New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-26
wILI,IAMs WINS rHE CHAMPIoNsHIP.
DISCUSSING SCHOOL SITES.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION PROTESTS AGAINST
SEVERAL EXPENSIVE AWARDS

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION PROTESTS AGAINST
SEVERAL EXPENSIVE AWARDS
The nosrd Of Educssion hold q special meeting yes
..reav >tS ?dkcns the awards for new school sites
Robert M,Gsisway, chairman Of the site Committee
,,s.,dsd Charles n Harris, OF the Corporation
Coupsel's Office, who has charge OF the proceedinss
relating TO he stos, and Counsel Beardslcy. OF the
BOARD, ws,e present. Mr.. Harris had prepared .
statement Of the valuations by the experts in each OF
the awards which he read as the several cases came
up and explained to the Board.
The first case was that Of the award on the Chryste
and Hester SITS. SITE whore the increase over inc
Boards estimate was $4,000. Mr.. Harris said that
the city experts had valued this property at SSo.ooo
the owners experts at s1I2. 900; the award was
SLOT 900 and tho boards estimate $4,000. Mr.
peyos thought the figures Of the award too high and
that they should DO reduced. Commissioner Sprague
said that he did not want to see the city swindied,
hut he could not sec that there was an excessive
valuation in this award. Unless there were charges
OF fraud against those who made the award the boau
could DO nothing but accept 1t.
Mr. scbmitt disagreed with Commissioner 'spragus.
Nobody he said, would charge the Commission oi
Appraisal with corruption. but the Board knew that
pnoperty had been offered to It BY the owners whch
commission now placed at double the original hgures'
and every one must that there was great MISTAKE
somewhere After further discussion rsluuoh'
presented by Mr.. Devoe, was adopted dlrc'ms Gio
Corporation Counsel TO oppose the confirmation Oh Urls
award by the Supreme Court In this case nc"
commission may be appointed BY the court or the same
commission may be directed to take further evidence
and report again.
The next case was . now award which has just
been presented on . site for . school ut washington
Carlisle and Albany sts., in the First "aN' Inns
ia to rspisce school now In Tashlngtonst. whfh Is
cut eff by the ssed road from light and ventla
ton Tho nsw site now occupied by an iron
foundry The Board sumatod It's value al S7ooo
and tho aw ard is made at SIs0Ooo an increase Oh
slo3 600 The commission consists Of John T. ward
Winthrop Parker ard James II. Wood. Mr.. Harris eA
pisnod that this a preliminary presentation ana
the award would probably be reduced by Tie com
mission Tbs city experts had valued the properly
n. mia nj 81 10000 and the owners expcrts at S2l2
600. The excessive figures were due 10 the'far' ,'''
the owners bad machinery in the building which they
GAINED nj ago 600 which was included In the figures
NJ the award but not I'm those Of the oity experts.
Mr. schmitt wanted TO know the assessed Valuation
OF the property lie did not think the city should be
expected 70 90 into the purchase OF hA'urtn' Aor
more discu sson II voted TO oppoe the conhrina
ton OF the s~ ard
The award for ste at Fifty hstst. and Firsf-ave
for s43 900 was approved. The awards for sl'e> a.
Forty first st. sod Eighth ave-. at Mulberry and Bay
sts the burtx ground at FSt-S and FirstaVe'' ana
te at Pourthst and Firs-sve were Opposed ~ es ~
and Tenth ave. $40 900 Ninety mi I'd:
r. and Tonth. ave. $40 600. and Norfolk and Hester
'tr 81, az or sb spP rudlox and pancey s sites,
ssl o5o showed an increase OF slsoo9 over inc
ho.a, s,tm.,e dhe c sy ensr sanser who had
S Dssa ' b. 81 =" S%por.,!o1
over tnd dlrooed the Corporation Counsel to DO ~
q diplomatic as possible