The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-10
SIX NEW SCHOOLS.
City Providing Educational
Accommodation for Its
Children at a Cost
Of, 100000.
NO. = To1BE A. MODEL BUILDING
Equipped With Every Improve
ment II Will Excel All
State Schools.

Six schools are in the course of con-
struction in this city, and when school
sessions are resumed after vacation this
summer all will be ready for occupancy.
Never before in the history of the city
have so many school buildings been erect
ed at one time. The total cost of the six
new buildings will amount to about $780,
00e. h is divided as follows-No. 1 on
York street, between Warren and Wash
ington streets, S106, 900; No. q, on Graz
ham street, near the Boulevard, $4,000;
No. IS, on Johnston avenue, $3S,000; No. II,
on Duncan avenue, S35, Coo: No. Is Storm
| avenue, $40, 600, and No. 26, on Palisade
avenue, $35, eco. The costliest and finest
building of the lot is No. l. This build
ing is without a doubt to be the finest In
this State. The building is a model one,
being fitted with up to date improve
ments. Work on all of the school build-
ing has progressed greatly during the
past six months. the winter Weather hav-
ing very little, if any, effect on the pro-
gress Of the buildings. Perhaps in all
about two weeks have been lost in the
erection of each school, probably due to
the scarcity of building material.
No. l School building is being erected
with great rapidity and already the front
wall is up to the third story, while the
rear wall isscompleted. The building was
started in September last and the work
has been pushed right from the start.
The specifications call for the completion
of this building by September of this year,
and Architect Hugh Roberts says that it
viii surely be finished within the speci-
fled time. This model school building was
described at length in THE News re-
Gently. The front wall. as far as the
| second story, is of granite and the re-
mainder is to be finished in yellow brick,
which costs about $40 a thousand. The
brick work to the roof will be finished
about the end of this week and will be
ready for the rafters by Monday morn
ing.
School No. 10, on Johnston avenue, will
be completed by July. Work on this
building was started in December of last
year. This is to be a two-story and
basement building, with an attic. which
will be used as an assembly ROOM. The
| cost, when finished, will be about SsS,000.
This building is also being erected rap
idly. and the walls are ready for the
third tier of beams. This building is to
be finished in terra Gotta, with blue
stone trimmings. The basement is of
bluestone and the large archway is sup
ported by two highly polished granite
! columns. There are two entrances, both
facing on Johnston avenue, near Grand
street. A feature Of the building is the
| semi-freproof glass doors, which open
from the staircase hall and from the
main corridors. This glass is not in any
of the other schools in the city. There
are about seventy-five men at work on.
the building, and the plumbers will be-
| gin operations on Monday morning. The
structure will seat about $50. There are
eleven class rooms and large play
grounds surround the building. Mr..
Charles Long is the architect.
No. IS, midway on Storm avenue. is
a three-story and basement building. The
Fairgrounds will be in the basement, and
the structure will cost about $4,000. This
also will be completed about the latter
( part of July. In this building there are
ten class rooms. which will seat about
| 600 pupils. The walls of this building
are IN and ready for the roof %rafters.
An assembly room will be on tire TOP
| floor and the class rooms are the larg-
est in the city. The building IS 10 De
finished in Belleville washed brick, which
will give the schoolhouse a very neat ap-
pearance. There have been no delays IN
the erection of this schoolhouse, for the
architect, Mr.. John Rowland, has push
ed the work right from the start.
No. IT. on Duncan near West Side e
nue.. is perhaps the smallest school build
: ing now being erected. It was intended at
| first to erect a much larger building. but
the appropriation was cut down and the
architect. Mr.. George Salier, had to alter
the plans. Two story and basement is to
be the height of this school house, Thls
will cost about $4,000. Work on this has
been in progress since January and at
present there are twenty-five men en-
ploved in the construction of the school.
| There will be eight rooms, with a seating
| capacity of 500. The second story haseoeen
reached and the last walls will be finished
within this month. This will also be
| finished with blue stone trimmings.
school No. 81. on Graham street. is
There are eight class rooms in this build
| ing is already closed in. The roof will be
| finished within the week and partitions
are rapidly going up. The plumbing ana
gas work is progressing. This is also TO
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be a two-story and basement, the play
ground being located in the basement.
There are eight class romos in this build
ing. In addition to the four class rooms
on the first floor there are also principals
and teachers rooms and under the large
stairway there is a large book closet. The
seating capacity is about 450. Work was
commenced abou October of last year
and the building when completed will cost
3 ,G0o. The structure will be finished in
June. Mr.. George Van ARK is the archi-
tect.
School Nc. 26, on Palisade avenue. re-
sembIes School No. 27 very much. There
will be about the same number of class
rooms init and the cost will be about $s2,-
600. This is being erected very fast and
the roof is nearly reached. Mr.. Newman
IS the architect.