New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-26
GRAMMAR SCHOOL ANNEX NO. IS.

bousa nroper;y or the John Ecke estate. where cat
lie were slaughtered. The first building Is SUB
stantial brick structure with brownstone trimmings
and is one Of the best specimens OF the old-tim
scboolhouse IN the city The annex built IL
ls9, and occupies three lots. II contains hfteei
rooms and is hreproof. ON the top moor are Sc"
eral rooms reserved for the gymnasium ana for th
exercises In caisthenics. one room also rs reserve
for lessons In cooking and manual training. II
fitted up with Il gas and with all the april
ances for carrying on this branch Of school WORK
The annex il excellently lighted and ventilated
The main school building. however on the tnre
lower floors IL badly off for light When the puIId
Ing was erected the surrounding houses did no
Interfere with the light but in recent years tail ten
ernent-houses have been built in the vicinity, an
one IN particular next to the school on the cas-
side cuts of much light. This lot should be pur
chased and The tenement house torn Gown so as
leave this entire space for a playground IL
also desirable TO purchase the three houses u
Fourth-st just west OF the annex These houses
back up against the main school building ant
seriously interfere win the Hght ana VentIat.oh
\ Stable in ny back yard OF one OF these honss
Of the city, whore parks are 20 scarce ana wher
the poor children nave no Fairgrounds save tn'
street II Is important hat schools should nave am
pie play grounds. Now the girls OF this school nav
me me h5T have 81 tb s bsreh; Of the main school
But playing in basement and playing In me opei
already have applied ior authority TO secure tn
three lots next 70 the annex. II these are secure
purchased Grammar School No. - VIII have
cause FOR complaint except IN two things
The first is that Fitth and Fourth SITS opposite tn
school should be asphated. so as to ieaden th
noise OF passing vehicles. The noise OF trucks o.
the rough granite block pavement frequently com
pels the classes rooms fronting these streets u
suspend exercises until the wagons pass. The SEQ
ond for complaint in this school Is the larg
number OF liquor stores which surround the sehoo
and lts annex. and are far within the 30 feet limit
The numbers OF the lots occupied by the school
Flfth-st. from No. 32i TO 49, Just Opposite n
four liquor stores. numbered 33l, SO
337 and Sn Fifth-s;. and they are kept by
Hoefer. julius G. Schan. VI. BoltZ and Charlie
Iehnberg. All Of these stores within 100 fee
% the school In Fourth-st the lots occupied b.
the annex are numbered Ill. l3. and ll5, Will
liquor kept in Fourth-st at Nos. l09 III
rs - 100 ia. ll6 and l22 making the astonshin
total OF twelve quOrstores within 100 feet or Gram
mar School No. -.
The trustees OF this ward are Henry krollptener
Hiram Merritt. Henry Allen, Henry II. Haight AM
Philip T. Leyend-cker
Robert II. Pettigrew is the principal OF the school
having a. his assistants James Burke. Frank
Schmidt. Joseph \. Fripp Willard A Demarest an
Alfred J. Appeby. Miss Hannah A. Sill is hea
OF the girls department. and Miss Caroline l.
Lang ein Is principal OF the primary department.
There 800 pupils In the school.