New-York tribune., 1896-11-19
SCHOOL, BUILDINGS DELA ED'
AN INTRICATE SYSTEM ff'''
.opr THAN 100000 OF BONDS A"A'1'N" ~"
.co,rs,r1oN OF SITES AND THE AWARD
ING OF CONTRACTS MEANWHILE
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN
AprIN THE STREETS.

APE IN THE STREETS.
With bonds 10 the amount OF s''''9 a,.
en- sohools IN this city. the Boaro OF r''', r',,,,
k exnec.ed TO stir itself TO relieve 'i'e ,
pe eApe0'' 49, uhl,c schools and provide ne"
~ a., 90 -, a,s.ric.s where the school accomhlo'd-
.'o ,,ro;,ea The expectations Of the puD'Ic may
be d,eannoin,ed in view Of the deciara'io"' VI -.
roiss,oners that 1t takes about TWO yr''' " |,
tu,d a school in this city after the fo'u ,~o - ,-
49, ,os o,,aincd the sanction OF the l'eglSla'u's "
che issue Of bonds A Tribune reporter ram, ied' -,
,rr,os ., inc offices Of the Board OF tducal,o' III
c,.,a.s, yesterday that IN all human propaD'''N "
Will he several years before all OF the oo's NV ~.
,h,,,sS ave used and It may be at least TWO years
before any OF the school buildings ioF me oom'''
tior Of which the bonds were lhiehueu az ,u
In recent years there have been deavs an 1919 ,
IRE linz ..a Tho LEGISLATURE has authorized the issuo
OF bonds for new schools In the city Ihere nav "
DELAYS IN the selection OF sites for ne" s0" -
begin with When the sites have been se'ec.e' ,,
have been long delays In the requirement OF ,7 , 49,
by the city After the sites have been acqu''. -"
architects have required months 10 draw pans i"oii
the plans had 10 be approved by the coh'ro'e' '''
by the Board Of Education. Estimates OF the co9' y,
tire building had be approved in each CA Sc Inc reu
tame necessary before the Board OF Estimate anu
Apportlonrnent agreed advertise the sale o. sc'ooi
bonds has occupied months. Then the contractors
,ook ,her time 10 examine ;he plans before making
bids for the work OF construction. Whcn the D'us
had been received and the contracts AWARDED the
contractors could not made hasten the woTk on
the new buildings. In some cases the Work mas oeeh
delayed for months the school bonds were not
sold and the contractors could not get pay 'or po'-
t!ons Of work already accomplished.
II. p. NJ Cook the bo)kkeeper who keeps track OF
the appropriations for schools said yesterday mat
had been found impossible TO prevent the dciays III
the work OF getting new schools for the city III
usually takes more than year 10 get SIZE lof ''"
echool building" he said because Of the slowness OF
Condemnation proceedings In cases III "Ho" ''e
Board Of Education has had opportunities 10 buy sites
for the city a. reasonable prices without loss OF tne
the Board OF Estimate and Apportonment mas oo-
iecied and said ii better TO acquire me 'd'u
by condemnation proceedings in the courts. even II
the city was compelled 10 pay more for the lana IN
tha, way and wait year so longer. 1t TOOK TWO
years 10 acquire The tile to the .and for the school al
Oliver and Catharine Sis
Il have always thought that new school couid
De built within years time after site ior IL 10
Obtained, said Superintendent Jasper, but 'here
Is & difference between erecting building Tor the
city and erecting ono for private individual Now
there Is that building there" AMI he pointed
out OF the window Of his Office at tall freproof
business building near by. 1T took only -FOUR
months 10 erect that building and have 1t occupied
after the old building that stood there was torn
down There is the school building at One hun
dred-and- -nneteenth-st. and Madison-ave. that we
expected to be able to occupy by the first Of Sep
before the rl-t u January. because the bonds
were not sold and the contractor has not been able
w. C. Haskell. The Deputy Superintendent OF
buildings IN the Board OF Education. said: I'VE
sSnot ,aot begin the drawing Of plans for any school
oeiore the site has been acquired. We are much
Samped for room, and cannot employ extra
SSNughtsmen In rush. The work on plans Tor
~ school requires about three months. When