The New York herald., 1868-03-18
PUBLIC EDUCATION.
Now school in the Sixteenth Ward.

Now School in the Sixteenth Ward.
In the HERALD Of Sunday the necessity existing
for extra school accommo odatons in this city and the
measures taken and about to be instituted by the
Board OF Education to relieve this necessity were
fully shown. Among the school buildings mentioned,
for which plans and specifications had~Sbeen pre-
pared, was one to be erected in Eighteenth street.
between the Eighth and Ninth avenues, In the Six
teenth ward, for female grammar and primary
school, Such an institution has long been needed in
that locality, and it be safely averred that
the want will not exist much ponger, and that the
edice to be erected will meet the hearty c0mmenda-
tion of all interested parties
The design OF the building is in the main similar
to the Eleventh ward building, mentioned in the
HERALD Of Sunday. The lot is hundred feet front
by ninety-two deep, and will be almost entirely COW
cred by the building. The front will be Of fine Phila
delphia pressed brick, trimmed with Connecticut
brown stone, and will be relieved by slightly
abutting tower over the main entrance The style Of
architecture Is the that OF the Eleventh ward
school, and might be termed the combination or, to
make professional sounding word, the utAedulceyn
eightyseven deep; the front wings each twenty Ave
by forty; rear wings twenty-five by ana
two additional stair wings each eight BY thirteen
The cellar will be nine feet In height; the first story
nine feet three inches, and the second, third and
fourth the latter In the class r00ms) each fourteen
ment, on the second floor, will be arranged in eight
class rooms and an Infants gallery. The third moor
will be arranged In twelve class rooms, so disposed
that four, six or even eight rooms II needed can be
appropriated to the uses Of the primary department.
without interfering with the elder pupils. The under
viii be exposed over the major portion Of the fourth
floor, which will be fitted up for assembly or re-
ccpton room. The walls handsomely wainscoted,
principals desk will stand at one end. on raised
platform, behind which the wainscoting Will be
carried up to correspond with chair PACK snapnAgs m r.
intersections with the girders, where cornice OF
heavy moulding will relieve the angle. The ventila-
tion OF the building will be on an improved plan;
but the style OF heating apparatus has not yet been
has been the labor Of getting the inei sa
difficulty Mr.. Superintendent Miller has caused
to be arranged h0isting apparatus at the rear Of
connecting with large bins in the cellar into which
the ashes can be emptied, and through which they
will pass into the bins below. The plans and speci-
Miller and the drawings for the work were made BY
Mr.. Stagg, for many years connected with this de-
the work on this school building have been coming
into the department since the latter part OF last
month, and yesterday afternoon they were opened
OF the Board and Superintendent OF Buildings by
members Of the Board Of Trustees Of the Sixteenth
Ward, and are as ioows:-
owens, ss0,s77; J. N. i ". shuts, ss1, 500; ". Il.
Roof $50, Asa; Samuel Laurence $66.7s1; VIM.
Salmon, s5l ooo P. J. Vanderbilt, $40, Sal; Cochran
4 Spaulding, $53,6S3; R Mclean 4 Son, e5,o5o
For carpenter work-P. J. Vanderbilt, $3l.372
Hayden, Wilson 4 winants, $3s,s75; James Neahe
$33, ,496 Holman Tanning $3s,676; Edward GRID
ley, SsS, 700; John s. Myer. $Ss,2so; W. Germond
For painting-C Charles Lober, s1.s7o; r / P. Muir
ray, Sl,5y5; Harris q Sands $2,s7s; McNierny 4
Parton, $50; Cornelius Ford ,450 Phil. B0ylan
$3.50; H. W. Munroe, x1,4oo; John Barrett, $1,s7s
James Reilly 81, 900; p. Woods Bro, e. 003.
The contracts for the mason work and carpenter
work were awarded to P. ]. Vanderbilt. and for the
painting TO John Barrett their respective proposals
having been the lowest In each class, and their ap
plicati0ns In due form.