Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-04
THE SCHOOLS IN BAD SHAPE.
The Health Officer Reports De-
fects in Their Sanitation.
Proceedings of the School Board
Last Evening.
The Report of Health Oficer Mac
Gowan-Rontine Business At
tended to by the
Board

cation to order last evening. A report
from the health officer was read as
the sanitary condition of the several
school buildings. Various changes were
recommended, and they will undoubt-
edly be made at once.
The report of the health department
was as follows
The various public school buildings
OF the city have been examined by the
department OF health, and we have to
suggest changes and betterment in the
sanitary condition indicated in the fol-
lowing report:
Sand street school--There is broken
sewer pipe in the front yard, which
needs immediate attention.
Union. avenue school-The cesspool
seems to be in dangerous condition,
as it has caved in one place, and being
situated so that the girls are obliged to
pass over it frequently, it must be
strengthened. 60 as to avoid any possi-
bility of an accident.
Eighteenth-streat school-The vaults
are open and not in sanitary condi-
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urinal is choked and requires cleaning
and overhaulipg.
Tenth street school-The cesspool is
deemed unsafe and liable to cave in at
any time.
Sixteenth-street school Cesspocls re.
quired to be examined as to their safety.
Seventeenth-atreets tschool--The closets
are choked up and the water runs under
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badly.
Thirteenth. street school, The closets
at this school are condemned absolutely
and must be replaced Immediately.
Their condition is 80 unsanitary that we
do not care to entertain any recommen-
dations for their repair. One OF the
cesspools here also needs to be over
hauled.
First-street school-The cesspool needs
examining as to it's safety.
Eighth street school-The sinks in the
yard require waste connections with the
cesspool, properly trapped. There is
also ditch by the sink in the back
yard which is about feet deep and 10
feet long, which ia unnecessary and
dangerous.
Amelia-street school = Cesspool re-
quires examination as to safety and dis
infection.
San Pedro street school-There is q
leak in the plumbing under the boys
closet which has apparently existed for
long time. A urinal is required in
this same closet. Cesspool should be
examined.
Railroad street school--The vaults are
no longer used and must be filled with
clean water.
Chestnut-street school-The cesspooi
is unsafe and liable to cave at any time.
| There is a leak in the sink in the girls
play ground and leaky hydrant in the
yard.
Hel!man-street school-The cesspool
| in the yard being no longer used must
| be filed up with good, clean earth.
Griffin avenue school-Here we learn
| that the ceRspool ior the house drainage
| filled up and backed under the house
last June. 1t should be opened ana if
not in good condition, new one con-
structed before the rains come on. The
cesspool for the closets is also in bad
condition and needs disinfection.
Swain-street school-A sink in the
house, connected with the cesspool,
must be properly trapped and vented,
in accordance with the plumb bing rules
and regulations of the city. There is a
lot of old rubbish in, around and under
the old house which must be gathered
together and burned. The old vault in
the yard must be filled with good fresh
earth. Some way should be provided
here to prevent the rainwater coming
from the roof, flowing under the house.
Arroyo-street school--The vault must
be cleaned, filled with fresh dirt and
new one dug. The cesspools for the sink
are full and must be cleaned, or new
ones dug and the old ones filled with
fresh earth.
Breed.street school - The eesspool
should be examined here carefully, to
see if it is still safe, as the girls are
obliged to pass over it constantly.
Macy-street school-The cesspool is
not safe. The sewer pipe to the boys
closet is upon the surface of the ground
and is broken. Must be mended imme.
| diately.
Casco-street school-It is necessary to
ill in with gravel around the boys
closet, so that the rainwater will not
run in and fill il this winter.
Temple-street schcol-The play shed
requires to be raised, as it is too low for
use during the rainy season.,
Spring-street school-The end of the
basement next to Spring street is filled
with bats. They should be smoked out
with sulphur, as they give forth very
unpleasant odor, which is noticeable in
the school rooms and halls.
We have to request also that the cess
pools at ali schools be disinfected.
By a speedy compliance with our
wishes in relation to theee buildings,
you will do much to further the comfort
and protect the health of the school
children and their teachers, and greatly
oblige the department of health.
The specifications for the moving of
the Seventh street school building were
read and adopted.
A motion that the petition of DR.. F.
A, Seymour be referred to the teachers
committee was adopted. The doctor de-
sires that his daughter be relieved of
tuition fee.
The designations of Miss Ida L.
Blodgett and Miss Blanche E. Blaville,
as teachers, were received and accepted
A communication from the health
officer in relation to vaccination was re-
ceived, read, and referred to the teach
ers' committee with power to act.
The committee on classification re-
ported unfavorably on the communica-
tion OF DR.. Seymour with regard to the
tuition fee of his daughter, and it was
adopted.
The city superintendent OF schools re-
ported that the schools had opened as
usual, crowded.
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