Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-01
MUCH WORK PLANNED, DEPEND.
ING ON LABOR, MATERIAL
AND MARKET CONDITIONS.
YEAR PROMISES TO SEE
MUCH BUILDING DONE
City Has Large Contract Uncompleted
Scores Of Homes Already Planned
-Boardman to Erect Office Building
-Transportation Comp anies to Con-
tinue Improvements.

building this year are good. How en-
tensive they will be- or whether the
marks set in either 1915 or 'l6 will be
equalled can not be forecast at this
time. A difference of opinion exists
among those best situated to know. 1t
is quite generally admitted that two
important influences will quite largely
determine the building in the year.
1t Is thought that if the scale of car
penters' wages IS increased, and there
Is what now seems certain to be, an
additional increase in building hard
ware and materials entering into build
ing there will probably be
marked decrease in the amount OF
building done this year. Another in
nuence is thought to be that the house
needs of the city have been fairly well
supplied for the time being.
Plans, However, Being Made.
None OF these influences will. how
ever, probably seriously interfere with
certain plans that are already under
way. Chief of these. because they are
of a public nature, is street paving al
ready contracted for. and other city
improvements; continuation and COM
pletion Of the NJ. e. st. L.. train yard
revision, and extension of nearly II mile
OF street railway into the Third ward.
Nearly five miles of street pavement
Is under contract, to be built this year.
This includes u mile of inside streets
and North and South Center. Doty, and
Summit streets and North Third ave-
nue. to the city limits. This paving
will cost about $4,000. The year viii
see the completion Of the lagoon sys-
tenn In Riverview park. and the paw
ing and bcautifylng of the North Third
avenue boulevard.
LaPlant Ready to Build.
Enlargement of manufacturing prop
erty started with the first day of the
new year. The LaPlant Company
began this forenoon wrecking opera
tons for building, that is estimated to
cost $4,000 and Will be done as fast as
the weather permits. .. q,
TO the east Of it's foundry will be
built of brick an ~" addition, 60x9O
feet, one story high, lighted and ven-
tilated thru cupola structure on the
roof To the east OF the grinding and
fitting department building will be
built another IL" 60X90, also of brick
and one story high. The grinding and
fitting department will be transferred
into it and the old building will be
used for warehouse. The addition
to the foundry will double It's capacity,
and will add greatly to the capacity OF
the fitting and grinding department.
The investments in buildings are
being made to Increase the production
capacity to take care Of the growing
business.
Transportation Companies' Plans.
The NJ. g. st. l.. estimates that 1t Will
take $4,000 more to complete It's train
ward revision work, that will be TIN
ished as soon az the weather permits.
The year will be a busy one for the
Iowa Railway and Light Company.
Early in the summer 1t win make good
on It's agreement made to the city to
extend It's street car service into the
Third ward within five years after be-
ing voted u franchise. 1t has already
ordered steel for 1900 feet of thus
track Fifteen to $4,000 is to be in
vested in increasing the capacity OF It"
electrical power house, and 1t has 9TH
er tentative plans for charging this
property In the year.
Business Buildings IN oight.
one Of the reasonable certainties In
the business building line Will be the
structure that G. Fl. l.. Boardman viii
build just east Of the Y. NJ. {. a. lie
purchased u site there on which to pu,
up next summer building to hous"
his office practice. the Credit Guide
Company. and Marshall County Alb
stract and Loan Company. In which he
tx Interested.
Another site that was purchased fot
Improvement with business property
was the Daily corner. Main and Second
street. acquired in 1916 by group or
business men. Their plans for It's I'm
piovcment have not been formed, but
they are likely to be during this year.
What the nature of the Improvement
will be they do not yet know, but that
it Will be one Of the most substantial
ever erected fronting West Main street
is nearly II certainty.
Building at Soldiers Homo.
It Is quite probable that the year
will see extensive work undertaken ht
the soldiers home. The G. A. r. ar'l
allied bodies, state board OF control.
and home management. are united for
more room IOT NtltldllS anu 'l''
wives. The general assembly will be
asked for a building or addition 20
house at least 100 and to cost $4,000.
In addition new heating plant. cost
Ing $4,000 Is wanted. A concrete
bridge costing $4,000 viii be built over
Brady crock, ana the state Will be
asked TO appropriate money to pave
the north side of Summit street, abut-
ting the home grounds, from Ninth
street to the western limit of the state
property.
Atlas Works Plan Building.
II the experience OF the winter
months I'm the new venture promoted
by those Interested In the Atlas Dis
posal Works warrants, this company
Will build the second unit OF it's plant.
Il will be q building S0Xl20 feet. two
stories high, and 1t, with other invest
ments In the property Will cost $4,000
to $4,000.
| In the retail business buildings re-
modelling work viii be begun at once.
| The Conover estate VIII remodel the
building ut and s West Main for the
| j. y. Palmer store Mccombs Bros.
| will remodel the building at 29-3l West
MAIN, aHa W. " St''N"c' W" ~
| Cook are planning rcm0dellnB the
building ut West Main,
| Moro Houses Planned.
There are already close to thirty
houses planned. Plumb Bros. who have
| done so much building IN Melrose Park
addition In the last two years. say they
| will build twenty houses this year.
| DR.. g, IL. Hermance will probably