New City Meeting Case Study

The 1950s were tough years in Kansas, in particular the town of Manhattan: the great flood of 1951 took a huge toll on the town in regards to the economy, the ongoing racial issues in the state also attributed to the rough times that Manhattan endured. As Manhattan grew into a bustling town, it adopted several modern ways of thinking, such as the citizens of Manhattan views on race, and segregation. Despite the social issues going within the, the town was able to look beyond that and gain some brilliant proposals. That would allow the town to rise above these social, and economic issues. One proposal in particular was the new city auditorium; the auditorium would allow people to step away from the economic and social issues within the town …show more content…
One of the articles published in the Manhattan Mercury, examines the different bides and proposals for the new city auditorium in great detail. Another advertisement published in the Manhattan Chronicle discussed certain ads for the bids. Some of the bids for the new city auditorium were sent out to two different Midwestern contractors and written up in trade journals according to the new city manager during this time. The new city auditorium, involved many different people, companies and systems; there were an estimated of about 20 to 30 bidders, including electrical, plumbing and other special …show more content…
The auditorium would house many office building, including new additions to the municipal buildings within the town. The proposal for a new auditorium also fans further than just an auditorium, within the proposal, there were plans for multiple buildings, such as a fire station, and extensions of the jail and dining facilities. All the different bids that were being proposed for the new city auditorium were all designed for different aspects, and systems that would permit maximum flexibility which would provide more satisfactory than asking bids dedications from the original base bid. Even though there were many different avenues for the new auditorium that would allow Manhattan to be set apart from many towns throughout Kansas. That being said, it was put on the back burner for a couple months, the reason for this was because of the debate for the new dam that would provide Manhattan with protection against other flooding issues within the