New-York tribune., 1908-04-15
HOTEL DISPOSSESSED
IRVTNG DARK AND COLD.
Coal Supply attached While Ten
ants Fnme and ShiCer.

Much has been happening az the Hotel irving NO.
.s Grsmercy Park since last Saturday Part OF the
time the tenants Of the apartment hotel have been
making shift without electric lights water ohot or
coIdl. heat or elevator service. All of which has
hcen due differences between the lessees of the
hotel. the Ruggles Hotel Company and the owners
.he Blake Construction Company.
The direct cause of these dscomforts was the ac-
ton Of = Sherif's marshal in levying upon the
store of coal in the cellar. Last night the mar
s2sls action was presented 10 him in such light
that he relened and permitted the use of the coal
Nhereon the boilers fired and light, elevator
and water service resumed. N.5
Behind ali the trouble are allegations that the
RUsgIes Hotel Company is three months behind in
its rent end has been dspossessed by the owners.
Tie ono hundred and fifty tenants of the hotel
were told last Saturday morning by Frederick c.
Cs;Iin. treasurer of the hotel company and man
sger Of the house. that they must pay up any
Fears in rent and leave the hotel that evening In
telling them this. he said he following the in
EtTuctions of Louis {. Fuller. president Of the Rug
Eles company. who lives in the hotel
The tenants were greatly surprised. particularly
81 the short notice gwen them, and several who
had paid their rent in advance furious when
told that they must get Among them
Robert Hebberd. Commissioner of Charities; Otis
Skinner. the actor. the Rev. Alien Tuprer and
ng1lsr sfnith
Wills the service Of tn; hotel practically
disrupted Saturday night 4 not until Monday
evening that the electric lights failed. The heat
u7ss shut of on Sunday and the restaurant was
closed Saturday evening While several Of the
Fuests left on Saturday. many others decided to
stay snd there was scurrying in the neighbor-
hood for osndIes and lamps Monday night These
furnished s fhe illumination in The hotel on Mon
day night and part of lsst night. except in the
fobry. where rlTe gas permitted 70 burn
Last night there about fifteen tenants stil
standing by the hotel, several of them being those
WHO had psid fheir rent in advance They made
some extremely warm comments about Mr FulIer's
asking them 10 Vacsts without having made good
what they he'd paid tor They hunted him I'D and he
sssured them he would make good this morning
II IS understood that the Blake Construction
Company holds chattel mortgage on the furni-
fure and hXings Of the hotel. The place presented
81 odd appearance last night. all OF the furniture
snd fittings being tagged Lot No l." etc The
sale. 1t is expected will take place at noon to-day
One II the tenants said last night that the owners
- the hctel intended resume ana would on
0esver 10 buv in the furniture. It was PLANNED
70 SAID, by the construction company to have an
srent from big department store on the premises
duTinE the sale. and should the company fail ~
purchase orders will at once he given for stuff 10
replace that which Is sold
Tn. Hotel irving according to the tenants r-as
ieased In the Ruggles Hotel Company by the Blake
Construction Company for period of ten wears
- YEARLY rental IF s27.6r0 The Rusgles com
rsny has recently maintained that the rent was
excessive sz1d that they could not pay rental cost
Of maintenance and make Z profit for themselves
They have held the lease for about five and
half years taking 1t over from the original lessee
-Esnnea Knott.