The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-04
THE MAKING OF A CITY
Building Operations Going on Here
and There About Town.

The new stack Is now nearly as
high as the roof and stands on foun-
dation 81 feet square and about 18
feet deep, all of solid reinforced con-
crete work. The stack proper Is
about 20 feet in diameter at the base
and the concrete, with its brick lin
ing about q inches thick. This
brick lining extends to height of 80
feet and the fiue is perfectly vertical
and is about Is feet and six inches
in diameter. The outside of the stack
gradually stands to the top, so that
the whole diameter Is about 16 feet
and inches. Steel circular forms are
used In the pouring of the concrete
and the tower is reinforced firmly by
upright twisted steel bars and also
horizontally by heavy mesh netting
OF large guage wire. Large quantities
of cement, gravel and crushed stone
and reinforced steel are being used
in the construction of this stack and
the draft at height of 200 feet will
be something tremendous. It will be
used in connection with a series of
boilers aggregating 1900 horse power
and is sufficiently large to accommo-
date future installations. The old
stack will be used for auxiliary pur-
poses. Ill.,.
j. H. Kelley, the photographer, is
the first to enter the Elm Park add.
ton with a new residence. The
house will be 30x52 feet in size and
typical California bungalow style OF
architecture. The foundations are
now being put in and the exterior
Will be of cement stucco finish and
the whole structure thoroughly mod
ern and complete. The interior will
4 be finished with beam ceilings and
open fire places, the various rooms
finished in oak, with hard wood floors
1t will contain about six rooms, liv
ling room, library, dining room and
kitchen and two bed rooms and bath
Convenient pantries and closets are
also arranged and every comfort
known to a complete home introduc
led. A garage will also be built in
like style with the house and the
grounds supplied with driveway and
cement walks as needed. s...
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Each succeeding year indicates
some degree of progress at the fac
tory of the Anderson Brothers Can
lining Co. on Ninth avenue East, and
so during the past season the entire
plant has been overhauled under the
direction of the foreman, James Coke
and repairs and improvements made
where they were needed. The inter
Iior and exterior wood work has beer
painted and the whole property is
kept in a thoroughly clean and sani
hA So
has only been in operation short
time and they are now running or
lone-half time on account of the slow
mess of the tomato delivery. AS soor
as conditions win allow they will be
} gin running on full time and gradual
ly the force will be increased, so tina
the crop can be handled promptly ant
effectively. "0 H" .v
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j. A. Williams is erecting a new
residence at Ill K avenue East. 1t fl
frame building and will contain
!, about eight rooms, living room, II
,brary, dining room and kitchen dowr
lstairs and three bed rooms and batl
room up stairs. In all respects 1
will be a modern, up-to-date house
A stable or small barn and necessar.
shades have also been built on tn,
place. The outlay for the whole will
probably reach about $4,000. Con
tractor Sparks Is doing the. work.
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Minor repairs, improvements ant
paint have made big change in thu
appearance of the T. p. Johnson res
idence property, No. 1116 South Maj
ket street. This is known as the oil
Lacey homestead, at the intersection
of Eleventh avenue and Market St
and treatment Of fresh color make
the place neat and attractive.
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c. C.. Sheppard has recently bull
a new garage on the lot with hi
residence at $40 High avenue East
1T is a frame structure and the inter
Tor supplied with all fittings neces
lsary. ''.
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Frank ID. Boyer, of 603 First avenue
East, has recently enclosed the who'll
of the front porch on his house witt
screens. The improvement is CON
fort and a pleasure to the family.
The democratic side of the cham