The star-progress., 1921-04-13
new SCHOOL site.
FINALLY SELECTED
BY The COMMITTEES
Splendid Location For Ope-
Iousas' Second Educa-
tional Institution
BUYS PROPERTY FROM
MRS. G. H. COMEAU
Large Tract Situated in
South End of City and In
The Third Ward

The building committee of the
school board having in charge the sell
ection Of site for the new high
high school met Monday again and
finally decided on the location of the
new educational institution. Many
pieces of property was offered the
committee at its several previous
meetings but no decision in the mat
ter was made until after deHberation
as to location and price.
The large tract owned by Mrs. C.
H. Comeau, facing South Market and
West Jefferson streets and contain
ing some fifteen or sixteen acres, was
bought by the committee, the price be-
ing about eight thousand dollars. This
property is locally known as the bali
park" a1ai is conveniently located to
any part of the city. 1t is a splendid
site in every respect, and at the price
paid is a fine buy in every sense OF
of the word. There will be ample
room for Fairgrounds for the pupils.
1t has even been suggested that If
the school ever establishes an agricul-
tural department in connection it will
have ample room for actual expert
mental purposes. There will also be
space for a manual training depart
ment, if such an institution is deeni'
ed advisable Of establishment in con.
nection.
Other sites were considered but the
price at which they were offered to
the committee was bar to their be
ing seriously considered for the sum
would have made a considerable in
road on the proceeds of the bond is
sue and would have injured the plans
for the erection of magnificen!
building which is now proposed.
The city authorities, at the last
meeting of the board Of aldermen
considered the subject Of building
mere concrete sidewalks, but as Al
that time the location Of the new
school was not decided on it was wise
ly agreed to await the action of thi
building committee in order to have
walks built to connect the main side
walk system with the new school
Now that this latter matter is decid
ed. the council can get busy with 1T
plans on the sidewalk building. On
walk will undoubtedly be constructe'
down South Market street from th'
corner of South street to the new
school site. Other walks LEADING
from South Court will no doubt be als'
ordered. Some suggest that it will b.
advisable to open West Cherry stree
and perhaps have walks built along
in order to give children living in tn
western part of the city the chanc
to get to the school without going
long. ways around.
Plans for the new building have a
ready been made by the architects an
the formal advertising for bids vii
no doubt be the next step to be tai
en- by. the board. That body wi
meet again the latter part of thu
month and town people are expectin
it to act on the matter Of letting od
the bids for construction. The bond
we're sold at the meeting of the boar
held last week and there is apparen
ly nothing in the way now Of process
ing with the work Of getting the buil'
ing ready for school purposes in tn
quickest possible time. It is unde
stood that it will be much fine
structure than the present high scho'
building and will cost more to erec