The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-09-23
WHY NO. l9 IS DELAYED
Architect Is in the Navy
and Director in the
Army.
CONTRACTORS BEHIND IN THEIR WORK
Ceiling on One Room Has
Already Fallen---Othe
Defects.
CONTRACTORS BEHIND IN THEIR WORK

Lafayette parents from all appearances
are haJing lots of trouble these days and
1t is likely to last for some three weeks
to come. For a few days they were In
state of mind over the news that a color
ed teacher had been detailed to that Sec
tion of the city, to instruct their littls
ones, and now that this trouble has
almost vanished, a new matter has arisen,
which is calculated to produce a good
many uncomplimentary remarks about
those in charge of the work
The new school al Johnston and Man.
ming avenues, known as No. 19, IS ths
new source of trouble. Many have spec
ulated as to when this new building is
to be ready for occupancy and are still
speculating. Nothing viii ever come out
of speculating, as the work is now all
most two weeks over the contract time.
That is not ALL DR.. John ]. Broderick,
the director OF. the school, said this morn
ing that it would be all Of three weeks
before it would be ready for the children.
He was asked to explain the cause OF
the delay this morning by a News re-
porter. He said that the architect Mr..
Frederick Long, had been away for a
long time in the service of his country,
ou bOdfQ the u D D BduSeI-
Mr.. Long is still away the Doctor
said, and 1 have also been away.
have been to Sea Girt with my regiment
since July II and only returned home
last Monday. l know the work is behind,
but that is because we We're not here to
look after it. and those who were in
charge during our absence were not as
well acquainted with the work.
L reported to the Board of Education
last evening that the building would be
ready within three weeks, or about the
middle of October"
The school building, from all appear
ances. does not look as if it would be
ready for at least two months. The main
entrance on Johnston avenue, is far from
being completed. The stone work is not
fully finished and the flooring has yet TO
be laid, besides some plaster work on the
bottom of the wall. On the first floor
many black boards yet remain to be put
in place, and there are at least two dozen
being pushed rapidly, but this is also far
from being finished. Radiators have yer
to be put in place also.
Neither of the freproof stair cases is
yet finished, although several men are
working on them. On the second
floor the plaster work is very poor. The
ceiling of a room, in the southern wing is
in poor condition, and a space of about
ten square feet has fallen and remains on
the floor. Doors also have to be hung on
this floor. The top floor is to be used as
an auditorium. but it now resembles a
huge barn loft. The place is dingy and
would give a person the chills.''
Some carpenter work is also to be done
on this floor, but no carpenters were to
be seen there this morning. In fact,
there We're not half dozen men work
ing in the entire building. Not one bench
or seat has been put in place yet. and
not one class room in the building has
an inviting appearance. The architect
explained some time ago that owing TO
scarcity of the yellow brick used for the
exterior walls, the work was delayed for
over a month DR.. Broderick said that
he had an interview with the contractors
yesterday and that it was not a pleasant
one for them. He will do his best, he
said, TO hurry the work along.