Building plans given impetus as permits rise
A steady week in the building trade shows progress on large structures and residences. Seven permits were issued totaling 1520 dollars including three private garages and projects for J Parent, W Brown, C H Abrams, F C Menges, B F Guthrie, People’s Store, and W J Long with varied construction like additions, foundations, remodeling and garages.
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Parent
Vanughm Street
W. Brown
Hoyle Street
Batage
Rene Sn
Ic. H. Abrams
LaPorte Road
Addition
Eesees
Eset Ness If. C
W. J. Long
Williston Avenue
Sioux City Masons Award Temple Contract
Sioux City Iowa July 23 A bid of 274000 by Fleisher Construction of Minneapolis for the Masonic temple at Ninth and Nebraska streets was accepted. Total cost near 300000 with heating lighting and interior details not included. Exterior brick and terra cotta. Nine bids were entered eight others from Sioux City and nearby firms.
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Sioux City
Fleisher Construction Company
Minneapolis
Ninth and
Nebraska Streets
Masonic Fraternity
A. A.smith
Guarantee Construction Company
Riesche & Sanborn Construction Company
Coomer & Small
W. A. Klinger Construction Company
Short
Federation Construction Company
Grant-Smith Construction Company
St. Paul
Mian
F. P. Gould Construction
Colrbsby
Omaha
Tha. Fleisher Construction Company
Machinist claims rediscovery of tempering copper method
Walter Bunton of La Porte Indiana says he revived the long lost art of tempering copper and has secured a patent. He alleges tempered copper resists sparks and enables high speed cutting with no danger. His three stage process hardens copper beyond prior limits yet retains ductility and workability.
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Walter Bunton
la Porte
Ind
Babylon
Egypt
Bunton
Bids Fall Sharp on Public Works Across Iowa Tri-City Area
The 1920s style report notes a busy paving season with Davenport Mason City and Dubuque letting contracts. Marshall county awarded a large road grading job as bids dropped to 30 to 34 cents per cubic yard from 75 to 80 cents last year. Dubuque city bids on three sewer projects came in well under engineers’ minimum estimates due to lower material and labor costs.
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Davenport
Mason City
Dubuque
Marshall County
Dubuque City
Contractors Face A More Intense Commotion This Year
A sharper competition among contractors marks this year as bidding tightens and project delays threaten progress. Firms push lower prices and faster turnaround to win contracts amid rising costs and demand.
Millions Spent on Hard Surface Roads Across Nation
The article notes widespread interest in good roads as counties tour neighboring areas while states prepare to launch large hard surface road programs. It cites $164,371,355 in new bond issues planned nationwide, listing state-by-state totals from Alabama to Wyoming and highlighting major highway investment likely through 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk
Highways Information Service
New York City
Alabama
Arizona
Colorado
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Jersey
New Mexico
Ternnessee
Texas
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Magnate says freight rate cuts impossible soon
B A Worthington of the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and Western says railroads cannot follow Detroit, Toledo and Ironton in petitioning for a 23 percent rate cut. He notes wage cuts and labor costs leave little room for reductions and calls for labor readjustment and business revival for prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit, Toledo & Ironton
Interstate Commerce Commission
B. A. Worthington
Indianapolis
Henry Ford
T . Altho
Worthington
Illinois Central to Beautify Webster City Station Patch
The Illinois Central railroad will convert an unsightly weed patch near Webster City station into a park with grass sods flower beds and shrubs. An appropriation for beautification funds the project as a model for private owners to imitate.
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Illinois Central Railroad Company
Webster City
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