The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-29
State Board Makes
Sensational Report
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on the east side of the building
has a wood door. This door should
be metal covered or fire-proofed.
This room also has wood lath and
plaster ceiling. This ceiling should
DO fireproofed.
Rooms $40. 312 and 21A should
have their seats changed about SO
that the lights will come from the
left instead of the right when the
children are at their desks.
This building is equipped with
electric lights. They are not, how
ever, powerful enough. They
should be at least $50 Watt. The
building is also equipped with a
variety Of fixtures. A 16 inch en-
closed fixture is recommended as
also are daylight lamps and Ak
lures.
DUGGAN SCHOOL
In this latitude there should be
provided a minimum of 20 per cent
Of light or glass area in proportion
to the floor area, Is per cent being
the ideal. At this school Rooms
and Is have but per cent OF
light area in proportion to the fiooI
area which Is less than one-hal1
of the minimum which should be
furnished. Several rooms have but
10 per cent, a few more IS while
Rooms 8 and IL have "a per cent
The manual training and domestic
science rooms have but 8 per cent
! This matter is being drawn to your
attention SO that it will be taken
Into consideration in connection
with your artificial lighting.
No lights are provided in The
| first eight rooms. It is absolutely
necessary that these rooms be
equipped with artificial lighting
The daylight bulb or fixture is re-
commended.
Rooms and IS each have win
dow in front of the room. The
seating in these rooms should be
changed.
The fire extinguishers should be
checked. The last time they were
checked was over a year ago.
1t was ascertained that there
was no flag up on the day of our
inspection. The halyards were
found to be broken. They should
| We ICpdAl GU at OhSSs
AS far as the whole school is
| concerned, it is underlighted. Those
rooms having electricity should be
| provided with bulbs Of greater
power.
HOPEVILLE (NEW) SCHOOL
We extend our compliments to
the principal and janitor Of this
school on its cleanliness and gen.
eral neat condition and appear
lance.
MERRINIAN SCHOOL
| The doors into the boiler room
are of wood and must be replaced
with fireproof or metal covered
doors.
The fire extinguishers should bt
checked.
Artificial lights are needed. es-
! pecially in Rooms and IL.
There are six seats in the boys
| toilet and there should be nine.
| MULCAHY SCHOOL
| The doors leading to the boiler
room should be fireproofed or Gov
cred with fire-resistive material.
All rooms to be properly Lighted
should have six outlets Of 15t
Watt lamps, with 16 in. globes o.
the daylight type.
| Panic bolts must be provided OF
two exit doors.
! RUSSELL SCHOOL
Your attention is drawn to tn,
light afforded in this school.
ranges from z, per cent of light o.
glass area in proportion to tn
floor area, in the domestic scienc,
room to 81 per cent in Room IS.
/ Our inspection of this schcoo
shows that Room S is under stree
level and that Room has win
dows which face an alley between
buildings and the light is cut off.
The gate to the street on High
land avenue does not open. 1t Is il
front of fire escape and must b.
removed. 1t would be trap To-
students within the grounds in cas-
Of fire or panic.
The window under the fire es
cape should be reglazed with wir,
glass.
| The Peerless ventilating unit il
Room Id makes considerable nois,
so as to disturb both teacher ant
class.
There Is no exit from the gal
;ery of the gymnasium except tn,
stairway coming down to the mali
floor.
There are no doors at the hea,
Of the stairs leading from the frs
floor to the basement as required
by state law.
SLOCUM SCHOOL
The fire extinguishers should b.
checked.
There are Only six seats in tn,
hoys' toilets. There should be six
teen. There should be at ieas
twenty-five in the girls The boys
toilets were found to be offensiv,
on account of doors due to i'm
proper ventilation.
| There is a wood door to the fur
mace room which should be fire
proofed.
One door from the basement t,
1.-THE first floor is OF wood and mus
be flreproofed or covered with fire
resistive material.
The roof on this building leaks
| SPRAGUE SCHOOL
| Your attention is drawn to tn
il matter Of light in this building
The sewing room has but 8 pc
\ cont of light area In urouorfiOn n