Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-25
CONFLICT OF OPINION.
The Health Officer and building Inspector
Differ About the TLrelkeid Building.

The Health Ofiicer and Building Inspector
Differ About the TLreikeid Building.
Yesterday afternoon Health Officer Hammett
received from the Commissioners the report
made on the Threlkeld school building corner
OF 36th street and Prospect avenue and it's sur
roundings and with il came the report Of In
spector OF Buildings Entwistle which did not
fully agree with the report OF DIR. Hammett.
based on the reports of the sanitary inspectors.
Inspector Entwistle's letter was as follows:
ME-. ENTwIsLE's OPINION.
81 have the honor to state in reply TO the ac-
complaining report of the health department
referred to me relating to the Ihrelkeid public
school building that in company with Mr.. jan
ney, the supervising principal of that division
we made this morning an inspection of the
building and found it TO be in excellent sani-
tary condition. During the vacation il has
been painted, and the cellar, fences and out
houses whitewashed. There is no dampness in
the cellar or particle of odor from the cellar
The cellar is part paved with brick and part
concreted. The front portion of the cellar
or basement is finished and has a wooden
floor which is in excellent condition and per-
fectly dry. and the entire building is in a sani-
tary condition, clean and light. This is one of
the old four-room buildings. When the con-
struction and repair of the public school build
ings was by law placed in this Office found
this building to be in a miserable condition.
The water closets were in the cellar, and there
was neither pavement nor floor in II. at
once had a water closet building erected in the
yard and the cellar paved, concreted and a
part hoored. The premises are clean and well
cared for"
UNsANrTARy SURROUNDINGS.
Health Officer Hammett in his report to the
Commissioners stated that the school building
was found to be, with few exceptions. in good
sanitary condition. The report paid particular
attention TO the surroundings. which the doctor
thought fully justified the closing OF the schools
Attached to the report was the report of In
spectors Hughes. Osmun and shepherd In
that report they said:
There Is some dampness and Damp earthly
odor which arises from the basement. One
portion of this is foored and the other portion
is paved. As sanitary measure the flooring,
which In many places is decayed. should be
removed and solid concrete substituted. This
could be washed and cleaned. SO that it would
improve the sanitary condition of the building"
ANOTHER INSPECTION ORDERED.
The report of the building inspector caused
a surprise in the health Office last evening, and
DR.. Hammett ordered an inspection of the
building to be made today under the direction
of Deputy Health Officer Bayly.
STILL CLAIMED TO BE UNHEALTHY.
Deputy Health Officer Baily, DIR. Hughs and
Sanitary Insp ector sheppard made an inspec-
ton Of the Threlkeld public school building
this afternoon. After making the inspection
the deputy health officer said to a STAR re-
porter that the condition of the building fully
justified the health inspectors in their re-
port made a few days ago. and had he made
the inpection he would have made the report
much stronger than it was. Speaking of the
basement he sand: The germs Of disease Turk
in just such places as these" He also said that
portion Of the flooring was wet and when he
removed few boards he found an unhealthy
odor,