Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-09-29
BAD SANITARY CONDITION.


| Scholars of school No 10.
The Board Of Education held meet
! ing last evening. The report OF the
COMMITTEES on Health caused much com
ment. # contained several sweeping
recommendations concerning the neces-
sary conveniences Of schools.
/ To give the recommendations impetus
The committee stated that In the Howard
Schuol, Ne 16. six children have recently
died OF diphtheria, the result Of the con
dtion OF the water closets near the
school The members of the COMMITTEES
presenting this report were DR.. James H.
Morgan aud DIR. John Palmer, Jr DR..
John G Fahey, member of the com
mittee. stated that he had never been
consulted in the matter.
The committee rec mmended new and
improved water closets for the school,
that children living near houses in which
infectious diseases are known 10 exist be
restrained from attending school, and that
no scholars be detained in the school
house during the noon hour,
Dr. Morgan urged immediate action
Tha report was Withdrawn as the state
laws aud rules Of the board cove ed the
last two recommendations. The com
mittee was authorized to act In copiunc
tion with the visiting committee and take
every means to remedy the defect.
Harry A. Miller's bill OF 1888 81 for
repairs TO school No. 8 was passed after
some argument
The question Of the City Council rob
bling tha Board Of Edu alton OF it's meet
ing place was raised by Mr. Trump. Or
Morgan said that be had seen several
members Of the Building Committee Of
City Council. They stat, d that the Street
and Sewer Department needed the room
aud suggested that the Board OF Educa
ton use the Council chamber A special
committee was appointed 20 confer with
the Building Committee Of City Council.
The following appointments were 70.
ported by the COMMITTEE on Teachers
Josephine A. Haughey, Mabel smith and
Rehecca Stewart. ffrh sixth aud seventh
assistants respectively in school No s;
A J Morgan, seventh fassistant No 10.
The COMMITTEES presented an amendment
to the rules providing that salaries b.
paid In item instead Of eleven install.
menfs Janitor Michael Sterling Of school
No 8 had his salary incr sased to $3.50
year. John Pyle and DR., Morgan com
planned that he was not as efficient az be
miRht'he. He was defended by Dr.
SuNittlQktt WIN Nhlu huhb gang OF
toughs who frequent the neighborhoad,
nick the locks aud destroy the property
l. was decided ny thu board TO give eli
such offenders the full benefit Of the law
Ia the future
Or Morgan reported that IL would
cost 1912 on for tools for manual train
log department for school No 49,
The following bids were recslved for
building new wall around pchool No
26 A. 3 Reed & Bro, S67S; Isaac G
Lenderman, 1857; Horny stewart, 1896;
George w ThompaoD, 1893 The com
mittee was given power to act in the
matter.
President Baird announced that he
bad been summoned to appear before the
superior Court to answsr to snit for
damages The suit was found TO have
been brought by Frank b. Carpenter. the
young lawyer BE claims damages be-
cause ten years ago a trap door on the
roof o.. school No blew down aud struck
Carpenter, then pupil, an the shoulder