Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-13
UNION LEAGUE To
HAVE NEW HOME
MEMBERS VOTE TO PURCHASE
NEW SITE
Proposed Plans Provide for Building
Five Stories High, with Three
Floors Devot d to Club
Quarters
Quarters

The building of q Union league club
house on the property adjacent to the
present site of the club building prac-
tically was decided upon at the out of
debt" dinner of the club last night.
The club management at present has an
option on the lot at Hill and Second
streets which expires February %, and
it is thought that the committee of
seven appointed last night will have
little difficulty in raising the $4,000
necessary for the purchase of the prop
erty before that time. A club house 10
cost $150,000 is planned and the club
hopes to pay for it With money raised
by debenture notes signed by MEM
bers.
While but few voted on the proposed
purchase of the property last night the
vote is supposed to reflect the opinion
of the entire club. The ballot was
taken on the question Of raising the
club dues with the understanding that
the increase in income be used for the
purchase of lot and the building of a
club house. The vote was almost unani-
nous in favor of expansion"
The strongest hackers OF the new club
house scheme were Chairman sherman
Pease and former Senator Robert n.
Bulla. Both were in favor of under
taking the proposition, even without an
entire assurance of being able to pay
for the club house quickly, distributing
the Indebtedness among the members.
Robert Wade also was strongly in favor
of erecting the new building on the Hill
street site.
Club in Good Condition
There is absolutely so doubt of our
ability to finance the proposition" said
Mr.. Wade, 'if the dues are increased a
bo
of paying off the Indebtedness are
shared by all the club members. The
financial reports of the management
turned in by Secretary Gregory show
that it is on a sound financial basis, and
the scheme is a first class business
proposition"
The opposition was headed by Ed
ward F. Fleming, who feared that the
club would be unable to carry the in
debtedness of 100000, which the new
understanding would entail.
1T would be a much better plan to
remodel the old building and make il
serve the needs of the club than to try
something we can't carry through,
said Mr., Fleming. 1T has not yet been
shown that the proposed site is the bes.
possible, and think more thorough in
vestigation should be made before the
purchase is made"
fOrlner mayor owen MacAleer was
strongly i'm fa--or of the new building
and urged the immediate purchase OF
the lot, on the grounds of the price be-
| ing exceptionally low.
Sherman Pease, former Senator Bulla
and other members of the club who
we're active in securing the option on
/ the bupilding site already have worked
out more or less definite plans for the
new building. 1t is to be a five-story
structure, the first floor of which will
be given to stores and business houses
The second floor will hold offices and
the three upper floors viii be devoted
entirely to the uses of the club. Thor
oughly modern bachelor apartments are
planned for the two upper floors, and
the third floor will include an elabora te
cafe and buffet.
The following are the members OF the
ways and means committee appointed
to raise funds for the purchase of the
building site: John Luckenbach, NJ. II.
Gregory, Robert Mitchell. c. NJ. Staub.
f. II. Chamberlin. j. f. Falyer and
Robert T.. Wade.