Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-12
FEDERAL BU|LD|NGS||ES
Many Proposals Made the Gov.
eminent on Sites for the
New Postoffice.
Old Boardman Corner Is In.
cluded in the List
The Bids.
Locations OF the Different Pieces
OF Property-East End Is
Confident.


The announcement in the T.-R. s.
special telegram from Washington
Friday afternoon, giving the bids
for the sites for Marshalltown's new
federal building, opened at O'Clock
%. M, created a great deal of interest
turnout the city, especially in business
circles. Every man who had in Do
for the site, was anxious to know WHAT
the other fellow was offering. in or
dor that n s,lrrniSe. in a general WAY
might be made of what piece of prop
.erty would stand the best showing loi
n selection. Thirteen different site;
are offered the government, and some
of them would be very desirable Nhiie
it will not be known for some time
which one will be determined upon. IL
any. as none may be to the llkihs VI
tho commissioner who will be sent her.
10 Investigate. 1t may be that other
property, in his opinion, is more De
sirable, and it's condemnation for puplie
purposes ordered.
The list of the different bids, the
nrices for which the property has peeh
offered, and the description OF the dll-
ferent properties. is as follows:
d. r.. Denmead offeres the old j. l.
Williams homestead with l2o-1oos
front on Third avenue or q 1so-foot
frontage on Second avenue Tor slz,'oo-
also the land where the old statesman
building stands, corner OF Center ahe
Church streets, and the z. +. Arney lot
adjoining it on the east for $4,000.
Il. A. Sieg is willing to sell to the
the old Methodist church
property at the corner OF First avenue
and Church street, where the Sles
Theater now stands, for S12,15O.
Mrs. A. NJ. Page will sell her lots on
East linn street, east of First avenue,
for $1,000.
Thaddeus Binford makes two propo
sitions He offers the old Boardman
homestead property, at the corner or
Main street and Third avenue, lso 1ee'
square, with frontage on either street
for S12,750, aud for $1,000 VIII dls
nose of lots at the corner or second
avenue and State street. on when ne
holds options. These lots are JUST
south of the E. r. Downing nome or
across the street, west, from the George
Sower home.
DIR. Nv. s. Mcbride gives Uncle sam
the opportunity of purchasing ms res
idence property at the corner OF flrst
and State streets, for $4,000.
Mrs. Harriet j. East is willing to dis
pose of her residence property, corner
pf First avenue and State street, for
$4,000, and her son, II. ID. East, Will
sell his lot, adjoining it on First aven
ue, to the north, for $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vogle have
at 10 West State street, now
occupied by them as a residence, that
they are willing to dispose of for
$4,000.
Mrs. Chloe Bloomfield and j. N.
Baughman present six propositions,
from $1,000 to $500. covering
West State street lots between Firs
and Center
r J. Fletcher has, by his mathe-
natical brain, been able to figure thir
teen proposals out of three lots at thu
corner of Second avenue and Church
street, where the Dodge House is now
located. Mr.. Fletcher thinks $4,000
l fair amount for the property.
George T. Kirby presents for the
consideration the old
Abell property 120x1S0 feet. just cas-;
sf the Let's, Fletcher building on Main
street, now owned by Mr.. and Mrs. j.
n. Byrns for which he asks Sl2.750.
To some of the westenders the prop
,sitions of East end business men will
,ome as surprises. To q Very few
t was known that the old Board
man property was to be considered in
he bids. as West end business man,
Who had been in communication Will
:. 1T. Conover. of Chicago. had re-
.eived assurances that he should be
informed of any option We're given.
Mr. Binford received his option on the
property lest Monday. and wired the
sid to the secretary of the treasury.
To the East end capitalists the board
nan property appears like n "cinch.
rhey say that it is by far the most
desirable lot offered. and is Within tn
They claim. for it the
most beautiful lot, one that will af- |
ord a place for the building that viii
command the admiration of ALL close
proximity to the depots and, withir |
he next few years, they think that it /
Will be nearer the center of the city |
han it is at present. West end men
lain the Denanead proposition on tho |
oensel- Arney lots a good one ana
'espeak for it far more central To-
alton.
Seth Tug Seriously Ill.,