Evening journal., 1915-12-08
CITY OFFICIALS FIND
schools UNSANITARY
Inspecting Beard Sees All
Conditions Complained OF
by Board of Health
WILL FINISH THE
EXAMINATION TODAY

Six Of the fourteen schools which
have been condemned and recon-
mended for closing by the Board OF
Health, were inspected yesterday af-
ternoon by joint committee consist
ing of DR.. Julian Adair OF the Board
of Health. George Rommel OF the
Board of Education. and Oscar c. Ora
per Of City Council. The committee
was accompanied by Mayor James r.
Price, City Engineer Edgar NJ
Hopes, Jr.. Plumbing Inspector Ed
ward p. Mckay and superintendent OF
Schools Clifford j. Scott.
The inspection was the outcome OF
a meeting of the Mayors Advisory
Board several weeks ago at which 1t
was suggested that a joint committee
| be selected OF the Boards OF Health,
Education and the Mayors Advisory
Board to visit the schools condemned
BIZ the Board OF Health. The board
will enforce its order to close these
schools il improvements to meet their
demand are not made before Decem-
Der Is.
The schools visited yesterday we're
Nos. 5. 90, II. s. z and 6. The condi-
tions in all these schools were found
10 be unsanitary, Notwithstanding the
fact that several OF the schools had
been repainted and otherwise cleaned
since the last inspection Of the Board
OF Health. Mr.. Rommel made note
OF the fact that where the laterine
system had been installed the doors
did not penetrate the school rooms,
Doctor Adair. as president Of the
Board of Health. condemned all the
schools visited, and said the only
thing TO do was 10 tear down the
"shacks" and install modern equip
ment. and further stated that the cost
OF doing this is not to be considered
until after the work has been COM
pleted
4 The committee. with their accom-
panists, left City Hall at 3.15 o'clock
and proceeded TO school No. 8.
s At this school it was noted that muct
t improvement had been made in the toi
let since the last inspection Of th'
Health Board, IT having been painted
and otherwise cleaned But IL is no
n satisfactory to the Health Board yet
!. Tho buhbling fountain in the schoo
was found 10 be unsanitary, IT bein
said that IL was little better than III
tin drinking cups formerly used. It
}. planned to do away with this sort q
8 drinking fountain and 10 install stand
C. ard fountains in all the city schools.
%. addition TO improving the toilets.
r was also recommended by City Englne'
Hopes that the interior pipe work
L. the school house be enlarged.
ID The out side toilet at school No
4 Tenth and Spruce streets. was brand
~ rs impossible.
III Both the boys and girls toilets we
found to be in very unsanitary CONF
as tion. The teachers toilet. within {
an school building. was found to be sati
'n factory. The same msanitary drinSii
e. fountains as were in school No. >. we
es found here and condemned by the col
20 mittee.
I'd At school No u, Sixteenth and Cla
Is mont streets, conditions were found
ne be unsanitary. Laterines are used at I'll
n school but the odors have not bee
rs quenched. The same style of drinkir
"a facilities were found to be in eXisten
ne in the school and were branded as al
sanitary.
II was found that no special tollC
for the teachers use was In SchoC
No. 8. Seventh and Spruce streets
The flush TO the toilet is situated o
z the outside Of the house at the schoo
j the same as in School No. 5. II wa
stated that II the toilet here wa
flushed at least twice a day, the col
D. ditions should be much improved Owe
OF the conditions of the other school
IL The main trouble in this system
Is that the water in the outside cisteI
for the flush would freeze during Il
winter. The conditions we're declare
oh to be bad The drinking fountain
mt the school was found to be unsatisfa
lie. tory.
ho Conditions at School No. Z. FIT
and Pine streets, we're also found