The New York herald., 1872-11-27
THE SEVENTH WARD DANGER.

The C0nstcrn atiOn Among the Teachers
and Pupils OF school No. 2-Frcquent
and Unsuccessful Appeals to the De-
partmcnt for Repairs-Omcial Reports
Sustain the Herald's Report or tho
Danger Threatened.
The condition OF the Seventh Ward Grammar
School as described in yesterdays HERALD has at
tracted much attention In the ward, and the re-
porter yesterday conversed with number Of
teachers and Mr.. william Colligan, one Of
the trustees, all OF whom sustain the
truth OF the published report. Indeed MI
Colgan declared that the danger had not
been fully described. This gentleman Is one
OF the most active trustees in the city, de-
voting his entire time to visits and inspections OF
the schools, and, consequently he is popular with
the teachers and fully conversant with all tho
needs of the scholars. lie charges that the Conn.,
missioners Of Education have long known Of the
dangerous state OF the building declares that he
has time and again, officially and verbally urged
the condemnation Of the building and the erection
OF the Commissioners specimen Of the ceiling, an
inch and half thick. that had fallen;
Inspector McVea, or the Building Department, to
condemn the ceiling II not the building. AS proof
Of this the reporter was referred to the OF
tending back as far as 1864, showing that the
officials considered 1t dangerous to life Among
the records Is tho following under date OF Apru
II, 1S70:-
The clerk was further instructed to send communi:
s %n. s9 s an
proper repairs and that It numbers AND
in condition dangerous to both teachers and pupils
The minutes and the books OF the school show
that In July 1854 Trustee Collins visited tne scaoo!
dismissed the children. On the 18th September.
ae sSoM sF na S Mr.
reported the danger to the Board and made requsi-
tlon for repairs. In December, 1864 the Building
Committee examined 1t aud found II unsafe, yet no
repairs. were made. Messrs. Bell and lngersoil
the Suaa on the pa Of want %
funds. Coming down to later periods the minutes
show that Trustee Coisan in February Of this
It's condemnation. Onthe 7tn OF that month the
local board asked for new building, or REPAIRS
that would render 1t safe but the excuse, he says,
| has always been lack OF money.
BY request or Sanitary Inspector Sullivan, OF the
Department OF Education, Principal Haggerty
made on September 8, detailed report upon tha
dangerous condition OF the building and It was
placed the hands oa s scnon
officers for the past twelve years have repeatedly
asserted and informed the commissioner OF the
need OF careful attention TO the condition Of tha
building, and have asked for new building or q
complete remodelng Of the old one, yet all attempts
pense and method for storing wood and coal ts ln-
suited that the means employed for Janitor Kelly
that 1.-THE the anitors rooms are unit for human beings
to live in, and in Winter very cold. The report
condemns the ceilings The report states tnat th0
play room is In very dangerous condition, the
ceilings broken and the general ARRANGEMENTS 50. sg
dangerous that orders were given to prevent itS
use so crowded was the school, however, that tha
play room had to be used again. The rep0ro
comments very severely upon the wretched ventll-
alton or the class rooms, declares that the hcavy
ceiling Of the assembly room has fallen on four
different occasions, and Is liable to fall at any mo-
ment. The rear stairs are condemned as too mar
row. and accidents, the Principal reports, are only
prevented by the most rigid discipline and watch
! iulness In concluding the report Principal Hag-
1 haf w aah
| preferred and the property on each side can be-
| had at reasonable price. II the school was en-
trely remodeled, wings added, the yard built over,
many, II not all the inconveniences and danger
| threatened, in his opinion, would be removed.
From the above 1t Will be seen that all the state.
ments of the reporter are fully borne out, not only
by the official report, but by the teachers, and the
commissioners OF Education. in the face OF equcnt
and urgent appeals OF Mr. Colligan and Others for,
repairs cannot plead ignorance OF the danger. AS
vet no children have been withdrawn, but many
parents Will doubtless retire their children II the
building be not at once placed in q sale state.
Trustee Colligan reports that Grammar School No.
H. in Madison street. near Jackson, Is fully as bad
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