Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-15

1908 is what the building record shows.
Better than that the prospects for 1909
indicate that bigger year is ahead
of Marshaltown than the one recently
closed
Altho building plans for 1908 have
not been definitely made in many in
stances. plans are now practically COM
plete for over 100000 worth of inn
provements. With this amount in sight.
it is believed that a conservative pre-
diction for Marshalhown's building inn
provements for 1909 would be three
quarters Of q million. 1t may reach a
million. The actual figures of pros
pective building for 1903 aggregate a
total of s3o5,100.
Total Improvem ents $498,35
The total building Improvements
made in Marshalltown in 1908, to say
nothing Of new sidewalks. the city's
Improvements in water mains and
sewers, and minor improvements 10
outbuildings, total $49S.350.
The largest single improvement In
this amount was $4,000 spent by the
Iowa Central in building its new car
and paint shops. There was but one
public building erected, the new Pres
ibyterian church, at cost of $4,000.
City Shines in New Residences.
What Marshalltown has shone in this
year is new residences. A total of
fifty-seven new residences, or remod-
eled houses that make the homes the
same as new, were built during the
year 1908, at a cost of $224,S50.
The Second ward leads all others in
number of new residences, twenty-sey-
en- in all having been built Eleven new
residences were added to the First
ward. ten to the Fourth, eight to the
Third and one to the Fifth
3. r. Cummings, House Builder.
B. F. Cummings was the most extern
sive builder Of new houses for resi-
dence purposes. He spent $31 100 in
building new houses in 1908, besides a
business block in the First ward. Aside
from these improvements Mr.. Cum
mings has under construction three
new $4,000 residences in the Third
ward. and is going to build the new
$4,000 Office and exchange for the
Farmers and Merchants Telephone
company, in the Second ward.
Fifth Leads in Factories.
The Fifth ward leads all others in
factory and shop improvements. the
sum of S106,000 having been spent on
the south side during the year.
In business buildings the First ward
stands first, with Improvements aggre-
eating S44,5OO. The Second ranks Sec
ond place, with $4,000. In the Fourth,
business buildings and factory inn
provements add $30,500 to the general
total. The business improvements In
the Third ward amounted to $4,000.
Classified by wards, the total inn
provements Of the city, aside from
minor improvements, were as fol-
lows:
First ward ...................$ 1890
Second ward ................. l3O,SVo
Third ward .................. 7o,2Oo
Fourth ward ................. 53,5VO
Fifth ward OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. lOS,SOV
lten1ized List Of improvements.
An itemized list of the improves
ments made in Marshalltown in 1908,
classified by wards. is as follows:
First Ward.
Gard and Downing block, 116-
11s East Main street ........$ 10000
Britain & Co., building and
Improvement to plant ....... 10000
B. F. Cummings, store building,
ia East Main street ........ $500
Mrs. Henrietta Bowman. resi-
dence, 113 North Second
avenue o,oVV
Charles Bates, residence, 21O
North Third avenue ........ 1920
George Hotchkiss, remodeling
fiat. 7 North Third avenue :. 5000
r. j. Vogel estate, residence,
10 East State street ........ 5000
NJ. p. Matson, residence, 300
North Third avenue ........ 1850
B. F. Cummings, employees dor
rnitory, rear Pilgrim hotel 1890
John Marx residence, 308
Bromley street ............. 2,lo0
H. E. Reimer, residence, SOB
FAST Main street $500
G. w. LaPlant, storage build
ing, Bromley, near Fourth
avenue 1900
Charles Nodland, residence,
Tenth avenue and Bromley 1,5O0
Nels Rasmussen, addition and
remodeling residence, SOB
North Third avenue ........ 1920
Jacob sShirmeyer residence,
East Main, near Twelfth ave-
nue. ...................... 1000
Total .. l5,loo
Second Ward.
F. r. Benedict, business block,
1913 west Main street -. 1sooo
Marshall. Telephone Company.
central exchange 20-22 North
Center :. .................. $4,000
North Fifth street 5000
: West State Street .......... 5000