Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-01
MANY PLANS ARE MADE
FOR WORK OF NEW YEAR
Factories, Shops, Garages and Houses
PIanned-Transportation Companies
Expect to Do Much New Work in
1916-some Of the Important Projects
That Are Planned.

q scale as made 1915 notable for the
number of new homes and other build
ings erected. but there will be a steady
and continuous growth. This is prom
ised by building projects that are be-
ing planned for the summer season.
included in the building plans for
this year are not only homes, but man
ufacturing and business property, and
larger transportation facilities.
lennox to Build Factory.
Probably among the largest Of the
building plans for the year for manu-
featuring purposes, will be the second
unit OF its plant that the Lennox Fur
mace Company will build. It will be
alongside its present new building, and
Will be OF about the same size and
type. 1t will cost equipped from $25, 200
to $4,000. and will be occupied by the
foundry and the Quick Action Range
Company.
The LaPlant Company expected to
put in the foundation for a building
60x200 feet this fall. but did not get 1t
done. 1t will be built in the spring and
will cost $1,000 to $4,000. The build
To Enlarge Offices.
The Marshall Oil Company is hav-
ing plans prepared for an extensive
enlargement of it's office building. 1t
is planned to build an extension forty
feet long to the north end of the build
ing. The addition will be in every way
just like the main building and will be
an enlargement of 1t. IT will furnish
space for directors room, private Of
fices for Messrs. Ruth and Willard, and
additional room for the office force. To
the west side Of the building viii be
built an addition containing toilet and
filing rooms. When this work is done
a retaining wall is to be built along
Linn creek for several hundred feet to
keep flood water out Of the buildings.
Railroads TO Be Busy.
Both the NJ. & st. l. and the Iowa
Railway and Light Company have
large tentative plans for extensions
and building for the year. The viaduct
is to produce a large amount OF build
ing work for the M. & St l.. Not all
OF 1t may be done this year. The old
office building is to be torn down and
a new yard office built. There is to be
at least q partial and probably COM
plete revision of the local yards Of the
company, together with an increase in
the trackage.
Coal dealers are to be forced from
railroad property by the viaduct and
yards. and offices for all of them will
be built elsewhere probably by the NJ.
& st. L. on its property at First and
Second and Railroad streets.
Extension Of Street Railway.
Important among the enlargement OF
the property Of the Iowa Railway and
Light Company will be an extension Of
its street railway system. The line
over the viaduct will be built as soon
as the viaduct Is finished. and at least
to May street. when a new bridge is
put over Linn creek It Is quite prob
able that the extension into the Third
ward will be built before the year is
over.
Some building may be done at the
power plant in the year. In addition
there is to be large amount Of work
done in and near this city in the build
ing Of high tension transmission lines
west to LamoilIe, State Center and
Colo, and north to Albion.
Two Garages Planned.
Among the building projects for the
uptown business district that are quite
likely to be carried out are two garages.
N. A. Evans postponed from this year
until next the building of a garage in
the rear Of North Third avenue. NJ.
H. Green, who bought the g. w. Smith
property at 1921 West Main street,
will build a garage in the rear Of 1t.
Another building prospect for the
uptown district Is Chippewa Tribe, No.
40, T. o. r. M. It has plans in view
for a lodge home that may be carried
out this year. :
The city council has promised that It
will let the contract to pave six OF
the main roads leading into the city as
far as the city limits. II this is done
1t will be the most expensive single
street Improvement ever made in one
year.
New Homes Planned.
In addition to houses that are being
finished now. and others begun that
are waiting for spring to open SO work
can be resumed, there are still others
planned for the spring.
w. G, Strickier and Harry F. Nc
Combs today got possession OF the
Daily property at POT West State street.
On 1t they will build splendid duplex
house for the use of the two families.
Another large building venture for
the same neighborhood 10 planned by
W. II. Beale Tor what was the Barn
hart property, corner Second and State
streets. He expects to build four or
flat to front on Second
street that will cost from $4,000 to
10000.
To improve Large Tracks.
blessing Bros. started late this fall to-
improve their large tract at Boone.
Twelfth and Doty streets by building
houses. They built two. This year
they will build more. and just az many
at Is appears there ID demand Scr.
g II. Reifenschneider, who has done
more building in the Second ward than
any other one person, mas pians sSs
more houses for this year. He will fin
ish two on Fremont street and build
It least two ana perhaps more, at 10
212 North Seventh street.
Plumb Bros. who have been active;