Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-11-12
CONNECT or CLOSE
The Board of Health Says the
School Fathers Must Act.
AND vBRY QUICKLY OR THEY WILL

On the Matter OF the Closets at Nos.
and 4 or Those Schools WIN BE shut
Down--saturoay the Last Day Of Grace.
what Both Boards claim.
The Boards OF Health aud Education
locked horns again to-day the question
OF the closets at schools Nos aud be
Ing the subject. Some time has passed
since the conservators Of the public
health decided these closets a nuisance
and detrimental to the health Of the
children, and ordered the pu olc school
fathers 20 connect with tbs sewer
Tho order was not obeyed and the
matter WAS brought into Municipal
Court, when Judge Ball decided that the
Board OF Education had violated the
ordinance and imposed fine Of $50 on
the offending department OF tho munici
pal government Since then nothing
has been done towards making the con
nectlon, and the Board OF Health decided
TO act.
la accordance with motion a commu
nicstlon was sent 10 the School BaArd
notifying it that the schools would be
Visited to day, and the school and health
committee WAS directed 70 be present
At 12 10 the inspection was made
Ga the part OF the Board Of Education
there were present the president, Charles
Baird, and Messrs. Hartman. Ross,
BAynsrd and Carter For the Board Of
Health there were present president, Dr.
Wales, Dr. Franiz. Messrs. Lpvis aud
jenkins, Secretary Mcdowell, City
Engineer Wilson aud Executive Officer
Mcdowell.
The closets wero carefully inspected
There was no smell apparent either In
side or outside the buildings. fact
which DR.. Wales attributed TO the clear
day the cool air aud the general condi
tion OF the atmosphere. Mr.. Baird, how
evsr, claimed that this was the condition
Of things all the time
After fnlshlng tho inspection, the
Board Of Health held meeting behind
closed doors, at which a notion was
passed directing the secretary to notify
the Board OF Health that the time
granted for beginning the work
connecting the closets with the sewer
would be extended Until Saturday. II
nothing Ia done by that day the two
schools will be closed next Monday. The
bard then adjourned.
When the ultimatum was announced
10 the school members there was COR
siderable indignation. The members
thought they should have been
given chance to argue the
case They claimed that they
we're 10 possession Of facts which would
show that while the present closets
might become q nuisance II not properly
cared for that they had not been
nor we're such and that sewer
connection closets would be iuh.
nitsly worss than the present
system. That the wells we're perfectly
dry aud contained no gases, was demon
strsted by lighting piece Of paper and
dropping II Ia when IL burned TO ashes
on the bottom They also claimed that
they could not commence the work
ordered by Saturday, As no meeting Of
the board could bo called In the time
intervening. II the Board Of Health
insists on carrying out its order the
achools will have to close.
On the other hand the members of the
Board OF Health claim that the Board OF
Education has done little but
argue for the past thrse years
dnd that. the reports of that Board
show that the closets In question were
considered nuisancss and the remedy
suggested was that Of sewer drainage
Thy say thai the connection must bs
mnas or the schools will be closed.
And 60 the matter stands.