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REPORT OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES
Bennington Graded School District on
High School Sltes-Jan. Fl, 1918.

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High School Sltes-Jan. Fl, 1918.
At the last regular meeting of the
Bennington graded school district,
held in June, a motion was made and
carried empowering the school trus-
tees to investigate all matters relat-
ing to the erection of a new high
school building, including design and
ste, 10 incur any necessary expense
pertaining to such investigation, and
report at special meeting of the dis
trict to be called by them If deemed
advisable or at the next annual meet
ing of the district.
In accordance with these instruc.
ton, we beg leave to submit the fol
lowing report. In looking up plans
and investigating expenses of high
school buildings we found we could
not make much progress until we had
first decided upon site. Therefor
we have devoted the past few months
| to the consideration of available sites
and would report as follows; on five
proposed sites No. l. 2. 3, 4. & S. We
have secured written options on No.
3, and 5.
No. ] The F. w Goodall property
on Main street. This Is a good sized
lot and well located, but the fact that
| it comprises fine residence which
could not be easily utilized for a
high school makes 1t too expensive
and eliminates it from the list in our
| judgment-Price $4,000.
No. 2. The Valentine lots on Park
St, in the rear OF our present prop
erty are offered as site. A tract of
land can be secured here about 100
IT. So. for approximately $4,000 lit
would not be over $4,000. 1t is
bounded on the south by Scott street
on the north by Pratt street. There
would be advantages and disadvant-
ages in having the high school build
| ing located near the graded schools.
The surroundings in this location are
not especially fitting for high
school building and the nature Of the
soil is such that we do not recon-
mend the purchase of this site for a
high school building.
No. 3. We are offered tract OF
land on the corner Of Gage and SAT-
ford streets. The frontage on SAT-
ford street is 246 feet and on Gage
street 1O7 feet Price $4,000. This
is a good lot, the greatest objection
being that it is not centrally located.
Also the frontage on Gage street is
not as much as we would desire.
No. 4. We are offered the Scctt
lot or Stafford street. The east line
fronts on Stafford street 240 feet.
The west line would be somewhat
less This lot has depth of 200
feet Is bounded Oh the north by
Scott street and on the south by the
| Walloomsac river 1t is the largest
lot we are able to report as avail
able for the purpose and this is in
its favor. The price is $4,000.
No. 5. The Benton property on
Main street { so called together
with a section OF the Cushman prop
erty, which adioins it on the west
can be had for $1,000. The combined
properties would make site approx
mately los feet frontage on Main
street and a depth Of 165 or more
feet on the east line and gradually
widening TO a depth of about 100
It. on the west line. In our opinion
1t is the best proposition We have to
offer for a site.
LIST. Because OF the nature OF the
soil and very little expense in grad
| ing.
End. Because of the character of
the surrounding territory and adjac-
ent buildings,
Bird. Because OF its central loca-
ton. 1t is a very accessible point.
1t is very near the center of our high
school population. Again il we are
to make provision in our new high
school building for a civic center
providing an assembly hall for
graduations, lectures and evening
gatherings, It would be for the con-
venience of the public to have cen
trail location, easily accessible from
many of the streets, as is this site.
Therefor, having considered the i've
properties herein mentioned as avail
able for new high school building,
we would respectfully report. that in
our opinion, the Benton-Cushman site
is the best one suited to the need.
Respectfully submitted,
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