New Britain herald., 1923-05-29

ordinances insofar as seh00l sanitation and safety are concerned, feaR e0mr mitiee, iR its inspection Of the NaTiens schools has observed many eases ei unsafe electric wiring, imperative fire exit apparatus and heating arrange meRts which are a fire menace, and many unsaRiiaFg toilet conditions,
 sS-Fhst the future construction of sudit0Tiums in elementary seheols he confined to a maKimnm seating sapas city Of iae pupils which the saneTlar tendent of schools Of Neg Britain has indicated as the maximum require msnts for such schools, II has heen brought Co the attention of your sur vey committee that it Is not practical 10 assemble in an elementary school first and sixth grade pupils at the same time and develop topic of mutual interest, and il is anF opinion that t is a waste of public funds 10 build auditoTiums Of seating eapaz city Of sAe 10 i,AhA when the makir mum actual requirements would call for seating capacity of from sAe to 600,
 "FellewiRg is a statement of the conditions Of the various schools as found by the committees
 Sn,aiiey sehaal
 "This school has aA class rooms and two Portahles. IL has 1850 pupils There are four half-time classes here, This school has slate uFinals which are objectionable, The gntthfs and roof are in had condition allowing water to leak down through the wall both inside and outside and washing cut the mortar from between the brick,
 osgood Hll school
 ''This school has six class rooms, two of which are in a portable school. There are si1 pupils and three classes are on part-tlme, Some repairs are necessary ta the building,
 Hurritt school
 There are five classes with total Of s00 pupils in this school at the classes which are there are being moved 10 another school. which will leave Ave mora rooms available for class rooms. This is an old building and will need some repairing hut il ran he put In condition that will make It safe and sanitary nt no very great expense.
 High School
 "The erection of the new trade | school will give more rooms 10 tho High school and extensive changes are to be made. When there are | there will be Ave rooms in | fLn t~l, hat Tor grade classes,
 Northend School
 Has eight rooms and si7 pupils. | f. is heated by a steam boiler and is n good condition There is A large | ot with room to build if necessary
 Rockwell School.
 Has 12 rooms and 400 pupils. This building Is in very good condition but 'ome repairs are needed 10 the fence n the rear.
 East Street School.
 Has 22 class rooms and two porta- ,les. It has 1070 pupils. It is steam 1eated but the heating plant Is not rood. It has slate urinals, brass ockets in the lamps, hollow iron posts the noors all of which are contrary to the ordinances.
 Monroe School.
 Has eight class rooms and 300 pu- ,ils. It Is heated with five hot air urnaces. We recommend that a modern steam heating plant be put in his school. The urinal is of slate md unsanitary. The toilets of the 'oys and girls are in adjoining rooms n the basement with q free passage vay through the hall from one to the ther. It is desirable that parti- ion should be built between them. here Is a fire escape in good condi- ion on the north side of the build . lg but the children in the rooms on f he south side have to go through the ( orth rooms to reach it. We recom- I lent that passageway be cut i a 8 kal room pposite the fire ( scape to give the children direct l Kit to the fire escape This school C trough a small room opposite the fire i Sit to the fire escape. This school C as good sized lot. and if it becomes Y ecessary in the future an addition ,uld be erected to this school. c
 Bartlett School. \ "This school has 12 rooms and one | ortable with 743 pupils Six classes $ e on half time. It has slate urinals s ke most of the other schools but s ey are in much better condition. s he ceilings need repairing and the II airs need new treads. It has good " e escapes and large rooms and al- T ough it has been given a bad name l., is In better condition than others. 7. here are two rooms in the basement ', ,ed as class rooms which are not u ,sirable in their present condition l. It if the yard. which is higher than <, Q street, is cut down it will give |, n windows on two sides to each h om. We recommend that the boiler n ca be fire-proofed in this school. a