Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-12
EITHER GOOD OR DARLING COR
NER FAVORED FOR SITE FOR
NEW CHURCH.
CHURCH SECURES OPTION
FOR PURCHASE OF BOTH
Congregation. at Meeting Held Thurs
day Night, Eliminates All Other Sites
But These Two From Consideration
Will Select One Of Them Probably
Next Week.

The first preliminary step. that will
probably result in tine Cong regational-
lists building a new church building
at meeting OF the congregation. held
Thursday night. in an action to secure
prospective sites for the structure.
! While definite action in this respect
was postponed until a later date, two
sites were tentatively chosen.
These sites are the Good property.
corner Fourth and Main street, for
merry the w A WATSON and Sylvester
Lacey property. and the George W.
Darling corner, directly north of the
Good property.
Choose Two Of Four.
These two sites and two others. that
were thought to be worth considering.
were reported 10 the meeting by the
site committee as available Written
options had been secured on all four.
By a process of elimination the con-
gregaton of fifty voted out first the
/; Matson site, the northwest corner of
First and State streets. and later the
Epson corner. the northeast corner of
Third and Main streets.
The two remaining sites We're re-
ferred back TO the committee to consid-
err further. and at meeting to be held
probably some time next week. the
congregation will select one of the two
II was left to Rev Mr. Martin to fix
the date for the holding of the meeting
when the selection Will be made.
Prefer Main Street Sites.
Sentiment was fairly divided be
tween the Good and Darling corners.
the asst vote taken on the two showing
a difference Of but seven ballots in
favor OF the Good corner.
The committee has an option on the
Good corner for $4,000. including the
house on II. This property has Main
street frontage of 40 feet and Fourth
street depth of ISIS feet. A building re-
stric,ion is included in the option
which provides that the church built
on il shall not be closer than seventy
feet to the sidewalk line.
Three separate options We're obtained
on the Darling corner. One for $1,000
included a Main street frontage Of l4i
feet and Fourth street frontage of
1870 feet the Darling home and the
house on the corner OF Main ana
Fourth street A second option was
IOT Inc same MAIN street 4IciLc'Sc 'ut
a depth along Fourth street Of $50 feet.
including all the buildings. three houses
and one barn. for $4,000. The third
was the same as the second. excepting
Darling reserved to move off the house
at No. ) North Fourth street and the
barn in the rear of the Darling nome.
Under this option the price quoted was
$4,000.
The price on the Epson corner is
Sc 900 the site having Main street
frontage OF ninety feet and depth of
$50 on North Third street
The MatSon corner was listed at So
500 the lot being ninety feet wide on
First street and 80 long on State
street Both these options included the
buildings.
VIII Select One of Two.
Unless something unexpected de-
relops it is practically certain that
either the Good or the Darling site
will be selected when the congrega-
ton is called together 10 take action.
The principal reason decision was post
pored was that il was desired TO get
a larger representation from the con-
gregaton present to take part in Sc
iecting the site than was present
Thursday night.
mere Is HotHiiS al an he!li!its dS ~
when the church Will be built as no
plans nave been made regarding it.
The building project may be accom-
phshed next year, or it may be delayed
for two years from the present time.
Plans for the church itself will be
taken up after the site is chosen.
The committee that has charge of the
negotiations leading up to the selection
OF site is composed of the trustees,
H O. Brintnall. I. o. kemble, and S. G.
Bell. together with special committee
consisting Of F. l.. Meeker. w. NJ.
( Clark. a. P. Brat. A. F. Balch, E. w.
! Winery and NJ NJ. Dickson.