New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-27
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SITE FOR THE CITY COLLEGE
THE SUBCOMMITTEE SELECTS ONE
NORTH OF COLUMBIAS HOME.

EIGHTY CITY LOTS CHosEN-REAsoNs FOR coINo
so FAR FROM THE PRESENT BUILDINGS
HOW STUDENTS CAN REACH THE
NEW COLLEGE.
Following the example Of Columbia College. tho
College Of the City Of New-York has decided to set
its light on hill where all men can see Its good
works A meeting Of the committee having In
charge the selection Of new site for the college
was held yesterday. and 1t was decided that
the best place for the new building was that
known as the Convent site near the Convent Of
the Sacred Heart.
The new site consists Of four city blocks or
eighty lots altogether and lies between One-hun.
dred- thirty yeighth-st.. .One-hundred and-foru'
eth-st, Amsterdam-ave. and st. Nicholas Terrace
This plot of ground at present Is intersected oy
three imaginary streets-that is imaginary at
this particular juncture for while clearly inoi-
Gated and defined on the maps. they are In reality
nothing more than a mass Of rocks through which
no one could pass. on foot, without considera~
BILE risk TO life and limb These three streets are
One-hundred- and thirty-ninth-st. Convent-ave.
and Pense-st. The last Is little street extending
only a block and a half named In honor OF the
original farmer who owned these rocky heisnts
1t is the purpose Of the college authorities to close
plot so that the college campus will have one un'
interrupted extent OF property.
THE MEN WHO SELECTED THE SITE
The committee charged with selecting new site
for the college consists Of Charles c. Wehrum.
Alexander p. Ketchum, Joseph A. Goulden. Emile
Beneville. Charles Strauss and Robert Macay.
This is a subcommittee Of the trustees OF the City
College. which was appointed for the purpose It
has long been admitted that the present site OF
the college is unsuted for college purposes This
is free college for the people. and as such II
ought to be in the centre Of population the MEM
bers OF the committee say The present home OF
the college is Twenty-third-st. and Lexington'
ave- and II the college is 10 serve the convenience
Of the greatest number OF students IT should De Al
nearly as possible in the centre OF population.
Twenty third-st and Lexington-ave. Is now far
below the centre of population. and even Fifty.
ninth-st Is regarded being too far downtowu
for the convenience Of the masses One-hundred-
and-tenth-st is above the present centre OF popu-
Iaton but by the time the new college buildings
are ready for occupancy the centre OF population
will be nearly up that street while, looking TO
the future Of the college. point far above one
hundred a nd tent st. should be selected.
The site selected by the committee when care
fully considered will be found to be easily acSes-
sibe. The Sixth and Ninth ave. orancnes ot .he .h
Elevated Railroad pass within a few blocks OF the
new site 1t can be reached conveniently oy sew
eral lines Of surface roads. such as the boue.
ward road. the st. Nichoas-ave road. the troiiey
cars in One-hundred and thirty -ffth-str which
connect with the Union Railway system or rodus
beyond the Harlem River; the Madison-ave'
streetcar will reach IL through One-hundred-and-
thirty-eighth-st.. and students living along the
line Of the Third-ave cable road can reacn II
with one fare by taking the transfer 70 the One-
hundred and twenty -hfth-st line. WHICH goes W
Amsterdam-ave
THE SITE A COMMANDING ONE.
The site selected is one Of the most command
ing and beautiful that could be desired. It 10
bounded on the south and east by St Nicholas
Terrace the crest OF which is 135 feet above tide
water and 90 feet above st. Nicholas-ave which
skirts the base of the terrace. large section Oh
the terrace forms ST. Nicholas Park. which COM
prses the four blocks or ground pounueu W
Amsterdam-ave on the west. ST. Nichoas Ter
race on the east. One-hundred- d-and-thirty-eishth'
St on the north and One-hundred -and-thiIy..
sixth-st. on the south. Ii will thus be seen thae
the new college site will have its entire southern
frontage opposite park and the entire eastern
side overlooking a terraced park while tne unou
structed view obtained from these neishts eau
scarcely be equaed in the city. more al:
tractive and convenient site for college couio
not be desired. The land is owned by NUMBER
of different persons and estates, among wnom
are Charles Barney, James A. Deerng. the HUT
ton estate and the Pinckney estate .
Mr. Deering. who acts as the attorney ior a., a..
the interests in this pot of ground, was seen at
his office No Is Wa-st. by Tribune reporter
Yesterday and said: Il do not apprehend that
there will be any difficulty In the matter OF
price between the trustees or the coliese anu tne
property owners OF course the lots racing Am
sterdam-ave. and those on Pense-st overlook
ing the terraca more valuable tnah tne
others I should say that $1,000 TO S6.500 would
he a fair average for the lots that are not SO
advantageously situated. and that those In Am.
sterdam-ave and Pense-st. would go for $S.OV
or S 500 There are eighty lots In all ana at q
general average OF $1,000 each the plot wouio
come TO about s5600oO There Is no disposition
on the part OF the property to drive
hard bargain with the college authorities. We
have had several disagreeabe experiences with
the city In the matter Of condemnation proceed
ngs and we not disposed TO try II again.
In every instance our property was taken away
from us at less than its market value All we
ask in this instance is that the authorities give
lis the fair market price for our property ana
we are willing TO come TO terms with tnem
THE COLLEGE IN A PARK.
81. Nicnolas Terrace extends from One-hun.
dred-a nd -thirtieth to ne-hundred-and-Forty
drstst II is a narrow park which. as It's name
implies is formed on a hillside. In the centre OK
this park terrace the new site OF the college
will be- The sum OF 5000 900 has been authorized
by the Legislature for he purchase OF site
and S575 900 for new buildings The site deter.
mined upon by the committee can be purchased
for less than the $500 900 Even without the ad-
ditonal elevation OF a building, the view obtain.
ed from this emnence is superb while the erec.
ton OF four and five story buildings Will enable
one TO obtain one OF the finest possible views OF
the surrounding country. The site Is nien
plateau which will entail little expense In lev.
elling down As soon the report OF the sub
committee IL accepted by the college authorities
the negotiations for the site will be rapidly
pushed and In few months the work OF build.
ing can be begun