New-York tribune., 1921-09-27
|Hylan Delays
In School Work
Are Revealed
Most of Z New Buildings To
be Opened just Before
Election Should Have
Been Completed in 1920
Vote-Cetting Scheme Seen
$1l,000,000 Appropriated
Under Mitchell Made Use
OF in New Structures

The charge made by George r.
Baker, Republican candidate for Bor-
ough President of Brooklyn, that more
than 10000 school children are being
denied full school facilities in order to
make votes for Mayor Hylan, is borne
out by the official reports Of the Board
of Education building bureau.
The seven new schools and three ad
dltlons which will be opened lust be-
fore election day with full pomp and
ceremony, and with possible "ruffles
and flourishes" for Mayor Hylan should
have all been completed by April 81
last. An investigation of the con-
tracts awarded for these schools shows
that SIX of them should have been in
service during 1920 and four others
should have opened their doors bv the
end of last April.
Provided For Under Mitchell
Some Of them are schools for which
the Mitchell administration appropri-
ated S11 100000 and passed on to the
Hylan regime, and which, after much
pickering, were actually approved in
the Hylan reign.
An instance of this is the addition
to Public School SO, at 1O9th Street.
east of Third Avenue, with accommo-
dation for 960 pupils. This addition
was approved on August Ia. 1913. but
the contract was not let until Novcm-
Der 25, 1919. The contract called for
completion by August Ia, 1920, but the
school will not be opened until Novem-
Der just before election.
c. B. j. Snyder, Superintendent of
School Buildings, in his latest report
says:
'In my report Of last January indi-
Gated that the second story walls were
being built. 1t will be seen that the
progress since that time has been very
slow, when consideration is given to
the fact that the building is only about
has been due to labor disagreements,
principally because of unfair condi
tions reported as being maintained by
Mr.. Corners in carrying on his work at
the annex to Public School 43, in the
Bronx"
The Mr. Conners referred to is
Dennis f. Corners, who was awarde d
the contract for this addition and the
annex TO P. S. 43 in the Bronx.
Another school which should have
opened its doors in 1920 is the new P.
s. 130' at Baxter and Hester streets
This school was approved b. The Board
Of Estimate on April 10, 1918, but
disagreement with the Board of Edu-
g., Inlo v,.;1
8. 1919. A delay of another year oc-
| Cured before the contract was let
The contract specified that the school
should be completed December IL
1920. 1t will be opened in November,
just before election.
Long Delays Proved
In the Bronx, in addition to P. S
43. at 136th Street and Brown Place
which was first acted upon on May 90
1918. The contract for this addition
was let on November %, 1919, and the
date of opening was set for June 10
1920. This will be opened in Novem Der
just before election.
| Public School 6l, in the Bronx, at
Crotona Park East and Charlotte Street
was recommended by the Board Of Su-
perintendents of the Board of Educa-
I ton May 13, 1919, and the contract was
let on May Ia, 1920, calling for compile
ton on April IL, 1921. In the case OF
this school Superintendent Snyder ex.
plains the delay as follows:
Building, partitions, work has been
! delayed because of slow progress in
putting up heating and ventilatine
duets" The school will be opened in
November, just before election.
Another new school in the Bronx
Public School e., at Fox Street and
/ Liggctt Avenue, was recommended by
the Roard Of Superintendent July II
1919. The contract was awarded or
May 6, 1920, and the contract provided
for completion March 81, 1921. No ex-
cuse is given for failure to complete
this structure but it is stated that il
will be opened in November, just before
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