The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-13
MAY RESULT IN CONTAGION
Steps Are Taken to Remedy
Conditions at Meeting Mon
day Night.
Matter OF Deciding Whether the Nc
Klnlcy Building L. in or Outside of
city District, Left To City Solicitor
Warner.

Lincoln building are a disgrace to the
Marion board OF education" said Mrs.
Jeanette hammers Hutchinson, clerk
Of the board of education at a regu-
lar meeting of that body last even
ing. Horrible does not express to any
degree the ventilation system"
All OF the members were present
last evening and during the course
of the evening endeavored to iron
out a number of propositions that
have been preplexing them for some
time.
The matter OF heating three build
ings, namely the State, Lincoln and
High cshool and the mode of venti-
lation and involved sanitary condl-
tlons was one of the first under dis
cussion.
Mr.. Pennell mentioned the difficult
~ which is being experienced at those
buildings regard to the heating appar.
atus. lie stated that many complaints
had come to him and that he had
visited the named buildings; that on
these dates the thermometers had reg
istercd below par and that he consid.
cred the sanitary conditions bad. Mrs
Whiting and Mrs. Hutchinson testi-
fed to the same.
W. a. Baker Of the American Ven.
tilating and Heating company of To-
ledo, is in Marion for the purpose OF
installing a battery IN the High school
and he spoke for some minutes re.
garding the difficulties.
He stated first that the four rooms
Of the Lincoln building were venti-
10 g,, 4. a.
from the toilet rooms is thrown into
them. He stated that the yitious
conditions would eventually result I'M
q contagion Of typhoid or scarlet fever
If they were not remedied
1t was in regard to those conditions
that Mrs. Hutchinson spoke and the
board was somewhat exercised over
the state of affairs. Mr.. Baker fur
thcr stated that the furnace in that
building is twenty-eight years old,
that every section is cracked and that
the apparatus is inadequate to fur
nish heat for a building. He stated
that the furnace might be gone over
with cement. but that they had been
| repaired in such a way recently that
at present all pf the cement had
fallen Off and would 40 so again.
Mr.. Baker denounced the whole
heating apparatus. lie stated that a
new one should be installed and that
the board would have to wait until
vacation time TO do so. He advised
them TO change the vcntllatlng systemI
In the four rooms into which pours
the contaminated air, for tempor-
airy arrangement, If they valued the
health of the children and teachers
who occupied them.
The board moved to secure a heat.
Ing engineer to investigate the sltua.
tion. go over the ground carefully and
ascertain exactly the work to he done,
and submit the specifications to tho
board that they might open bids in
the work.
MIR. Baker stated that he would be
glad to undertake the work. That he
would also put In a bid and i'm case
he secured the work he would not
charge for the specifications. In case
some one else was awarded the con.
tract he would charge five per cent.
This met with the approval of the
members and they authorized Mr.
Baker to investigate the Lincoln build
| ing. They also arranged to immed-
lately change the system of the rooms
ventilated by foul air.
The clerk read letter from the
| National Regulating company in
| which 1t stated that the company is
unable to adjust the heating appara.
| tus at the two new buildings on ac.
count OF a lack Of water pressure. The
buildings are yet without water sup.
| ply and no further advancement can
be made relative to adjusting the ap-
paratus until the water connections
are made.
In recognition OF the excellent work
| done by the Advance club OF this city
in selling a large number OF Red
| Cross seals at Christmas time, DR.
| Robert Patterson. the secretary Of tho
Ohio society for the prevention OF
| tuberculosis, mailed a phamplet to
Mrs. j. w. Freeand instructlng her
to place the same in the hand of the
city school board. The communlca
tion was read last evening by the
clerk. IT instructed the board to dis
tribute literature among the child
ren and give a day during each school
year to this health subject.
| Little time was devoted to the dis
/ chSsiOH OF WntlncI the GHtdIJnfl
avenue school Is within or beyond
the city school territory. Mr. Briggs
| read from school laws In which was
made the statement that when ter
ritory is annexed 10 a city or village
| II becomes a part Of the school dis
trlct." Mr.. Briggs said that he was
satisfied that the territory was in Ma
rion city school district, that he was
willing to accept the building and LEI
| the matter drop.
Mr.. Hill felt that a joint action OF
| the township and city boards would
satisfy all in regard to the matter
| He stated that he thought the town
ship board should convene, pass a
resolution ceding the territory to the
| city board, that the latter should then
hold a meeting for the purpose OF ac-
cepting the ceded territory and them
he too, thought the matter could be
| put 10 rest.