Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-30
HOMES ALTERED: LOOP
PROPERTIES ARE
IMPROVED
CITY SPENT $410OOO
WORkMEN HAVE BUSY fEhH
NOTWITHSTANDING MATERIALS
AND LABOR WE'RE AT HIGHEo
POINT IN HISTORY OF BUILD.
ING TRADES.

I'm spite of the high cost of build
ing materials. the past year mas h'e'
a very successful one for Ottawa ar
chitects, contractors and mechanics
More than $4l0.0o0.00 worth OF l''''
proyements have been added to the
city in building and repairs during
1919 While this has been below the
estimate of Improvements in l9lh,
the two years could not be compared
and the County Tubercular Sanitaf-
ium and other public buildings were
erected during that time.
Architect John W. lIanisen, IN
speaking of the past year this morn
ing said: In spite OF the preVailllS
idea that building material prices
are very high, all OF the local mechah'
les have passed thru "A very success
ful and busy season. Comparatively
The cost of building under the exist
ing conditions is much cheaper thah
a few wears ago: inasmnch as the IN
crease of lumber and OF the majority
of building materials, has not been IN
proportions to the increase Ill the cost
of other living expenses.
Architects and contractors are pre-
dieting a very successful year ahead
OF them. and number OF downtown
building enterprises are already an
der way for the early WORK OF l'2o
Contracts have been let tor pullulhS
a new front in the Jordan Hardware
company on Main street, which Wlll
cost about $5O00.00, while at the pres
ent time bids are being received lol
putting new front it and making
extensive repairs in the Walter MefS
building on Columbus street.
I Other business men are .formuiat
ing plans for extensive improvements
in 1920.
One of the largest pieces OF WORK
during 1919 was the erectl0p OF lh'
new Hossack building on La Sall'
street. between Jefferson and Jack
son This is two story brick &tFut
ture and is one of the most modern
up-to-date in the city. ii was bult
at Il cost OF $2J,OOo.
The new Hilliard Garage when Il
now being erected in the 3oV bio%'
ON West Main street, is another l3l
Improvement. This will cost Sl5,0"
when completed and will be the ldtE
est and most modern garage in tn
city.
The large Staack Bakery which Wa
erected ON Lafayette street, ls Il hou
ern brick building, and was buiit al
cost of $4,000 90.
The new soldiers pavilion, al tn
La Sale County tuberculosis Sal
itarium. was designed and erected a
Il cost of $l5, 10000.
The new peltier factory, which
being erected to replace the one d'
strOyed by fire early in the ldlL
probably the biggest addition To q
lava commercial life. This buildin
viii cost approximately $5o,000 wle
completed,
he new gymnasium at the Plcasai
View Luther college, was erected
a cost of $lO,OOO.Oo
The largest Improvement made
the residence district was the hul
ing of the G. e. Woodward reSiden'
i'm East Ottawa at Il cost of $1,000.
The new gymnasium at the Plea
ant View Luther college, was erectt
at a cost of $2j.00000.
The William Dunlap bungalow WI
built on W. lafayette street at co
of $S.000c0.
Fred Scherer ,Ir., erected a sina
house on w. Lafayette, costing a
prOximately $1,000.
l.. NJ. Bayne's residence on Guthr
street was altered and remodele
having $4,000 spent in repairs.
The remodeling of the r. F. knc
house on e. Pearl street cost apprt
imately $4,000.
The repairs on the Nurses Hon
at Ryburn Memorial hospital &C
$4,000 O0,
The new heating plant in the OF
wa township high school. was ma
at an expenditure of S5o00.Oo.
The A. e. Bach residence on OF
wa avenue. was remodeled and pei
dashed, the repairs costing $1,000
The Fred Jones residence on OF
wa avenue. had about $500 spent
improvements on 1t.
The Thomas Belrose residence
Illinois avenue. was remodelad to
extent 0f $25G0.00 and like amol
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