Evening journal., 1913-04-29
NEED $4,000
FOR SCHOOLS
Committee Estimates Amount
Will be Sufficient to In
stall New Plumbing
PRESENT SYSTEM
IS UNSANITARY

The health committee of the Board
of Education, which was instructed to
make an investigation OF the public
schools of this city, the result OF
statement made in the newspapers by
the Master Plumbers Association,
concerning the defective and unsani-
tary plumbing in the schols, sub
mitted its report to the board last
night In substance it admitted all
that the master plumbers said, and
recommended that the work Of in
stalling sanitary plumbing In the
schools be done as soon as possible
The committee estimates that for $685.
600 the schools can be put in excellent
shape in this respect.
The report was accepted by the
board and a copy ordered sent to
City Council, which body must pro-
vide the money for the Improvements
in the event they are made
Dr. H. G.. Buckmaster, chairamn Of
the committee, explained to the board
that the committee had made a thor
ough inspection and found that In
most schools the old fashioned
latrines are still in use He said
that when they were installed it was
considered at the time the best sani-
tary arrangement then known. Now
latrines are condemned under the
plumbing laws, and are antiquated
President Baynard, OF the board,
asked DR.. Buckmaster If the sum
stated by the committee will cover
the cost of making all the improve
ments needed. Dr. Buckmaster said
II would
Mr. Baynard said he brought up the
matter because the finance committee
had inserted in the budget for the
coming fiscal year $4,000 for this
work. DR.. Buckmaster said that If
Council can be induced to give even
this much, considerable can be done
towards making the schools absolute
ly sanitary.
"The report of the health committee
follows:
Your committee and committee
from Master Plumbers Association,
including a member of the Board of
Health. after a careful inspection OF
the schools, finds the charges of un-
sanitary conditions fully substanti-
ated Following is a list of the
schools visited:
"No. 1, partially filled cesspools,
building connected with sewer and
toilets for teachers No 6, latrines
in bad shape; No. z, latrines in bad
shape; No. s. latrines in bad shape
No. 20, cesspools in bad shape; No
IN, latrines in bad shape; No. 12
latrines in bad shape No. %, latrines
in bad shape; No. 9. ventilation poor
sanitary closet bowls; No. 5. latrines
in bad sshape: No. 9, ventilation poor
toilet room ventilated through recre.
alton room; No. 4, latrines in bad
shape: No. g, latrines in bad shape
No. 19, cesspools overflow to sewei
closets in school for teachers anC
building connected to sewer; No. is
latrines in bad shape; No. 21, SmeaC
system Just replaced with moderr
conditions in basement; No. q
Smead system No 25. Smead system
should be abolished at once; No. IL
cesspools. closets for teachers; No
13, latrines bad.
We strongly urge that immediate
steps be taken TO abolish these un
sanitary conditions, particularly thu
Smead or cremation methods, also thu
cleaning out and filling up of fou
cesspools, the abolishment of latrines
and the installation of individual
modern toilets.
1--WE estimate approximate cost fo
making these changes to be abou
s25. 900. and there should be an ap
preparation of this amount for tn
work
1T is with some pleasure that w
report the modern and thorough.