Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-05
More Money Needed for Fire.
proofing the Buildings.
MUCH WORK TO BE DONE
Superintendent Storey Reports to
the Commissioners.
SAVING ON REPAIRS
Suggests That Janitors Be Instruct.
Them on Small Jobs.

For safeguarding school teachers and
children, we'll as the buildings, large
additional appropriations for fireproofing
school buildings are needed Immediately.
according to the annual report of Henry
Storey, superintendent of repairs. sub
mitted through the building inspector to
the District Commissioners today.
Additional money for making repairs to
school buildings, as well as to other mu-
ncipal buildings, is also desired by Supt.
Storey.
with the small amount of money ap-
propriated each year to meet the many
demands for schools repairs. it is Sc
we're task to perform the duties of this
department to the satisfaction of all con-
cerned.' Supt. Storey says in his re-
port.
Appropriation Exhausted.
The last appropriation act provided
10000 for fire protection in the public
school buildings. Contracts for such fire.
proofing have been awarded and the work
is now well under way toward safe
guarding. as far as possible. the chill
dren. teachers and the school property.
However. with the appropriation just
mentioned, 1t will he only possible to fire.
proof over the heating plants and con-
corridors in eighteen of the school build
ingS.
In order to fully complete the work as
originally planned il is necessary to take
up the work of fireproofing the eighty-six
additional schools which require attention
along these lines. 1t was not possible,
owing to the short period in which these
improvements must be made, to attempt
to improve more than the eighteen above
mentioned during the summer vacation,
md nr,ll fsltU owl ar q
Of the appropriations.
ITO continue this work with fireproof
material will necessitate A further APP
preparation. The contracts have been
reasonable and good results have been
obtained. and all the buildings were ready
for occupancy at the beginning of the
school term in September
The construction of more deep wells in
connection with suburban school build
ings is also urged by Supt. Storey.
I'm my last estimate, he says, Il
asked for the sum of $1,000. to be used
In sinking deep wells in the vicinity Of
the various suburban schools. While only
5000 was appropriated, | am making the
best possible use of this sum, and a con-
tract has been let and WORK started. In
order that this work may be completed
am maintained during the coming fiscal
year I recommend that the sum of $1,000
be provided
Money Needed for Repairs.
Urging generally larger appropriations
for repairs. Supt. Storey says:
lin my estimate for 1911 l am again
requesting that. the amounts of the sew
eral appropriations under my charge be
increased. The number OF buildings, re-
pairs and improvements to which l am
called upon to care for is constantly
growing, yet il is expected that this work
be performed year after year for prac-
tically the same amount, the additional
small sums granted by Congress being
entirely Inadequate to render the services
required of my force.
During the past year II per cent Of the
appropriation for repairs 10 schools was
spent on heating apparatus alone. Dur
ing the coming fiscal year IT Will he nee
essary to use more than 5000 to replace
broken and WORKOUT parts of furnaces, etc.
In addition to this several of the larger
heating plants practically need replacing.
To do this work will require an expendi-
ture of about 20 per cent of the total
repair fund. AS can be readily seen,
this greatly depletes the funds out OF
which much other very important work
must be paid for. If the present appro-
priation of $4,000 for repairs and inn
provements to school buildings and
heating and ventilating apparatus was
available for use on repairs and i'm
prOvements, with the exception of heating
apparatus. and an increased amount be
appropriated sufficient to care for heating
plants be granted, much better results, in
all directions, could be obtained. Some
of the plants now I'm use have already
deteriorated so much from age and are
i'm need of such constant and thorough
repairs that il would be considerably
cheaper IL they were replaced. yet this
is an impossibility, owing to the fact
that the appropriation is already entirely
too small to meet the demands now made
upon this Office. For this reason | ear
nestly recommend that Congress be i'm
portuned to give us an appropriation to
care for this very important item of
heating and ventilation"
Might Utilize Janitors More.