New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-24
Mr. OTTENDORFER AROUSED.
HE WILL FIGHT FOR H1- NEWSPAPERS,
THE MAYOR, HE SAYS, HAS A PERSONAL MOTIVE
IN TAKING THE STATS ZEITUNG' LAND


THE MAYOR, HE SAYS. HAS Personal MOTIVE
IN TAKING THE STATS zEITUNG' LAND
FOR THE NEW CITY BUILDING.
Oswald Ottendorfer Is going to take all possible
legal means TO prevent the city from taking possession
of the stats zetung' property In Tryon ROW ior TIE
site OF the proposed new municipal buiidne' ne ~
cards the site poor for The purpose ana l''
selection by the city officials due 10 de''re 10
per-ecute him for his political opposition to them'
Speaking on the subject last evening Mt o'tel
dorfer said O. shall take every legal Hea"s !"
contest the condemnation. | am not E"Ser' o"
am advised that there are good grounds LOT opp'''
tion and ! have the subject under inve'isa.o" anu
abatement. will resist the action Of the oon'"n'-
sion while | have q cen7. MY principal grounus io'
contest are thar there are vital defects In inc III"
which render 1t inoperaiive and void, ana ua' 'ao
action Of the Commission is adverse 10 'no P
interest. Among all the sizes suggesteu, 49,
one could not lSrve been chosen. Instead Vi o'"s
,he cheapest 1t Will ultimately be found to DE Tue
dearest even though the city already owns u li"o'
Of 1t. 1t win prove TO be dearer trcar7o 80 h'O. "
IL Is available for a building, ard when al !, u''0
II Will be nothing but a patchwork Oh l's aie" W
81 900 square feet it Is admitted tiiat oiis
square feet he utilized for floor rooh' a"u -
the block is so irregular that the rooms chino' 10
SQUARE without a further large sacrlhee VI 'p
i"oio I" ''o .,,es.o,.taa onnearance Beyond
chat. the building will noc be adapted TO inc ''oho
lies Chamberlain Grain raised the point aDou. '".
noise from the elevated railroad ana wie i''" "
air caused BY its presence, but his oblecuoh voc ~
onsidercd except that some one answered. ''.'
which did not need much Light and air ana "h"sc
occupants would not he disturbed by the noise couu
,c nut on the side OF the building nearest inc eie-
waited railroad. A., S,,o
"Anv man who once looks over the size
will sec that there must nave peeh ~,
other reason for taking tho Dloch ''"'
d,sirc fer the public welfare. think that personal
and political feeling lad inuch 10 uo WI" ue .sa,,, or
There must have been spite against me PcrsoH' "
ora,,st the .staa.s Zeitung on the part OF mayor
Grant | do not accuse suspect the other g''''''
~ the Commissioa Mayor Grant was ~ pass'o'hOo Il,
his efforts TO take my property ta' 10 "'o ,,
ouarreI they probably submitted to his VIII oil" w
his word that IL was the properly hec"e' a., .
G,o,t,s a,mo.ity was patent. Ills manner at tic wv
o,t meetings as reported to me, and his pe'nI'"'c
,,r, Chamberlain Grain for dissenting were most u"
.ccmly lie would not listen to Objections anu ee'''
TO have dccp-scated feeling on the subject ,,.
II know no reason why he should have any iee''hs
toward me personally, on the few tiheS "''' So
him boh before he became Mayor and since, or reia
tions have been most pleasant. can OH! cAp.' -,
action by attrbung it to his feeling because Oh VIC
o,rc ~ tIc .staats Zcl'ung.' regard the seecu"h
y, the site As a deliberate blow at a free ana in"o
pendent press and cndeavor 10 puris" "o "
pressing my untrammcllcd opinion eoh'ei""e f
ticians and parties. have never been gwen !" 10y
tlous or unjust criticism, but have not DEC" .'
ricisc freely when thought il was in tho in'ctt'''
-, -, ,,.,r-,ncnt Mayor Grant l. Crcluj mis'ah1
3, Ia think, THAT v such course a. ho ha7 pech PI'
s,i,, hs can make me deviatc haiTsbcadth Hom ''o
p,th | have thought best ~ take ms - "o "'o'
s.r,rs aspect Of the case. IL i an a''"'" "f w
freedom Of the press. press which VIII not oe snon'
ar he made TO close IL, eyes to the "rohsuoi"e va
nr1clal. II * my duty : journalist to snow MN
aud others that they cannot by such means lhum'4''
nev,sn,pcrs | will resist II Il takes all hnVe TIC
may think TINT | cannot accomplish anythinS on,
have the strength b. strike back ana VIII S'rho ""
hari Il /, not my custom io suspect men u '
feelings as | am sure Mayor Grant has but lonn' ="
Necessary to look for some moiV" TOT n's '"""1
co,-se I'D ne himself bv his actions In The meetings
ha, made that motive PLAIN -
Il consider 1t my duty as ''"''"
q, on,ose the contamination OF his plan 10 have n
municipal building which will not DC III LOT inc
purpo,c and especially IA n Journalist >eei u III
cu,ubcnt upon me to resist the attempt u ih'ihi"a'o
newspaper.
IL nm told that tho Mayor Intends To nave
Lii introduced ana passed allowing The city 10 ""'
,,.ses,on OF tho building at once, aud leave plans
10, compensation TO be developed later do rot
pelcve he Gnn succ'ci he pm .. NV oHld MAJ
no different, In my opposition ore way or t tne o'I ,c
believe 1t !. the n'chuI no., ~ c,.p tbere would
Ls 10 need Of taking io-'"--"n o. in' IH,t Wv p"p'
"rc,i,dr, until The other part OF the building J. nm
i.h.d stu the Mayor wants 10 turn us out ~ once
II we ala not rcnii.y hHd n new sits We would neei
con. ideIlble time 10 r-iovc' , -,
Nlru a,.cd II e. wiz true that h. had boon oh"'cd
s., 900 900 f, H. proper,y Mr.. Ottendogfcr said No.
- / a.t no ,;ch offer formally made was
appiGnchcd ana told that l could seiI ior n laiso
'iIIc and r.n. r,om IN the building FOR the news
.ap.r Int | said the Building was not for sale
proposed - keep IL rs long rs lived ana sun
intend do So
Mavor Grant sail YESTERDAY that the eastern part'
~ ia .olafe between R,adc and Duane SIS. from
,h FrI,,aut saving. Bank 10 Centre ST., would prob
ally he talcn for a public square ~ 'front.' of The nov
municipal building, and Elm-st. WOMB open mo "