New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-05
CHOOSING A SITE FOR THEIR NEW HOME.
THE NEw-YoRK ATHLETIC CLUB TO BUILD AT
S1xTu-AVE. AND FIFTY INTH-ST.

THE NEw-YoRK ATHLETIC CLUB TO BUILD AT
slXTH-AvE. AND FVFTY-NNTH-sT
Ever since the Manhattan Athletic Club moved into
the palatia quarters 1t occupies at Forty fifth
ST. and Malison-ave tho members OF It's od-ume
rival the Ncw-York Athletic Club. have been sub
iect TO mild attacks Of the creeneyed monster. fcs'
dent barlow S. Weeks. Of the latter organization
definitely announced yesterday that his club had
decided TO build new home which would outshlnc
that Of the Manhattars This subject has been under
consideration for some months by the New-loh
club mcmbers who were almost unanimously IN laNO'
Of moving out OF tlcir prcsen clubhouse at fiitV
st. md slxth-avc II the change could be ehecteo
without danger TO the solvcncy OF the cInD' SUP
scripton list Was Immediately started. and over
so 600 has already been raised by this means to
assist the club in its plans.
ON Tuesday evening last a special meeting ol
the club was held IN the gymnasium. and the hha
decision was made to 60 ahead ami buy lana ana
build as the present clubh jusc coulu DC uis
poscd of 10 advantage and the full 100000 expected
to be raised by voluntary subscription was pieuecu
A number Ct sites had been under consideration. and
tho members finally decided upon that on the south
| east corner OF Fifty -ninth-st. and siNth'aVe Ih'
piece OF property has frontage OF 100 feet In lhy
ninth st. facing the lower end M Central Park AM
100 feet In saxthavc. There is also gore running
through to Fifty cighthst., and having frontage Oh
twenty feet on that tbOrOuehta'e
The subcommittee having the selection OF sites III
charge consists of Barlow Weeks, president OF the
| cub: william I. Zcl, treasurer Of the club; Con
,roler Theodore W. MyeIs francis ii. Dugro and James
| Whitley Negotiations wi the present owners OF the
nroperty selected have been closed and contract Tor
| its transfer vii, be signed on Tuesday morning.
| Tho officers OF the clab unwilling TO state the
terms ON which the ground bought, but the prlce
| Is believed 10 be In the ncighborhOOd Of S2jo'O0o
| The presen. plan Of the club is to build costly
structure the total value OF both ground ana Dmulhe
| amounting TO between 100000 ard SlJOOCOO. or
this amour. s45O,OOC will be raised by first
mortgage: S250,0OO more Will he realized from The
sale Of second mortgage per cent bonds to the men,
hers OF the club: while the amount netted from the
sale Of the present clubhouse and from the voluntary
subscripons is expected raise the total enough TO
| nav of all present liabilities and complete the new
budinr Besdcs tbs IL has been decided 10 Increase
,he roe dent mcmb shp OF The club from 2lOO 10 100
and raise the initiation fee from $50 TO 500 and annual
due, from 40 to $50. Two hundred new non resident
| mcubers will also be admitted, and the present
Initiation fec of S25 will be doubled, and dues raised
from 40 to s25 year. There is already waiting
list" Of considerable proportions, and 1t Is believed
that there will he trouble in securing the extra
| members provided for.
The club has already had several offers to rent its
present clubhouse for term Of years, with privilege
| of buying but does not want to complete this ar
ranecmcnt until 1t is decided just when they get
into the quarters. The plans for the new build
ing have been discussed In m Informal way but only
rough dia OF what could be built on the property
has been submitted to the members. The plans VIII
be finally selected those submitted by architects
who will be invited TO compete for the contract An
other meeting OF the board Of governors will be held
when all Of the remaining details of the preliminary
| arrangements will be decided upon.