The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-13
CHANGE IN SPECIFICATIONS
New Tool Proof Cells Win be EliInin-
ated and Changes Will be Made in
Roof of Building Reducing the Cost
$500.

No contract was let for the rebuild
ing of the Kenosha county Jail by the
County Board at the session ON Sat
urday afternoon but the board voted
to reject all bids received and new
bids were ordered. This action was
taken by vote of Il to 2 a large ma-
jority of the members of the board de-
claring that they believed that the
county would save money by asking
for new bids. The new bids are to be
received at an adjourned meeting of
the board to be held on Feb. 18th and
it is expected that the contract will be
let at that time. There seems to have
been misunderstanding among the bid
ders as to the amount of the certified
check to be filed with the bids and
the clerk will see to it that this is not
misunderstood when the new bids are
received. Under the orders of the
board each bidder must put up a
check for five percent of the amount
of his bid.
In order to make it certain that the
new bids will come within the esti-
mate of $4,000 set by the architect
the Board decided to make some minor
changes in the specifications. One of
these changes will be the elimination
of some of the tool proof cells planned
for the new department of the jail
The Jail at the present time is fitted
with number of tool proof cells and
it is thought that these can be utilized
in the new department. The reduc-
ing of the number of tool proof 0cells
will reduce the cost of the remodeling
of the building to the amount of $1,000.
The Board decided to make change in
the roof of the building and it will
have an asphalt single roof. This
will increase the cost of the building
to the amount of $500 so that the net
saving by the change in the specifca-
tions Will be in the neighborhood of
| $500. 1t is thought that all of the
companies and contractors who put ia
bids on Saturday will bid jat the time
the new bids are opened. Ii the con-
tract is let at the date set there will
be no delay in getting the work started
as it will be impossible for the con
tractor to break ground until early in
April and this will give him plenty OF
time to get his materials on the
ground. AS there was no other bust
ness of Importance to come before the
Board an adjournment was taken until
the date set for the opening of the
new bids. One change was made in
the committee to have charge of the
erection of perpetual memorial to
! the Kenosha county soldiers. County
Supervisor James Moran who had been
named as member Of the commission
declined to serve and asked that James
Spencer of the town of Somers be
named in his place and this change
was made by the Board.
The matter of fixing the salary for
the probation officer of the municipal
court was left open with the under
standing that this official will render
a bill to the Board at its annual
meeting and that possibly next year a
regular salary will be arranged for
him. The Board passed a resolution
appropriating forty dollars for clerk
hire in tne municipal court and that
court was given the right to use the
circuit court room at such times as is
necessary when the circuit court is
not in session.