New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-06
THE MANOR HOUSE, YONKERs.

land is chairman. s. r. Hubbard, believing that
such course II adopted would result in the de-
struction of the old Manor House. had the memorial
inserted
The question of municipal building for ion-
kers has been seriously agitated for about year
For some time past Manor Hall had been inadequate
10 accommodate all the city departments. ana IL
has been necessary to secure leased quarters out
side for the Department Of Public Works, the
Health. Fire and Excise Boards and the Building In
spector The Assessors have been compelled to use
the Common Council chamber as an office The
increasing business Of the Water Department will
soon make 1t necessary to find more room Tor H. as
the present Office in the Manor Hall is crowded
In pursuance Of a resolution adopted by the Com
mon Council at its meeting Of May q last. the
Mayor appointed committee of five ctizens-E r.
Martin John f. Andrus Isaac w. Maclay. Charles
r. Culver and William F. Cochran-to recommend
site for municipal building TO the Council. On
June 10 Dr. G. p. Balch Of the Yonkers Historical
Society. presented petition signed by others ASK
ing the Aldermen not to consent TO destroy ln)ure
or deface Manor Hall or any Of its surroundings for
| the purpose Of erecting on or near its site new
| municipal building. Alderman Gau introduced
| resolution that the recommendation be adopted. ana
this was carried, Aldermen Houston. kaler. Mooney
| Reynolds. Sutherland and Tompkns voting win
| Alderman Gaul
At the meeting of July the Citizens Committee
reported and recommended thu purchase Of the
! Dortc property on South Broadway. near Herrio.-
:
| nlcipal building They said It could be purchased
for $1,000 or 80 cents per square foot. The report
was referred 10 the committee of the whole me
committee considered the matter, and came TO the
| conclusion that the present state OF the city
| finances would not warrant the purchase of that
property. and the erection or munlclpai Duldihs
well
At the meeting OF the Common Council on July
Is the committee made its report IL recommended
that the municipal building be erected on Manor
Hall grounds adjoining the Warburton building
extending from Warburton-ave. 10 Woodworth-ave
and authorized the issuing of 10000 OF bonds TO
meet the expense The committee Of the whole
was authorized have prepared plans and speclh-
cations for the building. The report was
adopted all the Aldermen voting for it but Alder
man Gau who explained that he could not con-
sistently for building this site when many
OF the prominent citizens opposed to 1t. The
committee is still considering the question OF pans
etc. Many people do not take as serious a we" 81
Alderman Moneys resolution as Mr.. HUBBARD, anu
IL is whispered about that it was meant more LOT Il
joke than serious intention , ,, J.. ,bo
The south end of Manor Hall was bul' d! me
first Lord Frederick Philipse The date is s'lu ~
be 1852 According to Or David Cole VINO VINO, pb an
pse built of this house It is to-day reached only
from the south front 70 the south SIDE OF me pre-
ing beneath this hall gives indications that the space
it occupied previous TO the addition IN I,io
taken iID with an outside pOrtlco o! dimensions co.
incident with the present hall itself me par r., OF
the house he built is Of brick brought ron rU.-
b s,vie known AS Colonial. It's foundations outer
walls beams raferS doori ana @ are we're S
richly ornamental and the large open hrepiaces
were noGred WIN mSa AND sidefsced With the od
Dutch scripture tile each representing some l,lple
incident one or the mre,a' ,6 CIV CLERK as his
TN frs, Lord Philipse died at Castle Phpse in
Tarrytown in 1902 and the estate fell to the second
Lord Phi:ipse a grandson OF the first lord ne nad
been born on Barbadoes about five years before the
death of his grandfather. His parents having died
in his infancy, he was sem 10 Eng anu 10y IN, i1s
mothers relatives to be educated re rename ,neI
there iii i7l9 when he came to AmeriGa ana , TOOK
possession OF the estate He ded III me .anol [
in 1851 having enlarged 1t to lis present ui'hesons
III Al his death his known in history as Colonel
R~voiutionary war he declined to espouse ne Amer
lean and in S wa ar r b, by Rims and r
moved to Hartford In M ne TOOK refuge ~ NE" New,
York City And sooG be l and was buried in the
cathedral church OF that pace a taDet Wa sIru.
o on 70 bn S wall Of he city Clerks office in the Manor
Hail ...os II 70, ,bo 1eysl,,uro
% Wew-York directed the appointment OF conln!s-
sioners 10 sell confiscatei estates isaac Slou9ei-
seu tbn Phpsburg Manor and in l7S offered It f9r
sale in tracts The old tenants were allowed me
TSa Maa anS Ho % was the sS%
soners and sold on September & WIN ,n o." ar
for $3.50 Mr. Low neysr OCCUPIED III D also Nsw
on May T. 11s' M IT, " consiabe sod Ap
l7s6 for 1880 to Jacob Stout OF New iprhi wo ~
,mrn Conveyed il on April 1902 to Joseph Howland
Of Norwich Conn. After holding !, zen g eirs Ms
Uowland became involved In hnanciai uIh,u'' S
and petitloned for the discharge OF ms uepts IN
February 20 1873 the Court issued nrsmses wer
and on April 20 years .atef inc HW,'s Co. sss
NM mo al auction and sold to Lemuel Wis LOT 80
600 Upon this tract OF 22C acres rhe N ,7e
city of 5000 inhabitants mas been nu' mine wears
Mr. Wells held the property twehly.nlf1e o ssaS
and died February H. l2 at the 1se heirs hed
the estate intact III sis. when the r rsa M o.
PARTITION suit divided IL among them. ne loI
Honse nexf fell into the hands Of Judge w Hnain
W. Woodwork who after"ard sola T., 70 IN sss for
Bell. from whom the city purchaser ~ :" ~ "
It's city Offices. paying Nf.OOO .oo x. o,d than.
years oIQ tHeTe