The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-13
Postmaster Maloney Receives
Plans and Specifications for
New Public Building
MUST BE READY IN DEC. 1909
Cost of the Building is Estimated by the
Government at $50, oo0-Plans
Provide for a Complete
Home for Post Office

Postmaster John b, Maloney has re-
ceived from James knox Taylor, the
supervising architect of the United
States government, six sets of the plans
and specifications for the new public
building to be erected in Kenosha and
they are now being turned over to the
local contractors who desire to bid on
tie building. The estimated cost of the
building is to be $52 900 and the speci-
fcations provide that the work shall be
completed on or before Dec. 1, 1909.
The general conditions for the bidding
provide that men can be worked but
eight hours daily on the construction
Of the building and all bidders for the
contract are directed to furnish bond
of two per cent, of the amount of their
bid. 1.-The bids are to be opened on
Sept. 10 at 3 p. m. and the contract
Will be let Within one month after the
date if the bids are within the esti
mated cost of the building, The speci-
fcations enter into every detail of, the
building and some twenty drawing
showing every portion Of the completed
building are sent with them,
The building is to be a beautiful
classic structure containing a. basement,
the main floor and the attic. 1t is to
be Of limestone or sand stone and terra
Gotta. The dimensions Of the building
are 80 by SO feet. The building, while
following a simple and severe form of
architecture, is not without ornamental
tion and. it will be one of the most
beautiful of the smaller. buildings
erected by the government in the various
cities Of the west. It was first planned
to use a stock design for the building
but after the agents of the government
had viewed the site for the building a
new plan was made.
While the main entrance of the
building will be on chicago street, the
other three sides of the building will
be of an ornamental nature and there
will also be an enrance to the main
lobby Of the building from Market
street.
The main lobby will be forty feet
long and twelve feet wide. It is in the
front of the building and in addition
there will be smaller lobby on the
north side of the building. At the
south end of the main lobby Will be a
room IS by Is feet for use as money
order and registered letter department,
In the very center of the building is
the work room for the employees of the
office. It will be 80 by SO feet in size
and abundantly supplied with light.
The postmaster's Office, especially de
signed for this purpose, will be on the
northwest corner of the building and
will be accessible from the main lobby
and from the work room. On the main
floor will be toilet rooms and lava
tories and two large vaults for the
keeping of the valuables of the office.
The basement Of the building Will
contain the hot water heating plant
which will be Of the most modern pat
tern, two lavatories, bath room and
. shower bath together with three toilet
rooms.
The attic is designed to be used as a
store room It will be finished complete
ly and will have four large rooms.
The building will be piped for gas
and wired for. electricity 50 that either
form of lighting may be used.
The electric work is all to be put in
in keeping with the government regu-
lations.
The building seems to be entirely sat-
isfactory to the men at the post Office,
the only complaints being heard is that
it will be too small to take care of the
business of the office if the increase of
the past few years is continued.
Two local contractors have notified
the postmaster that they will bid on the
work and it is thought that other con-
tractors will also send in bids.
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