The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-10

purpose at cost approximating $40 pei
capita of the buildings occupants Tt
do this would require a strengthening Of
, the boiler power Of the building of fiuet
for the carriage of generous volumes Of
fresh warmed air to the rooms and other
fiues of larger capacity for the discharge
of spent air for the same. In order tc
accomplish this object more easily fan
system would be desirable. The report
does not go into the details of this ar
rangement for the reason that there are
different conditions existing in different
buildings.
Considerable space is devoted to the
discussion OF this matter in theory and
then the report goes on to speak of the
conditions of the separate schools. But
Ter sohool-The sanitares in the base
ment have strong odor. The trough
| nrlnals are properly surrounded with an
impervious material one having sheet
iron backing and the other brick work.
The flushing WAS not adequate beoause
or tho cl0gged perorati0nS or lack of
water supply. The slate work above the
ur1nals was poorly jointed. There is
practically no protection against the
movement of air from the saniSaries up
ward through the buildings.
| The Mcclellan school is in fairly good
condition. The fouling of foot warmers
IL. this and other buildings caused bad
/ SAoio NltH buo Sletil Is burueu OA WIG
| heaters. They should always receive
| special attention to insure cleanliness.
The wetting By urine of the poorly pro-
| tected sent fronts In the vaults give rise
to strong 0dor which should be abated
by the use of proper metallic aprons.
The Monument street school Is not
discussed because it is to be practically
rebuilt.
As to the Brackett street school the
only objection is to the odor in the SAM
taries.
: At the Shailor school it is recommend
ed that the accumulation of ashes and
rubbish in tho cellar should he prohibited
| and that All sweepings should be burn ed
In the boiler intsead of being stored In
the ash heap. The only fault found with
the Vaughan street school is that the
| furnace is not sufficient to heat the Sec
ond story at all times.
| At the Park street school the cellar Is
to dark and dirty to be wholesome. No
trap In the sewer connection could be
| discovered.
The brick floors OF the closets in the
Chestnut street school are Objectionable
II exposed to wetting because CT their
porosity. Ventilation of the school rooms
Ia meagre.
9 The jackson school has the same gen.
eral arrangements, as the Others. The
wood work forming the front of the
VAULT seats is without metallic aprons
and is kept wet anu offensive. The trough
| has more pronounced odor than was
found at the other buildings.
The West school also presented the
same features OF bad odors, soaked board
ing below the seats, ETC., as well as large
and frequent cracks in the plastering
permitting escape of mir to the hall way.
The accumulation of ashes and rubbish
is exceptional.
| Casco street.-The location Of the sani-
taries in the dark aud low studded base
ment is lad. The common leaving of
seat covers up is one abuse of the escape
| OF odor from the trough and tho failure
of the providing ventilation to keep the
inflow OF air moving through the seats
and debris in tho building also is excess
Give.
| Center street primary-The sanitaries
are in separate but connected building
and are more free from odor than were
most of those inspected. TIE arrange
m emit of the approach to these rooms is
seriously faulty in the matter of properly
separating the sexes aud the rooms them
selves share the same fault.
| OF the North school the report says that
the amount of coal burned per scholar
| per year, 206 pounds, indicates that tho
results are not regarded as satisfactory.
The sanitaries are in an outside building
where exposure to the cold must greatly
reduce their efficiency.
Some blue prints Of proposed system
of air supply and ventilation are attached
to the report
THE WESTERN PROMENADE
TRANSFER.
In order to 1atify the deeds that passed
between the city and the Brown estate
in reference to the transfer of the land at
the Western Promenade to the city this
order was passed:
Ordered-Whereas by virtue of the city
council, approved July 18th, 1886, the CITY
of Portland, and the trustees Of the last
will and testament of John B. Brown
have exchanged deeds and conveyances of
land in manner and form of the copies
annexed and said exchange is hereby
ratified and accepted.
The lower board pas sed the order in
concurrence.
CRESCENT AVENUE.
The order was passed ordering the side
walk on Crescent avenue built on Great
Diamond island 800 feet at a cost of $500,
and CONQUERED in by the council.
LICENSES.
AS licensing board these licenss IS were
referred to the committee on licenses:
Observation-Disclosures Bennett, II Com
mercial street, Bernard Scanlan, Ill
Middle street; j. Dupeus, 1879 Market.
To blast rocks-Thomas Shannahan,
granted subject to chief engineer of fire
departments approval.
In the Common Council.
In the absence of the chairman and
clerk. MIR. Henley WAS elected temporary
chairman and MIR. Dougherty clerk. The
clerk appeared later and assumed his
office.
Absent: Pine. Flaherty, Merrill, Dow,
Virgin, Tompson, York, johnson.
Papers from the upper board received
concurrent action.
McCu1lum's Theatre.
1t is really too bad that the week of
Ferncliffe at MoCullup1's theatre is