Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-05-01
BUILDING SEASON 1907
Carpenters, Masons; Painter and
Paperhansers are Already in
Great Demand.
MANY CONTRACTS NOW CLOSED
Little Giant Hay Press Co. are Having
Foundation Laid for New Building
$4,000 Residence on State Street

The building season for 1907 opens
with bright prospects. Contractors are
wearing the smile that does not come off,
while the hum of the saw and the noise
of the hammer can be heard on nearly
every street in the city as the carpenter
and laborer are saving the board or driv-
ing the nail that enters into a beautiful
residence for our citizens or a mauufac-
tory for some one of the new industries
secured by the efforts of the Alma Board
of Trade, assisted as they have been by
the citizens and taxpayers of the bright
est city in the heart of Michigan
Some of the many improvements now
under way are enumerated below in
addition 10 which the RECORD is in touch
with several building plans that are still
in their infancy, but which before the
season is over will undoubtedly take form
and add several thousands Of dollars to
taxable property Of Alma. Among the
following.
Clark Decker the contractor, has the
contract for a $1,000 residence on Centre
street, to be built for B. B. Ray. Also a
house on Michigan Ave, for Mullholland
& Decker to cost $1,000.
On Lincoln Ave, Decker, the contrac-
tor will build an addition to the Becker
house at cost of 5000.
Grant Street is to be improved by the
erection Of a dwelling on the Wilcox
property at cost of $1,000.
West End Street is the place, where
Girls Renner, has built and is now finish
ing a $500 residence.
Elwell Street in the north part of the
city will have model home built by o.
Devereaux at cost of $1,000.
Mrs. Charles Ingersoll on Woodwork
Avenue is going to erect a $4,000 resi-
dence On her beautiful lot on that popular
thoroughfare.
Melt Fullerton is to erect an $500
home on West End Street.
State Street is TO have two or three
beautiful residences built during the COM
ing season. Mr.. l.. +. Wilson, general
manager of the Alma Manufacturing
plant will erect $4,000 home opposite OF
the Sanitarium. Mr.. Geo. Delavan will
erect 5000 residence on the beautiful
lot owned by him on Nortn State street,
while the stone is already on the ground
for the residence of w A. Bahlke, just
north of the Baptist church. which when
completed will be one of the better resi-
dences Of the entire city.
Rube Holiday is erecting $500 resi-
dence on Pine street.
The addition to ST. Johns church.
which is now underway, and in charge
of Contractor Geo. S. Youngs, will cost
$4,000.
Henry Soule, the contractor and hard
ware merchant, will erect a $1,000 resi-
dence on East Superior Street, and an
$500 home on River Street.
VIM II. Sherman has the contract fol
$500 residence for Charles Morden, tc
be erected on Michigan Avenue.
II. n. Cross is to build a $500 home
on Michigan Avenue. while on the same
street will be erected the buildings of the
Little Giant Hay Press Co., the founda.
tion for which is now being laid. The
building when completed will cost $4,000
DR.. Suydam is erecting an office build.
ing on Woodwork Avenue, which wher
completed will add greatly TO the ap
pearance of the street.
Elwell Street will have $500 housC
erected by George Delavan.
The McLaren property on Maple ST
will be improved TO the extent of sE2oo
while the A. II. Dillon property OH II
well Street IS now undergoing changes a
an expense of $500.
Dr. Gill is now nicely settled in hi.
new home, completed this spring at Z
cost of $500.
A new bridge across the river, fo
which PREPARATIONS are now being made
will give employment to quite a number
Of mechanics during the coming weeki
and greatly facilitate travel between til,
residents Of both sides of the river.
The Frank Leonard property on parl
Street is undergoing repairs and ch& re
at an expense exceeding $500.
L. y. Baker is erecting a barn on hi
State Street property at an expense o
several hundreds of dollars while A. w
Brock is Just completing cement BARI
at cost Of 500.
Frank Sloan, on Second Avenue i
having repairs and additions made to hi
residence at cost of 800.
Repairs costing in excess Of 5000 ar
being made at the residence of Orei
Brown on Meyer Street, and John Rose
Grams on West End Street; while 5000 il
improvements are being made TO tn
Arthur Hammond property on Park 81
Geo. Frush on Pine Avenue is spend
ing 5000 to improve his home
The above constitute only a portion O
the contracts now let or soon to be. am
on the whole TIE prospects for a live'.
building season were never better thai
now.