New-York tribune., 1897-01-25
PLANS FOR NEW SCHOOLS.
ERECTION OF BUILDINGS AND ACQUIRE
MENT OF SITES
WHAT THE BoATD OF EDUCATION HAS DONE Fol

overcrowding. thti plans OF the Board OF Educa.on
for the erection o schools and for the acquire
ment OF new sch Ool sites are OF general interest
Below Is a list OF the new school buildings now In
course of constru .tion recently completed. Win
the number OF hssrooms in each and the time
when the schools will be opened. adding that the
schools will fur nish accommodations for 1919
pupils:
NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS NOW IN COURSE
OF CONSTRUCTION
New Grammar Sc hool No. 1o3. One-hundred and
nneteenth-st. nth and Madison-ave. opened Deee"'
Annex Primarry'ss hOOl No. 80. Bron1dale. Opened
ST. Park TO be opened April ;bSgv.ave l. lSsI
New Ggammsr mol no 90 Ess,ysshhhfs ass,yry haf to-
be opened May l. 1897: westerly half was opened In
New Grammar School No. 81. Bedford Park To
New Grammar School No ioi ST. Ann's,aye;o say oe- 0e
hundred-an -forty-eii;hth sts To be opened May
IN; New Primary schoo No. 5. East Fourth-st To be
New school buildr G. Ninety:nrst-st. and firs'-
ave. To be opened o. tober 10, 1881.
NEW SCHOOLS, COlSTRACTS FOR WHICH AXE
AWARDED.
c.or.roct. for the Z f,Iowing buildings have been
awarded by the Board Of Education and are now pc
fore the Board of Estimate and Apportionment LOT
their approval namely:
New school buidl; Trnityave pe,ween drsd. ond snd
ana ie nine months
thirty-sixth SITS. To lie competed III hi"o ''
from date OF contract .s on.-hun-
dred d-forty-ninth-sr. To be completed In twelve
months from date OF contract o,, ,y~r ord
Catharne SITS. TO be completed In fourteen mo1ons S
from date Of contract These thres ou''u'i'e "'''N
accommodations for 5DH pupils
The Board OF Educai ion has under consideration
contract for new Grammar School No. 1o2. on CITY
Island with eight oJnssrooms. whiie plans anu
specifications for new Grammar School NO. eS' al
and ythird-st ana ruitoh-a'e''
with three classrooms completed. but contract
cannot be let owing to pending street-openins pro-
ceedings.
FLANs ALREADY APPROVED.
Plans have been approved by tho Committee on
buildings Of the Board Of Education. and are now
nearing completion in the Draughtng Department.
follows:
New school west side Of st. NiShoiasoovs, S1-
New School south side Of Rlvngtons between
New :" School. s1 East broadway. scammel and
Gouverneur SITS.
Annex to Grammar School No. a.
and Primary choS
All the foregoing furnish accommodations for
total number OF 3l.3's
SITES ACQUIRED IN 1896
Below Is list OF sites acquired during 1895. with
the dates OF acquisition:
New site at norhwe corner Of Ninety ana
First-ave. Acquired january ls l@S x
New site on west side Of r. Sd
ss hqnrsd W February H. 1886
New site adjoining Grammar Seh1S No ss al Gne
posed. Acquired February IS. 1886.
Three lots at the corner " Broome and Sheriff sts
adjoining Grammar School No. 81 Acquired May l.
10, No 1872 T,A,ss Ms = as,Pins s Grammar School
New site on north side OF One hundred and-forty.
ninth-st.. between Beach a'd Union aves. Acquired
ST Strip Of land cs5xloo feep in the rear of Grammar
Vacant lot d5rsgular Of ground on
Lot No 62s East One-hund red and fftyseventh-s.,
adjoining Grammar School No. G.. Acquired May %.
New site a, City Island Acquired May 2s 1895
oliver and Catharine sis acquired June l2 1886.
Lots Nos ll3 and rs East Fo!r;hst. In the rear OF
New Site on south side Of hundred and forty
nrst-st. between Brook and S. AIMS aves. Acquired
New site for Grammar scho 81 No. 90 on the south
side Of Rivingtonst, between Forsyth and Edridge
New site for Grammar school No; 40 consisting Of
Nos 327 and 329 East Nineteen1h-st Acquired June
Lots No 1s5 TO III Inclusive, Madison-st. and lot
No. l4 IIenry-sl.. adjoining Cir amman School No. z.
Lots No S5s West Thir.y-ffth-et. and No. $50 wes.
Thirty sixth,st on east side of Grammar School No
Plot COxl5c feet on west side ~ Ogden-ave.. south
of Grammar School No. o. AcG uTed , IL June % 1885
Broadway scammel Henry and Gouverneur SIS Ac-
quired June %. 1896.
BEDFORD ss adieinins Grammar School No. g. Ac-
Plot on the south side of Forty-seventh-st in the
rear Of Grammar School No 49, Acquired June 26.
New site on the west side OF Trnity-ave (pro-
posed. between Onc-hundred-a pd-thirty-ffth and
One-hundred- -and-thirty-sixth SITS. Acquired July
Lot No III East One-hundred .and-fourteenth-st..
in the rear OF Grammar School No o. Acquired
Three lots at the SOUTHEAST coi.ncr Of East IioHs-
49, S'' A@qursd la irss' Aaeusi 3 iSse '' w.
strip p by l feet in the rear ar of Isae Grammar
''T'So Two lots ; in sxy-eighth-s. on west side of
Grammar School No ~. Acquired June 5. 1895
Primary School No. T. Acquired November 10. 1896
Ten OF the above sites are for new buildings and
seventeen sites for additions. light. ventilation
and sanitary improvements
SITES TO BE ACQUIRED.
The following Is list of sites being acquired by
condemnation proceedings in the hands Of the
Counsel to the Corporation;
Lot No. AZ Greenwich-ave.. on he north side OF
Lots Nos 2Ss and 27s West Tenth-st. and No sea
Greenwlch-st. adjoining Primary school No. l.
! teenth-st. on west side OF Gramma ar School No. 10
! New site at northeast corner 'of Andrews and
4 strip Of land on The north and west sides Of
! Grammar School No. 93
Lots Nos 5o and j0i East Eiglty-second-st. ad-
/ toning Grammar School No o6.
'In,r Nos 9i, and 2l7 East cne-hundred- "A nd
! ninth-st In the rear Of (;ramm, School No 81
I Commissioners have reported
| Vow cite for Grammar School No. =. the
! north side of HestcT-st between Orchard and Lud-
| lou, cts Commissioners have rey Orted.
| Lot No slS West Seventeenth st, or west side
of Grammar School No. II. Commissioners have
Lot No 1913 West Thirtieth-s'. on west side Of
Grammar school No &C.
" r,m, Trrec,llarl IN rear Of CIR; lmmar School No.
4, ~ ore-imndr red nd-twenty iintn-st. and Am
Tar eife zen lots) on east sid, OF Avenue A. be-
,,.aom eeveutv-seventh and Sev' eighth SITS.
W. st,e for Grammar School So ~ and Primary
| schoo No II. southeast coriier of Hubert and
inf 10 25s shorir-st. and Lot No. "a Wilettst.