New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-17
NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
ONE OF EIGHT ROOMS ON CITY ISLAND AND
ANOTHER OF TwENTY-ONE ROOMS
IN MORRISANIA

pubIc School No. 102. City Island. Is to nave
new building replace the old wooden structure
which came 10 the city through annexauoh' ana
which Is entirely inadequate for the needs OF the
growing population Of the district, an annex 10 the
.cboo, being under lease to relieve the pressure on
tho main building. In addition to this the hmiteo
rrrbnr NJ cassrooms renders It impossible proper
l., % Grade the school and the location OF the puo-
ing where the ground. within rev inches VI III.
-, e L.nt wet by the incoming tide. makes
inf, for occupation from any point OF view. i"o
now s,,e Is upon ridge OF ground which diVides
the island north and south. insuring proper o,a'n
ace and freedom from dampress The ma'er'a's Oh
a., ,or,or are 10 be red brick. stone ana terra
,,. The building is TO be TWO stories ana oase-
,,.r, NJ freproof construction throughout am. ~
contain eight classrooms. the basement "i'' 80
49, ,,oor ,Iovroom for the children. something en-
,,ro,,. lacking in the old building Inc "S' "'A
-, ,oros will contain four cassrooms each'
.,.h tho renuisite principals and teachers rooms'
49,, ,ro,as will he outside the classrooms. 10 III.
. ,roror ventila ton The building VIII De hea.eo
and ventilated by steam. the gravity sss''" ~, =,
used while furniture Of the ad)ustaoie '!p ~
used i'm all classrooms. The contract price ", w.
,,.ua,no witch was rassed by the Board OF hdu-
,,,on on October G. Is S53.H@ e. Is d. ohs"e.'
or,n,ordent OF School Buildings. Is the archi'ec''
ntii school No 1914 Brock-ave. and One-hun'
Ia, and fortv-f rst-st Is to have a new puiidihs'
90 roI,ovo The pressure at present existing IN PUBIC
school No s. One-hundred- aEd-thrty-es"'n on.
northumberland thirty ninth SITS, het"ee" D'ooA
, 9, AIMS ayes where the overcrowding neces-
,,.od the hiring of a one-story building AT one-
,,,rod. and fortv-rrst-st and Brook-ave, IN winch
rho children are extremely uncomto''aoie' 80
entirely unfit for school purposes The site mas
, Il, tho nossession Of the Board OF Educatioh tor
or,e time but could not he built upon, o"hs ~ 's
90. tho. One-hundred n nd-forty -hrst-st' pe'"ee"
r,roo,< ard ST AIMS ayes. upon which the oudi'e
I'm COCO had not been regulated and graded AZ
,h rresant time the street Is not paved heithe' -
,hora . cover laid but the COMMISSIONS OF Stree'
,ro,,oror,s Of the Twenty-third ana twenty
,r.b Wards saws tina, this work VIII be done WIN
g., =, worry short time large proportion Of the cost
~ .rectinp the building will be expended upon the
y. ,,,,io, rs the earth and rock upon the sile
avtsnd from sixteen feet TO tW'ht! icct ipo.v
yrad, which must all be removed ana the aaJa ss
1ropertv sustained in position py nra,y hriid
wills The materials of the exterior OF tne p,u .
,,r uill consist of "A granite base below tne nIss
storv window sills and gray brick Win u 'innIIss
of limestone and terra Gotta from tnehce uP"r
~ Tho roof which is TO be covered Win uies. ~
t,din,, win be four stories in height. OF nreproot
oons,r,fction throughout The first story VIII con,
tain an indoor payroom: the secolu ,nlau a,a,
fourth stories will be divided into seven
oach with an assembly-room ON tne tnlru noo'
All wardrobes will be placed outside the cass %
trio sani,ary appliances will be OF the most MODERN
and approved type. while the heating ana VenL,,a
lion Will be of the best type or modern ehsInI"s
Tba nIenurr system will be used, when supplies o0
aarh child thirty cubic feet of fresh. warm ar per
foul air TIL. furniture OF all classrooms VIII oe "
the adjustable pattern The contract P race .o w
building Including excavation, Is Sl-3"W' - D. -
Snyder is the architect.