New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-02
MOVING OUT THE JANIIORo
~o>.r,c1Or-s DISEASES IN THEIR FAMl-
lies A MENACE TO SCHOOL CHILDREN.
TIE BOARD OF EDUCATION HIRING APARTMENTS
FOR THEM NEAR THE Brl'DiN"S w
w1,Iru THEY HAVE THE cARE-THt
VACATED QUARTERS TO RE USED

rop THEM NEAR THE BUILDINGS OF
v-,,,r,t THEY HAVE THE cARE-THE
VACATED QUARTERS TO RE USED
FOR CLAssRooMs.
.,on nc n whether or not janitors shall
-, 90 have living apartments in the various
~. and Grammar schools OF the CITY, VINO"
h,s been the rule for years, mas CAUSE" Oo''''
crahIe discussion OF late. owing TO so"e "" '
80 contagious diseases that nave o'c"'c' !" ''
families OF the public school janitors' iht't "e'e
,,r sucb cases reported to the Board Of Educa-
,lon last year and one Of tten'. pe'hs care "
scarlet fever caused Mayor strong 10 s'"'
communication 10 the Board. in when ne urge"
The s5v.sabilitv of removing all jani'ors from 'ne
school buildings TO lessen the danger ''o -
,o,,,ous diseases The Mayors letter was ie'ei'V"
., eva Committee on Buildings. and an .nvestiga-
,ion was at once begun by the committee "n'i
resulted in A repor; being made TO the Doar" .'''
,a ,t,cb advised THE removal OF every Janitor
nov rest ding I'm any OF the puDhc schoo' o"''u's'
n, the earliest possible date'
MR. JAsPER's RECORD FOR FIVE hEAN"'
The records OF the city superintendent s"o" ~
what extent the public schools surere" from '
tasious diseases in ianitors Ia''"'' ~, a.
wears heeinn!rg 1890. The totaI l'~S i'' '"' y"
vars was eoual 10 81 sis school days for s'ns''
scholar being less for the hve years 'i"' "
,,,, y, all the schools for single hali-day' !"
,soo 90 ocb,oI was closed temporarily; In 1871 lo'r
schools. in 1892 none in 1898. none an" !" i''
three schools. ,,,a,.,o,
of N. rs school buildings where 'hV's"s""
- ,a,o =, was found that l09 had living apart
m4n,s for tanitors while the janiforS hVlns Jus
Of the school premises In apa'''n''''' '' T.,
~. r,ia rent were being allowed s2V' year ~
addition 20 their regular salaries. INV So
stacle In the way OF the Immediate 'e"'o."' ~
iani.o-s however. was found to De tha' Vi A''
l. u.os orrucd that a yearly increase IN sa"'! u
al.
suitable quarters near the Schools III mani 49,
-, .ha ,,,v and II was therefore decided TO ask '"e
Boar! Of Estimate and Appointment io' d" "P'
nri,iion If $1,000 additional Tor Ja"'o's '"
ha uscl by Them for the payment oil ''"'s "i
,ha,r removal from the school buildings IL was
estimated that each janitor 50 remover s"''
ce,ye on an average $50 month increase III mo-
rh Roard granted the larger part OF the amount
,.Lo, n, in It's appropriations last tdIl anu jam
tors. families 80 far practicable are pe"s
moved from the school buldlhss u f
rented I'm the neighborhooi ,.
There seems 70 be no reason. however io' ''"o
,,c ,hose ,anirors who have no families. on the
o,o If danger 10 the school children from Con,
,sious diseases ON the "th'r nam tt,l,i,ys Tor
tnciinel 10 have such remain in the Ou'''''e 3D.
,urroses Of better oversight ana protec"oh 10 VAC
school prop rty.
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE JANlTohS.
