Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-08

equipped with fire extinguisher. The
tires on all buses are in good con-
ditiOn.
Aycock School: School in excellent
condition, the building arid grounds
clean. This structure is not equipped
with fire extinguisher. The follow
ing buses were inspected and we
found Bus No. 1, no headlights, stop
signal device or fire extinguisher. Bus
No. %, good condition-not equipped
with fire extinguisher. Bus No. "a,
good condit:oll-noc equipped with fire
extinguiSher.
Mineral Springs (Colored) School:
Building and premises clean. Pump
imperative.
North Henderson School, Building
in good condition. Building not equip
ped with fire extinguishers. Road
leading from highway to school in
need of repair.
Dabney School: Building and
grounds in good condition with excep-
ton of two window lights broken in
rear part of building. Five buses were
inspected and found in fair condition
with following exceptions: Bus No.
25, without front or rear lights, and
has faulty clutch. All buses without
stop signal devices and fire extin-
guishers. 1t is estimated by this body
Buses No. Is and 10 are daily over
loaded approximately 25 per cent.
Henderson High School: Excellent
ondition-Trucks not equipped with
fire extinguishers.
Central School. Good condition.
South Henderson School. Good con-
dition, except janitor's home-this
needs a new roof and new porch.
Zeb Vance School: Building in good
condition except the following repairs;
Wall in boys toilet, entrance to school
trucks No. 5, 18, 26, 3, 8 without lights
(head or rear). No. 8, 5, 8 without stop
signal device, No. windshield wiper
at the top of a very wide windshield.
We recommend this be changed to
bottom of windshield for a better
view All of these trucks without fire
eXtinguishers.
Henderson Colored School: Build
ing apparently in good condition ex-
cent the following: Basement and
toilet dirty foul, closet bowels need
to he reset in girls toilet, valves in
koy's toilet leaking wiring in base
ment needs repair.
Henderson Institute: Building in
good condition. Trucks for this school
also have no lights no stop signal and
no fire extinguishars.
West End School, Building in good
condition. We found drinking foun-
10; ~, 4O11 this
improper place and ask that it be
removed to hallway.
Junior High School: Building ap-
parently in good condition.
County Garage. We commend Mr..
Smell for his work as county me-
chanic, but we could see that he was
badly in need of assistance and we
recommend that the proper author
tiles will give this matter immediate
attention.
County Prison Camp: Good condi-
ton.
County Sanitorium and County
Home. These buildings are without
fire extinguishers and we recommend
that they be placed Immediately. 9th
erwise the building is in good con-
dition.
Vance County Court House: White
toilet without light, no toilet paper,
no lids on water boxes, hole in floor
without covering; 'Colored toilet, no
lid on commode, no toilet paper, and
floor dirty; Hall to basement, plaster
ing off in places and falling in 9th,
ers accumulation of useless articles
such as empty boxes, oil cans and
other rubbish. The following County
Offices were visited and the records
and fixtures inspected: Clerk of SUI
perior Court, Register of Deeds, COun-
ty Auditor, Tax Collector, Superinten-
dent of School and to the best of be
lief and knowledge all records are in
order.
County Jail: This property inspected
by this body and the following con-
dition found: Outside fence surround
ing prison yard in delapidated con-
ditfon, fence posts rotten and wires
sagging in places. Outside walls of Jail
building badly cracked in several
places apparently caused by age anc
deterioration. Roof in need of re-
pair. Inside wall cracked open from
roof to floor and a space from one
to two inches showing the length of
crack. Wall over<door leading to wo-
mans quarters badly cracked and steel
door facing sagging from weight of
sagging wall. Steps leading to women's
quarters sagging, creating danger of
injury caused by stumbling. The wo-
mems quarters are furnished with one
small lavatory for bathing purposes,
the use of one plumbing
fixture for both colored and white fe-
male prisoners. An open drain from
this lavatory leads across floor of
cell, emptying into a pipe for outside
drainage. The plumbing in general is
in poor repair, pipes sagging and
leaking. Electric wiring, hanging in
steel cells, not protected by armored
cable or other approved safety pre-
caution A number of windows cracked
or broken and having evidence of be-
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