The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-08
CORNERSTONE TO
BE LAID SOON
Cornerstone for Court
house to be Laid We'd
nesday, Nov. IA,
NO LEVY NECESSARY

More indication of the fast progress
! that is being made in the erection
of Kenosha county's new court house
was given this morning when plans
were announced for the laying of the
cornerstone of the new structure on
Wednesday afternoon, November the
18th at two o'clock. County officials
have arranged suitable ceremonial
for the occasion and an invitation is
extended to all the people of the
county to be present on this signi-
fcant occasion. ~
The ceremony will take place at the
southeast corner of the new structure.
The foundations for the east half Of
the building have now been completed
and much of the work of laying the
foundation for the west half has been
done. The stone masons are already
at work and by next Wednesday will
have completed their work up to the
place of laying the cornerstone.
Judge Baker to Preside.
Judge Robert Verne Baker, of the
Kenosha county court, has been named
as master of ceremonies for the occa-
sion. Commander Theodore Boying-
ton Of the Fred S. Lowell post of the
Grand Army of the Republic, has been
named to lay the stone in place.
The Reverend Mr.. l. w. Corey, pastor
of the First Baptist church of this city
and long president of the ministerial
association here, will give the invo-
cation.
The address of the occasion is to
be delivered by E. T. O'Brien, cashier
of the United States National bank,
Of this city.
The committee was not given a
great amount of time to prepare an
extended program for the occasion
and much of the red tape which often
accompanies these ceremonies will be
dispensed with for this reason. box
containing records of the county and
will be placed in the cornerstone
along with other mementoes of the
occasion.
Built by Income Tax.
In connection with the announce
ment of the plans for laying the
cornerstone of the new court house,
the committee took this occasion to
lay before the public the fact that the
court house will be paid for from the
county's share of the corporation and
income taxes Of the state. Since the
passing of the state income tax law,
Kenosha county has kept itsE share as
building fund and when the building
of the new court house was launched
the fund had reached $306,414.66.
With this as nucleus the county
board proceeded with it's plans and
bond issue of 100000 was issued
and sold to meet the remaining cost
of the building. The committee now
feels safe to make a statement that
the countys share of the income tax
will meet the amount Of bonds to be
retired each year with the accrued in
terest and that no additional tax will
need to be levied for that purpose.
Recent Tax Brought Assurance.
This announcement regarding the
financing of the building Of the new
court house had been held in abey-
ance pending the outcome 1of the cor
poration and income tax for the pres
ent year. With statement from the
state reaching Kenosha recently to the
effect that the corporation tax for the
year 1922 for Kenosha county was in.
excess of 100000, the committee feels
sure that the income and corporation
tax each year will be ample to meet
the bonds to be retired
There is a possibility, Of course,
according to County Clerk Charles
Holderness, that some change maybe
made in the distribution of the income
taxes, but barring that Kenosha
county's new magnificent court house
will be built and paid for out of the
county's share of the income and cor
poration taxes. ea rst