Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-31
NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING.
The Board OF Education Said to Favor

The Board OF Education Said to Favor
a Site on whitney Avenue Near Au.
=dubon Street-Citizens claim That
the Proposed Site IL the Worst In the
City-No Final Action Taken by the
Board in the Matter-The Bowdftch
Property May be Secured.
The board of education has yet taken no
decided steps in reference to where the
new high school building will be located,
but are still considering the momentous
question of location. A rumor which has
gained considerable credence Is to the
effect that the board of education is favor
able to a site on Whitney avenue near
Audubon street and will eventually decide
upon that site.
A number of residents and taxpayers of
the city were seen in reference to the mat
ter last evening, and the prevailing senti-
ment expressed was to the effect that the
location was q most undesirable one and
the hope that the site would not be Sc
lected. Among those who expressed them
selves as opposed to the proposed location
was Lewis b. Freedman, large taxpayer
and gentleman much interested in the
welfare Of the schools of the city. he
said substantially as follows: consider
the proposed location the worst one that
could possibly have been selected. Whit
neY avenue at the point named is very
narrow and filed with factories, both Of
which factors would detract from the
place as site for building for school
to build. The new high school, If
araotad of fhfa Yofnf xpor1l he
surrounded by factories and stables,
while the Canal road running as it would
alongside would also prove a decided OBJ
jection. IN addition to these facts should
the board of education decide to buy at
this location it would be obliged to pur.
chase the buildings on the lot at the pres
| ent time and be at the extra expense Of
having them torn down. If the board Of
| education is going to erect building at 6
cost of from 500, 900 to 5000, 900 it should
be erected in more prominent locality
| If the board want site on Whitney ave
| nue. it would be better to go farther out, as
where they could buy more land for the
same amount of money and the blild
| ing would be an ornament to the 10
cality. The distance would be no objection
as all pupils attending the high school srt
grown up and the walk would perhaps b.
beneficial to them, enabling them to have
more exercise in the open air. On thu
other hand, the location is accessible by
horse cars from all parts of the city BY
means of the Whitney avenue road and it,
| transfer system. This section of the city
is becoming more populous and growing
rapidly every day. 1 certainly do hop,
that the board will weigh this matter vel
| and not decide to erect the school at tn,
point on Whitney avenue near Audubon
street, which, it Is said, is favored by tn
board of education.
NO ACTION TAKEN YET.
| One of the members of the board of ed
ucation said last evening that no actor
had been taken by that body upon tn
matter of location yet, but intimated tina
something might be done within a few
days. he said that the board had thre,
sites in view. but did not believe that an,
| one site was more favored than another
The board is also DESTROYS of securing tn,
| Bowditch property, located at the corne
of Orange and Wall streets, directly acros
| the street from the Hillhouse high school
| The board of education Is now waiting t.
see what this property can be secured for
| If this property can be secured the build
ing which will be erected will be utilized
as al adjunct to the present school build
ing.