The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-26
REPAIRS In City Schools.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Si,: In the
communication from Taxpayer" under the
caption New Yorks Public Education" in
THE Sun OF tho 10th inst. certain matters in
relation to the Board Of Education are referred
to. although they have been presented before
| in one form or another. Having acted during
last vacation as Assistant Sanitary Inspector
under the Committee on Buildings. prior
to the investigation referred to by the corre-
| epondent. l am in u position to state that
| the first steps leading up to TINT investiga-
| tion wore authorized by tho present Super
| intendent Of School Buildings. G. b. J. Snyder.
| who had been in office only about three
months. The opinion. therefore. as to the
moral responsible Of the Superintendent for
| the condition Of affairs as ELECTED at the in
vestigation must be held to apply to his prede-
cessor. both as regards tho evasion of con-
tracts and the laXity Of discipline and the
Committee on Buildings could not well be
hold responsible for derellction Of duty on the
part OF subordinates unless such dereliction
were properly brought to their notice. IN omis-
sion which. believe. was proved to have been
q marked feature Of the old regime. 1t must
not be forgotten that as soon as Superintend-
emit Snyder presented his proofs Of irregularl-
tics to the committee they acted promptly in
the removal Of tho delinquent Official. and they
should be relieved from any charge. expressed
CORRECTIVE measures When needed. "
As t. ths character, Of the plumbing in the
%hin limits the 20 ropairns Of tnt
work Is in the hands OF the trustees OF the
different wards. and that while much OF it
esnted by s rep sai Sn pumSsrs
and will not make an exception i" Gy t ,urns
ing aside from their customary practice
adEns ts Of h ssh9 Work
italy 1t viii be found on the whole to be Of tho
n N@I ssg that 9pd s in otss
customary methods Of fulfilling contra"ts for
taken during vacation must he admitted. hut
me expnrience OF certain contractors of 1891
onStratrd to them by this time that the old
orher OF things no longer, obtains.
in e rsS q to ns scEoa lfSsnE %ssd
5%st il .fSsr Ss Ss . IN
were re-leased by the comm ittco this ycar on
me resommmne e Of CITY Hupsrntepdent
much as Mr.; Jasper 5 duties and ro"3 monia-
dSy Of Se ne an9ths5 Hret9nd The
yolve on the Superintendent Of school Build
ings t 2hn ana r.. on TIE Gy
niEe this fact ny not hiring any building for
~ pplrhs on IN aIyrG p tho
have to shoulder the responsibility;
In relation to tho granting 81 -rhool money
ny ~" Hoard OF Estimate and Apportionment.
- which. Taxpayer" refers wonlh say that.
II may Judge ~, ono seasons experience. tho
old school buildings. with their antiluated
system OF sanitary work wuuld not SO readily
come under the censure OF the Board OF Health
II the appropriations for vacation sanitary re-
scale. Tie nrlropriation mad" las' var for
the vacation sanitary repair work this sum
mer. amounting to S4SOuO. was entirely in
adequate for the needs. ms found whom had
to report to the committee on the Lest means
Of alloting the amount Had the sum been
Increased 90 per cent every dollar cou d bo
laid out to advantage under the careful ad-
ministratiGn OF the present Superintendent Of
School Buildings. WIZ u. TAAYEk