The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-03-25
PACKARD STUDIES
.KENOSHA'S NEEDS
Supervising Architect of
Post Office Dept. Max
ing Investigations.
SEES NEED OF ADDITION

Supervising Architect Packard of the
United States post Office department, is
in Kenosha today making study of
the needs of the Kenosha post Office
with view of furnishing some expert
statement to the department. at Wash
ington. He is willing to admit that
Kenosha needs an addition to it's post
Office facilities but as yet he is not
ready to say just what that addition
will be. He spent some time today be-
ing. introduced to the plans for the
widening of Market Square and the
building of a new federal building. at
is a wonderful plan," was his comment,
'but it would cost considerable money"
Postmaster German and other boosters
for the new post Office plan spent some
time explaining to Architect Packard
just what was proposed to be done in
Kenosha. He showed distinct inter
est in the plans and looked the ground
over. Il knew that such a plan had
been suggested and sent to Washington
but this was the first time I had
chance to examine it," Mr.. Packard
said. at provides for a splendid ex-
pansion of the post Office and other
federal facilities and 1 suppose that
the city would be willing to bear
portion of the cost of widening out
the portion of the plaza known as
Market Square.
Tentative Sketches Prepared.
tentative sketches have been pre-
pared for the improvement of the Of
flee at Kenosha," said Mr.. Packard,
"but as yet they have not been passed
on. There are so many demands for
improvements, so many congressman
who must have appropriations that it
is sometimes hard to tell just how
to best meet the demands. We work
under the orders of congress and build
! the buildings where congress order
them built. Of course money has been
spent unwisely in some places"
A new deal for the post offices of
the nation with the government follow
ing strict business lines in providing
expenditures is evidently working
out among the government leaders
in Washington.
Commission to Spend Funds.
"a strong movement has been on
foot for some time," said Architect
Packard, "to have the expenditure of
monies for post office expansion placed
in the hands Of a commission with the
understanding that it will be handled
in a thorough business manner by men
who have studied the conditions and
know just where this expenditure
would do the most good in advancing
the service" Mr.. Packard admitted
that it was the idea of the department
| that post Offices which were paying
good money to the government ought
to be given facilities which would
make possible additional profits, but
"you must take care of the little places
too" he said. ''You want service and
to give service some post Offices must
be maintained without profit to the
government and the Offices which pay
profit must aid in meeting the deficits
of others" Mr.. Packard admitted that
in some eases the small towns had been
given a largely unnecessary appropria-
ton for post office purposes. at is
necessary to do this to meet the de-
mands made on the congressman" was
his comment, but he declined to say
that he thought such action was in
any way fair to the rest of the people
of the country.
It is probable that when Supervising
Architect Packard has completed his
work in Kenosha that he will have
some definite report TO make to the de-
partment which may facilitate the
work of securing an appropriation for
additions demanded. Local boosters
are hopeful. that he will give his sane
tion to the plan for the new federal
building.