New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-26
BLIND SCHOOL MAY MOVE.
talk OF NETWORK INSTITUTION GO
ING TO ONE-HUNDRED-AND-
SIXTY-FIFTH.ST.

r.s latest institution TO contemplate Joining
.,s general movement for a site in the northern
ar. Of the city Is the NewYork Institution for
che Blind, that for sixty-seven years has occu-
,ss the site in Ninth-ave. between Thirty-th!rd
and Thirty-fourth SITS BY the Consolidated
school law OF 1894 the State gave TO this school
che difficult task OF educating its blind children.
and strange as IL may seem. though the same
subjects are taught as in the public schools
uhere the pupils have the use Of their eyes a
standard is maintained equal to the average Of
,he public schools of the State.
Before the Civil War the school purchased for
$4,000 large tract OF land lying at One hun
sred-and-sixtyf fth-st. and Eleventh-ave 1t is
70 this that the school will go should the re-
moval, which is thought desirable, be carried
out.
The moving OF so many educational and char
table institutions lately has been the result OF
the expansion Of the business OF New-York with
the consequent increase in the value of proper
~. thus forcing the growth OF the city TO the
northward. Columbia University left its quar-
,ers al Forty-ninth-st. and Madson-ave. and
took up it's home in It's magnificent buildings on
Mornlngside Heights. ST. Luke's Hospital fol-
lowed moving from Fifty fourth-st. and Fifth
ave 20 its commodious and handsome quarters
on Cathedral Heights. One-hundred- and thir-
,eenth-st and Amsterdam-ave.
The removal of the Mount Sinai Hospital.
now at Lexington-ave. and Sixty-sixth-st. TO
is splendid site at Ffth-ave. and One-hun-
6redth-st is only question Of short time,
as the designs for the new buildings, costing
over 81 100000. have already been selected and
the work on the foundations has been begun.
Il Is also to be noted that the Roman Catholic
orphan Asylum in Fifth-ave. has purchased
q beautiful site on Washington Heights.
IN following the action Of these institutions
,ba contemplated course Of the New-York In
sttutjon for the Blind will not be matter Of
great surprise a Committee OF the Blind. Of
The state Board OF Charities. consisting Of
Harvey W. Putnam and Annie C. De Peyster,
visited the institution few months ago and
noted the adyisabilIty Of the school removing
N its property at one hundred -and-siXty fifth
a. and Elevcnth-ave. Their report. which has
Just been made public is in part as follows;
The institution is under private management but
ts expenses chiefly met by annual approprla-
tons by the Legislature in the form OF scholarship
ICES for the maintenance and education OF the
pupils -.-,.. ,-o,, uh,cb state pupils are sent 10
The school comprises the counties of Newly ork,
KiDrs. Queens. Nassau Suffolk Richmond. West
Ynpiis from the other counties go TO the state
school for the Blind at Batavia. Some OF the
The capacity Of the building Is Tor 20 inmates
on the date OF inspection there were on me roster
IL pupils which Is smaller number than nave
enjoyed the benefits OF the Institution Tor several
wears The reason given for this consideraDi Die
fVlrc OF in the number Of pupils Is improved con-
ditlons and better care Of the eyes OF chiGren IN
the homes Of the poor and ~ chantable lhsu'u-
ions especially in he metropolitan district
The site occupied by the school in Ninth-aVe. be,
tvne1 Thirtv-thlrd end Thiriyfourth SITS is valued
Al s-'CGO0 There IS In addition 10 this sum an en-
Iowrnent fund Of about $4,000 the interest on
wAich latter sum ia used for the purposes Of the
school . -. A,
The managers also own a valuable tract OF lanl
% about thirty trrrs le OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
s'xtv-ffh and One-hu1dred- and-sixty-eigh,h SITS,
srg extending fr-m Fleventh-ave. to the Hucson
River The managers have for some tine Deeh con-
s!5srng he advisatility O. ocCup, Ing this size
.The confenulafsd change. u carried into exeCu-
lion would add much 70 the welfare or the pupils
and % this extent 10 the value Of the INSTITUTION.
The large acreage will admit OF detached buildings
- ire several needs % Institution life and allow
abundant room fOr PLAY grounds.
I'pon inspection the school building was round In
good order W Us several GeDartments, from kltChen
10 school rooms and chapel. There was no appar-
ent need Of repair.