The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-13
Board of Education Orders
Contracts Let for Balm
School Addition.
GET. ADDITION FOR DURKEE
Ground for Addition is Purchased and
Plans for Building Will be Taken Up
Later in the season-Teacher 5 Re
port is Laid Over for Week.

The board of education held a long
session at the city hall on Tuesday
evening, nearly all Of the time Of the
board being taken up with the con.
sideration of the proposed building ac-
tivities of the board. Bids were open
ed for the construction of the addi-
tion to the Balm school and the archi-
tects were instructed to proceed at
once to get out the detailed plans and
specifications for the building of the
proposed Central high school building
with the understanding that the north
wing of the proposed building will be
erected during the present year. The
board ordered immediate changes
made at the high school. This will
include the tearing down of a portion
Of the auditorium and the converting
Of what is now known as the assem-
bly, room into class rooms for the use
of the high school classes.
The eight room addition to the Balm
school will cost in the neighborhood
of $4,000. Contracts will be let
separately for the different classes of
work to be done as the members of the
board found that this would be cheap
er than letting general contract.
The mason work will be done by Jettie
Tully, his bid being 1895; carpenter
work Louis Anderson, $40, 443; plaster
ing J. p. Beeeher, $2,55s.55; painting
Charles Hansen, 1906; sSruc ssifal iron
work Ferdinand Pietsch Company, Mil
waukee, $2,307; electrical work Schip-
pers Electrical Bureau, $103.62; heat
ing Peter B. Bogart, Milwaukee,
$3,445. Contracts for the sheet metal
work and the plumbing work were laid
over on account of the fact that but
two bids were. received. These con
tracts will probably be let at the next
meeting Of the board.
The board decided to purchase more
land at the Durkee school with view
of providing an addition Of eight
rooms to this school later in the sea-
son. A strip of land 75xlS1 feet Gi-
reetly southeast of the building will
be purchased and the price agreed up
on is $3.50. This piece Of land will
give plenty of room for the proposed
addition and leave plenty of room for
play ground for the children attend
ing the school. The plans for the adj
dition to the Durkee school have not
as yet been made, but it is thought
that the work on this addition will be
started during the present year and
possibly completed by the opening of
the new school year.
Members of the board feel that the
real project OF the year is the work
that is to be done on the Central build
ing and it is expected that close TO
$4,000 will be expended on this build
ing. The proposed north wing, which
is to be built this year will cost in
the neighborhood Of $4,000 and it is
thought that the proposed changes in
the OLD portions of the building will
cost in the neighborhood of $4,000.
The plans for this work and for the
new building will probably be ready
for the consideration Of the board at
the April meeting.
No action was taken on the report
of the teachers committee. On ac-
count of the press of business con
nected with the proposed new build
ing action on this report was laid over
until a special meeting of the board
to be held week from tomorrow
evening.
The question Of building the big
building on the south limits of the
city brought some discussion and fol-
lowing this the plans were laid on the
table for an indefinite time. Archi
tect Hahn who drew the plans for the
announced to the board that
he would make no charges for his
work on these plans until they are
used by the board. It was the gen
eral opinion that it would be from
three to five years before this building
vii be erected.
One interesting incident came up
during tise long meeting of the board.
The clerk of the board was directed to
send a formal protest to the common
council against the action of Alder
man Jan es Filbin Of the building com
mittee Of the council, who had decIin-
ed TO permit the teachers of the schools
10 use ths cornell chamber for a gen