Mr.Bloissaidhehadfewqualmsin2007whenhepaid139,000Canadiandollars,orabout0,000atthetime,forthe29-square-meterhouse.Afterall,the100-year-oldstructure“hadbeenoccupiedcontinuouslyfor96years,”hesaid.

    TRIBECA5,00068ThomasStreet2-bedroom,2-bath,2,000-sq.-ft.condoinaloftbuilding;privateelevator,12-ft.ceilings,exposed-brickwalls,2exposures;commoncharge5;taxes,800,listedat5,000,13weeksonmarket(Broker:Tabak)

    LauraA.Ward,aFederalprosecutorinBrooklyn,saidthatMr.Gotti❼associatesare"onamissiontodestroyGravano❼credibilitybymanufacturingfalseallegations."Ms.Ward,basingherinformationonintelligencefromundercoverinformants,saidinalettertodefenselawyers,"Gottihasorderedhislawyersandinvestigatorstomanufacture❍rt✩boutGravanotobeusedincross-examiningGravanowhenhetestifies."

    ProsecutorshadcalledMs.Campbell,herformeragentCaroleWhiteandtheactressMiaFarrow,whoallattendedthedinner,becausetheyhopedtoshowthatMr.Taylortraveledwithdiamondsonanarms-buyingtriptoSouthAfricaandelsewhere.Mr.Taylorhadtoldthecourtunderoaththatheneverowned,carriedortradedindiamonds.

    Now,itwasunderthesecircumstancesthatthelawinquestionwaspassed.LetitbeborneinmindthattheWestWashingtonMarketpropertyisonlyasmallpartofthemadelandbelongingtotheState,ofwhichtheCityholdspossession,--andthattheCitycouldnotacquiretitletoanypartofit,--orgetrelieffrompaymentofbackrentsdueuponthewholeofit,--butbyactoftheLegislature.TheCommissionersoftheLand-officecouldgivenogrant,--theCitycouldmakenopurchaseorcompromise,exceptbysuchspecificauthority.Theactwas,therefore,passed,authorizingtheComptrollertocompromisethejudgmentsalreadyobtained,andtheLand-officeCommissionerstomakeanequitablesaleofthelandsinquestiontotheCity.Ifthatlawiscarriedout,thewholecontroversycanbesettled,--andtheCitycanacquiretitleandreleasefromitsliabilitiesonmoderateterms.Butiftheprofferedcompromiseisspurned,--iftheCityofficialsaretobedrivenbyunreasoningclamorintoendlesslitigation,--ifeverythingistobesacrificedeithertopartisanhatredsortopersonalspites,then,asourcorrespondentsays,weshallhavetopaymillionsforthepresent,andunknownmillionsinthefuture.TheCity,beyondallquestion,willbecompelledtopaymoreorlessonthisaccount,--forthisnecessityhasbeenlaiduponherbyherheedlessoccupancyofpropertybelongingtotheState.Shecannotescapepayingsomething,--andthisis,ofitself,ahardship.Butthequestioniswhethersheshallsettlethematternow,--asshemayunderthislaw,--easilyandequitably;orfighttheStateforyears,andhavemillionsofdollarstopayintheend.Aswehavesaid,webelievethelawtobeagoodone,soundinprincipleandwiseinpolicy;--andwetrustitwillbeacteduponpromptly,vigorouslyandingoodfaith,byourCityofficials.　　FromOurOwnCorrespondent.

    Thesnowstormhasclaimedthreelives.Onepersonwashitbyafallingtreelimb,andtwodiedintrafficaccidents.　　Credit...TheNewYorkTimesArchivesSeethearticleinitsoriginalcontextfromJanuary3,1996,SectionA,Page1BuyReprintsViewontimesmachineTimesMachineisanexclusivebenefitforhomedeliveryanddigitalsubscribers.AbouttheArchiveThisisadigitizedversionofanarticlefromTheTimes’sprintarchive,beforethestartofonlinepublicationin1996.Topreservethesearticlesastheyoriginallyappeared,TheTimesdoesnotalter,editorupdatethem.Occasionallythedigitizationprocessintroducestranscriptionerrorsorotherproblems;wearecontinuingtoworktoimprovethesearchivedversions.TheAT&TCorporationannouncedthebiggestsinglejobcutinthehistoryofthetelephonebusinessyesterday,andoneofthelargestcorporatework-forcereductionsever,asthecompanybracesforanewwaveofcompetitioninthecommunicationsindustry.

    +*7THEBEARDSTOWNLADIES✩OMMON-SENSEINVESTMENTGUIDE(Godin/Hyperion,.95).Tipsforsuccessfulinvestingfrom16Illinoiswomen.

    Mr.CardinalesaidthatMr.Gottiexercisesdailyinhiscell,doingcountlesspushupsandsit-ups."He❼inincredibleshape,"thelawyeradded.

    CITYHOSPITALSCHIEFDENIESHARASSMENT

    ProfessorBecker,whoonrecenttripstoEuropehasarguedagainstasinglecurrency,wouldratherseeEuropeangovernmentsletpeoplebuyandsellproductslikecarsinanycurrencytheychoose.HecitestheexampleofRussia,wheremanypeople,albeitillegally,fleetheinflationaryrubleforthedollarormark.

    Ininterviews,manycitizens,whilesuspiciousofFalunGong❼mysticalclaimsandleader-worship,saythattheyhavebecomewearyofthegovernment❼incessantdenunciationsofagroupthathasattractedmillionsoffollowers,fromsmall-townretireestouniversityscientists.Manypeoplehavesaidinprivatethatthegovernmentcreatedaproblemforitselfbydemonizingthegroup.