Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24
|NEW BUILDINGS :
FOR MANCHESTER
BUSINESS BLOCKS
TO BE ERECTED DURING -,
EARLY SUMNER. r.
MANCHESTER TO Be AUTO CENTER

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MANCHESTER TO Be AUTO CEN1El
Jos. Hutchinson Stops Work on His
.S Il. h. Main Street Building Until
Legal TanoIe is UnraveIed.
During the next few months Man
chester will be one of the busiest
places in eastern Iowa. Old dilapl-
dated frame structures, which have
been occupying valuable building
sites since Manchester was founded
are going to give way to new mod
ern brick and cement block business
houses. During the early summer
four important business blocks will
be erected, three, Of which are to
be used for automobile garages and
machine shops.
William Nickerson, proprietor OF
the Novelty Stables on West Main
street left the contract Tuesday to
C. X. Reading for the erection of a
cement block structure on one of his
vacant lots near his stables, and has
already leased the property to the
Manchester Automobile and Supply
Company of this city. Floyd H. Ar
mold is the manager of the company,
and he has made arrangements to
carry a complete line of three popu-
lar makes Of cars, together with a
large stock Of accessories. The COM
pany will employ an expert sales
man, and repairman, who will be in
charge of the business. The build
ing which Mr.. Nickerson will erect
will be as near fire-proof as a
building can be made, and when
completed will be valuable add1-
ton to west Main srteet.. |..& "A:
Ex-Sheriff M. P. Hennessey is al
SO to engage in the automobile busi-
ness. Some months ago Mr.. Hen
nessey purchased the building and
one vacant lot, directly opposite
the city building on Main
street. Mr.. Hennessey has disposed
OF the frame building to VIM. Hahe-
sey, who is moving the same into
the northeast part of town on one
OF his lots. Mr.. Hennessey will
erec: two story brick and concrete
building on these lots. The first
floor of the building will be fitted
up Sas an automobile sales room,
and machine shop Mr.. Hennessey
will handle a number Of popular line'
OF cars, and carry complete stock
OF automobile accessories, and will
install and conduct a general repair
shop in connection We doubt II the
casual visitor to Manchester will be
able to get his bearings" if he
should come face to face with q real.
Ely modern business house on the
south side of Main street between
Madison and Brewer streets. @,.
Jos. Hutchinson commenced last
fall the work Of erecting a large ad-
|dition to the building now occupied
Thy j. M. Jones e Sons, dealers IN
Ford ana Overland cars; 81 and as
Soon as weather conditions permitted
this spring he set a large force OF
carpenters at work to; erect the
structure. Last Friday afternoon
Mr.. Hutchinson's attention was calle'
to an ordinance which deals with
buildings within a certain radius OF
the business section Of the city, and
was surprised to find that the struc-
ture as contepmated was not IN
strict accordance with the fire or.
dinance." Mr.. Hutchinson has CIV.
en- his carpenters a vacation while
he and the city council come to
some adjustment Of the perplexing
problem. At the time Mr.. Hutchin-
son erected the building now used
by Messrs: Jones, the fire ordinances
permitted the erection of frame
building, providing it was covered
with sheet iron. A year after thi
building was erected the city revised
it's ordinances and changed the fire
ordinance The present ordinance
calls for wall Of eight inches Of
brick, concrete or cement block
within a certain area of the business
section of the city. & rT
S. "a. Steadman, one of the pioneer
business men Of Manchester, has de-
cided to quit the harness business
and retire. AS stated in these col
umns some weeks ago Mr.. Steadman
intends to celebrate this noteworthy
event by erecting a modern building
on the lot now occupied by him as
harness shop on Franklin street
When Mr.. Steadman first made MS
plans for a new building he con.
templated the erection of a building
especially designed for theatrical
purposes. He has, however, given
up this idea, and on Monday award
ed the contract for modern store
building. This structure is to ex'
tend back the full length Of the lot
and. the front one half will be two
stories. The building will have the
latest design in display windows
and will be built with the end In
view to make thoroughly modern
store building. The second story
win be fitted up for modern living
quarters. C. K. Reading was award
ed the contract for the building
Work on the new building is to com
mence about May 1st. We under
stand that D. J. Meggenburg has an
option to lease the building when
completed. [.r= ~.
Austin D. Brown has had a force
of workmen and teams excavatins
the basement to the addition which
he will erect to his building on the
corner of Franklin and Fayette
streets. Mr.. Brown. proposes to ex.
tend his building to the alley, ana
when completed Manchester car
boast Of one of the finest play
houses in this section. Mr.. Brown
tells us that he will spare either
time or money in the erection OF a
strictly modern theater. Al. Bruce
has the contract for the erection OF
the new building. ~
cLEMENS-SToNE
On Wednesday of last week oc
Cured the marriage of Miss Ida M.
Clemens, Of Edgewood, Iowa, and
IxI e,f Ctllroic Mich.