The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-09

Successful Architect Has Constructed
Many School Buildings in This Sec
ton of Country Recommends by
Special Committee for Selection.

John D. Chubb, Chicago architect
and widely known as one of the great
est experts in the designing and build
ing of school houses in the Middle
West, was selected by the Board of
Education, at its meeting on Tuesday
night, to design and superintend the
construction of the two new school
buildings planned for. Kenosha. His
selection followed recommendation
of a special committee which had
been considering architects for the
past three weeks.
The work on the new building on the
Gillett site is to be started early in
July and the work on the west side
building probably the first of Septem-
Der. The buildings will be identical
and one set of plans will be used for
both of them. The architect will snp-
erintend the construction of the build
ings and the contract will provide
that a superintendent be kept on the
job at all times with the further I'M
derstanding that the architect him.
self viii made fortnightly inspections
of the work as it proceeds.
The architect Will receive i've per
cent of the cost of the buildings for the
first set of plans and an additional two
and a half per cent for the second set.
The selection of the architect came
after very careful consideration on the
part of the committee and the members
of the board. On the final vote the sue
eessful architect received the vote of
ten members of the board, seven were
east for Joseph Lindl of KenoSha, and
one for R. E. Messmer of Milwaukee,
the designer of the Kenosha Elks Club.
In arriving at recommendation to
be sent TO the board the special com
mittee listened to the suggestions of
twenty architects. The number to be
considered was later approved down to
Chubb of Chicago, Guilbert of Racine,
Lindl and Augustine of Kenosha fthe
only Kenosha architects applying for
consideration, and Messmer of Mil
waukee. The committee at its meet
ing on Monday night decided to present
to the board the names of Lindl, Chubb
and Messmer, with recommendation
for the selection of Chubb.
When the vote had been taken the
question was raised as to whether or
not two-thirds vote was necessary to
select an architect. The chairman Of
the board held that it was not, and
on an appeal from the decision of
the chair the ruling Of Chairman
Glerum was sustained.
The work of preparing the plans and
specifications was placed in the hands
of committee composed of Commits
sioners Shaw, Wallis, Meier, Linde-
mann, Obey, Whitbeck and Celander,
and this committee was instructed to
have the work completed at the earli-
est possible time so that both of the
buildings may be under roof before the
coming of the winter months.
The plan for selecting an architect
has met with the sanction of the board
Not one of the architects was asked to
expend a cent on preliminary drawings
or plans and specifications and mem
bers of the board feel that the archi-
tect selected will furnish the city with
two buildings entirely in keeping with
the demands of the city.
The successful architect has built
many handsome school buildings in this
section of the country and he has
been highly recommended by boards
of education in all of the cities where
he has served.