In cases where the jan!tors have large l'''''''' "
man, a. seven eight rooms are o'''' NM
them for living apartments. and WIZ" S"'H''e9 10,
,nr from, abou; 500 in The small schools TO A''
in some few OF the larger ones. the )ahi'o's
o,,h,ol to live I'm comfort. and In some cases u'l
a,,ar,men,s are Furnished almost Handsomely. As'Nc
IRON cons leratiOns OF health the foa'u - -,
s t"r school purposes some OF the rooms thus
vacated Will be usei for clas,roOns ana o'"''s Ava
In r@qGisns the j2nitors to move from the Gt
nss is arsned nat HtIg m. o;slde rentals a.
ianitors now receive their gas ana iuei u, u ..
rS,rgr and It - estimated that at least 49, -
spen, in iting up janiiors' quarters IN every IT,"
tn" hoard Of Education is securing the cooper.
,to ~ the BOARD OF Heath IN deciding from WA;
schools ianitors shah be- required 10 move out anu
IN what cases 'hey may i'fha'"
MIR sNYDER'S INVESTIGATIONS
Since January last. Mr. Snyder The supcrnieni-
IN, Of buildings Of the Board OF Filtration. mas IN
vestigatcd thoroughly the conditions In ID" twenty
nine schools Of the first eleven wards Of ID" ''y,
/ and has reported 70 me Board ~ Health ihat al
hit I'VE OF the janliors ~ ihcsr schools Should he
reou,r.I - rnovc Tho Board Of Health ARR ',F-
tt,f only Two Of the nve exempted from T"ino'"'
hy ,ho latter should BE- allowed To retain '"''' ""''
ir.sdcn, Maclay. Of tho Board q Eincaiion IN
speaking Of a." Pay - Jihtoi4 "i. .'r".-.
IS no department OF the school s'.i'm "neir i"u,1
whore ~, money paid 20 tn"m - more h."'su.
administered. than IN the case 81 IN $1,000 yni.
/ ~ fh- candidates 10 tn Board - fdn'Ai On IN
d5iIap. ana '' rEan.nci by snpcrnenirn, snyder
a. to character. sobr!cty ana pny ,'o'' az. ~"
ability. Besides this, api ant 'nr s,'h
- nJ.,us engines and dyuamos must quarry as en-
riurcr. before hey receive m superintendent,
certincat, .ntiil.ng them 70 appointment a. !"
D. phvsical examination. VIII not ac'"pi ''rliu-
/ caic from The doctor Of any applicant bHi r"inr"
Very ou. % b. examined by one % M physicians
! Of The BOARD The appointments % janNois una :
our present system havr b''h ~ q, I'm
/ f,rv cannot help but he goop. H. Jhi'i''f - ia
/ D"r,,e,-nt or III attentive - his duties he can D."
rafut,al hv the Board Any one Who can quh-Ny
/ IL eligible to appointment. am ms talk a.,,l"u'
't. rtlir school an';ors OF this city bc.nS Tam
nany rce.crs IS unquaiied.y false and absurd upon
the face or II.
4 NOVEL. METHOD OF PAYING JANlTORs.
Every ianltor IS paid according to tie amount
- work he docs. The janiors' sainr''s are com
r,.,.d II 40 mach q square foo, Of hoor AMI win
dow surface IN the building much square foot
fo- .il,v,lt ar.a and so much for heat apparatus.
a,.,r.lI,y IN tho slZ. OF IN, buildings AMI IN"
,Itli.: Of boilers used. Janitors haF" 10 employ
their own assistants "her" II - i'crssdry, anu
l,, them from their own 'aldrl"~ mis- -rAil
itcu ,f T1yncnts tends 20 clual.z' matters. an
49,. i,rifor OF "A larg, school. when ne 1as piil
ror bts hep NAV receive lttl" NOR" thar Jani'or
favored having the Jauitors live outside OF the
buildings when they have famine. Ouer"is'
ih.nk they should be allowed to remain
In SUPERINTENDENT Sny rec III report on inc
INK interesting facts APPEAR: Aalari's Hl"o ~: a.
/ difional allowances frr night schools. S,}2 ~
ttos. I'm imrned 2 20 families living In the buildings
la. relatives living IN the buildings. ~; hep EN-
nlovcl who live in buildings. 1873: children In fami-
i.,s 30 OF the lo3 lan.tors emp.oyed IN these
| hudings only five Of that number were found &c
be without families.