The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-25
0. K. SCHOOL WORK
ACCEPT THREE BUILDINGS,
WAIT ON ONE.
Architect Gets a Dig When Commits
sioners Meets Annoyed-In-
spector's Report Led to 1t.

The new additional buildings to the
South Eighth Street School, Abingdon Ave
nue. School and Hamburg Place school
were formally accepted by the s~choolhouse
committee Of the Board OF Education last
night. and the acceptance of the Burnett
Street addition. which is near completion,
was laid over until Friday night, when
the committee will meet just prior to the
regular meeting of the board.
Nathan Myers, architect for the South
Eighth street addition, appeared before
the committee last night, smiling as he
made the announcement that the South
Eighth Street addition had been completed.
at a cost within the appropriation. and
was ready for acceptance. lie empha-
sized a statement that the work had been
done for SO less than the appropriation.
The inspectors report said that the heat
ing apparatus had been found faulty, mas
much as so many leaks had been detected
that three days would be required to fix
Il mp. Commissioner George IL. Simonds
apparently could not reconcile the state
ments Of the inspector and the architect,
and inquired
Mr.. Myers. you said this building was
completed, and here we have the state
ment of the inspector that it isn't. l sup
pose this is another case of a building
hats finished, only it isn't"
"I was referring solely to my con-
tracts" said Mr., Myers, the smile giving
way to a frown.
"Oh. I see.' was the reply.
Mr.. Myers wanted it understood that he
had nothing to do with the inspectors re-
port. he said today, as he was tired OF
being named as a party to Tits in school
matters.
AT the Abingdon Avenue schoolhouse the
inspector reported that final inspection
would be made in about a week. The
work there, however. it was said. had been
practically completed as far as the gem
eraI contractor was concerned, and the
building was accepted with the customary
proviso making 1t subject to the action OF
the superintendent and the chairman of
the board.
The inspectors report on the Hamburg
Place addition was that the work there
" as so near completion that s15 would V
the additional cost to put 1t in specified
condition for acceptance. The report was
accepted.
Reports regarding the condition of the
work of the Thirteenth Avenue and Bel
mont Avenue additions were read n
filed. At each building II was said that
the work was progressing in good shape.
The Thirteenth Avenue addition, which
should nave been completed on July 1,
according to the specife cations, will be
finished. 1t was said, during the latter part
of October.
These two buildings and the Burnet
Street addition are now the only buildings
in course Of construction. 1t was said last
night that the Bdrnet Street addition was
so near completion hat 1T could probably
be accepted Friday night before the board
meets, and action was postponed accord
ingly.
Some doubt existed last night in the
minds of the commissioners as to whether
they were authorized to make alterations
at the Thirteenth Avenue School in the
assembly room. ' The present assembly
room is rather dark, and 1t was the idea
of the committee to replace beams with
Orders so as to admit more light. The
question was raised by Chairman George
Varley, who was not certain whether this
work should be done by the schoolhouse or
repairs committee of the board. The mat
ter will be Investigated.