New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-29
OPENING THE SCHOOLS.
REPAIRS IN ALL TIE BUILDINGS.

REPAIRS IN ALL THE BUILDINGS.
BETTER SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR WARMTH
AND VENTILATION SEVERAL NEW BUILDINGS
ERECTED, AND MANY CHANGES IN OLD siRCC-
TUREs.
The long Summer vacation IN the puDlic
schools ends on Monday. For little over two months
the school buildings TO the passor-by, seem to have
been deserted. Inside, however, carpenters ana paint
ers have been busy in the work OF renovation New
furniture replaces the old chairs and desks new oors
have been laid I'm nearly all the school rooms, ana
new patent heating apparatus has been placed in all tue
buildings. Before the Summer holidays tie number {"
pupils in the schools both cities was far In excess oil
the capacity OF the buildings In view Of this iact I'M
mediately after vacation arrangements were made Tor
enarging several Of the old schoohouses and for the
erection Of one or two buildings Three extensions
have been placed school-housos IN this city,
and I'm Brooklyn additions have been made to some oil
the old buildings, aud four sChOOEhOuses are DelB
built During the Summer, inspectors OF the Board OF
Health at the request OF the Board OF Education have
investigated the sanitary condition Of the bmdings
One special defect found in number OF the buildings
was want OF proper ventilation IN waste aud soil
mines This was remedied, and other changes recon-
mended by the inspectors made. The average at
tendance at tho schools In this city during the past year
has been greater In proportion 20 the register number
than heretofore aud the time lost by ruaney has mate
rally diminished
purchase ola lot 25 by 9sa feet the east side OF
Grammar School No. %, in West Fortieth-st., near
Eighth-ave.. which 10 build an additional wing The
surface Of the lot being rock, slow progress has been
made. Now wOrkmen are completing the building ami
Il will be ready for occupation on Monday next The
building now consists OF fOrtyve eassrO0ms, and three
rooms for teachers. The new buildings for Grammar
School No 70 and Primary School No IL will be ready
on september l. Grammar School No. 10, In West
Tbirteenthst, which was formerly without Enclosed
play rooms and the primary department OF which
occupied the first story has been enlarged Dy the cree
ton Of the new wings each % by 40 feet In size
and four stories height containing In all twelve
large class-rooms This schOolhOuse has five means
OF exit TO the street and four hrcproof stairways
yenitnty situated for pupils. The entire cost including
additional heating apparatus and furniture, was
about s3l 900.
On the lot. 30 by 100 feet, purchased in 1876
adjoining Grammar School No 3d. in East One-hundred
ant-tcenty additional wing four stories In
height has been erected. The wing II connected directly
with the building at the 'front.' and an iron bridge
extends across the ward near rear from the
story Of building 10 the second story OF the other
Grammar schoOlhOuse No. 62, on Ihirdaye near one
being insufficient TO accom-
modate the number OF pupils desiring admttance,a
portion Of the primary department Tor some years
occupied a tenement house at some distance from tho
school proper The site being ample an extension has
been erected adiourning the main building, which Ia
81 by 81 feet, and four stories IN height The
primary pupils OF this school will enter their
building Monday. Various Improvements have been
made in Grammar School No IL, the largest school
"
Second and Thrdayes. and an additional story mas
been placed the school building the side OF
IexlugtOn-ave., near Sxty-egbtl-st.
An additional story has Deeu added 10 the Normal Col
lege at LexnCtOn-ave and 6Stn-st, thus making the
building four stories height The College will now
commodate 400 pupils and will be opened for school pur
poses Monday The galleries In the second story have
been rebuilt, the sliding doors re-arranged aud
wardrObes supplied. The old slate roof has been re-
placed with TIN one. The cost OF the alterations
Will be $2l 900.
I'm Brooklyn a contract recently awarded for the
erection OF a schOOhOuse m the Tweny-fOurth Ward
will lac
the building, ana 1t will probably be ready for school
purposes January, 1879. The main building is
wing each side. The building will be two stories in
height and Will contain fourteen cassroOms The front
will be built Of Philadelphia pressed brick with brown
stone trimmings Mr. Leonard, the architect Of the
Board Of Education, Ii also preparing the
plans for another school house for Brook
| Ign, TO be erected on Leonard-st, Green
which will be fourteen classrOOms The contract iOr this
building will be awarded In about two weeks Brook
Ign Grammar School No A. situated on Lafayetteave..
between Gates and Thr0opayes win be opened for the
first time Monday. This schoohouse was built TO
accommodate the children attending School No. %.
WalWOrth-st. near Myrtle-aye, which, when the
building Is completed, will be used exclusively as a
primary school, This building IL 10 be Of stone and faced
with the finest quality OF dark Phadelphia brick IL
erected Schools No. 81, at HOyJ and Presdenst
No 10, Degraw near Hicks-st, and on No. on War
ren-st. Smith.
The building al the northwest corner OF Court aud
LvingstOn-sts, which for years has been known "a
Police Headquarters, will be occupied on Monday by
school children IL has been purchased by the Board
Education for the purpose OF grouping ali the cademc
classes OF the various schools IN one building The work
altering this structure and fitting up school pur
poses has been going since the police moved into the
New Municipal Building THIS remOdeed building will
accommodate twenty classrOOms and will DO thereafter
known the Central High School DR.. r. L. Leighton.
OF accepted position OF principal