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

At the last regular meeting of the
! Bennington graded school district
/ held in June, a motion was made an(
carried empowering the school trus
tees to investigate all matters relat
ing to the erection of new higf
school building, including design anC
site, TO incur any necessary expense
pertaining to such investigation, an6
report at special meeting of the dis
trict to be called by them II deemed
advisable OF at the nsxt 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 a 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. /, 2, 3, 4, & 5. 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 a fine residence which
could not be easily utilized for a
high school makes it 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 a site. A tract OF
land can be secured here about 100
it. SO. for approximately $4,000 Git
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 a 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 Sect
lot on Stafford street. The east liue
fronts on Stafford street 240 feet.
The west line would be somewhat
less. This lot has a depth of 220
feet. Is bounded on 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. 8. The Benton property on
Main street { SO called together
with section of the Cushman prop
erty, which adjoins 1t on the west,
can be had for $1,000. The combined
properties would make site approx
mately 165 feet frontage on Main
street and 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 site.
1st. 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 nigh
school building for a civic center
providing an assembly hall for
graduations. lectures and even ne
gatherings, 1t would be for the con
venience of the public to have a cen
| trail location, easily accessible from
many of the streets, as is this site
Therefor. having considered the Ave
properties herein mentioned as avail
able for a new high school building
we would respectfully report, that II
our opinion, the Benton-Cushman site
Is the best one suited to the need.
Respectfully submitted,
c. T. Burt,
c. G.. Phillips,
+. NJ. Crawford,
II. d. Fillmore,
F. E. Howe,
II. H. Webster,
c. 8. Perry.
| Trustees Bennington Graded SchCo