The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1899-10-19
IMPROVEMENTS.
What is Going On In the City
In the Way of Building
Operations.

There has been q great amount of
grading done, and together with the
work that has been done in the way
/ of paving, there has been work for
all the labor that the city could sup.
Iply.
One of the best homes that has
been contracted for this season is
! now being erected for WIN E. KEN
BILE, of the Kemble Floral Company,
on his lots at the corner of Q avenue
and 18th street. The plans call for a
) full two story residence of is rooms
and basement, modern in all appoint
ments and furnishings. 1t is model
ed after the old colonial architecture
and will be one of the best and most
attractive homes in the city. The
work of construction is being looked
after by David Robertson and the
plans were furnished by Architect
Frank E. Wetherel. The cost of the
house will be in the neighborhood of
six or seven thousand dollars.
The improvement to the Ben Wight.
man block at the corner of High
avenue and Second street is one of
the noticeable improvements of the
year. The work was done by Henry
Wetherell and he has il about COM
pleted. There is an addition of forty
feet to the front and the cost of the
same will be about $1,000.
The Nugent brothers viii erect a
couple of tive-room residence prop
critics on their lots on G avenue west
They will cost about 81 900 each. W.
E. Richie will have the contracts
for the buildings.
ira Kellogg has built a cosy cot
tage on North / street north of the
fair grounds at a cost of about 81 800.
w. E. Richie was the contractor.
The addition to the Third ward
school was completed Saturday and
will add greatly to the usefulness of
that building. The improvement
cost $4,000, and the contract was
carried out by James Breeder.
The Lacey block on North Market
street is about completed and the
finishers are now at work on the last
of the woodwork. The value of this
Improvement will be in the neighbor-
hood of s15, 900.
J. G. Hendryx is making an i'm
provement at the corner of c street
and G avenue that will be practically
the erection of a new and modern
eight room, two story residence prop.
erty that will cost in the neighbor-
hood of IS 900.
The improvements that have been
made by Chas. McCulloch on South
d street, south of Fourth avenue,
are almost completed. There are
two neat and very pretty cottages of
five rooms, each valued at about
81 900, and a story and half house
of eight rooms valued at 81, 500. The
cottages are shingled from roof to
sill, in place Of having siding, and
the effect is very pretty. The design
of the three is highly artistic and the
appearance of the street has been
improved greatly by the erection Of
the houses. Will Richie had the
contracts.
In all of the above buildings Mr..
F. E. Wetherell has been the archi-
tect and the excellence of his work
is self evident.
s. ]. Finley, superintendent of the
Oskaloosa public schools, is erecting
very neat appearing home on High
avenue east, No. S25. 1t is a Groom
residence, has all the modern i'm
provements and will cost about 50. 800.
James B. Breeder is the contractor.
John @. Hammes has a fine eight
room, two-story, modern dwelling
under construction at the corner of
A avenue and Sixth street that will
be an Improvement to be valued at
about $4,000. Henry Wetherell has
the contract for the building.
George E. Moore ,out on South Sew
enth street, has had his residence re-
IL
Dry. 1t makes a handsome looking
residence and will be modern in all
particulars. The improvements have
cost the owner in the neighborhood
of $4,000. Henry Wetherell did the
carpenter work.
Two of the neatest little cottages
that have been erected during the
season are to be seen at the corner OF
First avenue and G street. They are
of five rooms and cosy as a nest. The
value is about 81 900 each. They were
erected by II. f. McFadden for John
Seibel and will be rented.
w. O. Sheppard has erected a neat |
little cottage on A avenue between |
Seventh and Eighth streets. 1t is an
eight room property and modern in
all ways. twas put up by win Richie
at a cost of about $500.
A number of improvements are be-
ing made to The Frank Else property
on North A street that will entail
cost of $500
Ed Donnely on South Second street
is erecting three-room addition to
his residence at a cost of about $500
John Mickey is doing the carpenter
work.
@. p. Sipes has n new five-room cot
tage on South @ street, south OF the
Narrow Gauge railway, that cost him
about $500. |
Isaac Crocker is making an addition
12xl4 to his residence on South ID
street, near the Rock Island crossing
1t will cost about $3.50. Z.Hadley has
charge of the work.
Tom Long has erected two small
cottages on Fourth avenue west for
tenants. The cost of the buildings
was about $500 each. l.
Andy Wymore has new and neat
residence on @ avenue
west that is nearing completion. John
Mickey was in charge of the work.
j. E. Thomas has erected a two
story frame structure on North O
street that Is occupied by Sam Hen
dryx and his North End grocery and
meat market He removed from the
room on the north of the
new place, and Mr.. Mendenhall has
rebuilt these two rooms and will oc-
cupy them aoout October first with a
new stock of goods. The new build
ings and the improvements in his
place will cost In the neighborhood of
81, 900. Joe Haughey Is In charge of
the work.
Tom Maloney has the foundation In
for seven-room residence of modern
on North Market street
near College avenue. IL will be a