The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-08
NO MONIES now APPROPRIATED
Contractors anxious for First Payment
on the Building But Bonds Must be
Delivered Before City Can Make
Payments.

The City Council met in regular SEES
sion at the City Hall on Monday even
ing but the meeting lasted just four
minutes. 1t did not get over however
without a debate as the members were
divided on the question as to when to
adjourn to. President Pirsch was in the
Chain in the absence of the Mayor and
after short argument the members
decided to adjourn until next Monday
evening. There were none of the Eliza
beth street property owners there to
protest against the paving of the street
and nothing come up in this regard
The contractors in charge of the
erection of the City Hall were anxious
to have some of the money allowed on
the contract for the building. The
Company has done work to the amount
of more than $4,000 in the installation
of the foundations and in keeping with
the provisions of the contract they
are to be paid for their work as the
work progresses. In another week near
ly double this amount will be demanded
by the contractors as by that time
the stone for the front of the building
will have been set and the laying of
brick will be well under way. The
bonds which are to provide the funds
for the erection of the building have
not as yet been sold anu it is ex-
pected that the council will take action
on the bids at the next regular meeting.
The printed bonds have been received
by the city clerk and they are ready
for the signature of the Mayor so
that it will be possible to deliver them
just as soon as the council takes form
al action to accept the bid of the
City National Bank Of Chicago or some
Of the other bids. The banks will be
ready to pay cash for the bonds and
this amount will at once be turned
over to the city 1t is not expected
that this fund will be used for any
purpose but the payment of the con-
tract for the new building as it may
become due and in addition to the
amount raised by the sale of the bonds
the city will be forced to raise about
$4,000 to pay the enUlre contract In
addition to this the city council will
be forced to make some provision for
the furnishings of the new city hall.
1t is estimated that the cost of furnish
ings- will be considerable over two
thousand dollars and it is probable
that some appropriation for this pur-
pose will be made when the finance
committee figures out the next tax
levy. AS the money from the bonds
will be available at once the council
can at the same time make provision
for the extra money which will be de-
manded to complete the buildings The
contractors are planning to largely in
crease the force Of workmen on the
building now that the work is well
under way and the superintendent feels
certain that the building will be ready
for the use of the city by the first of
next March. Al an early meeting of
the council it is expected thai the mat
ter Of the furnishings for the building
will be taken care OF and it is expected
that the city will provide for an up-to-
date equipment of the building. The
city has little or no furniture at the
present time and outside of the furni-
ture in the Mayors Office none now on
hand will be suitable for the new build
ing. When the new building is opened
there will be a large number of new
Offices which in the past have not been
maintained by the city and it will be
necessary to provide for the equipment
Of all of these.