New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-21
UNION CLUB TO MOVE.
VOTES TO SECURE PART OF THE OR
PHAN ASYLUM SITE AT 100000
THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF FIFTY-FIRST-
ST. AND FIFTH-AVE. THE PLOT Sc
LECTED-TRANsFER OF ENTIRE
BLOCK TO A SYNDICATE.

BLOCK TO A SYNDICATE.
The Union Club at a largely attended meeting
last night practically voted to remove from It's
present quarters to a site further uptown. This
question of moving further uptown has come up
every year for several years. but has always
been voted down AS 1t was, last night a strong
vote recorded against removal The only
possibility that the action of last night may not
result in removal is that the price voted by the
club as a limit to be paid for the property TOT
the new clubhouse ground may not purchase the
ground selected. This is almost a technical pro-
vision. however, the Board OF Governors IN
framing the resolution passed, in which the
price was stipulated, were. of course. Thoroughly
acquainted with the circumstances. and doubt
less knew that their offer would be accepted.
The site selected was the one that has been IRE
quently referred to- and consists Of 40 feet front
in Fifth-ave at the northeast corner Of Fifty
first-st extending back 10 feet.
For a long time there has been talk that the
club would take this property, which Is part
Of the site Of the Roman Catholic Orphan Asy-
lum. 1t was learned that the contracts for the
formal transfer OF this property. the sale OF
which was announced in The Tribune last week.
embracing the entire block between F1fty-nrst
and Fifty-second SITS and Fifth and Madison
ney and George r. Sheldon acting for the syn
dicate This syndicate has been negotiating
with the Union Club to take part Of the prop
erty. and 1t is said that the syndcate's purchase
was conditional upon the Union Club taking the
plot referred to-
a special meeting called last night to dis
cuss the subject OF purchase and removal. The
Board Of Governors recommended the purchase
of the ground. When the At estion Of purchase
was put ballot was taken. and the ballot stood
23.i for and 100 against the resolution. the Old
Guard. which has always stalwartly opposed.
moving managing to muster only minority.
Then the following resolution was offered:
Resolved. That the Governing Committee be
and hereby is authorized TO purchase the site
at Fifty -first-st. and Fifh-ave for sum not 10
exceed 10000. II the same can be procured AT
that price and that the president and the treas
urer are hereby authorized 10 sign any contract
approved by the Governing Committee neces-
sary to carry this purchase into effect.
The vote was taken viva voce and was car
RED Tho meeting then adjourned. There were
no remarks or suggestions about the amount
Of money 10 be expended upon the new CLUB
house. the release Of the old one or any OF the
details that would be Incidental to the eN-
change. All Of these questions will be decided
later when the club acquires the site In ques-
tion.
The decision OF the Union Club 10 remove FUR
ther uptown is a most interesting step in club
life The subject has been broached time ana
time again. but has always been voted down.
The University Club moved further uptown. and
other clubs have found sites further uptown bet
ter hut the Union has stuck b. It's old site AZ ~
one OF the oldest ms well one OF the richest ana
most exclusive clubs in the city. Some time ago
there was talk OF moving uptown ana consoll-
dating with the Metropolitan Club but TINS came
10 nothing The decision 10 move Is regarded AZ
n great concession. -
Edward Cooper. president OF the club. pre-
sided at the meeting. The Governing Commit
tee has the details OF the purchase IN charge'
but the Building Committee is composed OF John
Mclean Nash Colonel Franklin Bartlett Henry
De Forest Weekes Joseph Agostini ana Charies
Dickey. ,o,c -
The Union club was organized In lStb; ana
us original home at 80. ~" BTohp""g
The drst president was Samuel Jones IL
,,oyed ~ n new clubhouse In May. lN4Z, AT NO.
3T6 broadway. The next move was In Octooer
1870 when II entered new quarters AT NO. "'l
broadway. II moved TO the house 1t now oc-
cupies in April 1850 John G. stevens sue
cesded Samuel Jones az president In ls'5i John
4 King was the neyt president. elected IN l -
lie was succeeded by Moses II. Grinnell in lS"'.
vuiiam NJ Evarts was the next president. be-
ing elected in 1873. He served until 1871, wheh
William Constable was elected John j. IoWn-
send was elected president In lSNb ana ne was
succeeded by Clarence 4. Seward IN ioo VI,
Seward upon his death vas succeedeu oy hu-
ra COOupr.