Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-29
CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
Nav Business Blocks and Residences
An Activity that Promises
to be Lasting.
The Catron and Kahn Blocks The His.
sion and Indian Schools -Beap.
tiying the Capitol.

There are unmistakable signs Of great
activity in the building line throughout
the coming spring and summer. Already
every contractor and mechanic in the city
has his hands full, and everybody is
smiling over the prospects that more
building will be done within the present
year than during the entire past three
years.
Hon. T. b. Catron has contracted for
half million brick and will erect at the
northwest corner OF the plaza, fronting
! the plaza and Palace avenue, an immense
business block.
Mr.. Kahn, the wholesale liquor and
tobacco man, is having plans completed
/ for Q two story double store block, with a
Masonic hall on the second floor, with
basement. The contract for this will be
let within fifteen days. The beginning OF
this improvement may also suggest to the
Armijo heirs the wisdom OF rebuilding
there adjoining property at the Sellgman
corner.
Over OH Grant street the Presbyterian
mission building to cost $4,000 is being
pushed to completion rapidly by DOnoghue
Il Monier
On the capitol and federal building
grounds, about six acres in each tract, the
sum OF $25 900 is now going into beautify-
ing the premises with fountains, trees
and shrubs, grass plats and gravel walks,
A large force OF men is at work Oh both
| OF these tracts and will be 80 engaged till
midsummer,
Hon. n. B. Laughlin is having drawn
plans for the remodeling and enlargement
of his newly purchased property ut the
corner OF Don Gaspar avenue and Otto
street. 1t is to be made n two story
dwelling and will be occupied by MIR.
Laughln himself.
There never Was time when building
material, Of all kinds, was so cheap as in
Santa Fe at present, and this has set
many people to figuring on the erection
of new homes this summer. Among
these may be mentioned Hon. p. Selig-
man, DR.. Longwill, c. NJ. Creamer, Grant
Rivenburg, F. H. Brigham and J. w.
Schofield. There is also some talk of
Messrs Stabb and Iongwill erecting n fine
business block on the corner now occupied
by the old Exchange hotel.
The government industrial Indian
school at Santa Fe, for which congress
has appropriated $3l 900, is sure of con-
structon this spring. Bids are to be
opened at Washington on the 18th OF
next month, The bids call for furnishing
materials, and in the erection Of two
story brick school building with wings !;
main building l26x36-4, and wings 49,
2x24-4. This fine public structure will be
located in the southwestern part of the
city, on 100 acres of land which Santa
Feans have decided to the government ior
this purpose.
In the way of minor Improvements
there are scores on hand now and in
progress, all of which will tend to beau
tiiy the capital city and increase real
estate values. The above simply includes
few of the more important enterprises,
BY this it vii! be seen that Santa Fe
promises to grow this Year Ii those who
can afford it and who have made their
money here will do their duty this can be
made one OF the most beautiful and at
tractive cities in the west. Every resi-
dent should take an interest and chip in
his mite toward building up the capital