New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-08
SAFErY IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

The regular meeting of the Board Of Education
was held yesterday afternoon. stephen a. Walker
pre1dmg communication from the Trustees of
the Seventeenth Ward was read, in which they re-
fused to release the building occupied by Primary
School No g. in East Third-st., on the ground
that At was not suitable for school purposes ana
recommending that the scholars IN the school De
transferred TO Primary school No. ., ID IISt-si. a
minority report asking that the lease should be re-
newed was read. Both pa ers we're lald upon tie
table The committee which hal been aDpOlnte 10
School No. @ reported that the building WAS
NOT an unsafe one for school purposes. minority
report was read, III which the building was called
a. a REGULAR deaf i-tTap.p A COMMUNICATION iron
Commissioner E.terbIook Cerared tnai the lives OF
the pap.lS would be endangered should IRE break
ont in hat part OF the building now OCCUPIED by a
thea re- OF exhibition hall. lie recommended that
outside iron stairways with iron ran ings be bull! as
of precaut0n.
A report from the Finance Committee was read
in which it was Shown that the deficiency for saIa-
rics last year % SAG and for repairs Sl3S1I
making a total deficiency OF SIS IsJ. resoiu-
tiOn wa. passed requesting the Board OF AppOlloh-
ment TO pay to the Board OF ~ cation Inc mex
pended balances due TO its cTeflt from previous
years
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS AND DANGER OF FIRE.
TO The EdftOr Of the TrtdHnc.
SIR: The report presented to lus; ccor Estcrbrook
by tie Visitors of the Society for The Prevention OF
Cruelty to Children, IN regard to the safety of the
Industrial Schools of the ChildTen's All Society,
and published in the journals OF Saturday, requires
in fairness some qualifications. Most OF the Indus
trial Schools Of this society have necessarily been
placed in houses and halls not built for this pur-
pose and therefore not provided with the best I'M
proyeinents and fre-escapes. But great care and
organization have thus far remedled any detects OF
struc,ure III these buildings. During twenty-seven
wears ont one alarm of fire accident has occurred
smong the many schools and lodging houses OF the
Gmldr,n's AID Society and that one was OF no con-
sequeile The teachers are experienced, aJd IRAN
their pupils in the iile-drll. Most OF the schoOis
have been cleared IN two minutes time, ana some
in one minute. The janltors careful persons ana
LOOK closely after the stoves which experience
shows arc quite as safe as hOt-air furnaces. Then
very many of the schools on the ground floor or
with only one easy light of stairs up. where exit
would be very easy. The classes ia the upper roOs
are usually small III number. Our boys, too, IT
shoud be remembered, would rejoice IN the lire
escapes, and would run up and down them like
squirrels -,
considered models IN provisions for !re-escape. OF
conr.e No recognIZe the duty Of the utmost care as
Ia he health and safety Of the children under our
rharge and we shall be glad to have the Bureau OF
Buil1ing. suggest and carry out any improvements
fbey may Judge Wise in these buildings. some OF
The dc eecis noticed ia these reports were Already III
,Irores, OF correction. Respectfully yours,
G.. l.. BRACE. secretary.
Children Aid Society, No. 10 last f0uIti-st''
March 3, 1883.