The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
CITY PURCHASES
TELEPHONE SITE
Telephone Building Site
Acquired by City for
S65,O88.38.
FOR CIVIC CENTER
Site Wanted as Part Of Court
in Center of Civic Center
Project in Kenosha.

Another step in the carrying out of
the civic center project for Kenosha
was taken Tuesday evening at the
city council meeting when the city
purchased the site at the southwest
Road, now occupied by the telephone
building, from the Wisconsin 'Tele-
phone Company. The price which the
city agreed to pay was s73,611.36 but
an agreement regarding payment Of
interest on the sum by the company
until the site is turned over to the
city will bring the purchase price
down to $65, 088.38. The purchase does
not include the building now located
on the property, which according to
the terms is to be removed from the
site by the company.
The closing of the deal comes after
a number of conferences with the Of
feers of the telephone company, dur
ing which the cost of moving the
equipment was gone into thoroughly.
The city council felt that the property
was offered to the city at an excep-
tionally low figure considering the ex-
pense to which the company must be
put in order to move their equipment
elsewhere.
Sets Forth Expenses.
In communication to the council
the telephone company set forth that
the minimum costs to them for &C
curing another site and moving their
various switchboards and other equip
ment would be $4,000. The appraisal
board of the real estate board here
set the value of the site at $4,000,
thus making the total which might
be expected by the company a. $780,.
600
The company declared that it APP
preciated the progressive spirit of Ke-
nosha in developing civic center pro-
ject and was willing to cooperate in
every way possible and for that rea-
son offered to deed the site to the city
for $73,511.36 with an agreement that
it would pay 5 per cent interest per
annum on that sum until such time as
the site was actually delivered to the
city.
1t was stated in the deed that the
site was to be delivered by approx
mately January /, 1928 but it was out
lined that this was to be considered
an approximate date and not an abso-
lutte one.
The acquisition of this site means
that the city has secured all but one
parcel of land in the tract lying be-
tween the new courthouse and the new
high school building, which is to be
the court of the civic center project.
The deed also carries with it
clause to the effect that the telephone
company will be granted office quart
ers in the old court house building
when these are needed in the course
of moving their equipment elsewhere.
The council voted favorably on the
petition for calling a special election
to decide on the proposal that the
school board BE decreased to seven
members elected at large from the city
of Kenosha September 18th, the day
of the special senatorial election, was
set as the date for this referendum.
Petitions for the paving of three
streets were acted upon favorably
these streets being:
Jenne street from Sheridan road to
South West Main street;
Hansen street from Lake avenue to
the Northwestern tracks;
Salem avenre from Park avenue to
Durkee avenue.
A petition from residents on Tanck
avenue to change the coming on that
street between Balm avenue and West
Superior street from Glass resi-
Dental district to Class G residen-
tial district was referred to the city
plan commission Similar action was
taken on a petition from residents on
Pearl street protesting against the es-
Enlistment of coal yard in that vi
cinity.
Property owners along Prairie
street appeared before the council for
rebate on paving assessments due to
the fact that a parkway has been
maintained by the city in the center
of the street, it being held by the
petitioners that the city should there
fore pay half of the paving assess
ments. It was pointed out to these
that in Market Square and other
places of that kind the property own
er had paid the entire cost of the
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