Masterton School Committee.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3519, 24 May 1890, Page 2

Masterton School Committee.

A special meeting of tho Masterton School Committee was held last evening to consider, at the request of the Education Board, the sanitary condition of the school, as it ww urged by the Board that no information on the subject had been received, There wore present-Messrs B, Feist, (Chairman), ■ W. M. Easthope, B. McEwon,' W. Prangnell, H. E. Eton, and T. Mackay.

The Secretary read the following communication, recently sent by Mr Turnbull to the Board on the snbjeot: I examined the W.G's at the Mastcrtou School, along with two members of the Committee, who pointed out to me that notwithstanding the additions made to the school nothing

hud been added to the closets, As to a method of dealing with them, 1 would recommend that they bo turned face about. This would oppose the lattice work side to the' direction of the prevailing winds, and then add two more seats at each end for the hoys and girls. This the committee think would be ample for them, For the disposal of matter the present system is extremely defective, and should ho remodelled as soon as possible. The question is ho» bea'

to do it, as they have no way of drawing off the sowage, though having a good water supply. Tho earlh closets soem to be tho only available way, The Carterton School Committee have a system of earth, with an iron bucket under each seat, with a contrivance to separate the liquids from the solids, It is claimed that offensive smells is thus reduced to a minimum, I think that this

method with some alterations m y safely be adopted at Masterton, The Chairman stated that perhaps Mr McEwen, as one of tho sub-corn-ruittco appomtod to visit tlio school with Mr Tumuull; might throw some light on the matter, Mr McEwen explained that he hac visited the school in company wit! MrTurnbull,and was quite convince!

of the uoueasity for improvomont, but he considered the Board were now trying only to shelve the matter iorther, The report recently presented by tho Insprcor of Nuisances to tho Borough Council on tho subjeot was here read.

Mr McEwen further stated that Mr Turnbull had suggested to him the adoption of a certain scheme in use in Melbourne in preference to that of MrCampin,

The Chairman would like to hear the headmaster's -opinion on . the matter,

Mi' Jackson stated tbat ho had visited the Carterton Sohool in oorapimy with Mr Turnbiill and Mr MoEwen, but lie had expressed himself since that visit that he woukl.cortainly like to W something better than the schcnio of Mr Oainpin adopted in Musterton. That scheme was in his opinion a flimßy arrangement,

Tho Chairman thought the letter should be returned to the Board, with the request that the altera tionß required be stated.

Mr Maokay was of opinion that tho sanitary conditio of the school should be attended 10 by tho officer of the Board, who was paid to look ifter these mattere,- School Committees wore not sanitary exports, and as far as ho was personally concerned he knew nothing about the business.

Some discussion upon tho dofectivo condition of the closets generally here took plnco. Mr Mackay moved, " That this Committee, not being experts in sani. tary arrangements, the matter be referred back to the Education Board, with * request thut as the work hi urgently required the architect, being an expert, be requested to prepare and carry out a proper system of sanitary arrangements for'the ecbool; and that the architect having visited the school some,four months ago, the delay seems vexatious and unseemly, as the Committee expected it would liavo been carried out sooner." Mr Eton seconded. After some brief discussion the motion was put and carried. Mr Eustbopa stated that in visiting tho school, ins attention had been called by Mr Jackson to the requirement of stands for Indian Clubs in the school. The making of this addition would entail an extra expenditure of 10s,

On a vote being taken, tho expenditure necessary was authorised,

Mr Mackay said that as a now member he would like to be furnished with tho standing orders, rules and regulations of the Committeo. In his opinion each member should bo cognisant with the rules nnd regulations,

Mr Prangnell replied that last year tho fttodmg orders, eto, were \vto-' ' rided etch member,

I Ito BeeteMy kvvag W msfruo/ed to procure tbo necessary. copies, tho meeting adjourned,