Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-03-11
GYMNASIUM
FOR BELINCTON
Requires $4,000 to Build and
Furnish a Sufficient Structure
(By M. p. Boyles)
s NO. A

DOL represented the scnool and
IN of belingJon at the Mononga-
a valley High Scnool Tournament
.airmont. The boys never brought
I any laurels but they did well,
ldenng their experience. We
n Jane Lew and were defeated by
"a 1876. 1t was the tirst game the
) had ever played away from home
it is only to be expected that they
e embarrassed before the large
wd. We were drawn back for the
v Finals and were defeated again
Harrington 1910.
L is useless for me TO say the team
worked at a great disadvantage.
trips through the cold to Junior
e been trying; short practice per-
and various other handicaps have
IN met cheerfully by the boys.
have been asked by out of town
bple ever since | have been teaching
Wellington why we didn't have
ketball Last year l tried to in
Est the lodges, through some
icles in The Progressive, in build
community hall in which basket
| might be played but all without
cess. [ find number of people
q are interested in the boys
letics and the school who favor a
nnasium but up to this time we
e never been able to get together
do some little team work in the
n.
Had it not been for the good roads
d Lewis Viquesney, of Junior, we
d Lewis Viquesney, we still would
Il would have had no team
WHY DOSEN'T ELLINGTON
Eve A GYMNASIUM?
! t isn't because we don't have money
hugh for towns much smaller than
s and with less wealth have gym
Ssiums. My belief is that the ma
yity Of voters are willing to build
liable hall and the reason for our
having one is because the prop
Zion has never been taken up right
The town supports every good
Sing that comes along-Chautauquas,
fceum Courses, our fair last fall and
her things.
+ The new school law makes provi-
l]ns on page 70, Section 8, whereby
board of education may by an ad-
tional levy for school purposes, sub
1t however, to the voters of the dis
ct. Such an election could very
Iii be conducted in the Primary to be
a May 25th without much expense.
his seems to me very practical
law to determine how the taxpayer
! els about the matter. Everyone
|els the need of a building to con-
bet fairs, political and social meet
les, and other school attractions.
| | recopy the school law on the ques-
on of levy:
Additional Fund Purposes
Sec. 0. (a) If any county court,
(slrd Of education, or common council
a municipal corporation be of opin-
that the maximum rate of levy Of
kyes hereinbefore named in section
10 (a) as to counties, or in section
ght as to municipalities, will not
reduce sufficient funds for the current
Neal year 10 cover the expenditures
n the year in the county or school
strict, or municipality, as the case
3ay be, it may enter an order on It's
cord book of proceedings setting
nth the purposes for which addition
funds will be needed, the amour
areof for each purpose, and the tota
areof, the separate and aggregate
Mount of the taxable property OF
hich it is authorized to levy taxes
d the rate of levy in cents on eacl
hundred dollars assessed valuation
such property necessary to pro
be the additional amount estimate,
he needed; and in the same orde
limit to the voters of the county, tn
hool district or the municipality, a
e case may be, at an election there
+, the question of such additions
Wv. If a majority of the votes cas-
the question at such election be i
|vor of such additional levy, tn
nrt. board or council, as the cas-
Nv be, shall have authority to max
n additional levy, but the sam
In not exceed twenty cents on eac
hundred dollars assessed valuatlo
the taxable property in the cour
school district, or municipality, az
riding to the last assessment there
am told there is 100000 {
Iessed property in Belington. III
I've named levy would raise $500
ich would be sufficient to put up