The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-05
DEMAND ACTION
ON BUILDING SITE
Hutter Co. Tells Board 1t
Must Have Clear Site
for Courthouse.
DECKER WITH GILBERT

The Hutter Construction company,
contractors for the court house, has
served a written notice on Chairman
Roy White of the building committeeS
demanding that the site for the new
building be available at once and de-
claring that the company will claim
damages from the county on account
of delays in construction which are
now being caused by the failure of
the county to furnish to the contrac-
tors an unobstructed site. The chair
man of the building committee has
taken the matter up with the city Of
ficiaIs and has asked that immediate
action be taken to permit the builders
to have control of the site that the
construction Of the building may be
advanced without any further delays.
AS the contractor is under penalty
for the non completion of the building
at a certain date, he has insisted that
he will have the right to claim damage
for every day that the work is delayed
on account of the site Being obstruct-
ed. It~is declared that on account of
distractions on the site it has been
impossible for the contractor to bring
in needed materials as there is no
place to store them and it is declared
that buildings which are now matter
of discussion as to the price for pur-
chase, are handicapping the work.
City DickeEs for Property.
The property in question is the
Market street property owned by
Harry L. Gilbert of Los Angeles, Cal.
Gilbert came to the city nearly two
weeks ago and since that time several
efforts have been made by agents of
the city to arrange for purchase of
the property, but IL was stated this
morning that no agreement had been
reached between the parties. Just how
much difference remains between the
price suggested by the city and that
asked by Gilbert is not made public,
but it is unoficially stated that Gill
bert has set price of one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars upon his
property. The price set on it by the
agents of the city is declared to be
considerably lower than this amount.
1t was declared that efforts were being
made to close up the deal, today with a
view of Immediately having the build
ing removed so that the construction of
the court house could go forward.
White Urges Action.
"The city has agreed to turn this
property over to the county and there
is demand that this agreement be
fulfilled at once declared Chairman
White of the court house building COM
mittee this morning. "These contrac-
tors have rightfully demanded that
they have chance to go ahead with
the construction of the building and a
part of the space which must be used
in construction is covered by this
building. It has been suggested that
the amount of damages sought from
the county on account Of the failure
of the city to clear the site and prop
erly deed it to the county, may reach
fifty thousand dollars. l have no in
formation as to just how far these
negotiations have proceeded, but |
know that something must be done. to
give the builders of the court house
chance to go ahead"
1t is expected that the city~will
seek to condemn the property if an
agreement can not be reached at once
and that bond in court will make it
possible for the work to go forward
pending courts decision on the
amount to be paid by the city.