New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-03
A CALL FOR SCHOOLROOMS.
THE COMMITTEE ON BUILDINGS DECIDES
TO ADVERTISE FOR QUARTERS.

SUPERINTENDENT JAsPER's REPORT LEADS TO A
DECISION TO RENT SIXTEEN STRUCTURES
SUITABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE
PUPILS NOW SHUT OUT.
The Committee on Buildings Of the Board of
Education assembled at the hall No. lag Grand-st
yesterday afternoon and received Superintendent
Jaspers report suggesting methods Tor anord-
ing schoolroom for the children who are
now deprived of educational facilities In TINS
city Chairman Joseph J. Little and all
the other committeeman were present the
superintendent statement showed that on
September II. this year there 1888 grammar
and primary pupils In attendance, with thirteen
schools closed On September 9. last year. the num-
Der Of pupils was 1880. There now between
1900 and 5000 children who deprived Of school
room accommodations for one reason or another'
according Superintendent Jasper's report. al
though fully twice as many children OF schooi age
are now out of the schools. Nearly 1000 children
who have seats reserved for them are Playing
truant There are 2O6l5 vacant seats; OF these
1926 are in the grammar department Superin-
tendent Jasper suggests that partial remedy
would be to have some of the children in the con-
gested districts transferred TO the sections where
there are vacant seats. The seating capacity IN the
grammar departments of the city Is lc'o'o an" III
the primary departments l22.325.
The Superintendent declared that 1t was impera-
tive that temporary quarters be provided Tor
| school children now crowded out. Temporary
school accommodations are required, the SUPER
| ntendent said in the Seventh. Tenth' r'''''''.''
| Twelfth. Thirteenth. Seventeenth. Nh''''"'''
Twentieth and Twenty-third wards. The buildings
selected should each have accommodations 'o' io.'
| 1000 TO 100 pupils
II was recommended by the superintendent tha'
| the Committee on buildings insert In the news
| papers advertisements for proposals from owners
of buildings who will lease them TO the boar" Vi
| Education for temporary school purposes Every
| building must If more than thirty-hve feet hsh'
be frcproof. The committee accepted the super
intendents report. and adopted a resolution that
proposals for temporary quarters be advertised lot
| IL being suggested that such an ADVERTISEMENT
might not be paid for by the city. the members oil
| the committee said they would pay FOR the auVer
Using out of their pockets. II necessary the
advertisement to he printed in all the city papers.
| Here is list OF tho places where the committee
| desires 10 rent buildings:
In the immediate vicinity OF q. ;. NO :. NO i'
Near &. s No. l. Hester and Chrysiic SITS.
Near 6. $ No. 30. No d. l6C chryslie-s''
| Between 6. S 10. p. stanton and Sheriff st'.
ana 6 10 S Kvps'enI and kgM h.s s's between
second cS% and Third avcs.. ana p. $. No. . No 1871
Hfiwsn g. snG fG 8 20 30 g. f go Eaa'
HSl~Ssa g. 70 8 and
fOurth-St. ana Ientn-dNe
Between c. S No. i. No. 300 Rvington-st. and G
$ No a. No. los Broome-st
Between q. $. no. 9, Broome ana h'dgc SIS
and r. S No. 20, No lS Broome-st
Between q. S No 10. No. 259 East houstoh-s''
| and O. s No Z? No. ~ First-st.
! Near G. s No. 81 Sevcntcth-st. and Flrst,ave.
Psiween and G No. g. Eshiy ' and t XVI
| nue. 4.
! Near c. s. No %. sixty eigh,h-st. and Amster
| da -sv" 49, , =. 80
| Near g. s No 80 one hundred-and-siNiy- third-s'
and Eagle-ave. 49,. ,,,
| owners who have buildings to let In these locail
| Ties must put them I'm order AT their own cNpcnse
| G. r. j. snyder Superintendent Of school Huild
| ings reported that the contract for IN" 'r"clloi
| Of A foir-story brick school building In on"-hun
| drcd- and forty-ninth-st. had been awarded u
| Thomas Cockerl & Son for S2irn Arrangcment
| for the construction OF other buildings are bcin,
made.