The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-12-28
Contract for Proposed West Side
School Not Mentioned at Meet
ing Of Board Of Education
REFUSE TO CHANGE LOCATION
Board Votes Down Plan to Purchase
Site in the Third Ward and Orders
the Purchase of Balm Proper
ty Under Conditions

steps last night to force the signing
of the contract for the new west side
school and, in fact, the question Of
the contract never came before the
board. At the time the meeting was
adjourned week ago it was under
stood that the contract matter would
be taken up but President s1hiers has
gained support in his refusal to sign
the contract and it may be some time
before the contract is made by the
president and secretary of the board.
AT the meeting Tuesday evening a
new trouble was brought out when
some OF the members of the board
sought to move the location of the
new building from the fifth to the
third ward. The board is now ar
ranging for the purchase of site in
the Kenosha Realty subdivision but
when the proposition to change the
location of the proposed school came
up it was met by a storm OF protest
from the commissioners from the fifth
ward in the board and when the mat
ter was finally put to vote the pro-
position lost out by vote of eight to
five. The strength shown by the
third warders was a surprise as it
was believed before the vote that the
board would be almost unanimous in
their decision for the fifth ward.
| 1t is evident that the board has
about given up all hope of securing
possession of the orphan asylum tract
and at the meeting last night com
n1ittee consisting Of Williams, Craney
and Larsen was appointed to confer
with the Balm heirs and close a deal
for the purchase of the site near the
old race track.
The site will be purchased at once,
the only condition being that the
present owners see to it that the prop
erty is annexed to the city. The price
is agreed on at $1,000. The proposed
site contains more than two acres,
and it is particularly we'll adapted to
the uses of a school.
The matter of securing the orphan
asylum plat still hangs fire, and it is
understood that some of the Fisk
heirs have retained Attorney A. E
Buckmaster to look after their inter-
ests, and if any effort is made to place
the property under the control of the
city, it is probable that.it will be met
with determined fight on the part of
the heirs. Attorney Slater, who is
handling the matter, stated this
morning that he had heard that there
was some opposition on the part of the
heirs, but he believed that this could
be overcome. He stated that if the
board of education could not utilize
the land for school site the city
could probably find some other use
for it.
The selection Of the school site is
expected to have been completed be-
fore the next regular meeting of the
board, and at that time some steps will
be taken to get out the contract for
the building.
The remainder of the time of the
board was given over to routine bust
ness. An assistant janitor was EN-
p1oyed for the Central school, and the
committee on buildings and grounds
was given power to secure man to
take the place of Engineer Becker of
the Durkee building who recently re-
signed his position to accept a posi-
ton with the Balm Wagon company.