The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27
new SCHOOL
NO. 20.
Boards Of Education and
Finance Discuss
Plans.
ONE BUILDING OR TWO 2
Will Be Decided Wednesday
Night-No. | Cost Too
Much Some Say.

StAOO oAA0t
forth avenue, in the Greenville district,
recently destroyed by fire. All the FL
nance Commissioners were present ex-
cepting Mr.. Bailey. The Board of Educa-
ton was represented by Directors Mig
gins. Mooney, Gallery, Quinn, Lewis,
Finn, Mulvaney and Mersheimer and
superintendent Snyder. Architect Long,
appointed to draft plans and specifica-
lions for the new building was also
present.
Director Finn, Committeeman OF No. 70
School, said that if it is decided to erect
a new building on the site of the old
school it will be necessary to secure more
land, not only to acquire better light and
ventilation, but to get rid of a factory
adjoining, which is Objectionable in such
close proximity to a school building. The
property on which the factory is located,
having a frontage of fifty feet, can be
purchased and in his opinion it should be.
The Mayor favors it and the son of the
owner, who is out of the country at the
present, having a power of attorney to
act for him, is willing to sell, if allowed
a little time to secure another place. The
land is SO feet front by 22S feet deep, ex-
tending the same as the school site from
Danforth to Gator avenues, and the price
asked for it is $4,000.
Director Finn stated that he had ex-
planned to those in charge of the property
that the Board has the power to take
the land by condemnation, but they
claim and probably rightfully that even
under condemnation proceeding they
would be awarded at least that amount.
He thought the price asked reasonable,
the factory building being included with
the land. He urged prompt action as
there is much to be lone before the con-
tracts can be awarded and it will prob
ably be May when the work can be start
ed. 1t would then not be finished until a
year from next September.
1t has been suggested, he said, that two
school buildings be erected instead of one,
but HI is in favor of erecting one fine
building to accommodate 1,5W children,
as two would multiply expenses in the
hire of engineers, janitors, etc. The
present site which the city owns is luz
feet front both on Danforth and Gator
venues, and the purchase of the fifty
feet adjoining woul prevent the posi-
bility of the erection of any building
against the chool building.
He believed that a building such as he
desired would cost s120, 600, exclusive OF the
furnishing and necessary equipment,
which Superintendent Snyder said would
cost for the accommodation of 1,5O0 chill
dren, SIS, 900.
Director Finn said that there would be
$50. 600 received from license money.
Director Mersheimer thought Mr.. Fin
was placing that at too high a figure. H
did not think it would be over S 1000.
Mr.. Midiige said the licensing is not a.
| through yet, and 1t is not yet certain JUS
how much money there will be.
Director Mersheimer claimed that thu
expense Of an engineer and ~janitor ant
| assistant which such a building would re-
auire would reach $3,G60 a year.
Director Mulvaney said he was no
| ready to say that one building accommo-
dating $500 children would be the best. HI
| was rather in favor of having two build
| ings. one in place of No. 20 to accom-
| modate ], 200 children, and another primary
| school to accommodate QUO. II wv
| buildings are decided upon the second
| should not be erected on a site on Green
vile avenue owned by the city, as has
| been proposed, as it would be too nea,
the other. but on a site selected in thu
| southern part of the district where it vii
prove of some convenience. He though
II hest to consider the erection of tvs
buildings.
Director higgins thought that if the cit
| liens of Greenville were consulted, i
would be found that the majority are II
| favor of having two schools. That por
| ton of the city is growing rapidly, II
two wears from now the second building
will be filled.
~Superintendent Snyder stated that Schoo
| Nh. 90 with accommodations for 1000 chill
dren without the new annex, has beei
full for the last ten years, and the annex
accommodated 40 more.
President Heppenhelmer reckoned tina
the increase of children of schoo age il
the district will be about ESQ a year.
Director Mulvaney said there are l.o0
children to be provided for at once and
appeared to him that the erection OF tw'
buildings is the best and cheapest way L
do it.
superintendent Snyder was asked If n
thought a building for the primary depart
ment for 600 children would answer 10
two wears, he replied that he believed !
would.
Director Mulvaney said 1t was intendet
to- purchase sufficient land for the sec
ond building to allow for an addition a
anv time. on the same plan as No. 70
in fact. erecting half q building first aa'
subsequently charging it to meet the re
o,irements. 1t would be necessary Z
have it erected before applications ar
made from three other districts Tor tn
erection OF new buildings IN place on We
3 I and IA. 1t won't 90 TO nave THEM "a
come together, he said. IA. 80,
Commissioners Ringle said the city can
not afford to put up a bullding at IN
nrice named. A new school mad JUS
been erected In Bayonne, a very mn
! building. which did not. cost nearly q
much money. Two nice buildings can o.
erected at a much less cost. Inc cos
Of the new No. l School and the expens
IF running it is out of all reason am
should never have been allowed.
Director Mulvaney stated that the cos
~ ! school building is calculated on tn
hos Gle of Al 900 a room, and thirty rooms
&c nronosed. for 1880 children, woui'
make the cost of the building $4,000. Thi
he Thought was another argument. II
faxor of having two schools instead o
ana and the smaller building can be ada
"a ton at any time. He didn't care s.
ma,ch for the appearance of the outside
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