The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-12

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peyter ynan tlnder oox ana would burn, n It once
caught hre, with terrible rapidly. The school Is
Primary school No. 80. at os Monroe street. is q
three story brick edihce heated by steam rom one
boiler. Ills pretty good building The janitor Is
not practical engineer.
Grammar school No. 81, in Monroe street, near
in Its attendance. 1t was built in 1884, and s con-
sidered 70 be q safe building, owing to the large
are Of stone WITH eight inch brick ' walls Il is
heated BY tairty-four stoves, in which wood is
burned.
Grammar school No. q in Henry street. Is con-
sidered TO be safe building.
EIGHTH WARD.
The nrst school visited In this ward was at SO
Grand street. This is substantial looking build
ing, and contrasts very strikngly with the tumble
down shanties that are its immediate neighb0rs on
each side, and that seem to lean upon IL for sup
pert. There are three floors above the playground,
and there appears to be abundant means Tor
front, and another OF stone, with brick sides, lead
ing from the top story, besides separate stairways
The coIored school IN south Fifth avenue near
Grand street. seems TO be- for its size, one OF the
most intricate structures in the city. 1t H. only
admirable beginning for labyrinth or maze. 1t
has several stalrways, but they are all narrow and
outside Of the building, built wholly OF wood,
which has so dilapldated and worn out an
appearance that 1t has almost the merit OF BENG
picturesque The entrances are all on the front OF
the building. There are factories on each side OF
1t. About ten or twelve years ago the building
took fire, but 1t was extingushed before much
harm was done, and none OF the children hurt.
The school In Clarke street. near Spring, is
which must, inevitably, sooner or later catch re,
and there Is 80 much woodwork on the outside Of
the sch0olhouse that 1t win be hard work to pre-
building has the advantage Of being heated by
stove furnace, and not by steam. There Is one
another stairway divided by brick partition-one
passage for boys and the other for girls-in
IN the rear The little s.., primary school
innammable neighborhood, being surrounded
with some OF the worst and lowest frame tenement
schoolmistress- inhabited only by c0lored
peoples quite respectable wnen compared with
PRACTICAL s sS1 The SCHOOL has
starways but two of them opening on the street
are very narrow and OF wood, end another on the
outside OF the building, on one side OF 1t, Is OF
wood and is open to the weather. so that in Win
ter it Is coated with ice and cannot be used.
row stairways. leading to the back Of the building,
which are mainly Of brick and stone Even at the
present wholesome season when the ar Is u9usu :
surrounding neighborhood are very unpleasantly
The remaining school in this ward, at 545 Green.
wich street, between Charlton and Vandam, is also
only primary. 1t has three floors and several
narrow starways one OF them on the outside Of
brick and stone, and small is the school, 1t Is
narrow that In the event Of serious panic it would
be very apt to be choked up.
In this ward there are several very large and
Mn scno0i houses Tnat A. the corner o.
every way. On two sides the building opens d.
recty on the street. and on the two other sides 1t s
with the exception Of small factory, isolated from
other structures. There Is one large wooden stair
way in the front and two very solid and appar-
and stone leading nom the top moor besides other
stairwars for the especial use OF the lower floors
The Principal claims also that the discipline Of the
school Is so perfect that he could empty 1t without
difficulty In three minutes. It's one weak point Is
that it is heated by steam and the boilers are at
tended to only ~ the janitor, who. however, Is
said to hold certificate from the Board Of Educa-
ton.
front and two in the rear OF brick and iron. These
means OF egress seem ample for the needs OF the
school, 1t is heated by q steam boiler, which Is
under the charge OF the janit0r.
Primary School IS, at 1s9 Waverlcy place, is also
aefy IN the es Sn nv IN front
danger from which could be at once detected. 1t
is surrounded by first class tenement houses.
The grammar school for girls only, on Greenwich
avenue, at the head Of Charles street. Is built with
all the modern improvements, q steam-heating APP
paratus tunder the charge OF the janitor included.
On each side Of it there are small brick houses and
the rear is open. 1t has enc broad front stairway
OF wood and four others OF brick and stone, which
Tne boys grammar school, at 20s West Thirteenth
street. is much the same in Its arrangements the
have abundant means OF egress
At Horatio near HUDSON street, there is also o
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west side OF 1t and great deal OF woodwork in the
school yard facing 1t.
Grammar School No. 20, in Chrystie street. be-
tween Delaney and Rivington, has over 1000 pu-
pills. and is in good condition and said to be safe
from fire. 1t is heated by hot air from eight fur
naces There are four stairways which run to the
top Of the building; -
Primary School No. 3, at 100 Cannon street, is in
very bad condition.. The stairs are wretchedly
all an% se Ssng Is very nre a5
children could not possibly escape. Adjacent to
the school is a steam saw mill, and there are two
girls play ground only by thin brick wall. II the
boilers explode during the hours OF recreation, two
or three hundred lives must certainly be destroyed.
The out-houses are in very wretched state, and
take it altogether the school s scandal to the
city. The building Is heated by stoves.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL NO. 4,
situated in Rivingt0n street, between Pitt and
Ridge, is heated by two boilers which were
put IN this season. There re are three modes OF
width. There is an entrance on Ridge street In
addition to the three entrances on Rivington
street. The building Is in good condition with
single exception. All the stairways are built Of
wood. AS there are between seventeen hundred
and eighteen hundred pupils attending the school
our readers may frame some faint conception of
the terrible scenes which would ensue were these
wooden starcases to take fire. The engineer holds
a certificate from MI. Dpnham the former en-
gineer-in- CHIEF of the Board. ..c.-zs 49,.
=, e.-.,.. GRAMMAR SCHOOL NO. A.
In Allen street. near Hester, ID attended by 2,700
pupils IL has an entrance on Hester street in ad-
ditiOn to the main entrances on Allen street. 1t IS
heated by fOrty-fOur stoves, in which wood is
burned, and four gas-burning stoves. The main
building is twenty years old; the addition, on
practical engineer and was member Of the
old Fire Department. There are three wooden
bridges connecting the main building with the
wing. The walls Of the bridges are OF corrugated
iron, and the bridges are very dangerous In them
selves Taking this school as y whole 1t cannot be
considered safe one.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL, NO. Z,
No. 66 Chrystie street, has seven modes OF egress
on the ground noor and there Is only one wooden
stairway in the building, which is lorty years old.
This building Is heated by twenty-three stoves.
THIRTEENTH WARD
Primary School No. 20, In Broome street, near