Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-30
HIGH SCHOOL SITE
New Building to Be Erected on VAL
liant Lot, Main Street.

Another step toward the erection OF
new high school building in Pine
Bluff was taken Thursday afternoon
when the city school board, at spe-
cial meeting called for the purpose
of considering the matter, approved
the action Of the subcommittee APP
nointed to select site for the new
b,,ildine The subcommittee report
ed that it had decided upon the prop
ertv on the west side OF Main street.
between Sixth and Eighth. which IS
ius+ to the rear of the present hlgh
school building. The site Is loVAio0
foot and makes an elegant site 1or
the purposes for which it was selec'-
od The consideration is $4,000. Ihe
deal was made through the real es-
.a.o ern, of Leitner and We'll OF this
city.
The decision of the school board 'o
nurchase this property is the most I'LL
portant move yet taken toward 1he
final consummation of the boards
nlans for the erection Of new hulio-
ing. and is matter in which all Pine
Bluff people are vitality intereste7.
The school board has had the suh1ec'
under contemplation for some time
and the subcommittee appointed lot
the purpose of selecting site has
had several meetings recently tc' d1s-
cuss the subject. 1t has met seVeral
times this week. and the whole prop
osition has been gone over thorough
". from beginning to end. 1t was
not until a late hour Thursday AFTER
noon. however, that decision was
finally reached by the board as a
body. the special committee having al
ready submitted its report. when was
favorable to the purchase CT the MAIN
street property. This report was ap
proved without dissension, after full
discussion of the merits and demlrts
cf the deal, and the only thing liking
Nv is the darwing up OF the neces-
1e1apers in the case and the sig
mr. ,ai,,, the same. =
Ala oe. site. as stated. is located
~: side Of Main street. be-
and Eighth, and is more
- known as the Valiant
,esead. and being so centrally
..a .ivantageously located is quite
a.s,able site for the erection OF the
no. building. It lies directly oppo-
s,e the building now used as high
ychool.
The Valiant homestead has been on
the market but a short while. and it's
purchase by the school board will
ccme as surprise to many readers
of the daily papers.
When the new building shall have
been completed. which will be at as
early a date as possible under the ex-
listing circumstances. the Pine street
building will be used as grammar
school,
The committee appointed to look
after the site fer the new building
was composed of Messrs. Woodbridge,
Hanf and Byrd.
Early next week Messrs. Jordan.
Hanf and Woodbridge will leave for
other cities in this section of the
country to make personal investiga-
ton of the high school buildings
therein, with view of using their
observations of the buildings in the
erection of the Pine Bluff high school.
They will be gone fer some time, and
will make a thorough investigation
of the buildings in use in the other
cities they visit during their absence.
In the meantime the school board
will await their return before maxine
anv further important move in the
matter. AS soon as they get back,
bids will be asked for on plans and
specifications of the new building.
The building will cost 10000
Harry Hanf has been elected clerk
of the school beard.
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