The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-11-05


the parish be increased to nine months,
and that one additional teacher be added
to the faculty of Haughton High School
and two additional teachers be added to
the faculty Of Benton High School.
Mr.. B. A. Kelly, Chairman of the
Benton High School Building Commit
tee, read partial report of the labors of
that committee, which was approved and
ordered spread on the minutes of the
Board. The committee was highly COM
mended for the systematic and business
like manner in which they had discharg-
ed their duties, and were instructed to
proceed to the completion Of the laud-
able task begun. The report follows:
To the President and Members of the Honorable
School Board Of Bossier Parish:
Gentlemen: We, your Building Committee,
appointed for the purpose Of selecting site and
erecting suitable building in the town of Benton
for the Benton High School, to be paid for out of
the special taxes collected and to be collected in
the Eighth School District OF said parish, beg
report OF our actions in the matter, to-wit:
In the discharge Of our duties we have made
transactions and incurred expenditures as
follows:
Presbyterian Church, lot 24Ox 400 feet. IS 90
Removing church house of same ........ IS 90
B. A. Kelly for lot 2iOx go feet. 20 90
! B. A. Kelly for two lots for church,. 30 90
Total cost Of grounds .............s $50 90
Architects comm, per cent on $780,. 212 So
Contractor, for erecting building. $3.50 90
Shreveport Times, advertising for bids. II 90
Interest on delayed payments, and hard
ware .......................... II 50
Thirty-six window shades. ............... - IS
Cistern, painting and hauling same, ETC.. AZ 90
Total cost Of building and grounds. .sis2l IS
OutnOu6eS 80 %
Extras, such as hauling and fixtures,
IaOOr, etc. " 81
Total expenditures to date. ...........$ 1870 81
Our resources were as follows:
Amount on hand, Eighth District fund. .s2ioe 70
Borrowed from bank Observation-Disclosures. 1900 90
Total funds Of said district ...........s 51Oe 70
Deduct therefrom above disbursements. 1870 81
Showing balance to credit Of districts 1877 70
In addition to these figures, we have acquired
throuh private sources as follows:
Proceeds Of entertainment by people of
Benton Is 70
Proceeds Masquerade Ball ............... 50 80
Total receipts. ........................$ 148 Is
Deduct expenses incidental thereto ...... 60 Is
Net receipts ..........................$ IS 50
Paid for chairs for Auditorium. Is 80
Besides this, we have paid several more dollars
for cleaning up grounds, ETC., which was donated
by the citizens of Benton, and not necessary to
mention here. We will have paid out about $4,000
from public and private sources before finishing
up our work.
We have, as the result of our efforts, to turn
over to you the following:
A neat commodious school building Ordinarily
dubbed a story and half "a K So feet, with four
class rooms below 26x 81 feet, with hall COX So
feet through the center, and an auditorium above
3Ox "a feet, with stage in the north end Ax3O
feet; all well lighted and ventilated, the interior
being nicely plastered and the outside walls
being storm sheeted before putting on siding,
making them cold and damp proof. We have in
the two lots plat of nice, level ground 240 feet
north and south by $40 feet east and west, or
something over three acres of land. This we in
tend to substantially fence in the near future.
Our building may not present an imposing ap-
pearance as stately two or three story building,
but 1t certainly suggests snugness and comfort,
and as to utility and school service, it win COM
pare fayorably with any high school building in
the State. 1t is the intention OF the local school
authorities to continue to improve and beautify
the building and grounds and make them credit
to the community.
Respectfully submitted,
B. A. KELLY, Chairman.
Jos. E. JOHNSTON.
J. H. BELcHER.
L. G. SMITH.
r. E. WYCHE
j.. p. CREswELL.
F. B. OGDEN.
Benton, La, October 81, 1908.
There being no further business, the
Board adjourned to meet in regular SEES
sion on Thursday before the second Sat-
urday in January next.
J. N. PLATT, President.
Jos. E. JOHNSTON, Secretary.