The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-08
SELECTING A SITE.
BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSS To-
CATIONS FOR A NEW BUILDING.
A PREFERENcE rs EXPRESSED.
The New Building When Built Will Prob
ably Stand on the Lot owned by
Joseph Pitts, Corner Bron-
son and Caledonia SITS

The Board of Education held spec
ial meeting Thursday evening at the
City hall for the purpose of taking
some action in regard to the purchase
of site on which to build the new
North side school. No action was
taken and all that the meeting resulted
ia was simply w0rds-idle words and
the building is no nearer certainty
than it was before the meeting.
All the commissioners are evidently
of the opinion that the building should
be built, and that at once, but the
present board seems to have inherited
the spirit Of delay which has been such
a prominent characteristic of former
boards Of this city. Only eleven of the
commissioners we're present last even
ing, and all of them seemed to have
different idea of what should be bought
and when it should be bought. In the
absence of temporary secretary jack
son, Mr. Newman was elected to fill
this position, and the board got down
to work. The committee consisting of
the commissioners of the North side,
which had been appointed at prevl-
Gus meeting to investigate sites and
prices, reported that the available
property on the North side for the use
of school site, consisted of four sites
as follows: The property owned by
Joseph Pitts at the corner of Bronson
fC hV7O
feet, price So, 800 Property owned by
Henry Zeitler, at the corner of Hansen
and Caledonia streets, 10Y feet by lis
feet, price 81, 800. Property owned by
Mr.. Dunnebacke at the corner of Divi-
sion and Chicago streets, 125 feet by
296 feet, price $4,000; and property at
the corner of Milwaukee avenue and
Bronson street, owned by Charles
Boyer, 132 feet by 1872 feet, price So 800.
The committee recommended that
the board select either the piece owned
by Mr. Pitts or the Dunnebacke prop
ty This report caused no end of dis
cussiOn, but it was finally adopted, and
then the fight was to make a decision
between the two selected. Finally
Commissioner Newman moved that the
board ballot for a choice between the
two lots, and the question was put.
Before the Chairman had a chance to
call for ayes and nays the usual spirit
of delay on the part of the board was
shown, and the commissioners urged
that it would not be possible for the
board to make decision at this meet
ing. Some urged this pointon account
of the fact that the meeting was
special meeting, and others because
the board had made no estimate for
buying a school site when they had
made their annual demand upon the
city treasurer.
Finally it was decided to ballot, but
it was understood that the ballot was
to have no weight beyond the fact that
it would show the preference of the
board in regard to the new site for the
school. The ballot resulted in every
vote being cast in favor of the Pitts
lot with the exception of one vote,
which was blank.
The lot which the board has ex-
pressed preference for is one of the
best building sites on the North side,
and the price at which it is offered is
considered very low.