New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-13
DIR GREER AND A PROPOSED SITE.
u,s OBJECTIONS TO THE CHOICE OF THE PLOT
OPPOSITE HIS CHURcH-wHAT Mr. MORGAN
SAYS OF THE GARDEN

pos,raster Van Colt will return this morning
from Washington and It is expected that he VIII
be able 10 say something about the prospects Oh
tho bill which Senator Plat introduced YESTERDAY
appropriating g 800 900 for the New-YorK foslohce
,be creator mart OF which, II is understood Is 10 ne
devoted 10 n new uptown postoffce IL was re-
norted Yesterday that the Rev. DR. Greer. rector
OF ST Bartholomew Protestant Episcopal Church'
M Madison-ave and Forty-fourh-st. wouio OPP
pose as far as possible the erection or any sort VI
a public building the unoccup'ed oiock oppoSi'e
h,o church This is the block which POST
master Van Colt has cast covetous eyes Tor some
time and II was reported yesterday that II sen
ator Platt's bill passes in the Senate ana hho
measure passes in the House. an EFFORT VIII DO
made 10 secure the two blocks between Forty-sec-
ond and Forty fourth SITS. and vanderbilt ana
Madison AYES The New-York and Harlem KAN
way Company owns the vacant block ana ABOUT
one-third OF the block between FoTty-secohu anu
Forty-third SITS , -, td "1
should not like 10 have new postohce Dun.
opposite St Bartholomew's II many horses ana
mail carts were likely to be stationed during inc
daytime along the upper end OF the oocK, DIS 'i'y
are along Mai-st at the General Postofiice but
otherwise / don't know that it would make any
great difference. Long ago became resigned 10
the idea that the day approaching "heh great
hotels and apartment houses. and possibly SHOPS
would be built close to the church. There Is 10
use borrowing trouble about It. St Barthoiome"
will not be crowded out; that's certain. we nave
our mission work established on large ana
Nourishing scale and we shall not move up town.
The block between Forty-third and Forty-iourth
SITS. owned by the Harlem Railroad Company Is
valued by real estate men II. the neshoorhoou Vi
81 10000 The company also owns a gore shapeu
part OF the block below including all OF the van
derbilt-ave front Joseph Mbank is said TO ne
the owner Of about one-third Of the lower BLOCK
having acquired the property about I'VE years aB9.
He built two story structure on the rory
al side ard rented IT for small stores IL is said
by the real estate men that he Is making gooo
return on his investment, and that ne would want
a good price before he would sell his holdinSs IN
the block. !. 49, co,or,
ment or any one else by the owners Of the Madison
SQUARE Garden for the sale OF that site Tor posi-
ofice When Assistant Postmaster EDWARD NJ
Morgan was seen yesterday he said; The Garden
site would be a first rate one-just as good Tor all
can see as Forty-second-st. and Madison,aVe.
When Charles w. Dayton was postmaster Z. =
BALDWIN one of the trustees OF the Garden. onered
him the property for s2,500OO0 II remember right
The old Sixth-ave. stables. at Forty-third ana
fourth SITS. and SiXth-aNe, are not sultaDle
for an uptown site They are not large enough. Inc
idea is TO have one story building covering a
large area. with abundance of light ana air
We need either the Madison Square GARDEN or the
Two blocks next TO the Grand Central Depot