New-York tribune., 1908-03-26

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Nj. Snyder said that to replace all Of these
non-freproof buildings with new ones OF Hrst
class construction would cost upward Of 500
ODpOOO but such an expenditure al any one
time was entirely unnecessary for several ca
sons tire most cogent OF which, perhaps - that
simply because building Is Of second class con-
srr1ction or brick with wood floor beams, II IS
not necessarily unsafe for use for school pur-
poses"
The report stated that most OF the schools
were safe because OF the stairysay facilities and
the fire drill which enabled the principals 10 dis
miss their schools in three minutes or .ess. but
recommended that number Of the Older build
ings be replaset--to meet any emergency of
these there are thirteen Manhattan. two IN
The Bronx and eight in Brooklyn. To make
all the improvements required BY recent Fesu-
Iations would cost over s3000oo0, the report
said. and a resolution offered by George "
ScbaedIe was passed yesterday asking the
Board Of Estimate 10 issue that amount Of cor
porate stock the proceeds Of which were TO
be used for permanent improvement in public
school buildings.
The. schools which. in Mr.. Snyders opinion
ought L. be replaced are as follows Manhattan
Washington Irving High School. in East 12tn
street; Public Schools IS, at 40. 90 West 40tn
street. So at No $50 Chrystie street IS AZ No
81. at No 5l9 West 44th street; 55. at No. li9
West 10th street. 10S. at No. 50 Mott street, 1-9.
Al No 433 East 18Th street. 130. at No. 143 Bax-
ter street. $50. at No. 50 Vandewater street
The Bronx-PubIic Schools - al No 599 East
140th street; IS. at Weeks avenue and lloth
street Brooklyn-Public Schools l. al Adams
and Concord streets; 3, al Bedford and Jefferson
avenues. "A. At Navy and Concord streets IS.
III Maujer street, near Leonard street: 20 IN
Union avenue. near keap street: 22. in HerAi-
nler street near Ralph avenue: SO. al Columbia
and Annity streets; 80 toId number AT Conover
and Wolcott streets, 81. at Norman avenue and
EcEford street; 40 told number, in 18th street,
near Fourth avenue 4 told number. al ST
Marks and Classon avenues. -. in South 4th
street, near Havemsyer street, 90. al Coney
Island and Elm avenues; loo. in West Sd street,
near Park Place; 10I. in S6th street. near 1Sth
avenue and the old schools al list street. near
Second avenue: 92d street and Fifth avenue and
Bushvicl1 avenue and Stagg street
MI Snyder said that the ideas which have
frequently been expressed since the ColIinwo1d
(Ohiop catastrophe nat outward opening doors
were large factor in preventing a panic were
nositfvaIv wrong The double swinging doors
that many persons had suggested were also, he
said. useless 10 a great extent by reason Of their
rebound In substantiatior cf his attitude IN
these matters Nj. Snyder said
The classroom, doors Of the schools Of the old
Cfty of New York f2rmerly orened out into the
the greatest cOntI Ilbuing ause IN the lack or con
was gwen. as tne- rdd difficulty in retaining the
A5 = result ali Classroom doors Of the school
buildings We're then changed Z" swing INTO the
ciassrooms and The p,aeins 81 ,wo doors 70 room
There is rnlicn evidence 10 show the wisdom Of
,nis Fan% mo one eSgiz oSing ns a. ne fz,ed Coinwood
school where the doors opened out into The nall
fha ali ran by her out the door inof the eorri-
dor. she saved only those shc could hold n her
arms.
In accordance with the report Of Mr- Snyder,
Dr.. William II. Maxwell. city superintendent.
has ordered closed 1o6 classrooms IN the whole
OF greater New York. and in addition TO this the
entire building Of Public School IS. at HerSimer
street and Ralph avenue and the annex Of
school 1o2 at list street and Second avenue.
BROOKLYN Each school had an average attend
ance of about nine hundred pupils The pupils
have. been placed in other classes or put part
time II has also been found necessary TO limit
the nunlber of pupils in the assembly rooms OF
sor,a of the schools The chief problem for the
t2oard of Education is the distribution OF pupils
,.bira alterations and the work Of repairs are
IN progress
David f. Moore. superintendent Of Buildings
&, BROOKLYN. has also prepared report. which
is the result OF Investigations made indepen-
,,-I,- while ne was on a trip of Inspection With
ur SNYDER owing the lack of fire escapes
or the old building and the annexcs OF the Eras-
,,us Hall High school! Brooklyn. he has recon-
,,,ord.d that the annex-s and the second floor
~ the old building be closed until the necessary
nre escapes can be put up. This order viii re
p(cltinued on fourth