The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-03-15


JASON S. HOFFMAN,
County Superintendent of
Schools.
HON. CALVIN N. KENDALL,
Commissioner of Education,
Trenton, N. J,
DEAR SIR II have made an in
spection of the Lambertville High
School, Hunterdon County, and find
the following conditions ;
This is an old brick building two
stories in height and contains six
class rooms and an auditorium. These
class rooms are all insuiilciently
lighted and the seating Is so arranged
In some of the rooms that the light
is admitted from the right side of the
pupils and in one class room there is
window directly In front Of the
pupils.
The only ventilation is that which
Is obtained from the windows and
doors and it would be quite impossi-
BILE to install an adequate ventilating
| apparatus in the building as there is
| a cellar under but small portion of
| the building, there being just enough
TO accommodate the heating APP
paratus The wooden stairways land
In hallway directly over this heat
ing apparatus and In case of fire
would close off the only means of
exit from the building This is a
dangerous condition and might prove
disastrous. There is an inadequate
| fire escape in the rear of the building.
The building is in n very undesir-
able location, being on top of very
| IL til, t.,
| long inclines and stairways, the
climbing of which in my opinion is
| very injurious to the pupils and
should not be tolerated. This building
| Is located at such a height as to make
1t impossible to get the city water sup
ply and the water which is used for
drinking purposes is from large
cistern, which | would consider very
undesirable. at least, If not injurious
to the health of the pupils
The toilet facilities are outside
water closets and in as good condi-
ton as these are usually found, being
properly fenced off and screened.
Inasmuch as this building is so far
short of the present requirements of
the law in reference to school build
ings, and considering the crowded
undesirable location, ! would respect.
fully recommend that the use of this
building be discontinued and new
one be provided in the geographic
center of the city.
FIRST WARD SCHOOL
| have made an inspection of the
First Ward school, Lambertville
Huntefdon County. This Is a two
Il .t,t,
class rooms, all of which are inn
properly and insufliciently lighted
The law requires that the light shall
be admitted from the left or left and
rear. The seating Is SO arranged so
as to have windows in front of the
pupils. The only ventilation in this
building Is obtained from the win
dows and doors.
The stairway is entirely of wood
construction and not protected from
fire. The treads and platform of this
stairway are badly worn and should
be replaced,
The ceilings and some of the plas-
tered walls are in bad condition,
some of the ceilings being badly
cracked and liable to fall and cause
considerable injury
| No fence is provided between the
outside water closets as required by
| law.
would respectfully recommend
that the following defects be COR
| rected
LIST That the seating be so ar
ranged that each pupil will be pro-
vided with eighteen square feet OF
floor surface and have the light adj
mitted from the left or left and rear,
closing up the windows In front of
the pupils.
End. That the glass area be in
creased by cutting in additional win
dows to make the glass area equal
twenty per cent. of the floor surface.
3rd That an adequate system of
ventilation be installed to provide
thirty cubic feet Of fresh air per min
ute per pupil as the law requires.
| 4th. That the stairway be provided
with new treads and platform and that
! the partitions surrounding them be
| filled with mineral wool and plastered
on wire lath for protection against
| fire.
5th. That the ceilings in the class
rooms be taken down and Retained
with metal lath and plastered.
9th. That a tight board fence be
provided from the outside water
closets to the school building. This
| fence should be seven feet high
7th. That an approved fire escape
be provided for the class rooms In
| the second story.
RENTED ROOMS, SECOND WARD.
Two rented rooms have been used
for school purposes for about five
years. These rooms are located in
the second story over store and
they do not meet any of the require
| ments of the lazy In reference 10