New-York tribune., 1899-12-03
REPORT ON SCHOOLS.


REPORT ON SCHOOLS.
BOARD OF EDUCATION SENDS IT'S YEAR
LY MESSAGE TO THE MAYOR
The Board OF Education Of the city or New-fo ork,
In accordance with the charter provision tnat IL
shall transmit to the Mayor between August
and December Of each year n report In writng'
hearing date OF July 81 Of the schools WIN"
its Jurisdiction. has transmitted the report lor
the fiscal year to Mayor Van Wyck inc schooi
year reported is the first in the whole OF "hlch
the Department os Education has existed under the
Greater New-Yorx charter This second annual re-
port OF the Board under the new charter Is there-
fore the first annual report for complete schooI
year The report, which Is long one ana lu''
OF figures says n part:
very gratifying feature Of the WORK OF me @ las.
year has been the great progress made In suppylnS
school accommodations for all the children or schooi
age in the city In city where the grG"im CO sing
ulatlon Is rapid as that OF New. orK
labor in this direction Is absolutely neceSsats S
owing to the nsna 0b bv 'as the Board Of
Education during the calendar year 1872. put & map
ply that condition vas relieved early IN unc nlans
is9e and far had the work or preparing PlatS 5 ~
and forth, advanced. that the present 1 boa ,bs
Education the day Of Its nn orgshnatops 70 award
a contract for new schoolhouse IN tns Sosous s
school building since consolidation. Since ne date M
named above contracts have been a"arueu ,' add, a.
tions in the boroughs OF Manhattan and The Brohh
and for three buildings and eignt sp Id7 9sa
BROOKLYN involving total expenditure OF M S Ell s1y
These new buildings and additions TO buildings VIII VIII
provide j47 classrooms and VIII accommooa'e |'''''
II is confidently expected that contracts for al,
dtlonal schoolhouses in all the boroughs %l %v,ne
been provided by the action Of the Board OF rs rs
innate and Apportonment and the or o Vn o
March 7 last This ordinance provided for the issue
Of corporate Of the city Of fev TO eto tns
amount Of 81 637 $40 for school buildlngs slles' o'"
10 he used in the several boroughs as follows:
Boroughs OF Manhattan The Bronx SsS s Se9 Seo
Borough Of BROOKLYN. 5s1 900
Borough OF Richmond ....,.,,.,'.'''''''''''''' ioo
ma, .s7e78 $40
We would call special attention to the fact that
while this Issue OF corporate stock corresponds
aSsy S wn Ing of Educaon for the year 1893
sites and buildings ETC.. said Dudset, SO la aS
related TO the boroughs OF Manhattan and The
Bronx made no provision for the expenditure OF
funds for the acquisition OK scnoo sltes Dud
sG9,oment 9 s Tt berof and Improvement OF sites and
premises property now in possession or tine eoafo
Of Education.
PROMPT ACTION OF THE BOARD
The ordinance Of the Municipal Assembly before
mentioned provided. however, for the construction
Improvement and equipment OF school Dulldlngs anu anu
for the acquisition Of sites therefor IN s ss
OF the funds made available on Marcn las. III pS
=" So orompt , did The Board Of Education act that
within seven weeks after the approval OF the ordi-
pending for buildings, additions, SUES etc. ea ~
Manhattan and The Bronx the sum OF 81 $40 OsS 81
or more than two-thIrds OF the total amount pro,
yided by the action Of the Board OF Estimate anu auu
Apportonment and the Municipal Assembly The
balance remaining OF the A,OSS64o at this aate 10
Owing to the limited amount OF bonds to be issued
for buildings sites ETC.. and in view of the impera.
tive necessity for more school houses the BOARD OF
The CORPORATION Counsel to suspend, for the time
being all further proceedings In the acd%nsiffIon % f OF
as far as possible in order that the bonds a 4ne
in the boroughs mentioned might De USED p,r,,siv pri
paly in the erection OF buildings on SITES e
acquired But this does not Indicate that me Sues
referred to are not needed Is Sery Of the
Board be resumed at an early day dha ,or reSh9 nb
Gaining other much needed sites in portions Of these
boroughs where the schools are oveIcrowdeia anu anu
be nroyded Immediately for improving fifteen sites
already owned by the city In consested dstrces IN
these boroughs.
NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS OPENED.
During the last school year eight new school
buildings have been opened in Manhattan and The
Bronx containing 260 classrooms and providing for
about 1900 pupils; two in Brooklyn. with 81 class
rooms and seating capacity OF 30S1; seven IN
Queens with 80 classrooms, containing LAW seats
and two In Richmond with SO classrooms and l640
seats, making total OF 10 schoolhouses. with SSS
classrooms and seats for 1907 pupils.
number of schoohouses contracted for prior 20
consolidation, work which was hindered by the
financial condition of the city, now approach
ing completion in the boroughs OF Manhattan and
The Bronx and will be ready for occupancy at or
soon after the opening OF the school year in Sep
tember next The additional seating capacity thus
furnished will provide for fifteen thousand
pupils.
Among tho general statistics in regard to the city
schools the following:
At the close Of the present year the total number
OF schools and departments in the city, not In
Guiding the Nautical School, was 1885, the number OF
instructors or class teachers, S8i4; the number or
principals principals assistants and heads or de-
parments not teaching, boO; the NUMBER Oh teacners
OF special branches, 300.
The number OF pupils on register in tho city at
the close Of the year Si74: the average daily
attendance 347,610 the number Of regular stttings
school buildings, 407 423; the average number OF
pupils to class teacher. A.
The amount OF money expended In New-York dur
Of which 81 2l9 O49 IA received from the State
The estimated population OF the city on July 81.
1898 was g. 452 800 and the estimated school popula
tlon 702 1872 The increase of school population dur
ing the year closing was, therefore, 1884. which
indicates the number OF children for whom school
a demand Il is obvious that from fifteen 10 twenty
Ave new schoolhouses must be erected each year
The following tabular statements give In detail
statistics OF the schools under the jurisdiction OF
the several School Boards:
SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENT.
Train Element Tru-
ing. High. ary ant Total.
Manhattan and The Bronx. 1 3 c42 247
Brooklyn .................I : III l2s