The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-26
THREATEN ST. REGIS AGAIN.
NEIGHBORS GET READY TO FIGHT
Az EXTENSION.

Which Mr. HAN says II Not Contemplated,
and Invoke the Aid o. the Firth Avenue
Presbyterian Churet-uill az Albany
May Head CT the Latter scheme.
II tho managers Of John Jacob Asto.'s
r,al estate and Landlord HAN OF the 81.
l,eRis give them al opportunity, about
dozen owners OF prcp5rty on East Fifty
fifth street near the botel will apply for an
Injunction to prevent the erection Of an adj
dition to the hotel on the former Pulitzer
lot at 10 Fast Fifty-afth street,
These property owners are 'so certain
they are going to have a lawsuit that they
have already retained Hoadly, Lauterbach
4 Johnson. AID the application for an order
10 show cause has already been drawn
no. In this document II is asserted that
the owners Of the St. Regis intend to erect
a building on the Pulitzer lot that will be
rsed for hotel purposes. that the property
was purchased by these property owners
Among others. after the Pulitzer house
burned down several years ago for the sole
purpose OF preventing its use for business
purposes. and that It was sold by them at
a $50 900 loss with private residence restric-
ton in the deed.
Henry s. Redmond Of II East Fiity-flfth
street. Alexander Maitland Of IL East
Fifty-ffth street, John R. Drexel Of $50
Fifth avenue and DR.. Robert F. Weir of
II East Fifty-fourth street are among the
property owners anxious TO htigate, and
II was stated on reliable authority yesterday
that Mr. Redmond would probably act as
plaintiff IN the suit. One OF the property
owners said Yesterday:
Our complaint has been drawn up FOR
II 1fab ~, anti nv
day Not only Is a property owners suit
almost certain, but we have to-day written
10 the trustees Of the Fifth Avenue Presby-
terrain Church in regard to an application
10 bring about a revocation Of the hotels
license. When the former proceeding was
brought the church kept out Of it, and
Excise Commissioner Clllinan said that II
the church authorities protested he would
revoke the license. | am certain that they
will make a complaint.
The church IL within 200 feet OF the hotel,
diaQonally across from il, on the northwest
co ne OF Fifth avenue and Fifty-ffth street.
The Rev. j. Ross Stevenson, the pastor said
Yesterday that he knew nothing Of a move
ment against the hotel, although the trustees
might have some project In contemplation
4 despatch fro m Albany last night said
that Senator SAKE, AZ the request OF Senator
Elsberg had introduced aIbill e1empting
from the pro visions Of the Raines law
IN rel gard 20 distance from church, hotel
containing 200 or more ro6ms.
The despatch said that the bill was IN =
tended 20 benefit the Hotel Gotham, which
is going up opposite the St. Regis. Pre-
suma bly Il would also aid the latter.
Landlord Ham did not appear at all
rugnacious.
I'VE are we'll acquainted with the re-
strictions In the deed Of the Pulitzer prop
erty," he said, @and do not intend 10 violate
them. An addition IL in process Of con-
struction directly east Of the present hotel,
hut that addition Is on no part Of the Pulit-
Eer property. have thought Of erecting
9 residence for myself on the Pulitzer lot,
but have not come to any conclusion in
the matter. At any rate, we have had no
thought Of using il for hotel purposes and
would not do 80 even IL not barred by the
deed. We need the property for light
Mr.. HAN added that he had had no trou-
BILE with the church and hoped that there
would be none. He was quite certain that
the hotel management had given no occa-
sion for trouble at any event.
At the offices Of Hoadly, Lauterbach 4
johnson Il was said that the papers had
been drawn for a month and that there
were in progress negotiations between
the managers of the Aston estate and the
Droparty owners.