El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-07
.APAR TMENT HOUSE
WALLS COMPLETED
Margaret Apartments Fin
ished and Leased;
Building Notes.

The walls of the three story apart
ment house which is being erected Tor
Mrs. Booth at the corner OF wyoming
and Stanton streets have been completed
and the roof has been put on. The in
terror work will now be begun me
apartment house is being made OF
Dr1ck and VIII contain 10 apar tInent Us
1t will cost about S21,000 The building
is being constructed by J. c. Werthing-
ton
Apartments Nearly Finished.
The Marguerite apartments On me
Boulevard. near the corner of Octavia
street, are now nearing completion.
They are modern in all particulars,
steam heated, light and airy mrs D.
for the Sheldon. the Orndorf and the
Lodge at ClOudcroft at different times,
has taken q lease on the new flats and
will operate them as soon as she FUR
nishes the place.
Working on stores
Brick work has begun on the olock
of store rooms which are being erected
by Ponsford brothers at the corner Of
Myrtle avenue and Kansas street. The
block will contain eight stores and will
cost about $4,000. 1t will be only one
story high.
The excavation work for the new
$4,000 Masonic temple continues at
the building site at the corner OF Mis-
souri, and North Ell Paso streets The
contracting work is being done by Otto
P. Kroeger and James Z Hewitt and
Son
Finishing Bungalow.
The new five room bungalow which
is being erected for DR.. H o. Darnen
at the corner of Octavia and Nevada
streets is rapidly nearing completion
DR.. Darneu will occupy the bungalow
when it is completed.
Preparing to Build Annex.
A canvass is being made to raise
FUNDS for the erection of the Y. NJ.
c. A annex to be built on the Odd
Fellows lots, which are to be purchased
by the association for the new build
ing This will be three stories high
and viii have accommodation for boys
departments and additional dormitory
rooms.
New Shop Completed.
The new city blacksmith shop in the
corporation yard on Magoffin avenue
has been completed. 1t is a frame and
sheet iron structure "A feet wide, so
feet long and II feet high
1t is built along the south property
line, but four feet from the Texas Pa
cific tracks It is expected that the
anvils, bellows, stock of horseshoeS
and other materials generally used in
blacksmith shops Will be installed this
week and the old shop on Texas street
Nil! be q baudOned.
Work on the city warehouse has pro-
crossed to such a stage that prepara-
tons are being made for the pouring
of the concrete roof, most of the steel
girders having already been placed in
position.
Windows in this building are a rarity
there being but four of them, while
doors are plentiful. A large scale for
weighing incoming and outgoing ship
ments is being installed and an eleva-
tor to lower materials to the base
ment is to be placed in position within
a few days.
Stable Wall Finished.
The stone wall for the stables in the
rear has been completed and work on
the stalls is TO commence at once They
are to be modern in every respect and
patent feeders are now being tried out
at the Central fire station and the old
city corral with the idea of installing
similar ones in the new stables
Patent racks viii hold the hay tight
and prevent waste while the horses are
feeding while the grain bowls are so
devised that there will be no waste in
them.