El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24

! building. a tract of four blocks has
been purchased on the north side in
a plot bounded by Ange. Cliff. Virginia
! and High streets On this tract il is
I proposed to erect a High school build
1 ing to cost S25O,OOO and which will be
sufficiently large to accommodate the
! schools for many years to come.
Many New Apartments.
Apartment house building, a develop
ment of the great growth of Ell Paso
has continued steadily and there is
now well defined apartment house dis
trict in which have been erected a num-
Der of most modern apartment build
! ings- There are now in course Of con-
struction six, first class, apartment
houses which will be completed in time
for the winter tourist business. These
are the Wallace annex, the Palms on
/ West Missouri street: the Marguerite
on Boulevard; the Booth apartments
on the corner of Stanton and Wyoming;
the Broaddus & Davis apartment on the
corner Of Octavia and Boulevard, and
the Rosing on Roosevelt street. In ad-
dition to these a number have recently
| been completed and are now occupied
The Sunset apartment on West Rio
Grande was completed this spring and
is now filled with tenants. The Mar
garet apartment house on the corner of
Octavia and Boulevard is just COM
pleted.
Lodges are not one step behind the
advance in FL Paso. The Elks have
been discussing the advisability of
erecting a modern, fireproof building
on the site of the present Elks' club
| for the use of the members as a club
building. Should IL be built the struc-
ture will cost more than $500, 200 and
VIII be a modern fireproof club build
ing The Moose lodge has also start
ed building project for a structure to
cost 500 600. The Scottish Rite Masons
have a building committee at work
planning a cathedral to be erected on
the property owned by the lodge at the
intersection OF Santa Fe, Epson and
Missouri
Sewage Plant; City Building.
Municipal building has been active
during the year. The sewage disposal
plant has been completed at a cost OF
500, 900 and is now in operation. The
city is also completing a warehouse on
Magoffin avenue for the storage of city
materials and the housing of all city
property. The city is also erecting a
$50, 600 concrete, fireproof school build
ing in east FL Paso to accommodate
that rapidly growing suburban section.
Improvements have been made In the
present high school building in order
that it will accommodate the pupils
who will attend there during the ap-
preaching school year
EnIarging Fort Bliss.
Fort Bliss is TO be enlarged TO be
regimental post This assurance has
.
Der of commerce which has been work
ing on the post enlargement project
When the enlargement is ordered, IL
will mean many new barracks. new
stables, storage houses and other build
ings at the post. The post has already
been improved by the construction Of
stables for the cavalry horses, tenn
pOrary houses for the overflow of SOL
diers and for the ordnance and COM
missary departments.
Tha Chur-Eas ura Rrr5Idfuu
The churches have added their help
to the work of helping FL Paso to grow.
The First Congregational church is
now being built at cost of $4,000.
The Austin Park chapel of the First
Christian church has been occupied
this year and the Altura park mission
of the Presbyterian church is to be
built this fall In addition to these
there is to be a mission building erect
ed by the northern Methodist church
and a rescue home by the Salvation
army and affiliated women's organi-
cations.
New Picture Theaters.
Two new moving picture theateTs are
being planned. One is she Wigws-a, on
San Antonio streer, which will occupy /
the entire building on the alley between |
Oregon and El Paso streets. The thea
ter will occupy the site of the present /
Wigwam theater and the Chinese res
taUrant adjoining it. It will be two /
stories The Grecian is another new
corner of FL Paso and Overland street /
at a cost OF $4,000.
The Plaza Block.
The Plaza block. costing S250.000 has /
been completed since January l and is ]
now occupied by a speciality store and /!
a modern hotel. This is one of the big /
improvements in the business section of /
the city and one Of the most attractive {
in the southwest
A new postoffice. to cost $3.50, ZOO. is |
now being worked for in congress by |
congressman ". r. Smith. The site /
of the pOstoffice has been secured on I
Mills street and it is hoped to have /
work started on this building within
the present year.
The Texas and Pacific freight station,
on Ochoa street, has been completed at
a total cost of $4,000 and is the only
fireproof, steel shutter warehouse in
Fl Paso
4 suburban hotel to be built a West
Ysleta. the new tOwnsite on the inter-
urban is being projected and viii cost
$40. 900 if built.
The Calvary Houston square congre-
CATION is planning to build $4,000
church structure on Montana street to
be occupied by the recently united con-
eregation as its place of worship.
Gns Company Expands.
The Ell Paso Gas and Electric COM