The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-06
SANITARY MATTERS.
Meeting Of the Board of Health-Report of the
City Sanitary Inspector Alarming Con-
dition of the Public Schools.

At q meeting Of the Board Of Health, held yes
terday afternoon, bids were received roma num-
Der OF persons Tor the removal Of the night soil of
the city. The bids were referred to the President
of the Board. notice was sent to Middleton &
Bell who at present hold the contract, informing
them that 1t will Immediately terminate. The FOL
lowing important communication from the city
Sanitary Inspector, in relation to the public
schools, was read and placed upon flle:-
Z. Ii. JAMES, NJ. d., City Sanitary Inspectors
SIR-Having comp etcd the sanitary inspection of all
the public school buildings and forwarded sach com
oowng
t. ton S % Water
directive drainage and general filthy condition OF the
SsS
whom o"r have bsen WIN
In our opinion no. one OF the numerous school edces
ect While c haVs "en "H
ton yet NOT one that inspected appeared to be Of any
practical benefit owing either obstruction OF the Gucs
produce continuous apparent p M" to
chamea ppance Il Is to creae or or %ana e
current Of through ne constructed in the walls
IN the have sA Sss
if s co M yo f" the dr
the outer wall to produce cross current OF air through
pure ' air % 'Efsis The 0
and tic ,r the be
sivc to open the windows from the top thus allowing
qen Co pSd bs ns s
without any perSeptbIe benefit or apparent change in
the whspe A., not placed in
ing yenta,ors to be placed in the windows, which win
alences resulting from the present method Of ventiang
pdopted whereby the may BE- w
soG "wfh e ss
ground floor cassrOons without any subccar, and where
d or dodb a
vacated totally unfit tor occupation. One OF these
oy oa wao that onS eSs
feel in WIDTH between the school building and three
Of many a. Of the in the
paciy Of few of the rooms, with the number children
ai6 feei cubic space, g children 60 feet per child
$3.50 feet cubic space, ca children, SO feet per child
feet cubic Space $ cdren pe per- chd
6,4SD feet cubic space, 100 children, 90 feet per child.
In almost every instance the prives and urinals are
situated either within The school buildings in the yards
oensVe doors the readily md to ' he
interior Of the rooms Again the floors and walls OF the
rated with urine by reason Of soakage and constantly
memded that the soors and walls OF the arnas be- cow
cred with metal or some other substance which is imper
In the of the privies have recommended venti-
ang fue TO extend to at east two feet above top
Very the Stop sinks in the schools are provided
the clasrooms by reason this defect in large nun.
Der of schools The ne only supply y on the ground
floor this abse nee Of water from the upper rooms is
We beg leave alude the general hy eondifion of
the walls and ceilings Of classrooms and halls, Of
w pn ste the only Sr
a. the hands Of the ianor who Is SUPPOSED 10 submit
vacation Although from the appearance OF many Of
MANY Of the older buildings we find The walls and cell
ings broken and dilapidaed pasterng fallen OF, and
In nearly all The buildings erected expressly with
escape OF fire fully adequate; these being wide
stairs from several points on each story, although
sanS Si oh are
Considerable number of buildings used schoolhouses
iessly for the purpose Of school accommodation, with
to a we ye ne discipline and
drilling the scholars perfect and admirable that the
Whether this discipline could be maintained during the
panic attendant uponan alarm OF fire sa question be-
A Na Y y Fas1 n P b., Heal'h Inspectors.
IS T ssyeryp Street the sn,
me Says That pasteriSg has fallen
t Ts a ana nderneah and admitting Currents Of
IS fhy with the accumulated dirt years apparently
The windows are broken In almost every room, adj
The banisiers the stairs broken and insecure and
places nTsG Tss oT Leaks 9sd s
CONTINUALLY exposed to the ncenmeneX Of The weathe
and that IT VII require ranc babtnh 'he 10 put IN
''''-' T. il. JAMES NJ d. City Sanitary Inspector.
The German Reform Organization OF the Twen-
tieth Assembly district Nineteenth ward) held
meeting on Tuesday evening, Mr.. 5. ID. Stewards
presidIng Resolutions were adopted fully endors-
ing the course taken by the central organization
in relation to the proposed amendment to the city
charter particularly In reference to the question
of vestng the appointing power as to the heads OF
departments in the Mayor exclusively and OF hold
ing the charter elections during the Spring and
from