New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-20
TWO NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
PROVISION MADE FOR PUPILS IN Up
TOWN DISTRICTS.

The new publc school No 165 is to be erected
the south side OF One-hundred- and -ninth-st run
ming through to One-hundre dand-eighthst, SUI zee,
west OF Amserdam-ave., this locality having been
chosen to relieve the great overcoming IN fuDhc
School No. 81. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and
Amstcrdam-ave. The new plot IS 200 feet front by
the full depth OF the block covering an area OF
about sixteen city lots. The building Is Planned
according 10 the system. which has been termed
the capital letter Il. bringing the assembly-room.
which !s really the main part of the guiding. In the
centre o. the block. with wings built on the party
lines and extending from the main building to the
street lines. Large open courts are thus aHorded
upon either front OF the building for play and rec
reation every square foot of which Is available. as
IS not the in older buildings, where the play
space many times resembles a long aneyway
The building OF the wings the party lines with
blank walls prevents the possibility OF the occu-
pants Of the school building being annoyed by any
nuisances which may be maintained on adjoining
property. such stables factories. tenements. etc
Iigh; and air for all the cassrooms are obtained
from the streets and the large courts Of the school
facing the streets An additional advantage OF this
plan is that there only two classrooms on each
floor facing the street. from which annoyance might
arise from tr.ic and other noises, and even
these az the same time protected by having
windows n large court. This can be plainly
seen by reference TO the elevation
The structure will be five stories high. OF fire.
proof. steel skeleton construction The materials
OF the exterior will DC granite, limestone. gray
brick and gray terra-cotta, with a red tile roof
The style OF the building might be termed modern
,zed French Gothic. The finished drawings show
material modification OF the tower. which has been
brought more within the style of The rest OF the
building.
The first story is divided into boys and girls play
rooms. These wainscoted with glazed brick
aoored with asphalt and furnished with an abun-
dance Of drinking sinks, lavatories etc. In addi-
ton there two large rooms opening on the court
set aside for the use Of kindergarten children
The main entrance has tiled floor. An office
Tor the jaritor is the LETT. and adjoining is
room for the medical inspector, which also has a
tiled floor and wainsCoting and is furnished with
all convenicnces. This IS the first building In
which provision has been made for the medical
Inspector The second. third and fourth stories
are divided into fifteen classrooms each a total Of
forty-ive At the present time the plans for the
building provide for the erection of wings on the
One hundred and-ninth-st. side only. leaving those
On the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES side 10 DE add,
provide for twelve additional cassrooms. or total
humber. Including those Tor klndergarten' OF MY
nine. All wardroDes are paced OUTSIDE NE class
rooms and are so arranged as TO he easily acces-
Of steam pipe which is used not only accelerate
ventilation but also 10 dry the clothing when
The fifth story is designed TO provide for manua,
and physical training, lecture ana readng rooms.
The furniture in all classrooms VIII De OF the most
" The building viii be heated and ventilated by
means OF the plenum system. which provides each
child with thirty cubic feet OF warm. fresh air
minute, also providing for the removal Of foul and
viiated air
The contract Price for he building ThSh wa:
E03 l0I. The plans were drawn by G L. J; snyder
Public School No Ice is to be erected on the
south side Of Eghty-ninth-st., between Amsterdam
ard Columbus ayes. and is designed 10 relieve the
pressure which now exists in the school building
at Ninety third-st. and Amsterdam.ave. The ptt
Is 80 feet front by half the depth of the block the
building being so situated thereon as 10 leave
about nineteen feet at either end and a large
stories high of freproof. steel skeleton construc-
ton The materials OF the exterior will be gran
lite limestone gray brick and terra-coua while
The roof will be covered with glazed thing.
The first story is divided into boys and girls
playrooms, wainscoted with glazed brick. foored
with asphalt and fitted up with drinking sinks
and lavatories. Provision Is also made for JAM
tors office and medical inspectors room. the lat
ter having tiled floor and wainscotlng ana also
provided with lava;ories closets, etc. Entrance 10
large gateways. which can be seen az either END
of the building and which are supplemented by
large central opening communicating with the
main stairway and both boys and girls playrooms.
fourth stories have been divided so as 10 provide
for thir,y-fve classrooms and one kindergarten
Particular attention has been given to the con-
struction of the wardrObes which are placed out
side the ciassrooms, so as 10 proyce Ior proper
ventilation. The NTH story is designed TO provide
for manual and physical training, lecture ana reac-
ing rooms. An abundance of light is furnished by
peculiar construction OF the roof when cannot
This building VIII also be heated ana Ventlialeo
b. means o: the plenun system. The contract
price for the building. which was passed by he
Board of Education September % Is sZ55""
These plans were also drawn by Mr.. Snyder