The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16
DORMITORY TO
COST $4,000
New Bids for Dormitory at
Training School Reflect
Increased Costs.
$4,000 TO KENOSHA
New Bids Far In Excess of the
Appropriation Made by Two
Counties for the Building.

About $4,000 will be required for the
dormitory to be used in connection with
the joint teachers training school at
Union Grove, it's equipment and furn-
ishings complete, together with grad
ing, parking and planting Of the
grounds, cement, sidewalk, etc, ac-
cording to figures given out this morn
ing following joint meeting of the
board of the training school and the
special committees of the boards of
supervisors of Racine and Kenosha
counties held on Saturday.
Bids were opened for the construc-
ton of the building, the plumbing,
heating and wiring. These were tab
ulated and at its adjournment the joint
committee decided to meet again on
Tuesday morning at nine o'clock to
prepare it's report for submission to
the county board of supervisors of Ra-
cine county which will meet at ten
o'clock Tuesday morning at the super
visors' room in the court house. Of
this amount little over 5000 must
be raised by Kenosha county.
Bids on General Work.
For the general work three bids were
received. They were as follows:
Bondgard & Christensen, $50, 757; Wis
consin Construction company, $52,58T;
and Olaf Hogsnson, Burlington, $51, 1886.
There were certain deductions and ad-
ditions in each bid based on alterations.
The bids on the heating contract
were: General Heating and Ventilat-
ing company, Milwaukee, specifications
No. one, $5,905; No. two, 1885; D. c..
Hecker Heating company, No. one,
$500; George H. Murphy, No. one,
,1s4; No. two, $780,; C. A Hooper,
Madison, No. one, $500; No. two,
S8,sSSS; Wiertz and Hughes, No. one,
5,919; No. two, $9,61S; Fall Plumbing
Heating and Supply company, No. one,
$6,939; No. two, 1925; Ideal Heat
ing company, No. one, 1880; No. two,
s1o,775.
The bids for doing the plumbing
were: Josephson & Zimmerman, Keno
sha, $3.50, or $7,916 if Glow fixtures
are used; Fall Plumbing, Heating and
Supply company, $7,741.
Electrical Work.
The following were the bids for the
electrical work: D. Elmer Roberts,
$2,344; Commercial Electrical company,
Kenosha, $2,o57.42, and fixtures, $3.50;
a L.,
1922, and fixtures, $775; Wisconsin
Electrical Equipment company, Racine,
5000, and fixtures, $S0S.
An estimate was received for the
planting of the grounds at $3.50; side
walk construction, $500; grading,
$1,000; furniture, $500; architects
fees, $3,700. These amounts with the
lowest bids for the work on the build
ing, ETC., and the site for the dormi-
tory, bring the total cost to prac-
ticalIy $4,000.
There was originally appropriated
$4,000 for the dormitory of which
$31 $40 was appropriated by the Racine
county board. In addition the state is
to pay $4,000 toward the improvement
The committees received bids on May
Z, blu tas the amount of the appropria-
ton was exceeded no contract was
awarded The matter was brought to
the attention of the board of supervi-
sors asking for an additional appro-
priation. The board asked the COM
mittee to submit figure which would
show the entire cost of the structure
complete and ready for occupancy.
This will be presented to the board
on Tuesday morning.