The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-22
SCHOOL DISTRICT
ACCEPTS REPORT
OF TRUSTEES
Final Action on New Site Post
p0ned Four Weeks
TO MEET IN THE EVENING
Report viii Be Continuously Pub
llshed During the Coming
Month.

of the graded school district was
held yesterday afternoon with an at
tendance of between rs and 100.
There were also a good number of
women in the gathering.
The results of the meeting were
the acceptance of the report Of The
trustees recommending the purchase
of the Benton property on East Main
street for the proposed new high
school site, an adjournment for four
weeks and instructions that the re-
port be published In full for the in
tervening period.
Merritt b. Morgan, as clerk of the
district, called the meeting to order
and read the call. w, B. Sheldon pre-
sided as moderator. The report of
the trustees was read by the clerk
of the board, II. Fl. Webster, and ac-
cepted.
When the second article Of the
warning. to see what action the vot-
ers of the district would take rela-
tive to the purchase of site for a
new high school building, came up
there was a discussion. Some of The
speakers argued that Thea district
should build another graded school
and remodel the present high school
One speaker expressed the opinion
that plans for the building should be
submitted before a site were purchas
ed. Another argument presented
was that the matter had not been
given sufficient publicity and for this
reason the speaker moved, and the
motion was carried, that the meeting
adjourn for four weeks and that the
report of the trustees be published.
The report is as follows:
At the last regular meeting of the
Bennington graded school district,
held in June, 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
site, TO 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. /, 2, ,. 1. & 5. We
have secured written options on No.
g, and 5.
No. l 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 II too expensive
and eliminates it from the list in our
judgment-Price $4,000.
No. =. 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 Git
would not be over $4,000. Ii 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 Wa ara nnaraA d. nf
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 ii is not centrally located.
Also the frontage on Gage street is
not as much as we would desire
No. 4. We are offered the Scott
lot or Stafford street The east line
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. IL 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 IL on the west,
can be had for $1,000. The combined
would make a site approx
mately los feet frontage on Main
street and a depth OF los or more
feet on the east line and gradually
widening to a depth Of about 100
II. on the west line. In our opinion
it is the best proposition we have to
offer for a 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 iooa-
ton. II Is a very accessible point.
Il is very near the center Of our high
school population. Again II We are
to make provision In our new Igh
school building for q civic center
providing an assembly hall for
gradustions. lectures and evening