New-York tribune., 1907-08-27
NEW SCHOOL SITTINGS.
More This Year than Last, Says
Snyder,s Report to Board.

When the public schools of Manhattan open
I'm September there will be 1O.45O new sittings.
according to the report on new school buildings
and additions which c.. B. J. Snyder. superin-
tendent Of school buildings. sent to Egerton L.
Winthrop president of the Board Of Education.
yesterday The number of pupils pro-
vided for In Manhattan will be nearly double
those provided for last September. while The
Bronx will have about twice many additional
sfttings as IT had at that time.
In Brooklyn seats have been provided for
1890 additional pupils. and the schools in the
borough of Queens will be able TO accommodate
1000 than last year. According TO the
superintendent. there will be more seats at
the opening of the coming school year than
ever before.
In addition to the buildings that have already
been constructed or are under way. the superfn-
tendent points out that he also has large num-
ber of plans and specifications of new buildings
ready TO advertise the first Of the month. so
that another large increase may be looked for
next year.
Building strikes have delayed work the
buildings I'm many cases Had IL not been
for these, the report says. the number Of new
sttings provided would undoubtedly have been
larger This has been true of the Stuy
vesant High School. in 18th and 18th streets
near First avenue. where the work was partly
that work will be resumed there on Monday.
however. This was also the case with Public
School p. In East 41st street. where there was
great delay with the foundations
In previous report the building superintsnd-
ent said he expected that this school would bs
ready for the opening next month He now
says he will not be able transfer the pupils
from the old 10 the school until later in
the month. although the contractor says that ft
will be ready by the time that school opens. In
other cases delays in the delivery OF material
have interfered with the work
It will be impossible to complete the Eastern
District High School. Public School 104 and
Public School 14S by the time they are needed.
but the work will be so far along that sessions
of the schools can be held while the masons
and carpenters putting the finishing
touches In cases where delay In the delivery
Of furniture would interfere with the opening
of school the superintendent says that he has
made arrangements to supply the deficiency
temporarily from the old materials in the store-
house.
Mr.. Snyder lays particular emphasis on a
comparison OF the new sittings offered this year
with the number offered a year ago This
shows that last September it possible 10
supply only 1850 new sittings in Manhattan.
against 10 45O sittings this year. In The Bronx
the number was . 400 last year. as against 800
this year: in Brooklyn the number was only'
. 100 last year. against 1890 this year. while
in Queens the number was only 1000. as against
1850 this year. In Richmond the number was.
I4JO as against 2S00 now. Making a total Of
Il $50 new sittngs in the whole city. ready in
September a year ago This number was. of
course. added TO in the course OF the year, so'
that the total brought up 70 46.1S9. nearly
equaIled this year by the number ready in Sep
tenber alone Taking into consideration the+
construction work going on. IL is pointed GUS
there was d great increase during the year