El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-02

value OF new buildings started IN III
Paso. for during that month 81 per-
nits were issued by building inspector
A. E. Bartlett for structures 10 cost
$3.50, 6s6 The fees collected amounted
10 s632-50.
and for which q permit was issued IS
Tie new Paso del Norte hotel when
will grace the northwest corner OF
West san Antonio and Fl Paso streets
and will cost s3lZ,OOo.
second in the amount Of money 10
be spent on the initial work come the
Pearson mills. which the permit states
VIII cost $4,000. However, TINS -
but the initial cost Of the most inn
portant industrial plant TO be started
in FL PasO for many years
The labOrers at the pearson ste are
busy clearing the ground and starring
the erection OF buildings, some OF them
but temporary structures, others the
units Of the vast industry that IS 70
make III Faso manuIact uIilIs gO-1is
Of much importance. rms MoIh y
progressing rapidly and without inter-
March opens well in the building
world. the permits issued the first day
showing buildings 10 be erected at
cost Of $3.50. There are many I'M
pOrtant permits 20 be issued TINS
month among them one for the new
Texas & Pacific Railroad company
new freight station at the corner OF
Ochoa and First streets, which VIII
cost at least 8l5,OoO-
Everywhere throughout the city new
residences are going up. Many new
homes are being built On the install
ment plan and the city IS spreading
Itself over Vast amount OF territory
the trend of the new residence sec
ton being eastward at this time ana
northeastern III PasO being the scene
I OF greatest activity
Some Big Jobs.
Foundations are excalvalted for the
new Texas A. Pacific freight station
which IS being erected on tho com
Danv's righofWay on First street Inc
erection crews wiz begin concrete
pouring Monday morning and as soon
as this has sufficiently set, the Drlck
laying viii be commenced. material
has been arriving on the ground our
ing the past week so that no delay
IS looked for on this account. boiler
room under the building Is now being
me footfngs are now finished for
the Paso del Norte hotel and the Fred
A. Jones company viii be bic TO com
meuce its work on the superS " cur =
which viii be nine stories ms IT Is
necessary TO have these fOOtngs as
strong as possible TO withstand the
great weight which win be placed on
each Of them
The warehouse being built by the
Western Grocery company on the cor
uer Of FL Paso and Seventh streets j.
now about ready for occupancy II IS
a three story building costing about
Apartment Houses.
FL PasO builders seem to have the
craze for building apartment houses
as there are now several large puma
inEs under construction and more are
being started. The California style OF
construction and arrangement IS -2ost
IN evidence and commonly used
Contractor j. q. VI OrrhlnEtOE mas
finfshed work at the Georgette apart
ments on North Stanton street, be
tween Boulevard and wyoming streets.
This IS one Of the largest apartment
buildings constructed In this city IOr
q long time All of the rooms are
outside rooms with the entrance from
large hall which runs the entire
length Of the building which IS ~
feet long. II is three stories nlgni
with basement under the entire
building. On each floor are 10 three
room apartments consisting OF nv
ing room. @ bedroom and kltchenel-
Each suite has its own bathroom with
hot and cold water All the rooms
are 10 be completely furnished by the
owners so that the occupants VIII not
have to be bothered with supplying
things other than for personal needs.
In the basement there VIII be a locker
room for each apartment which can be
used as g servants room II necessary
Two More Apartment Houses
The auarIment house being erected
By the Great Texas Realty Co. on
West Rio Grande street, is now being
plastered. It. contains nine apart
J. j. Crawford's apartment house is
now being finished on the interior Dy
the Dlasterers and carpenters IT con-
fsfns six three room apartments, each
complete in every detail, including nard
wood floors and heating system il
viii cost about $4,000 ana IS Delns
erected under the direction OF Mr..
Crawford
work VIII soon be commenced by
J. R. Fisk on a large apartment house
: H. HHlng#
adjoining his present bulloins on Mest
Missouri street These apartment
have always rented faster than they
could be completed and IL is predicted
that Missouri street and other streets
IN that district VIII be the main
apartment house district Plans nave
been drawn for an enormous Duliolng
containing so three room apartments
which viii be erected by OUTSIDE capl-
tai in the near future.
Montana Building Fast.
The eastern end Of Montana street
IS building up fast. W. II. Laugniln
new $4,000 residence is under way
91ayfleld Bros. are well advanced IN
the work on four handsome new bun
galoWs on the south side Of Montana
street IN the first block east Of Cot
ton avenue filling up the block IN
which J. F. Primm started the first
house less than four months ago Just
east OF the Mayfield houses and across
the street, T. r. Francis has the foun-
datiOns laid for four cottages on the
same side Of the street and east or
these a few blocks E. Gordon Perry
has the material on the ground to
erect himself a new home. almost di-
rectly IN front OF L. NJ Turner'S new
home.
Many Houses Under Way.
The Mayfield Realty company has
lust completed for Donald n. Sutor a
two story residence on Hawthorn
street, Sunset Heights. It is Of Crafts
man design and one Of the most COM
plete houses in point OF equipment and
appointment in the city, with base
ment heating plant, hardwood floors
and all the builtin features.
The Mayfield company is at work
on a number Of other new houses.
probably the largest number Of any
other concern in the city Three five
--oor1 BUNGALOWS on the south side Of
orc street in northeast Fl Paso, in
block 81 are being plastered; six
room bungalow on Rampant street
Golden HILL, has also reached the
clustering stage; q six room bungalow
ct 1903 Mundy avenue is being plas-
tered a six room bungalow at 14l9
Arizona street IS now being finished;