The Oskaloosa herald., 1898-01-06

maintained her steady growth. The forces
at work have been so gradual and so quiet
that little notice was paid and people said
the city was dull. We were . busy people
in all quarters, however, and the grand
total presents q surprising array of figures
that furnish much food for careful study.
THE HERALD, In accordance with it's Gus
tom, has prepared the following careful
review. There may be some errors or
omissions, but the sum total will not be
greatly altered by these. THE HERALD
respectfully presents the following as q
New Years offering:
The combined improvements in Oska.
loosa during the year 1897 gives grand
sum total of about $3.50, 900.
CITY WORK
One of the grestest improvements dur
ing the year, both in point of fact and fig
ures, has been that Gone by the city of Os-
kalooosa The brick paving has been as
follows:
One block on North First street, between
High and A avenues; about Eve blocks on
North Third street; intersections have
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Market, First avenue west, and First
street south. The paving and eurbing in
actual cost to the city property amounts to
S24, 7S2 SO.
Over fifty five thousand square feet of
new cement sidewalk IS put down, cost
ing s. 5l2 20.
Nearly three thousand square feet of
two.course brick sidewalk was put in, cost.
ing nearly $500.
There was q small item of old cement
walk taken up, transported and reset, cost
ing SIPS.
Permanent improvement to several
streets by filing in to reach grade or cut
ting down to grade amounts in improve
ment value TO about $1,000.
The actual cost of sewer work done dur
ing the summer is as follows: Extension
of Penn College sewer, from First to Third
streets, S52S; sewer on c avenue west, g
to streets, 1856; small lsttersls, 500; ex-
between C and d streets and c and r av-
enues, $500; Penn College sewer, 1886; D
street sewer, $3.50, making q total of 81, 900.
This makes the sum total Of city work
performed the handsome figure of 1884,,
SIS 70
This amount includes only permanent
improvements. and excludes several hum
dred dollars worth of crossings and tenn.
porary walks built by the city.
Business blocks built and improved by
new fronts, additions, etc show the figure
of nearly $4,000
Residence building and home improve
ment show total of $4,000.
One of the most noteworthy Of public
is seen in our splendid high
school building, erected at an expense of
$S5, 600
The Masonic opera house was remodel
led, the lodge rooms rebuilt, and three
story 100 foot with basement building built
at the west of the old property, at an ex-
pense of nearly SIS. 600.
The !9skaloosa Water Company have
made very extensive improvements that
may quite properly be added to the col
umn as belonging TO Oskaloosa's advance
Gent. The company has enlarged the
buildings At the pumping station, put in
new million and 6af daily capacity
engine, doubled the 6ltering CO
pacity, built new reservoir of nearly six
million gallons capacity, and added large
y to the supply of water from the wells.
The work has necessitated the outlay of q
large amount of money and the improve
ment is worth In the neighborhood of
$50, 900
The Iowa Central Railway Company Inn
Is up near the head of impor-
tant improvements. The new station house
Of brick and it's surrounding improvements
viii be valued as least at Sis, 600 The new
yards, new tracks, great filling, ETC., win
amount, when completed, to an additional
snm Of $25, 000-or a total ofcS40, 900,
The Oskalooaa Gas Company, In new
gas holder, new boilers, and new general
ing machinery, have invested about Sl5,-
300
The Electric Light plant a. the power
house has added TO its steam producing
capacity by an investment of $4,000
Mahaska County Fair association has
improved its property to the extent of
81, 800.
Harry Harrington rebuilt foundry, de-
stroyed by fire, at q cost of nearly $500.
PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS.
0skaloosa's several contractors report
hat residence building In all portions of
he city was quite brisk" The greater
number of the dwellings put up were Of
he better class, adding greatly to the APP
pearsnce of street aud city. The residence
list and detailed list Of business house inn
Is herewith submitted: