The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-06-05

oiiC ot'iI VuI9 Ill ldikCiuculS, buU Calls
attention to the heating apparatus
which distributes air through the
building in the winter. This air, it is
shown in the report, is not tit and
some changes are necessary. The
legislature refused to make an appru-
pration for heating apparatus, but
something must he done next winter.
The governor has no funds with
which to undertake this work and
may he forced to borrow the money
with which to meet the expense OF
tearing out the rotting piping and
The now useless and filth hiding
false walls in tho basement.
NEW WORK CONDEMNED.
The committee regretted that they
found much To condemn. The wIlO'e
design is crude and the work is done
impcriectly in many partlculars.N AS
To the new work lust completed under
the direction or Mr.. Milburn the
report says;
The urinals under the now porticos
were cllulied up and the flushing appar-
atuS detective; tho vcntilatng shaft
is too small :,nd its frequent change
OF direction should be made by gentle
curves and i;nt by sharp angles: the
ventilation or the toilet room is de-
Tcclivc: The fresh air inlet ut side
of steps showed no current Of air upon
lighted candle: we could discover no
back venting Of the water closets on
account Of concealed plumbing: the
reducing couplings OF water pipes in
tfl infrrif,c
OLD WORK a DEATH TRAP.
In regard to the conditions ID L,,e
basement, work done about l3 years
ago, the committee says:
All rooms in cellars were foully
kept, i'll smelling, and showed lack or
ventilation. The room used us Il VA ter
clt;sct now used us Il store. ~ I /,
old records were dark, damp and foul
smelling and their air shafts vented
their gases into the rooms above
III these rooms noLhing seems To
have hccn done except TO remove III.
bowls Of the old water closets, leaving
the soil pipe connections us dead ends
imperfcctly plugged.
Concealed plumbing prevented
careful scrutiny Of work under floors.
The private water closet on first
floor above basement was filed with
foul air which is discharged into the
main corridors aud no fresh airringrcss
was provided for. The flush to the
closets was insufficient.
"A dead wall was behind the
eastern water closet in which iron
grating were placed for ventilation,
drawing air from the interior nf the
building. Open lead pipes supposed
to be hack vents discharged into the
same space
HEATING APPARATUS.
AS to the heating apparatus the
committee repOrtcd:
Air supply totally inadequate and
derived from the basement with no
direct outside fresh air intake, the
whole central cellar being dependent
for. air supply on two small doors at
east and west ends.
The entire cellar was without
llooring and very dusty.
Therefore, all air distributed to
the building WIS cellar air aud con
taminated with dust aud grnlnd
emanationS :
RECOMMENDATIONS
Upon the above findings the com
mittce made the following rrcom-
mcndaLions:
HAT all water closets In the main
building with their p:mbing, pipes
and fixtures he Immediately renewed
and all connections leading to these
fixtures he cut or outside the build
ing.
That the new waiter closets be
connected AT once with the new city
sewerage system.
That the new water closets under
The main STEPS north and south have
special ventilation secured by electric
or other appliance.
That all cellars and passage ways
in the basement be thoroughly cleans
ed and afterwards loorcd with
asphalt or cement.
That independent outside fresh air
intakes be provided for the furnace
rooms and easements.
we would urgently recommend
that IN experienced sanitary engineer
be employed to devise Il proper system
OF lleatlnS, Ncnl llating anu Plumbing
the building.
The committee EXPRESSED their obli-
CATION to Assistant Surgeon General
ii. ID. Geddings of the United States
public health and marine hospital
service, who made the inspection with
them, for valued suggestions made in
the preparation OF the report.
SEWER MAIN STOPPED Ur.
The report OF the commission sub
StantiatcS the reports made by san-
tary inspectors recently. Mr.. Stall
ings, an expert plumber and sanitary
inspector, and Mr. Edcns, the sanitary
Inspector for the city Of Columbia,
practically covered the same ground
in their reports. In addition Mr..
EdenS calls attention to Il matter upon
which the committee was not called
upon TO investigates:
Your sewer from the building to
the river is now completely stopped
and discharging its foul contents into
the open cutters OF GcrvaiS street.