The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-20
COUNTY HEALTH TOPICS.

Mr.. Earle Makes Further Reports About
the schools-other Matters.
DR.. Gordon appeared cheerful and
happy when he called the meeting of the
Board Of Health to order yesterday after
noon, and Drs. Converse and McNeal
were equally good-natured-
The first business of Importance trans
acted was the reading of the communi-
cation OF Civil Engineer Frank H. Earle
regarding the sanitary conditions of the
schools. He reported that School No 2
was in a fair condition, but that No. 20
ought to be connected with the city
water, so that the closets could be flushed
daily. He found in the yard cesspools
built Of brick. The general health of the
pupils was good.
AN UNHEALTHY CELLAR
AT No. rs there was nothing TO complain
OF. but at No. 13 he found the furnaces in
wretched condition; the class rooms
were cold. the woodwork in the boys
closets in a bad condition and the cellar
unhealthy.
No. 10, he said, was much in need of re-
pairs, and that while he was making an
examination of it some plaster fell from
one Of the ceilings. There was no pro-
vision made for flushing the closets, and
the pavements IN the yard were 50 sun Ken
that pools of water settled there. The
on the second floor, where no water could
be had because of it. The pupils health
was generally good.
School No. 9 was cold and an attempt
to warm it by stoves was being made.
He thought it would be a good plan to
have double floors with a lining between
them. The condition of the boys closets
was bad and it would be conducive to
health ii they were removed further from
the building. There was no plumbing in
the building. The health was generally
| good among the attendants there.
At No. 8 Mr.. Earle found the plumbing
in the back room on the third floor much
| out of repair, and the water had been
| turned Off so that there was none on thar
| floor. There was no complaint of i'll
| health.
No. Z he found to be a two-story and
basement building, all three floors OF
! which needed ventilation. particularly SC
the top floor, where the water supply was
| insufficient. School No. was reported
| in favorable condition.
The Board directed Clerk Rooney to
| communicate with the Board of Educa-
| tion and notify the members of these de
| fects, and request them to have proper re.
| pairs made.
FILLING A QUARRY WITH GARBAGE.
| A just cause of complaint was made by
| the Fourth District Taxpayers Associa-
| tion, if true. In communication it sets
/ forth that quarry hole at Hancock av.
/ enue and South street is being filed in
! with garbage, and that the owner pumps
| the water from the hole to South street,
| where it runs more than block, creating
! bad smell The matter was referred to
| an inspector for investigation.
! Dennis Shea, who has a desire to be 6
bone collector and convey his collections
! through the city, asked for permit to dc
| so, and Inspector Saltonstall was directed
| to see what appliances he had for the
| work. The Board registered H. B. Schon
| ger and James NJ. Faulkner as practicine
1 physicians; received Clerk Rooney's Janu
AIRY mortuary report. which has alread,
been printed in The NEWS, and ad
/ iourned