The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-05-28
PLANS NOW READY
Government 70 Send Plan. for
Ksnoshs Post Office Building
for inspection Soon
CONTRACTORS BIDDING ON 1T
Postmaster Believes That the Work
Will Be Started Late in the sum
mer-May Seek for Added
Appropriation for Building

After a wait Of many months, the
plans for the proposed government
building in Kenosha are completed and
Postmaster Maloney has been notified
that the plans will be sent to Kenosha
for inspection and suggestions within
a few days. The building which the
government proposes to build here is an
exact duplicate of the government build
j ing erected at Marshalltown, Iowa, and
similar to buildings now being designed
for Beloit and other Wisconsin cities.
It will be Of Bedford granite and it is
planned to cost in the neighborhood Of
sixty thousand dollars. AS the appro-
priation for the Kenosha building is
$4,000 and $4,000 has been expended
for a site there will be little money left
for extras.
! The plans for the new building pro-
vide for a structure one story in heigth
with commodious basement to be used
as store room. All of the Offices will
be on the first floor of the building.
There will be large office for the use
of the postmaster and assistant post
master, large foyer in which the boxes
and various stamp windows will be set
up, special rooms for the use of the
rural and city carriers, rest rooms for the
employees and in addition to these rooms
the building will be equipped with every
modern convenience. 1t is expected
that the building will be heated with
heat from the city heating plant if a
favorable contract can be made with
the company.
1t is thought that the plans will be in
the hands of the postmaster by the
first Of June and that the contracts for
the building will be let by the first of
August. Several men engaged in con-
tracing for the public buildings are al
ready figuring on the job. At the rate
the government goes on public buildings
the Kenosha building VIII be completed
in about two years. It is a we'll known
fact that it takes the government about
as long to build a public building as
F., to dig a Panama canal and for this
reason it is not to be expected that
there will be any grand rush in the
completion Of the building in Kenosha.
| AS the entire appropriation made by
congress will be used up in the building
Postmaster Maloney and prominent bust
mess men of the city have been consider
ing the ACCESSIBILITY of going to Wash
ington and making an effort to get an
added appropriation of $4,000 to pro-
vide for the installation of more modern
furniture and equipment in the new
building. These added appropriations
have been made for many cities and there
does not seem to be any good reason
why Kenosha should not receive the same
treatment. The grounds about the new
building could be made most beautiful
and as the building will occupy only a
portion of the site with an added appro-
priation it would be possible to make a
beautiful park for the use of the people
Of the city.
! This plan however will not have to be
taken up until after the work on the
building is under way and it is certain
there will plenty Of time to arrange for
! the Improvement of the grounds after
the building has been started.
| It is expected that the building will
be started late in the fall of this year