New-York tribune., 1921-09-28
HylanCampaiggn
Plans Delay 5
More Schools
Relief Needed by Thousands
of Pupils Held Up SO Open
ings Can Be Held With
Flourish on Elections Eve
Three Boroughs Affected
Contracts Called for Com
pletion of These Build
ings Several Months Ago

An examination of the official re-
ports of the building bureau of the
Board of Education shows that five
ether new schools in addition to the
five described in yesterdays Tribune
are being delayed in construction SC
that they can be opened on the eve OF
election and afford Mayor Hylan an
opportunity to receive "ruffles and
fourishes' during the gigantic public
spectacle that will be staged for him
when the new schools arc opened.
In the mean time as a result of this
sacrifice to politics, $4,000 school chill
dren are compelled to work in over
crowded classrooms and other children
are being turned away from the
schools because of lack of room. While
the 10000 new seats are being held ur
10000 elementary school children are
on part time.
School Building Delayed
At Bathgate Avenue and 1S2d Street
the Bronx, the new Public School SO
with capacity of 1907 pupils, is be-
ing constructed. This school was frs.
recommended by the Board of School
Superintendents on May 7. 1919, but
the contract for it was not let until
August 6, 1920. The contract called
for completion on April 27, 1921. The
school will be opened in November, just
before election.
IN D,.1.
181 is under construction at New York
Avenue, near Tilden Avenue. 1t was
first recommended by the Board of Su-
perintendents on December II, 1918
and after a series of pickering again
was recommended on July II, 1919. The
contract was let April 80, 1920, and it
called for completion by March %
1921. The new school has a capacity
for 1927 pupils, but it will not be
opened until November, just before
Election Day.
The new Public School 1876, in Brook
lyn, is being built at Ridge Boulevard
and Eighty-sixth Street. with capac.
ity for 1.349 children. 1t was approved
by the Board of Education on Angus,
6, 1919, but the contract was not lei
until July y, 1920. The contract called
for completion April IA. 1921. but the
school will not be opened until Novem.
ber, just before Election Day.
More Pupils Must Wait
In the Borough of Queens a new
School, No. so, is under construction
at Liberty, Bryant and Jerome avenues
South Jamaica, with a capacity OF
1880 pupils. 1t was first recommended
by the Board of School Superintend
ents on July II, 1919, but the contract
was not let until June l, 1920. The
contract provided for completion or
February %, 1921, but the school will
not be opened until November, just be
fcre Election Day.
An instance of the delay that has
marked the Hylan administration with
respect to the needs of the schools is
illustrated in the case of the addition
to Bryant High School, first provid.
for at the close of the Mitchell admin
istration. The contract for this addi-
ton, which will complete the high
school and add All new sittings, was
let on May "a. 1919, and called for com
pletion on April %, 1920, but the schoo
is not yet completed.
The contractor failed, and, because
of the failure of the Hylan administra
ton to make the surety companies par
ties to the contract, work on this i'm
portant addition was suspended on May
IL last until new contracts could be
let. This addition will now be opened
in November, Just before Election Day