Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-01

One hundred thirty new houses.
costing 1895, 400: city Improvements,
factories, public buildings and trans
portatlon facilities costing $419, 7S9; a
total of s8lS.1S9 invested in building
| improvements in the city in 1915: sum
married. that is the record Of what was
done by private citizens, municipality
and corporations in building up Mar
shall,own in the year just closed
Third Ward Leads
| That there were no exceptionally
large building projects in the year ac-
counts for the decrease Of $99.l33 in
the total. compared with 1918. In fac
tories. city improvements, and miscel-
lanc0us buildings 1916 ecllpsed 1915.
In the building OF homes, transporta-
ton facilities, stores, and pubilc Dulid-
| ings there were decreases.
The Third ward led the others ii
building houses. In 1t were erected
forty -four. with thirty eight in the
Second. thirty in the First. fourteen in
the Fourth. and five in the Fifth.
! Distinctive as the first of its kind
| erected mere ~ Inc I FD"ll
! POI North Second avenue. now being
built by Mr.. and Mrs. Nichols. 1t will
contain eighteen apartments, and will
cost $4,000.
Factory Building Substantial.
| Marking the expansion and growth
of man ufacturIng interests was the ex-
tcnsive building Of factories and indus
trial properties. Largest Of these were
those built by the Marshall OIL Com
pany, Lennox Furnace Company, Fish
cr GOV eTnur Company, Joyce Lumber
company, c. and e. Manufacturing
Company. and Atlas Disposal Works.
The latter two are OF especial interest
! because they are entirely new proper
tics.
Transportation Facilities Grow
| Next in importance TO the South
Third avenue viaduct, as they affect
transportation facilities, were the ex-
tension Of its train yard, begun by the
NJ. & st. L., and laying the electric
line OF the Iowa Railway and Light
Company across the viaduct. The en-
largcment Of the steam roads yards
viii double It's local trackage. Exten-
SION Of the street car line across the
viaduct brought car service to the
Fifth ward.
City Improvements Large.
With three miles Of pavement lead
ing, the city's improvements Of sewers
side walks. water main extensions and
other Improvements costing $780, 1874
were the largest Of any single year for
a decade.
In public buildings the enlargement
Of tn" Deaconcss hospital was the most
Important Miscellaneous buildings
and stores added substantial sums to
the total.
Below ~ classified list Of the build
Ings and homes
Factories.
Atlas Disposal Works boiler
and power house, first unit OF
plant ............$ law
e. 81 T.. Manufacturing Com
pany. new factory buldlng... 1000
Fisher Governor Company, new
manufacturing building .... 5000
Joyce Lumber Co, wrecked
and rebuilt mill built dry
kiln and lumber sheds 0atter
now buiding) ............. 1900
Lcnnox Furnace Co., com
bncd foundry and warehouse
ana oil house and paint shop 10000
Marshall on Company, new
warehouse. and two large adj
ditiOn9 10 general office
building ..............,.. $4,000
Western Grocer Mills, hollow
tile corn crib ............... 1000
Total 80. 500
Public Buildings.
Congregational mission, South
Fifth street. remodeied .....$ 500
Evangelical Deaconess HOspi
taI enlarged by addition and
rernodeled .............. 30,0o0
Marshall County Fair Asaocia-
ton, addition to agricultural
hall and comfort station..... l4s5
Pentacostal Church OF NaZa-
rene, reinOdeled ........... 1909
Schools, additions to Arson and
Rogers, fire escapes on sew
eraI and retaining wall at
high school ................ 1900
w q q minister Presbyterian
chapel 902 Bromley street.. $500
Total =. 1856
store Buildings.
| Arney, =. f.. addition for heat
ing plant in rear OF IL South
F!rs: avenue tnc~ biiidnsts 1000
| Cummings, =. f., one story
building at 1870 East Main
street :. ................. 1000
| fremont Company, addition In
! rear OF 20 West Main street 5000
Whitton. George, addition to
building 1915 South Center
and remodeiing interior (now
bulding) .... ............. $500
|
| IotSl ........... - i-,oVV
| City improvements.
| Paved three miles OF streets
with concrete ..............$ 83,143
| Laid 1Z,f22 feet OF water main
extensions .................. 1900
Laid 3,2Gs feet Of tanitary
sewers E. ....,.......... 1886
Laid 2555 feet Of storm sewers 4,47g
Laid G,l02 feet OF concrete side
walks .................. 1883
| Pumping station improvements
and pump .............. $1,000
improvements at HiverVieW
park, including lagoon fnow
buildinB) -. ....,.......... DO