The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-12
Westinghouse, Church Kerr
Company Makes Attrac-
tive Proposition to the
Board of Education.
MRS. BRADFORD DECLINES
Superintendent OF Schools Declines to
Accept $500 In Form Voted by the
Board and Increase in Salary
May Be Voted at Meeting.

The Board of Education heard the
story of the better way of building
schools and other great structures on
Tuesday night when agents Of the
Westinghouse, Church, Kerr Company,
one of the greatest organizations in
charge of construction and building in
the nation appeared before the board
lat the regular meeting and suggested
a proposition for the construction Of
the two new school buildings proposed
fer Kenosha. The company offered to
take the work of construction on a
ten per cent basis and to give assur-
ance of an early completion of either
one or both of the buildings. There
may be some legal technicalities
which must be ironed out before the
suggestion of these men could be
could be no doubt but that the mem
bers of the board were favorably i'm
pressed by the statements made by
The agents Of the company. The COM
fpany has had charge os she erection
of great buildings for the American
Brass Company and the work has been
done in most satisfactory manner.
The agent of the company were ready
to give accurance that If the board give
chem the contract TO proceed with the
erection Of the new buildings the work
would be completed in August Of next
year SO IS to make it possible for the
buildings to be utilized at the open
ing of the new school term.
The plans and specifications for the
buildings have been completed Tor some
time and it is the plan of the Board
Ito proceed at once with the erection
Of the Washington school on the
North side of the city Within few
week the board will decide whether or
not the proposition Of she Westing-
house, Church, Kerr Company, viii be
accepted. The matter has been re-
ferred to the legal advisers of the
board for consideration.
Suggested plans for the erection of
new portable buildings at the Balm
and the Columbus school were turned
down by the members of the building
committee and it is understood that
no money is to be spent this year save
for permanent buildings which will
meet the present and future demands
of the school system.
Mrs. Mary D. Bradford, superinten-
dent Of the schools appeared before
the board and declined to accept an
appropriation Of $500 which had been
voted to her by the board in considera-
tion of extra work done by her in her
Office. Mrs. Bradford insisted that
she did not desire to accept the
"gift" from the board and she de-
clared that she doubted the legal right
of the, board to make such a gift.
The board has been asked to increase
the salary of Mrs. Bradford TO make
it commensurate with the amount Of
work that she has given TO the schools
of the city. Undoubtedly the matter
will be taken up by the board and ad-
justed In such g manner that the serv-
ices Of Mrs. Bradford win be secured
to the city. Many Of the members of
the board were OF the opinion that
the amount voted to Mrs. Bradford
was entirely out Of keeping with the
services which she had rendered.
Mrs. Bradford has given up nearly the
whole year Of her time to the work Of
the schools spending much of what
might have been summer vacation
in working out plans and in active
experimenting school activities.
That her salary is not IN keeping
with the work demanded OF her is fully
recognized by all people in any way
acquainted with the present day de-
mands upon educational leaders.
The board had the usual amount of
routine business but most Of the meet
ing was spent ii discussing plans for
the new buildings