The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-23
County Board Definitely
Selects Site at Meeting
This Morning and
Makes it Unanimous.
COMMITTEE TO PURCHASE IT
If Committee Decides That Property
Owners Have Asked Too High a
Price for Lands the County VIII
Institute Proceedings.

hcnoSHa county new court mousse
and county center will be located on
the Englis Block" The County
Board decided on the site by formal
ballot this morning, ten of the super
vlsors voting for this site, four for the
Pennefeather site, and two ballots were
blank. County Supervisor Murdoch
who is the owner of a piece of prop
Ierty in one of the sites suggested,
did not vote.
The property decided upon is bounded
on the north by Park street, ON the
least by Sheridan Road, on the south
by Wisconsin street, and on the west
by Congress street. It is located pretty
nearly in the exact center of the city.
After the site had been selected by
ballot the members of the board by
Ia unanimous vote, adopted resolution
designating the site and providing for
its purchase. This resolution follows:
BE 1T RESOLVED, By the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Kenosha,
that the County Of Kenosha purchase
as site upon which to construct a
court house, Jail and other county
buildings, the following described real
estate: All lands IN Block SO.
The price to be paid as e considera-
ton for the transfer by the owners of
the respective parcels comprising the
above described real estate to the
County of Kenosha in no case to ex-
coed the sum set forth in the respec-
tive options therefor obtained by the
County Board.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED, That
LIE, in the opinion of the committee
duly appointed by this board to obtain
options and do all things necessary in
the purchase and transfer Of said prop
erty to the County of Kenosha, the
price of any parcel of said land shall
be excessive, the district attorney of
said county, upon being so advised by
said committee relative to said price,
shall institute condemnation proceed
ings in the name of the County of Ke-
nosha against the owner, or owners, of
any such parcel for the purpose of OBJ
tanning title to such parcel in the name
of the County of Kenosha, and said
district attorney is hereby authorized
and instructed to institute and carry
out such condemnation proceedings in
each and every case where, in the
opinion of said committee, such price
is excessive.
1t is impossible to say just what the
price of the property will be. The list
of options returned to the board by the
special committee showed that with one
piece Of property missing the cost of
the block woulT be eighty-one thousand
dollars, but under the resolution of the
board the committe is given the right
to use its Judgment as to the price to
be paid for the various pieces Of prop
erty and to institute condemnation pro-
ceedings in case it believes that the
prices set by the owners are higher
than they should be. District Attorney,
Peter Fisher has announced that he
will submit to the board the prices
placed on each piece of property and
that the board will be asked to make
some final decision to guide the
committee. It is possible that the
purchase can be cleaned up without
court action.
c. E. Bell of Minneapolis, an archi-
tect who has a record for building
many large public buildings in this sec
ton Of the country, appeared before the
board this afternoon to submit some
suggestions in regard to the plans for
the building. Tt is expected that when
the board adjourns it will adjourn sub
ject to the call of the hartman with
view of considering plans and speci-
fcations later in the year.
1t is expected that the work on the
building will be started this year, bat
there is some sentiment among board
members to have the actual building
work laid over until next year.