Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-28
That Is the Sum Spent For Marshalltown
improvements in One Year.
EXCEEDS BEST RECORD IN PAST TWENTY YEARS
In the Neiehborhood Residences Bu-Seveal Bust
ness Blocks and Other Extensive Works Undertaken
Contractors Views OF the Outlook For
1902 . Demand For Small
Houses Filled.

preparations are DelHS iihoe AoA SP|ii
Ing the building season, a review of the
past years accomplishments and the
outlook for the approaching building
season are of interest. Marshalltown
made an excellent record III the matter
of improvements during tive past year
1901. extending total Of SS26.733 for
buildings and public works. This sum
exceeds every twelve-months' record
during the past twenty years, or since
the time this city had its first and only
boom"
The largest and most important
single undertakings prosecuted during
the past year were the city's sewage
disposal plant and the fnterlocking
switch plant at the crossings of the G.
q N. W., Iowa Central and Great West
erin, the latter costing $4,000. and only
awaiting the disappearance of the frost
to receive the finishing touches. A
marked Improvement has been made In
the residence. districts of the city and
several new additions are rapidly build
ing UP. IN the neighborhood of loo new
residences, many of them entatllng a
financial outlay of from $4,000 to $1,000,
have been erected, and but few cost
less than $1,000. These new houses, If
occupying ordinary lots and placed in
a group, would cover eight square
blocks.
In the business district of the city
there have also been several substan-
tial improvements, including the Finkle
building on East State street, the Pain
ter building on West Main. the Ham
mond & Benedict block on East State
street and the Alva Arson block on
North First street. Several smaller
structures have been built in the BUSH
ness portion of the city,
While the indications are that there
will be less building in the residence
portions OF the city the coming season,
everything points to heavy expendi-
lures in other directions. The Carnegie
library building, to cost $4,000, inn
provements calling for total expendi-
fure of $4,000 by the Chicago Great
Western, including a new passenger
station: the Marshall Oil Company's
new plant, to be erected on the site OF
the building burned few months ago,
and the pottery plant are among the
list of improvements already assured
Possibly the Masonic fraternity Will
commence work on the new temple this
season, altho definite decision has not
vet been reached. The residence build
ing will be confined largely to the erec-
ton of homes, and already prepare
lions are being made to commence work
on some of these as soonias the weather
will permit. The number of houses
erected by capitalists and spectators
will not equal last years record. now
ever, because the demands are fairly
well filed at present and building ma
terials are bringing good prices.
From the various contractors of the
city the lT.-R. has secured a list OF the
improvements made last year. and this
IS nearly correct. In this list the ce-
ment and brick sidewalk and street i'm
proyements, with the smaller repairs to
buildings, are included as mlscelian-
aous. The list is as follows:
Sewage disposal plant ......$ $3.50
Interlocking switch plant G. &
N. W., C. G. w. and Central. 10000
/. S. Finkle, brick block and
harms -. -. 10000
NJ a. Carmean, residence 1855. 1900
S,,tton e. Evans, nine houses. 5000
+ +. Carney. residence 1000
r. n. Barnhart, three residences $500
w r. Painter, brick block. >. 5000
II. A. Church, five residences. $500
Water works, stack, boilers and
addition. :. 80. 5,cct6
Marshall Biscuit Company,
plant -. 49,. 5000
Alva Arson, brick block. 49,. 5000
Hammond & Benedict, brick
block. 1880. $500
r. L. Meeker, residence. 80. $500
DIR. C. C. Cottle, addition. 80. 1000
DR.. N. Merrill residence 1890. 1000 I
n r. Cummings, repairs. !. .... 1000
C. H yanLaw, residence. 1000 ,
Brennecke & Head, seven
houses. -. 1000
George willigrod, residence. 300
J. @. Saint, residence and hen
house .... 5,leo
G. J. Hoyt, Improvements. 5000
Rev. Jesse Cole. house and barn 5000
e. Lee, two residences. 1900 I
j. G. Brown, residence. ~. 5000
IT. r. Mcmahon, residence. 5000 +
Mrs. NJ. M. Ackert, residence 5000
e. G. Choate. residence 1890. 1850
Densel & Wilbur, barns ..... ... $500
Railroad Y. M. C. A., repairs. $500
Mrs. Clara Loder, two residen-
ces $500
n. J. Allard, residence. :. -. $500
John Crabtree, residence $500. $500
Charles Henry, residence. -. $500
Marshall Ice Company, storage
house. ;. 1870. $500
Marshalltown L., p. Ry. Co,
repairs. ....... $500 /
Charles Varnum, residence. 80. 2,400
II. J. Benson. residence. ........ 1900
Mrs. T. M. Adamson, residence. 2.100
s. j. Wickersham, residence. 1000
'McCombs Bros, add. to barn 20O0I
Charles Duffield, chicken ranch. 1000 I
w. T. Hughes, two residences. 1000
:. f. Atkinson, store rooms -. 1000
Marshall Canning Co., ware
house -. Z. -. >. 1000
Mrs. John Bell, residence. ..... 1000
C. G. N. W.. improvements. 49,. 1900
e. w. LaPlant, two houses .... 1900 ,
Mcbride & VIII. store 'front.'. 1000 i
". j. Smith, residence. ........ 1900 I
F.. L. Nissen, two houses. ....... 1000 4
w. T. Bailey, addition. ......... 1900
]. s.. Rough, residence. ......... 1900 !
George Ferguson, residences. 1,500 s
II. e. Johnson. residence. ...... 1900 j
Charles Wescott, residence.... 400
II an ~ S,,ndoI1 two Residences Ann /.