Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-22
new BUILDINGS IN
ALBUQUERQUE
GOING UP
Walls Of New Harvey Supply
House and WELLER and Ben
jamin Building Are Now
Under Way.

With n thlrty-nve thousand dollar
church building IN course OF construc-
ton 60 represent the religious ad.
vancement OF the town. and a TWEEN
/ ty-fye Thousand. dollar dormitory
! building soon 60 be constructed tor
the United States Indian school in
dicating that educational development
I is apace: and with ten thousand dol
lar supply house for the Harvey sys-
| tom under construction, showing that
| the Harvey system and the Santa he
railroad considers Albuquerque a log
zeal distributing point for points west
OF Kansas City; and with twenty
ave thousand dollar business block
being erected by Weller and Bcnia-
min between Third and Fourth
streets, filling up the final gap on
West Central avenue, Albuquerque rs
actively demonstrating her progress.
siveness In more ways than one
The new church buildlns, which is
being constructed for the Methodist
church al the corner OF Arno street
and East Central avenue, has been
completed TO the point OF putting the
finishing touches on the roof Within
the next three or four weeks the build.
ing will have been completed TO such
an extent that the cornerstone will be
laid
Harlan and Son. contractors, today
began building the walls Of the new
Harvey supply station. on Santa Fc
property, east OF the Santa he ticket
ONCE and waiting rooms. This build
ing viii be built one story for ;he
present and will be constructed m
such way that one or more addi
tional stories can be built In the IA.
tire. The building win conform IN
general detail TO the Alvarado notei
and SANTA Fe buildings and VIII cost
10000
Bids for the $4,000 dormitory 10 be
built az the Albuquerque Indian school
were opened In Washington Monday.
superintendent Reuben Perry is ex.
pecting any day TO receive final in
structions as to how TO proceed with
the work aud the name OF the sue.
ICesSful bidder.
WELLER ana Beniamln's new build
ing on central near Fourth is rapidly
assuming proportions. The party walls
VIII be well under way before the
emu OF the present week. The lower
floor OF the building will be occupied
by the Mcintosh Hardware company.
The second floor viii be occupied hy
lawyers. There win be twenty-six
rooms on the second floor and IL Is
understood they will not be leased Ia
any but members Of the bar.
The work 81 remodelIng tho First
National hank VIII begin within
day or two. the present delay being
due 20 waiting for material from the
east When changes In the Interior
81 the annex are finished the First
National room viii have much more
tloor space than at present and VIII
be large enough To accommodate the
institution for some years 10 come.
Joseph Barnett, who has been con-
siderins for two years tho building
.oi q hotel ON the three lots he owns
on Central avenue. now occupied by
the White Elephant the Fashion
cafe and tailoring establishment. is
at present considering the PROPOSE
tlon little more than ever II IS not
likely that anything definite win bc
done until the leases on the old build
ipgs expire.
Negotiations are stlll under way for
the construction OF the new Occidont-
al building, a slx-story affair, which
u Is proposed To erect az the corner
OF Third street ana Gold avenue. The
Trosts Of Isl Paso have been retained
as architects ana several sets OF
plans for the building have been sub
mittod and considered by the officers
ana directors Of the Occidental,