The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-16
Board Plans Cornerstone
Laying Ceremonies for
New High School.
FIRST FLOOR IN 1ODAYS
Rapid Progress Reported On
Building; Committee Works
Until 800 a. m.

The Board of Education is planning
elaborate ceremonies for the laying OF
the cornerstone in the new hlgh
school building in the very near fu-
ture. At a meeting of the school board
on Tuesday evening the building COM
mittee, of which William Silcock IS
chairman, was instructed to work with
Architect John Chubb, Construction
Engineer Arthur Kehl, and Superln-
tendent of Schools G. F. LOOMS, on a
program for the cornerstone cere-
monies. While it is understood that
the affair will be simple as such cere-
monies go, the formality of tho event
will be commensurate with the signl-
ficance of the occasion. No date was
set for the ceremony, but the commit
tee plans to set one in the very near
future.
Arthur Kehl reported TO the board
the rapid progress now gong on IN
the construction work on the site with
the statement that work was going
ahead in satisfactory manner and in
excellent accordance with the schedule
laid down by the Architect and the
Contractors on the job.
The Madsen and Peterson Construc-
ton company, which has charge of the
high school construction work, is now
employing 100 men on the. job daily,
according to Engineer Kehl, with a
daily payroll of $1,000. The founda-
tions have been laid for the first floor
and concrete is being poured each day.
All that is necessary for the compile
ton of the entire first floor, says Kehl,
is the arrival of the reinforcing steel
and stone, which is expected momen-
tarily. AT the present rate, declares
Kehl, the first floor Of the building
will be completed in ten days, weather
conditions permitting.
An indication that the work of the
members of the school board was not
all comfort and convenience was shown
when the report of the building COM
mittee was read to the board members
Consisting of Silcock, chairman, and
George Koltz, o. A. Mcneil, Jay Gler-
UNI, Supt G. F. Lomis, Principal 6. N.
Tremper, Architect John Chubb, and
the Building Engineer, the committee
Ilabored on Monday evening in the
Office of the Superintendent of Schools
until three-thirty o'clock in the morn
ling. The work consisted Of discus
sion of bids presented to the board
for the installation of clock, alarm and
telephone apparatus in the new high
school building.
AS exhibits, the representatives of
several companies sent many samples
of their products each attempting to
convince the committee that their ap-
paratus was the best presented for
consideration. And at the meeting
Tusday evening the committee mem
bers admitted that this was not RR,
easy task. The committee ct, tAaC meet
ing made recommendations for the
letting of certain contracts, which rec
concentrations were accepted by the
board.
Ostergaard and Ostergaard, Kenosha,
and Carsten Bros, Ackley, Iowa, were
given a contract for the basement
drainage system for the high school,
the total of which amounts to 1917.
Contracts for the complete clock and
bell system for the new high school
was awarded to the A. c. Electric COM
pany, Milwaukee, using Stromberg
Electric companys (Chicago) equip
ment. The total of this contract is
valued at S5,977.
The committee recommended that
contract for complete telephone system
for high school building be awarded
to A. G. Electric company, Milwaukee,
using Automatic Electric company's
100 line automatic, switch type equip
ment. with the provision fer expansion
to zoo lines for another building on
the old high school site, if this be
later desired. The bid was for $6,555.
Novel Temperature Control.
The school board awarded the con-
tract for a Temperature regulation sys-
tenn IL the new higk school &c the
Johnson Service company, Milwaukee,
whose famous Dual System will be in
coruorated here. The bid was for $14,-
T55. The Dual system allows a Their
mostat control of the temperature in
ali Of The rooms of the building, which
[ can be lowered to 40 degrees when the
r9ems are not in use and stepped up to
10 degrees by simple manipulation
i of the controls. The saving in fuel in
Z this name. was obyious to the school
board members. and the awarding Of
! the contract was made unanimously.
/ Conrad Shearer presented to- the
members OF the Board report of the
Duckee school 2. T. A. committee on
tns conditions prevalent at the Durkee
I school. Several changes were recon-
/ nended by the committee in the pres
emit arrangement in the schooi and to
this suggestion the Board promised an
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