Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-23
MUCH BUILDING IS
 UNDER WAY IN TUCSON
Old Pueblo Continues 10 Show Substantial Growth in
 Many Ways

TUCSON. April 22.-That modern
 buildings improve a city goes with
 out saying. They do more than that
 in effecting an increase in realty val ues. more especially in the immedi. ate vicinity of the sites on which they are constructed. This was par ticularly noticeable when the new
 buildings were erected on East Con. gress street within few years past.
 The appreciation in realty values in the vicinity of Stone avenue and Pen nington street before and after the Steinfeld buildings and the postoffice buildings were erected.
 Next will come the Davis building on the northeast corner of Congress street and Stone avenue. a three, pos sibly four. story building of modern architecture and construction to meet present and future demands. The plans for this building, to cost about s1OO. 900, are being drawn by Holmes Brothers. It will include basement, which will be utilized for commercial purposes. and in the event of fourth story added to its height. modern elevator will be installed, most likely on the Stone avenue side of the
 building. The plans are yet In a crude state. hence details are not at
 present available. That the new structure. which will probably be
 completed next fall, will cause ad- yances in realty is a certainty. The Hattich building will be in course Of construction this week.
 on West Congress street has been done. There will be fully 0.O00 ex- pended by MT Hattich. to include lot and building.
 Before the end of the current week the rafters will be in place on the
 central fire station on South Sixth avenue. opposite the Methods; church. This building. completed and equipped, will involve an expenditure of about s10,000 on the part of the municipality of Tucson.
 Mrs. John A. Black made two good deals this month in the sale of her property, two lots south of Judge Bienman's home. The house and lot to Mrs. Lizie O'Conner Fitch, wife of the manager of the construction force at the new brewery, brought about s4500, and the corner lot purchased i by Captain William McDermott, rep
 resented $500.
 The construction of a bridge across
 the Santa Cruz at St. Mary's avenue will involve an expenditure of SS,OOO, half of the amount to be met by the county and the balance will be paid through the city council and private subscription raised by Alfred s. Do
 nau. F. L. Culin and others. Plans are being drawn and the bridge IS a possibility this year
 Plans for Captain William McDer- mott's residence, a two-story brick. are being prepared by Holmes Broth
 CTS. It is likely the bids for con construction will be opened early in May.
 The local lodge of odd Fellows has under consideration the construc- ton of a temple. The lots were pur- chased two years ago and are just north of the Methodist church. It is too early to go into details re specting the Masonic cathedral. the l cornerstone of which will be laid on ! the lot next south Of Trinity Presby' terian church. Last year S6500 was paid for the lot, the Williams home stead. on which a building to cost ! s75.O00 will be erected.
 ! The Fraternal order of Eagles con template the construction of a build | ing for lodge purposes. No definite
 plans have been decided upon.