The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-10-05
federal Agents and City
Planning Commission
Talk Over Plans.
WILL SEEK OPTIONS
Congressman Cooper and Rep
resentative A. A. Packard of
Treasury Department Here.

~NSDALJ yNtA OAAhNAAS AANA -
The United States government is
sady to cooperate fully with the city
Kenosha in the development of the
roposed civic center. This word was
rought to Kenosha today by A. A.
ackard of Washington, representing
he Office of the experimenting archi-
sct Of the treasury department. Mr..
'ackard came to meet with the mem
ers of the Kenosha planning commits
ion to discuss preliminary plans for
he future building of new post Office
n Kenosha and he discussed that mat
err at length with the members of the
commission at meeting held at the
ity hall this morning.
"The government appreciates what
&enosha is trying to do and it will CO.
operate with the city in these plans"
said Mr.. Packard in discussing the
matter. owe have been considering
he Kenosha situation for some time
and we appreciate that changes must
BE made in the housing of the post
office here. am now seeking facts
which may be presented to congress in
connection with the plans for changes
here"
New Post Office is Planned.
Mr.. Packard declared that it was his
belief that it would be difficult to use
The present post Office building in CON
nection with plans for the new devel-
opment here and that the present build
ing would have to be salvaged. He
said that he considered the location
which had been suggested for the pro-
posed new building as an excellent one
'or a post Office and that the govern
ment would ask from the city co6pera-
tion in securing the site necessary for
the new building at fair price.
"The government expects to pay for
a site for its building, but it does not
propose to be held up and forced to
pay an unfair price for real estate"
said Mr.. Packard. eve shall expect
from the people of Kenosha the CO.
operation that is necessary to get such
land as may be needed at fair price.
The site which has been proposed
seems to be an excellent site | have
looked into the proposition here sew
eral times in the past two years and
we appreciate the need of Kenosha for
better facilities. am not inclined to
believe that the present building would
be of great value to the new plans. AS
vet no plans for the new building have
been drawn, but the matter is we'll I'M
der consideration"
Must Get Legislation.
''Your people should understand that
in order to carry out the plan for the
widening of Market street, it will be
necessary to have legislation passed by
congress-" said Mr.. Packard. 81 am
not of the opinion that there will be
ny serious trouble in securing this
legislation, but the government will be
expected to receive proper compensa-
ton for the land taken. / recall that a
similar action was recently sought in
Chicago and it was carried out without
any serious interference -or delay in
the plans of that city"
Mr. Packard showed to the members
of the commission that his department
was ready to meet the intelligent de-
mands of Kenosha for q better and
more serviceable federal building and
his assurance of the cooperation of the
government with the plans for the civic
center came as very satisfactory
thing to the members of the Kenosha
commission.
Congressman Cooper Here.
Congressman Henry Allen Cooper of
the first Wisconsin district was present
at the conference and offered helpful
suggestions to the members of the COM
mission as to methods to be followed
in convincing the government of the
necessity of great federal plant for
Kenosha. He suggested that the gov
eminent should be shown in direct fig
ures the value of Kenosha as a bust
ness center for the post Office depart
ment and that this could be brought
to better showing by proper CO.
operation on the part of the people by
doing postal business here. He showed
great interest in the plan for a civic
center as outlined by Chairman Robert
S. Cooper. Its a magnificent plan"
said the congressman, "and while I do
not want to deal in superlatives, l be-
lieve that it will make Kenosha the
most beautiful city of its size in the
state" Mr.. Cooper pledged all the aid
he could muster toward the carrying
out Of the plans as suggested and de-
cared that he was convinced that the
city had right to expect the federal
government to have part in the work.
Options Are Asked For.
''While the government has full pow
er to condemn land for the site for the
post office, and it could take this
course, proper transfer Of the land
without court procedure is greatly to
be desired" Mr.. Packard stated to the