The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-23
COVERS EVERY LINE SUGGESTED
Kenosha Will Have the Most Complete
Building Ordinance of Any City in
the State and it is Drawn Along the
Lines Particularly Needful Here.

After more than year of almost
continuous work the Building Commits
sion named by the Common Council to
formulate building code for use in
the city of Kenosha has completed it's
work and the rough drawing of the
ordinance was presented to the Com
mission at a session held at the office
Of Charles II. Goodman, one of the
members of the Commission on We'd
nesday evening. It will take another
month to get the ordinance into form
to present to the Council, but the
members of the Commission D. J.
Harff, Fred Larsen, John Priddis, G.
III. Clark, Frank Eoulke and Charles
Goodman are convinced that if it is
passed by the Council, Kenosha will
have the most complete building code
of any city in the state of Wisconsin.
The task Of making the code has
been decidedly strenuous one. The
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the code when adopted will be a mon
ument to their attention to detail 1t
will be book of some two hundred
pages and every line Of work connect
ed with the building trades has been
fully covered In order to do this
the men on the Commission who were
connected with certain lines of build
ing made suggestions to the Commits
sion while the work of drafting these
suggestions into form with the excep-
tion Of the portions of the code relat-
ing to plumbing and electric wiring
was the work of the Commission as
a whole The best ability of the men
was given to the task. The plumbing
code was drawn by Mr.. Goodman and
Mr.. Clark, who is the general superin-
tendent for the Kenosha Gas and Elec-
trio Company drew the provisions re-
lating to the electric wiring of build
ings in the city.
1t is not probable that the ordinance
can be passed by the Council in time
to go into effect before the opening
Of new building season, but the
Council will have plenty Of time to
consider it during the winter season
and to provide for the election Of a
proper person to act as building in
spector. The ordinance in whole and
in part has been, submitted to building
experts in several cities and these
have declared that it was perfect
ordinance for the city Of Kenosha. In
making the draft of the ordinance the
members of the Commission have fol-
lowed In a great measure the national
building code brought out by the
Underwriters of America, but much of
the subject matter had peen changed
SO as to make it particularly applicable
to the demands of the city of Kenosha.
The Commission have taken great
pains to make buildings safe and it
is not improbable that after the ordi-
nance is enacted into law it will re-
suit in the rates of insurance in the
city being greatly reduced. This idea
has been in the minds of the Commits
sion in drawing the ordinance. 1t is
also thought that it will bring greater
uniformity in building in the city.
The builders of the city are anxious
ly awaiting the appearance of the or
dinance and already several people
are being mentioned for the office of
building inspector. The ordinance
will probably be sent to the Council
at the second meeting in October and
the Council will have to arrange to
give several evenings to the reading
of it.