The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-19
MONEY FOR MORE SCHOOLS,
BOARD OF EDUCATION DECIDE rs TO
ASK FOR s5S9,O0O BONDS.

This Is Expected to Provide Aceommo-
dations for $3.50 Additional Pupils
Other steps Takes by the Board TO
Provide Schools for the schooiess.
The Board of Education, at It's meeting yes
terday. grappled with the problem Of supplying
accommodations for the thousands Of children
for whom there 10 now no room in the city's
schools, and by asking tho Board Of Estimate
to issue bonds to the extent Of $3.50, 900, paved
the way for obtaining accommodation for 8, $3.50
moro pupils. This will be afforded by three
buildings not yet begun and several others
soon To be finished, but 1900 pupils can be pro-
vided for In n reasonably short time. The Board
appropriated. In addition to this sum. S100. 900
for other purposes. The Committee on Build
inRs was authorized to accept at once for school
purposes the following buildings: Chapel and
two rooms OF the Willett Street Methodist
Church for two years at $1,000 a year: the
building, 1872 and 1874 Cherry street, for three
years, with the privilege Of renewing the lease.
at $4.750 a year. and n new building in lO2d
street. just west Of First avenue, for five years.
at $4,000 a year. The latter building will DO
ready for school purposes by Jan. 10.
The Board awarded tho contract for the
building of n now school at Henry. Catherine
and oliver streets to p. ]. Brennan, tho lowest
bidder, whose bid was SECS. 75O. The building
of the new schoolhouso In Trinity avenue. be-
tween 135th and 139th streets. was awarded to
Harry Mentally. whose bid was slo8,0OO. and
tho report of the on Buildings, rec
ommending q $4,000 schoolhouse for City
Island, was adopted.
was furnished by the October report Of the
Board OF superintendent In regard to the num-
her OF children turned away from the schools.
The number was 1880, apportioned as follows:
Sixth ward. 3 children; Seventh. 233; Ninth.
-; Tenth, $50; Eleventh, 1D4; Twelfth, 3at;
Thirteenth. 200; Fifteenth. 9: seventeenth. 95;
Nineteenth, $50: Twenty second, 1O4; Twenty
third, l2l. and Twenty fourth. 20.
The Board has awakened tn the realization
that energetic work is needed on its part. and
yesterday 49, teachers. regular substitutes and
smns,ltu'es; we're appn,n,sai AS "a additional
ed q resolution, which was adopted, requesting
Corporation Counsel to advise the Board AZ to
property Immediately upon the beginning OF
condemnation, proceedings. giving the owner
against loss. The law will probably have to be
amended to enable the Board to do this. and IL
the Legislature at the earliest date possible. II
Corporation Counsel Scott says this is practice
able long delays will be avoided. for oftentimes
months intervene between the beginning and
end Of condemnation proceedings. The Board
has now 81, 00O. 900 to spend on sites and build
ings. and It, 10 the desire to use 1t as rapidly as
possible. As another measure OF relief the Com
mittee on Buildings was authorized to ACCEPT,
without reference to the Board. offers OF build
ings for temporary use as schools.
The special committee which has In charge
tho proposal to establish high schools, reported
that the city required eight such schools and
that they will be organized as soon as possible,
which means In two or three years. For the
present II recommended that three high schools
be organized. 90 as to begin work AT the opening
of the next school year in grammar schools that
can he used temporarily for high schools. The
recommended three courses OF study:
A classical course tpreparntory for entrance
to colleRel. q scientific or English course Ito in
cludc one or more foreign languages and later
manual training. and a commercial course. 1t
also re~oommended tina. the Board Of Estimate
cRnize these schools. The report was adopted
except that part. referring 10 the courses OF
study, which will be considered later.
Chairman Huhbell Of the committee said that
the two schoolhouses available for temporary
high schools were those in Twelfth and Thir-
teenth streets.