The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-18
DISTRICT v OTED
TO BUILD NEW
HIGH SCHOOL
At a Cost of Not to Exceed
$4,000
NOT A VOTE IN OPPOSITION
Plans Accepted Are Those Drawn by
Cooper G. Bailey, Leading
School Architects.

By unanimous vote of q largely at
tended meeting of the voters Of the
Bennington graded school district, 1t
was decided to build new high
school building at cost of not to ex-
coed $4,000. The building will be
located on the Benton ushman lot
on Main street recently bought by
the district at a cost of $500.
This will make the cost OF lot and<
building s82,500, which is moderate
for a town the size of Bennington.
The plans accepted by the meeting
are those prepared by Cooper &
Bailey of Boston, probably the best
known school architects In the coun-
try. These plans were unanimously
recommended by the board of school
trustees after giving a great deal OF
time and study to the question.
The trustees were directed to pro-
coed to erect the building and to fin
ance it by the issuance of school war
rants as the money Is needed with
the plan of refunding the debt when
the building is completed and selling
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terms when the money market is
more favorable than just at present.
The meeting was held at the school
building and was called to order at
o'clock by Moderator w. B. Sheldon.
The warning was read by M. B. Nor
gan, clerk of the district.
Under the first article of the warn
ing the report of the trustees was read
by Homer H. Webster, secretary of
the board. In this report was recap
itulated the proceedings of the board
in following out the directions of the
school meeting last year to look up
the matter of new high school
building and bring the question be-
fore the voters.
The trustees recommended the
Cooper & Bailey plans as more COM
pact, containing all the good features
being better fitted to add to in case
of necessity and costing somewhat
less. The estimated cost Of building
under these plans was stated to be
SIC. 900, as figured by an expert from
the Torrington Building company.
The report of the trustees was ac-
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was voted to take up the next two ar
ticles Of the warning together, includ-
ing the question of erecting a build
ing and financing it. Edward H. Hol-
den offered the following resolution:
Resolved: That the trustees Of
Bennington Graded School District
be and are hereby authorized to build
and construct new high school
building on the site recently purchas-
ed and now owned by said district &C
cording to report submitted by trus-
tees; and that the sum of $4,000 be
appropriated therefor; and be 1t fur
be authorized and empowered to Dor
row not to exceed this amount, upon
the orders or warrants Of the dis
trict, payable on or before Oct. /.
1914, with interest not to exceed s
per cent per annum.
The resolution was seconded by.
Harrison l. Norton and, after little
discussion of the best way to raise
money and the matter of securing the
most favorable rates OF interest, the
resolution was unanimously adopted.
The meeting adjourned at $50, af-
ter which the school trustees held q
meeting to hear the report Of an ex-
pert on plumbing relative to the tot
lets and sanitaries in the graded
school building. There has been a
good deal of criticism Of the plumb
ing in this building and the trustees
are trying to secure the needed i'm
provement without involving any
added burden of expense.