The sun., 1908-03-26
42s SCHOOLS NOT FIUEPROOV
AND 20 DANGEROUS, THE BOARD
or EDUCATION LEARNS.

atlOns-Natter Of Inspector VINO
BuSS the Pianos Gees Oyer-TeAchsF
VINO Borrowed From Parents Fired.
C.B.J J, Snyder, Superintendent OF School
Buildings, reported yesterday to the Board
Of Education the result Of his inspection Of
public schools as regards the safety Of the
children In case Of FIRE.
He said there we're 40 schools that did
not afford proper protection against fire.
There are only 5ii schools in the city. He
declared that only those buildings WHOSE
walls floors. partitions and stalrways were
constructed Of freproof or incorbustlble
material could be considered a. anordinE
proper protection against FIRE. Brooklyn
had i64 schools not sffordlng sufioient
safety from fire. Manhattan, 49, Queens,
90; Richmond, 20, and The Bronx, %,
The superintendent expressed the opinion
that ii would take more than t0O,OOo,0Oo 10
replace these buildings with new ones Of
first class construction. But he didn't think
II would be wise to spend all that money
at once. Because a building vas OF nom
fireproof construction with wood floor
beams didn't necessarily make II unsafe
for school purposes. He didn't think II
wise to substitute first class construction
for the older buildings in the outlying dis
tricts until the districts had fully developed.
un he koI ~ - TiVrS RstwnriS-
tendent Maxwell those schools or parts Of
schools where there was good reason 10
apprehend danger 20 the pupils In case Of
fire so that they could be closed Alto
gether there were twenty such buildings
with 1903 dangerous classrooms. He esti.
mated that the dangerous olaAsrooms
might be made safe at cost OF SSy0o0.0oo.
The report advised against gathering the
children in many Of the assembly rooms on
theupper floors and suggested that the mum.
Der Of children he limited 70 one-half the
normal seating capacity.
He said there was a great conflict OF
1 opinion as to what was required 10 make
the buildings safe. II seemed a wise thing
10 him that the classroom doorS swing In
instead Of out, as this would give the teacher
control Of the pupils,
The report recommended that seventeen
specified old schools in the different Dor.
oughs be replaced as soon as possible with
new buildings.
The report was adopted and resolution
that the Board OF Estimate be asked to
appropriate s. 700 900 at once 70 make ths
suggested alterations was carried
The committee on buildings reported
on the charges against Caleb W. Cameron.
an inspector Of masonry, who also in
spected pianos for the department The
report declared him nOt guilty OF inoom-
potency, but thought him guilty OF mis-.
conduct in reference to eleven second hand
pianos that the department paid for as
first hand Instruments The report didn't
think there was any graft in the transaction
for the inspector. The committee recon.
mended that he be fined forty days pay,
or SSi7. and restored to duty right away
Several OF the members thought Cameron
ought 10 be dismissed
| 1T shows this board In a ridiculous light
TO have an inspector Of masonry and con-
crete inspecting our pianos We should
| NlhlAlno NtAAh uAAlA anu kCb y NNNl piAlO AnN
speCtor,' Commissioner Delaney observed
'All this discussion Is useless sAid
Abraham Stern. 1t requires a two-thirdS
| vote TO dismiss him. That means thirty.
five members. There are only thirty-ssvsn
here and FIVE Of them have reported for q
forty days fine. | move that the report b
returned to the committee for q further
consideration with the sentiment Of the
board that the punishment be severe
This report is too much for me- pot in
! Commissioner Coudert. 1t finds the In
spector competent and S&ys hs Ia not
dishonest, By all means lot US give the In
spector a vote Of thanks for having got us
second hand pianos while We paid for tirS
class ones
Hes a most beautiful player on ths
piano and the committee says he's z oom-
petent man, but don't think be deserves
our thanks said Robert HArTisOn,
Mr. stern's resolution was carried
The elementary schools committee rs-
ported charges against Mv. Emma J.
White, a teacher in Public School 7t.
Brooklyn, for borrowing money from the
parents Of the pupils.
Il was the first case Of the kind that has \
cc;ue hefore the board 20 far az could b
recalled by Old members. The report de-
clared that Mrs. White failed TO repay hsr
loans, which she would obtain BY sending
pupils out TO the parents With Z hots asking
for loan. There were ten names With
addresses Of those who responded 10 the
appeal and then made complaints when they
failed TO get their money back.
Mrs. White refused 70 appear before the
committee 10 explain her conduct The
committee recommended her dismissAl and
the nesting 90 voted.
Building Superintendent Moore Of the
Borough Of Brooklyn has recommended
70 the Board Of Education the immediate
closing Of the anneIes Of EraSmus Hall
High School IN FlatbuSh owing 10 the ca
treme anger In case OF FIRE or panic
The recently constructed main biildiag
is In good condition, but the Anne1es, In
oluding the old structure, which has stood
for over a hundred years and u one Of the
landmarks in the old town Of FlAtbush, are
according 10 Mir. Moore unsafe and will
have TO be reconstructed throughout. As
all the other parts Of the school are crowded
more than 100 pupils will have their studies
temporarily halted.
CABMAN TRIPS RUNNING THIEF.