The record-union., 1897-01-09


months 1t may be feasible to also en-
ploy 1T in ventilat tion-
The system of heating In use in all
but one Of the schools is unScient11c,
waStefua and unhygienic. The heat Is
furnished by cast iron stoves of large
size in which wood is used for fuel.
These stoves have often many feet OF
stove pipe attached. The heat, there
fore, Is Of a very dry character, Whne
the atmosphere is contaminated by the
products OF combustion which pass
through such stoves when highly heat
ed and by a certain burning of the
air at similar high temperatures. These
stoves are rarely placed near the center
of the room, but wherever situated
there will be some scholars in close
proximity to the stove that will be
overheated while others at a distance
and near partially open doors and Win
dows will be too cold and will also be
exposed to drafts, as some fresh all
must be provided from these sources
This condition of affairs is not In any
sense conducive to the health or COM
fort Of the scholars.
If for this primitive plan central
system of heating, preferably by hot
water, were adopted, many of these OBJ
jections would be removed. The heat
supplied would not, in amy sense, be
injurious. There would be an absence
of air consumption and of air destruc-
tion, as well as the absence of all pro-
ducts of combustion of fuel. BY dis
tributing the radiation throughout the
room an equable temperature could be
maintained In all parts. After dn-
stallation the annual expense for madn-
tenance could not greatly exceed the
present method, while the cost for fuel
would be far less There must, in ad-
dition, be considered the labor involved
in supplying fuel ais at present, and the
dirt and wear and tear that its carriage
from basement to room entails.
In accordance with the instructions
of this board that the question of heat
ing should be ''taken as complimentary
ito that of ventilation" the committee
feels that 1t is unnecessary to suggest
any definite plan until the Board Of Ed
ucation determines whether 1t Is pre-
pared ITO remodel the heating apparatus
| during the coming summer. Should
| this be done the committee feels that ii
| will be possible to combine a satisfac-
| tory system of ventilation Herewith
| Should the Board of Education decline
to change the present system there only
| remains to suggest provision for ex-
| hausting foul air by mechanical means
with an arrangement whereby a regu-
| lated fresh air supply can also be fur
nished. This. while practicable, is
necessarily more complicated and more
expensive.
| Pending the adoption of these eXten-
| sive measures the committee desires to
make the following recommendations
| which should be given immediate
| effect.
1. All ventdlators. the air supply OF
| buildings, should be Immediately and
permanently closed.
This relates particularly to the old
| building at Seventh and G. There are
| here up-draft shafts in the corners o1
the rooms which lead directly from the
cellars, and which, If furnishing any all
supply, must derive it from the damp
| basement. In this building there are
| also ventilator in the surbase thai
should be excluded.
| 2. All open iron grating ventilators iI
| surbases or close to floors should be
permanently closed or else replaced
with louvre registers that can be closed
IN bad weather.
These ventilators are of little service
as such. During its inspection the COM
1nittee found that four-fifths of them
were occluded by paper, cardboard Oh
other device. Inquiry revealed thai
this had been done by teachers who
have found that children sitting nearest
the apertures suffer severely from the
cold on stormy days. The ventilator
as such, is therefore practically non est
and here certainly attention should be
paid to the weight of practical expert
ence.
g. The fresh air inlet for the furnace
at the grammar school, Sixteenth and
] streets, now under steps on east side
of building, should be closed and new
one constructed in open air.
| In submitting the foregoing the com
mittee desires also to place on file data
| the result of it's inspection Of the school,
| buildings, covering their sanitary con-
dition and defects. 1t also submits the
special report of the Sanitary Inspector
| giving the dimensions of all school,
rooms and the cubic air capacity o1
same. and the special report of the
Plumbing Inspector as to number and
| location of all fixtures with condition
of same. From this last report the de-
fects noted have been transcribed and
a copy forwarded to the Board of Edu-
cation.
| Signed: James H. Parkinson, Chair
man; Thomas Ross, H. L. Nichols
| Committee.