The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-21
SCHOOL NO. 20.
Description Of the Handsome
Building for Greenville
Children.
ALL THE LATEST IMPROVEMENTS
Up-To-D Date Arrangements for
the Comfort of Teachers
and Pupils.
ALL THE LATEST IMPROVEMENTS

The work is now being pushed on School
No. 20 In Greenville. Contractor English,
because Of what he thought a technical
point In the specifications, refused at
first to furnish the grade Of buff colored,
fire flashed bricks for the exterior front
and back walls. His contention was that
he could furnish any sort of brick in order
to strike an average on the price Of bricks
to be used on rhe outer walls. There is
a fancy moulded brick to be used in some
parts OF the Dapforth avenue wall and
this grade costs far more than the buff
colored material. The specifications say
that the buff brick, over which there has
been a dispute. is to cost about SIS per
thousand. English wished to furnish, a
grade of brick that would bring the aver
age cost of the buff and moulded bricks
to about s25 per thousand. Architect Long
refused to allow him to furnish the infer
ior brick, and backed by the opinion of
the Corporation Attorney, ordered the
work discontinued until English could be
brought to terms.
The difference in favor of Mr.. English,
If he could have furnished the brick he
wished, would have been about three
hundred dollars. Architect Long stated
yesterday that the work would go along
without difficulty
In view of the time lost by the failure
of the contractor to order the bricks Sc
lected by the committee said Mr.. Long,
"the building has been put back consid-
erably and the work will be stopped en-
tirely when the winter weather sets in
Had the contractor purchased the brick
when they were selected, the roof would
have been completed. The interior work
would then have been pushed rapidly.
Work is now progressing on the granite
work"
When No. 20 is completed it will be
second to but one school in the city
No. /, on York street Greenville resi-
dents are to be paid with interest for the
delay experienced during the summer,
and new No. 20 win be a model building
/ in every respect
The structure is to grace site facing
on Danforth avenue and running through
the entire block. 2131s feet, to Gator ave-
nue.. It will have frontage of one hum
dred feet. The seating capacity IS
roughly estimated at 1900. There are to
be twenty-six class rooms and an assem-
bly, room on the top floor with capacity
OF one thousand, The building is to be
three stories high
The basement will contain the most
modern heating and ventilating apparat-
uses and Fairgrounds for the pupils On
the first floor there are to be ten class
rooms, a storeroom, a principals and a
teachers room, besides the cloak room
for the pupils The second floor will
contain the same number of rooms and
the third floor wiA have but six rooms.
with the big assembly room. This room
and the Railways and corridors will be
lighted with electricity. The assembly
room is to be 81 by 81 feet.
It is estimated that each class room will
seat fifty pupils. but at least sixty or even
seventy children can be placed in a room
without subjecting them to any incon-
venience.
A feature OF the structure is the grade
of bricks to be used in the toilet rooms.
This material is glazed and pure white.
In no manner can these bricks be
scratched or marked. The flooring will
be Of asphalt. The building will be sub
divided into three fire-proof compart-
ments, with complete fire service of
pumps and hose The staircases are Also
fireproof. The ceilings are to be of orna-
mented metallic steel. The dome in the
dSSSiiDly room Is 10 DG CO1OTSQ GRASS,
causing the light to be subdued.
The exterior of this handsome struc-
ture win be most elaborate. The granite
work will be ornamentally carved and the
embellishments will be of rock faced
granite. Over the main entrance, fancy
moulded and buff colored brick are to be
used. The entire front foundation is of
solid granite. The cornices will be of
the. best quality of copper.
Allowing for the delay caused by the
contractor the work has progressed sat
isfactorily. The work of excavating be-
gan about the middle of September. The
iron columns to support the transverse
girders ares in place. The cost of the
building, exclusive of the furnishings,
will be sl52. 1898.
Director Witt, Chairman of the School
Committee. is now preparing for the lay
ing of the cornerstone. The ceremony
will take place within three weeks. Mayor
Hoos will lay the stone and the school
children will assist.
Architect Long thinks that the school
will be ready for occupancy at the expir-
alton of next years vacation, although
the specifications call for its completior
by May H.
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