The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-23
Seven Sites Offered BY kenosha
People to Government for d
Postoffice Building Site
HIGHEST PRICES PREVAILING
Three Sites Considered as Suitable are
offered at Pretty Close to Their
Market yalne-D Decision to
Come in Short Time

Bids have been opened in Washing
ton for the purchase of a site for a
federal building in Kenosha and sew
en- sites have been offered to Ike gov
eminent. The prices range from
$4,000 to $65000 and sites in all parts
of the city have been offered. The
government officials have Of course
taken no action in the matter, but the
agents of the government will prob
ably be in Kenosha within few days
to look over the sites and prepare
report for the supervising architect.
The proposals received show that the
owners Of the property have made no
concessions to the government and
they have demanded at least fair
market price for the property offered.
The list of proposals included the
property owned by z G. Simmons at
the corner of Market and Chicago
streets offered for $4,000, the property
of Thomas Hansen at the corner of
Main and South streets offered at
$4,000, the property of H. S. VanIn-
gen on Park avenue just opposite
Central Park, offered at Sic, 1000; the
Meyers block on Market street offered
at S65, 700; the property of John "A.
killeen at the corner of Elizabeth and
Congress streets at $500; and that
owned by Margaret King Grant at
the corner of Ashland and Prairie
avenues at 81, 500.
1t is not thought that the property
offered by J. A. Killeen will be con-
sidered by the architects, as it is far
from the business portion of the city
and Kenosha would have to grow
great deal to make this site suitable
one. The site offered by Mrs. Grant
at the cornev of Prairie and Ashland
avenues is splendid piece of proper
ty, but it is probable that the people
Of Prairie avenue would make a
stormy protest against the location of
a government building on this site.
The site offered by Thomas Hansen
is one Of the best in the city, but the
price is probably more than the gov
eminent would desire to pay. Should
$50, 600 be expended for a site the
amount left for the building of the
postofice would be but $4,000 and it is
not thought that suitable building
could be erected for that sum of
money.
y Many people in the city believe that
the Simmons lot at the corner OF
Market and Chicago streets will be
finally selected, but it is thought that
the price for the property may be
shaded little. The price of SOS, 900
for the Meyers block will probably
not make this building an attractive
proposition to the government as it is
doubtful if the building could be
changed about to suit the uses of the
government for $4,000, the remain
der of the appropriation. The Van
Ingen property is well located and has
been offered to the government at the
same price as it has been offered to
private parties.
The bids are now in the hands of
the supervising architect and It is
probable that he will take immediate
steps to send representatives to the
city to look over the property. At
the time bids for the Kenosha site
were opened, bids were opened for
sites at Waukesha, Appleton, Beloit,
Watertown, Manitowoc, and Platte
vile.
It is noticeable fact that the prop
erty in Kenosha was priced higher
than in any of the other cities.