth Regiment armory is to be built on
the Fourteenth street property occupied by the
old Twenty;second Regiment armoiy and ad.
Joining buildings which Commissioner Cole
man reported could he bought for S390.00o He
was ordered TO negotiate for the property.
Mayor Grant asked Col. Seward to admit for
mally that the site was satisfactory to the
regiment The Colonel did so. because he
thought that II he did not tho regiment might
not get any RrmOry at all for u long time. The
regiment was really In favor Of the site at Sev-
enth avenue and Thirty-seventh street.