Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-01

Nearly half a million for new homes.
buildings, stores and transportation
facilities. Altogether s917,322 invested
in building Improvements in the city in
the year that ended Friday. Summed
up that is the story of the most re-
markaale year in a building way this
city has ever passed ta-:;. It has been
good, substantial growth and expan-
sion without a trace or furry OF
boom.
Most important in the years build
ing activities was the erection of 1oo
rev houses at a cost of s414,1OO This
feature of the years building record is
satisfying because each house is new
home and practically every one of
them is occupied. That shows how
badly they were needed.
Second Ward Largest Builder.
The Second ward lead all the others
of the city, and in fact came very close
to building as many houses as any
two of the others. Sixty-six new homes
were built in the ward. Each of the
FIRST and Third built thirty-four, the
Fourth sixteen, and the Fifth five.
4 very notable feature of the home
building was that in no case did the
cost OF any of the houses run into
more than four figures. But while there
were no unusually expensive houses,
there was a large number Of modern,
commodious. comfortable homes.
Other important Projects.
Each sub division of the building &C
tivity had It's important project COM
pleted or begun in the year. Among
the public buildings was the Y. NJ. c.
A. a $4,000 structure that was finished
early in the year.
In the manufacturing division was
the first unit Of the Lennox Furnace
Company's factory at Main street and
Twelfth avenue. In the sportatiol
division was the commencement of the
South Third avenue viaduct, $4,000
project which ten years of effort to Sc
cure saw begun late in the year. The
Iowa Railway and Light Company,
which each year has gone ahead with
large improvements. added to its street
railway system three-f fths of mile of
track.
More Stores and Theaters.
Both in the uptown business district
and in outlying sections the building OF
stores was going on. Two fires early
in the year that destroyed the build
ings at 106-10S and Hills East Main
street proved blessings. Before the
year ended each had been replaced by
modern and much better building.
One theater the Casino, remodeled
another the Paramount, almost fin
ished, added one entirely new place Of
amusement to the citys list.
The city administration added it's
quota of Improvements by laying FL
mi nj -iro wis,
two miles Of water main and sewer ex-
tensions. In addition there was a long
list of miscellaneous improvements in
the building lines.
Below is a classified list, showing the
kind, location and cost Of each build
ing:
Factories.
Central Foundry Company, re-
building building for foun-
dry 1000
Farmers & Merchants Co
operative Brick & Tile Com
pany, machinery building.... 1900
Lennox Furnace Company, new
factory at Main street and
Twelfth avenue ......... $4,000
Light Draft Harrow company,
addition doubling capacity of
factory ................. 5000
Marshalltown Syrup and Sugar
Company, remodeiing factory
building 8. ............ 5000
Western Grocer Mills, frame
and sheet iron warehouse. 1000
Total Sc, 500
Public Buildings.
Bosch Bros, rooming house, re-
model interior .....s $500
Casino Theater, remodeled by
Messrs. Taft, Frankel and
Muelhaupt ............. 5000
First United Evangelical
church, rebuilt ...... 5000
paramount Theater, liz East
Main street, built and re-
modeied 10y MessTs. Me5Ea-,
Ingledue and Boysen. 5000
Z. M. c. A. building ......... 10000
Total 80. .$112, 500
Store Buildings.
Brennecke & Cummings, two
story brick at Thirteenth and
Summit streets .........$ 5000
Cronkleton, Frank. three-story
brick at 106-108 East Main
street =. ............ $4,000
Borney, C. M, remodeling
building at 1913 East Main
street 49,. ......... 10000
4orney. c. M, rsrnoieiins
building at 20 East Main
street !. .................. $500
egeekef, f. L., two-story brick
- e a1&-11a East Main street 1900
TOtal 10y 81, 900
City improvements.
Paved FL miles Of streets with
- 4.Ib
\ Laid 1851 feet Of water main
extensions -. .............. 4,s22
Laid 5.049 feet Of sanitary
sewer -..........-. 3,9s3
addition TO pumping station. 1860