New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-13
MONEY FOR SCHOOL SITES,
THE BOARD VOTES NEARLY s1,5ooo"-
TWO HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS.

Nearly 81 200 900 was voted for new school SITES
and improvements to schoohouses at the spec'a'
meeting OF the Board OF Education yesterday ai'e.
noon BY this act Of the Board about 3oooo schooi-
children In New-York City will find additional &C
commodations at the beginning Of the next schooi
year.
The following sites are to be acquired for new
schools: Fifteen lots In Manhattan. East Hous-
ton Lewis and East Third sts.: twelve lots n
Sxtysixth and Sixty-seventh 100 feet cast OF
First-aye; twelve lots In Sixtieth and Sixty-ilrsl
sts il3 feet east Of First-Gve.; nine lots. NO.
3o5 to 32l Inclusive, East Eighty twelve
lots In Ninety ffth and Ninety sixth SITS. 10 rect
west Of First-ave twelve lots in Ninety-ninth and
One hundredth SITS. t55 feet west of Second-ave.;
twelve lots in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Ons-
hundred and forty-r sts 20 feet west OF Lenox-
ave-; twelve lots In OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and One hundred and forty sixth SITS, 80 teet east
of the Boulevard; twelve lots in One-hundred and
forty-seventh and One-hundred- and forty eighth
SITS 325 feet west OF Seventh-ave; sixteen lots III
Gerard and Walton avcs 200 feet north OF Ohe-
hundred d-sixty-seventh-st; plot on the north
side of Dongan-ave. running from Intervae-ave.
to KeIly-st. and n rectangular plot at the SOUTH
west corner OF Woodruff-st. and Prospect-a'e' Inc
total cost Of the twelve sites Is S?ll.Joo
The Board also accepted the further report OF the
Committee on Sites providing for the selection and
purchase OF sites adjoining school buildings Tor the
purposes Of light and ventilation. and TO make pro-
vision for Fairgrounds kndergartenS, SymnaSluins
manual training etc. These sites adjoin tho fol-
lowing schools: Grammar School No. 81. Grammar
School No 80 Primary School No !, Grammar
School No. Is. Primary School NO. % Primary
School No T. Grammar School No. 20. Grammar
School No o. Grammar School No 70. Primary
School No A. Grammar School No "a. Grammar
School No g. Grammar School No 49, Grammar
School No 81, Grammar School No. 10, Grammar
School No So and Primary School Nc 49, \ plot
AT Colege-aye and One-hundred- a nd forty fifth
ST. and one at Elliott-ave. and Juianna-st, VIII
also be acquired The money voted for these sites
is S5c215.
sas CITY Mo- as principal Of the proposed Boys
High School, and john @. Wight, OF P!iiiadeipha
as principal Of the Girls High School. AT the last
meeting Of the Board the salaries CT high school
principals was fixed at 5000 year. In a letter
to the Board Of Superintenderts, dated May T.
Eyander Chds the orly NewYork man nominated
for principal by the High School Committee. re-
quested that his be withdrawn from such
consideration.
In presenting the resolution that past experience
in high school management would be considered
essential qualification In candidates Ter ap-
posed hign schools. Commissioner Taft explained
that II was the purpose of the committee 10
shut out or discriminate against, New OK teacn-
ers II was essential that high school principals
such schools, and as there were no nigh schools
in New York the committee was obliged 70 go
outside the cry. This, however. would NOT apply
TO the schools that would be established later on
Commissioners Kotchum and Anderson also spoke
In favor OF the resolution which was unanimously
adopted by the Board.