The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-01
CORNER STONE LAID
Mayor Hoos Yields the
Trowel on the New
Johnstown School.
DESCRIBING THE BUILDING
When Completed 1t Will Cost
s39, 900 and Be a Pride TO
the West Side.
DESCRIBING THE BUILDING

The cornerstone of the new school, NO.
II, of Duncan avenue, near West Side
avenue, was laid yesterday afternoon by
Mayor Hoos in the presence of a large
assemblage of. citizens and school chill
dren from schools No. II, % and "A. The
building is completed as far as the first
story and is now ready for the first tier
of beams.
The cornerstone, which was held in po-
sition by the derrick ready for the formal
setting in it's position in the wall, is of
bluestone. A box placed in a cavity cut
in the stone contained the names of the
city officials, copies of public records,
minutes and local newspapers. On the
platform when the exercises began were:
Mayor Hoos, Directors, j. Finn, U.
Allen, H. w. Dewitt, II. j. higgins and
Superintendent Henry Snyder, Principals
Du Rte, Hulsheiser and a number of
prominent people. The exercises began
with singing America" by the school
children.
Mayor Hoos was then introduced by Di-
rector Finn of Greenville. He laid the
cornerstone.
The Mayor then stepped to the front of
the platform and made a few remarks,
telling the people that they could feel
proud of UGH a grand school building,
and that Johnstown had one of the best
public school institutions in New Jersey.
He further said
Il want to thank you for this express
sion of you interest in the new school.
1t shows that people are at last awakened
to the matter of school, accommodations
for the children of school age. This has
greatly retarded the cause of education
in this ward.
You have been very patient in waiting
for a long promised school; but now you
are rewarded with a handsome school
building that you can feel proud of.
Directors Finn, higgins, Dewitt and SUI
perintendent Snyder and w. H. Beach
made short addresses. Contractor Burke
has charge of the school, and Architect
Sailor had the drawing of the plans.
The building will sit pack eighteen feet
from the curb, and will be 10 by 60 feet.
1t will be a modern building in every re
spect. The total cost of the completed
for the land, will foot up to s39, 1000. The
location is admirable, the plot, consist
ing of ten lots on Duncan avenue. The
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and the play ground will be of asphalt,
and will be in the rear of the building.
The building now in course of construc-
ton will comprise three stories. The ma
terial used is Hackensack brick with
blue trimmings. The main stairways are
to be of Georgia pine. The space on the
second floor over the stairway and yes
tibule is to be utilized as a book room.
The basement will contain two play rooms
for use in bad weather, and the lavatories
for the pupils. The smoke and ventilat-
ing stack, which will be Is feet by s feet,
will be outside of the building at the
southeast corner.
The building will be heated throughout
by the direct-indirect system. The cold
air will pass through a fresh air inlet
passing over hot steam coils and conduct
ed through galvanized iron iues, and will
enter the class rooms near the ceiling.
All lavatories will be vented through sep
arate vent pipes to the outer air. The
principals rooms and janitors' rooms will
be connected with electric bells and a
tube system.
The school is to accommodate 800 pupils.