Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-11-18
MOTHERS ORGANIZE COMMITTEE

me Interior OF the building Is buiIt
OF wood entirely. Even the stairwava
except for fire-proof composition on
tne steps, is entirely of wood. Ex-
cept that this conposition Il nlaaz.rt
70 walk on, It is in its application here
useless In fact, If IRE should start
underneath the stairs. il would Be
more OF detsinent khan a help. be-
cause Of the added weight on the
wooden uprights and frames
Mothers Become Indixnauf.
The present agitation is the direct
result Of a meeting OF mothers more
than week ago. called ostensibIv for
the purpose of examining the work
OF the pupils. but. which resolved it,
self into an Indignation meetfns.
Passing from one classroom into an
other- the mothers saw at a glance
the conditions to which their children
are daily made subject and manv Of
them resolved that unless these condf-
uons were bettered and at once they
would withdraw their little ones from
school.
The old school building faces on
Elliott street, at the corner OF sum-
mer avenue, and backs to within
about twenty feet OF the new schoo,
building, which faces on the latter
thoroughfare. At the present time
the school is divided, half of the pn-
pills are taught in the old building.
which contains eleven classroons. and
the remainder in the new buildine.
which was erected about eight years
ago. The latter is only half build
ing, which. according TO the original
plans, was TO be continued to occupy
the site on which the antiquated
building stands.
When the new part was erected the
residents Of that section were given to
understand by the Board of Educa-
ton that just as soon as 1t was com
pleted the children would be trans-
ferred from the old building into the
new quarters. so that the former
would be torn down to make way for
the continuation of the new and up
to-date structure. This was about
eight years ago and still nothing has
been done. 1t has been pointed out
by the anxious mothers, and they are
now becoming anxious for the safety
Of their little ones. that II the condi-
tons were such at that time as to
warrant the school authorities in
tearing the building down. they GER
tainly have not improved after eight
years of usage. II anything, the con-
ditions are worse, and something
should be done and done Immediately.
Built originally as a two-story
brick building, another story, also ~
brick. was added some time ago, and
it is claimed that this was done with
out the supports or uprights havins
been strengthened. There is not an
iron girder in the construction OF the
building, all of the cross beams beina
Of wood, and The weight has become
so great that in many cases the floor
ing has sagged several inches. This
condition is felt by any one watkins
across the floor, especially on the sec
ond floor, in the front. One does not
have TO have this pointed out 70 him,
but can readily see as well as feel Il
without the slightest hint from any,
one.
Floor sunken. Marching stopped.
The flooring on either side OF the
stairway on the second floor has aunl,
to such an extent that iron posts,
several inches in circumference, have
been put in. directly Underneath. one
on either side Of the stairway Even
with this added support the floor VI
brates whenever one walks across II.
At one side Of the stairs leading 10
to the third story the floor has fallen
several inches This can readily bd
seen even in the photographs thar
were taken. The stairway itself sags.
but not to such an extent as thd
flooring
The vibration. which IN the many
previous Investigations has heen
ascribed to the wooden beamine 81
the building. has become 80 Dro-
nounced lately that the authofzsIt.
have called upon Charles Grant Hkaf-
fcanlfnnea 90 eseaa1 Fass4