New-York tribune., 1901-05-18
ADOPT PROSKEY'S PLAN.
TENANTS IN THIRTY-FIFTH-ST SAY
THEY WILL NOT GO-THE MYS-
FERROUS HOME CLUB"

AT the present rate of Improvement of real
estate we may soon expect to leave our offices at
night 20 find them the next morning hanging in
midar. preparatory for Judgement in the tail steel
skeleton of some skyscraper." remarked a Broad-
way merchant yesterday. At the time of the re-
mark he watching the destruction of several
buildings across the street in Thirty -fourth-st.
which now being razed to make way for a huge
department store.
For example" continued the merchant there
are four tenants I'm that block opposite who say
they have been requested TO move before their
leases have expired. and who fighting TO
retain their tenancy. one occupies a restaurant.
another tailor shop the third a barber shop and
the fourth"- Here the merchant stopped. and
after looking sidewise down the street and whist
ling softly, added: The fourth is the Home
Club"
The merchant said in closing that he thought the
successful resistance of Colonel w S. Proskey
against being dispossessed from his apartment m
the Cumberland apartment house. az Broadway.
Fifth-ave. and Twenty-second-st.. had encouraged
almost every tenant with overtime lease 10
defy HIS landlord.
The owner Of the restaurant that the merchant
had mentioned was found TO be George NJ. Haskns.
The restaurant is on the ground floor at No. III
West Thirty-fourth-st., directly opposite the Her
AID Square Hotel. A gang Of men were busily en-
ployed tearing down the building adjoining the
east and wagons crowded the curb with loads OF
broken brick and mortar.
Are YOU going stay here?" Mr.. Haskins was
asked. after the Of a falling wall had sub
sided.
4 shall.' was the answer. Il have a lease on
the property for three years and half more I
have built up a business here. and 10 move short
notice would cause me irreparable loss.
The owners Of the property. for whom Adrian
G. HeEeman & Co. Of No. 1851 Broadway are the
agents. have offered no adequate compensation, and
as soon as there is attempt this build
ing down ] shall ask for injunction. From the
decision rendered by Justice Freedman in the
Proskey case / think | shall have trouble
Would you move for more money!" was asked.
oh that is a question ! can't answer" the
reply. But" Mr. Haskins continued. IN do
what's fair"
The barber shop referred 70 by the mer,aant is
in the Aulic Hotel. and fronts IN Thirty y-ffth-st
The barber said he had a lease for another year
No adequate settlement had been made he said
and he not going to move out. The tailor in
question proved be John Merzel whose shop at
No. ll6 West ThTty-ffth-st.. adjoins the BARRIERS.
4 also have lease for another year" he said
Il do not why ! should move. They came TO
and said. You go out / said. Why do ] go
OUT They said, Because We tear the buildings
down They made settlement me, and so |
stay. will not move. No sir
After inquiry was found that the fourth
tenant, spoken Of as the Home Club" by the mer-
chant occupied rooms No. III West Thirty
fourth-st- directly Mr. Haskins's restaurant
This building is five story structure and the win
doWs OF the four upper stories heavily cur
talned with dark blue hangines. The front door IS
& " ne9 ~ the IrIhune reporter rang the bell the
oulsf ooof swung back, apparently Of its
c"fd, ana al the time a small glass pane
OPENED IN one OF the inner doors. In this aperture
"I.htareq me head OF a young cOlored boy.
Is this the Home Cluh2" was asked At this
ne head disappeared. and OF the aperture came
tle sound OF suppressed laughter After an interval
lie head OF another colored attendant appeared
with the question:
What do you want? This is no club-it is a
private residence. The owner is out. No one here
- ahd the little glass pane closed with a slam
S-N tnen TWO young men, who elaborately
dressed, rang the bell the pane few open, and
lhe newcomers Were admitted. As the inner door
swung hack an interior rich with tapestries and
Huse vases was exposed all illuminated with in
1dmef'-ble small red electric lamps hung in the
~ UuLapihss Inquiry in regard TO the occupant among
hne helshbof1ng tenants proved futile One said:
Inls occupant unlike the rest. wants to move
out, but can't"
Colonel Winfield Scott Proskey who has refused
- ieafe ms apartment in the partly demolished
tuHloerlahd, was found yesterday in his rooms
INC W pleasant state Of mind. He said that the
sllualion vas unchanged and that he believed the
appeal from his injunction to prevent further dem
81 ihe builders who have bought the property said
1NsA an oher Of $1,000 had been made to the Colo
lleL but iaat he still held for 200 The com
paIy Eas complied with the courts order however
80 Is now providing its solitary tenant with ele-
Nator service, and water
Assemblyman Hamburger who held ONT for emma
nne against the builders who began TO tear doU-n
me apartment house at No. l04 Second-ave where
u nau MS home, said yesterday that ee-islation
Nas he-oed 10 save tenants from havinz, their
-aseS revoked an short notice He said he would
Introduce a bin next winter. THAT Is - 7 90
"hu protect tenants against landlords"