The Jersey City news., 1902-02-28
WON'T ACCEPT
Golfers Will Not Consider
Realty Company's Offer
for One Year Rent
Free.
LAND NOT ADEQUATE
Sixteen Acres in Western
Slope Would Have to Be
Filled In Committee
Appointed.

The Jersey City Golf Club will not ac-
fcept the offer made by the Buyten Tuyr
Realty Company. the recent purchasers
/ OF the big West Side real estate deal, IN
Guiding the fifty-fve acres over which the
golf course now lies. That was the de-
cisioa made by the club at its meeting
last night. The offer is Of a years lease
for a part Of the present golf course and
about sixteen additional acres to the west
This would necesSitate moving the pres
eht golf house back some six or eight
hundred feet and would cut off three
holes and a tee from the course, thereby
necessitating the making of new course
at least in part.
This, however, is not the greatest OBJ
lection. The sixteen acres offered by the
Realty Company in the western slope are
marshy and could not be used without
being filled in, while another part of the
new, or additional course offered is wood
land. The expense Of making the ground
into an adequate course would be too
great to warrant years lease, and SO
the club declined the offer.
The meeting was held in the clubhouse
and was large and enthusiastic, about for
ty members being present. After consid-
cradle discussion as to the advantages of
this or that plan, It was decided to put
the matter into the hands of committee
of three, Counsellor Robert L. Flemming,
Or. B. r. Craig and Mr.. Clarence Harm
sted, who viii formulate a feasible plan
to be submitted at special meeting to be
called at the discretion of the president,
/ - {e Il
to be submitted to the purchasers.
Just on what lines the plyn viii be con-
structed Mr.. Drayton rcfusad TO state this
morning, but it is very probable that a
longer lease viii be requested and that
another and better adapted portion of the
ground viii be sought. There is even
some talk of the clubs buying the
grounds, but that is only talk and not
generally approved by the members.
The offer made BY the realty company
is embodied in the letter from Northrop
& Gridiths and John J. Nevin, counsel
lors for the company, to Mr. Drayton,
under date Of February 27. The points
Indicated on the map mean about eleven
hundred feet west from West Side ave-
nue., where the clubhouse now stands.
This IS the letter.
Dear Eir:--In reply to your letter max
ing inquiry as to the probable disposition
of the land now occupied by the Golf
Club, and supplemental to cur conversa-
ton with you of Tuesday evening last.
we beg leave to advise you that the pres
ent plan Of the interests we represent is
to improve the Condict Mali and Western
Slope Association tracts, from West Side
avenue to a point about 26O feet west OF
Belvidere avenue.
We send you a map of the properties
| acquired by US for the purchasers, and we
offer to the Golf Club a lease of all Of
the land west of the points indicated by
| a line on the map for the term of on-
year. We win be glad to confer witt
| you, or a committee, regarding this prop
osition
/ in the event of no agreement being
| reached, we desire to assure you tnat W.
| will extend any curtesies after the frs
| llday of May that may relieve your en-
barrassment in the matter OF the futurt
| disposition OF your clubhouse.
This gives the club $4,000 worth OF
property, rent free, for one year, but viii
/ allow no longer lease. The present lease
! from the Mali estate is verbal and the
club is tenant upon payment of the taxes
only. and therefore the new Realty Com
pany thinks II has made fair deal
President Drayton, when asked this
morning what would become OF tae club
I in case it did not succeed in its new plans
with an outward movement of his hands
replied:
.sThen we are in the hands Of Provi-
dence. Probably this means it will sc
/ up.
The Realty Company have had survey
ors at work on the property for the pas
ten or twelve days, and intend to begir
improv ements at once.