Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-20

he (the writer) had that morning ten-
dered his support to Senator Allison and
had been told, also point blank. that he
1.-THE senRtcrr) would have nothing to do
with the nomination. It is certain that
II Senator Allison had consented to be
candidate he would have had the posi-
tive support Of the administration and
the nomination. In that event, he would
now he president OF the United statse
DAvENl,ORT,S BUILDING BOOM.
Davenport Ttmes.l
The chilly weather OF the past few
days had no apparent effect upon
slackening the building activity in Dav-
export. Contracts for buildings and
residences are being let daily and 1t will
be several weeks yet before there Is q
noticeable lessening OF activity IN
building circles
The present year has by all odds been
the best for new buildings that Daven-
port has ever had. The number Of new
residences, business blocks and factor
les erected during the year Is variously
estimated at between 500 and 700. Many
OF the contractors do not believe the
last figure is too high. This shows that
the city is enjoying a healthy growth
and that Instead OF merely holding Its
own - rapidly forging to the front az
one of the great municipal centers OF
the west.
The number OF beautiful residences
that have bene built tits year are far
lin excess OF those OF tiny other year.
Year by year Davenport Is becoming a
Psi "a AYyO Of
steffen residence, now N course Of con-
struction between Ripley and Scott
streets is to cost $4,000. The E. A.
Shaw residence will. when completed.
cost $1,000. The Miss Schricker resi-
dence on Clay between Washington and
Fillmore streets, is to cost $4,000. The
new resid ence erected by William Muel-
Ter on Sixth between Ripley and Scott
streets. c,,st $1o.o The dwelling being
erected by st. Mary's parish at the cor
ner OF Sixth and Fillmore streets. is to
cost $500. The remod cling Of the DR..
j. p. Crawford residence at the corner
Of Fifteenth street and Grand avenue
will cost 81. 900. Mrs. Mary Dow's new
residence on Bridge avenue, between
East River street and Second avenue,
cost 5000. This does not complete the
list Of fiYle residences that have been
built this year In Davenport, but II
gives an idea OF what is being done
here in the way OF building fine houses.
Davenport has had large number OF
handsome flatg built during the year.
The Peel; flats on Perry street between
Seventh and Eighth streets, cost $ls.-
600. The C. q. Lasher mats on Four
teenth street. between Arlington and
Grand avenues, cost $4,000. The ]. p.
Mass stores and flats on Third street.
between Gaines and Brown streets. cost
$11, 500. The n. and E. Reimers flats on
Third street between Warren and
Gaines streets, cost $1,000. The Leisner
flats on Third street near Warren Will
cost about $4,000.
A number OF business blocks have
been built during the year. The Mrs.
Renwick store building on Brady street,
between Third and Fourth streets. cost
$50, 900. The II. F. Petersen store build
ing on Third between Harrison and
Main streets, cost $4,000. The Rud.
Hauck business block on Third street,
between Brady and Perry streets. will
cost $1,000.
The Nvinecke building on Brady
street. between Third and Fourth
streets, cost s10,225. The NJ. j. Eagal
building adjoining cost $1,000. ]. H.
Raphael, etore and dwelling, on Harris
street and Alma avenue, cost $4,000 to
erect. Another business block is the
Ficke building on Ripley street between
Third and Fourth streets, while another
is the Simon Koch building on Fourth
street, near the corner OF Brady.
In the following list win be found a
number Of buildings not classified
above: Buildings and improvements at
the Independent Mating Company's,
$75, 900; Carnegie library building, $685.
COO; buildings for the Whitehead Com
pany, a'bout $4,000; Wahle Bros. ma
chine shop, $4,000; Independent Baking
Company plant, $4,000; central fire sta
ton, $4,000; ST. Pauls English Luther
an church, $4,000. A handsome four
story addition to st. Ambrose College Is
lin corrae of construction. This addition
is abour eighty or ninety feet In length.
The lowe. Telephone building will cost
SIS, 900 when completed. The Mecklen-
burg building wiss cost $12. 900. The new
school building of ST. Mary's parish cost
s14, 900. The new G., r. ]. p. depot
Will cost $50, 900. During the year the
glucose company built a good-sized adj
dition to Its plant. The Davenport Malt
and Grain Company let a contract dur
ing the year for $4,000 worth of i'm
provements. Two large additions were
also built at the plant OF the Lee Broom
and Dtlster Company. Numerous other