The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13

supervisor Becker this morning. after
Kenneth White, Joseph Bindl and Mr..
boerner had each held the floor ten
minutes in final presentation OF their
plans. Supervisor Becker rose with
faint suggestion of belligerency and a
nre IN the eye that promised fight
while he demanded that the clerk read
the boards minutes on the courthouse
question under date of March 20. Clerk
hoIderness read the minutes which
showed that the board by vote Of
Twelve to five, had on March 20 on the
motion OF Supervisor Becker. moved IN
advertise for competitive sketches 10
De submitted by different architects.
Now then," asked Becker. chow
many of the architects whom we are.
considering, have complied with the
requirements of the board ?"
Howard Hahn, disinterested arebi-
tect' who has been sitting with the
BOARD IN the position Of advisor. eqve
the answer te Mr.. olor's puast....
and stated that one of the three cen.
testants; the firm of White and White
had not complied with the reonira.
ments laid down in the board bv their
motions and the instructions piven nv
the building committee itself.
i suppose this question has come
up because of the firm of White and
White" said Mr.. Hahn. 81 miobt %
well be frank with you. I am inter
ested in the same thing that Mr.. Beck,
er Is. realize that there is ner-
sonal element in this situation but 7
am not going to recognize it. have
no political ambitions, earn nv Iiv-
ing out of town, and I have notbing
to lose by saying frankly what I tbink
The county board some time back
rejected the plans of White and White
for which they had paid $4,000. Thew
PAID the architects that sum of money
ana mad cleaned up with them so far as
That matter was concerned.
Yet the firm Of White & White co,,o
here with the same plans, told Won thew
were the same plans as those Won had
bought and rejected, and told YOU how
they would change them by making an
alteration here and there to conform,
to your requirements. AS a matter NJ
fact, these changes will be extensive
and they will have to go to work from
the ground up to make plans. You
have been shown no drawing of these
plans and have but, the verbal word NJ
Mr.. White as to what the plans will
be. This is not what the board called
for when it explicitly stated that plans
and sketches should be submitted.
There were other architects who
came in who followed your REQUIRE
ments and submitted drawings Of
building in accordance with your ideas.
as expressed by official action here.
4 cannot help but emphasize the i'm
portance Of what you are doing here
and that it should be matter an
preached without personal bias or pre-
JUDGE. 1t should be part of a civic
plan, for there will some day be a
million-dollar high school, a new fed
eral building, new city hall. in the
vicinity OF the building for which Won
are planning today. What you are 90
ing to do now will influence three mil
lion dollars worth of work"
Building to Cost About $500 600.
Kenneth White told the board that
his firm would charge SO, making al
lowance for the $4,000 ALREADY maid
and said that the building would COST
about SG50,000, not including lighting
fixtures or furnishings; Joseph LindPa
estimate was 100000 with so for ar
chitect's fees; Mr.. Boerner, assured the
board that the cost, furnishings and
all, would come under 100000. and
charged fee of IA, stating that this
was offered in allowance of the $4,000
amount that had already been paid
another firm for plans rejected.
Joseph Lindl was the only one Of the
three architects to submit a tentative
sketch of the elevation Of the proposed
courthouse, showing a building in
which utility was combined with good
appearance.
The board separated at noon to con-
vene again at 1880 when a discussion
arose over the position of the Jail. In
the plans, the Jail had been shown to
front on Congress street, facing the
High school. This plan was opposed
by Lewis Powell, president Of the /.
school board, in the interests Of the
children. Howard Hahn pointed out
that none Of the main streets of the
courthouse block site were favorable
to the placing of Jail and that there
was no provision for driveway proper
at the rear.