New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
THE NEW SCHOOL BOARD.
CHARLES c. BCRLINGHAM OR HENRY 4
ROGERS LIKELY TO BE PRESIDENT

The presidency Of the new Central School Board
the members of which will be announced by
Mayor Low tomorrow forenoon is believed to
lie between Charles c. Birmingham and Henry
A. Rogers, assuming that both will be named as
commissioners by the Mayor The board elects
its president
The Manhattan Borough list Of commissioners
is known only to the Mayor and his confidants.
Those who have kept close track Of the situa-
tion believe that Messrs Birmingham and Rogers
VIII be Included in the list of appointees. and
some of the others whose names have been dis
cussed are Jacob W. Mack. Miles NJ. O'Brien
the present president; ex-senator Charles L.
Guy. ex-senator Frank D. Pavey. Joseph
Fettrech and DIR. Peasiee
John ]. Barry, OF The Bronx. member of The
Bronx Borough board is regarded as likely to
be appointed for The Bronx.
The following Brooklyn men are said to be de-
cided on by Mayor Low for membership in the
board: Frank L. Babbott. Adolph Kiendl. at
present chairman of the committee rules;
General George w. Wingate. James Weir, jr,
John Greene. Albert G. Mcdonald. ex-Cor-
poration Counsel; William Hardness. John c.
Kelley. at one time vice president of the Board
of Education; Nathan Jonas. DR.. George V.
Hamln. Frank Harvey Field. and Michael ].
Kennedy The remaining two places will doubt
less be filed by two of the following: Charles
Church. a brother of the Surrogate; F. w.
Barthman jr, George H. Richards. James ].
McGinty and Samuel B. Donnelly. of Typo
graphical Union No 6.
At the City Hall yesterday 1t said that
the Queens Borough slate included the follow
ing: f. V. w Rossiter. of Flushing. first vice
president OF the New-York Central and Hudson
River Railroad: Alrick H. Man. of Richmond
HILL and @. A. Elder of Woodside.
The board will be confronted with heavy
N will ade
sufficient school facilities for the rapidly grow
ing population of the city. Many OF the schools
in Manhattan and Brooklyn running half
day classes In the primary grades, and the
schools in the lower end of this borough
badly overcrowded.
The Board of Education on November 2S, 1900.
adopted a report requesting the Board of Esti-
mate and Apportionment TO authorize the issue
Of corporate stock to the amount of Sl403l. 30
for constructing equipping and improving school
buildings and acquiring sites therefor in the sew
eral bOrOughs. The ordinances of the Municipal
Assembly approved by the Mayor on April III,
1901, provided. however, for the expenditure of
S3IO0000 for the purposes mentioned. Since
consolidation the Board of Education has asked
for SIS, ,4S9, ,497 for the erection and equipment
of buildings and additions and the purchase OF
sites. whereas but little more than one-thrd of
this amount. viz. S14.S13,640. has been granted
by the municipal authorities.
The reasons given for this reduction are that
constitutional provisions relating to bond issues
by cities prevent the granting of the amount
actually required In addition, requests have
been made within the last few months for the
issue of bonds to the amount OF $1,69S,O0O for
erecting new school buildings in the Borough OF
Brooklyn, and for 81 800 900 for buildings.
additions, etc, in the boroughs of Manhattan
and The Bronx; but up 10 the present time no
action has been taken regarding the same.
The necessity for additional school accommo-
dations in nearly all sections OF the city con-
tinues. and is certain TO become more and more
pressing with the growth Of population.
When once the supply Is brought abreast of
the demand il Will still be necessary, owing 20
the increase Of population, to provide additional
sittings for upward Of twenty-five thousand chill
dren or say six hundred classrooms every year.