El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-17

Rapid Work on the Plaza
Block-New Freight Sta
ton Is Started.
MANY RESIDENCES
ARE BEING BUILT

The past week. while not what
might be called a dull week, has been
rather quiet in the line of building OPP
erations. Active work has been started
on the PasO Del Norte hotel and the
new Texas and Pacific freight station,
six new residences totaling about $4,000
were started and mur1 repair work has
been begun The work on the Pearson
Mills has been booming along at q
rapid pace
Texas < Pacific Railway company has
been moved down here from BIZ
Spring to tear down the old station,
which has housed the freight opera
tons ever since the road has been
running into this city. quite a while
ago this present building was partially
destroyed by fire ana repairs were
never made. The new building will be
q model in both size and the facility
for handling freight
The general contract for the work
has been let to the J. W Thompson
company, of st. Louis The company
the Hughes-OROurke company, of Dali
las. the estimated cost Of the Duild-
ing is $4,000, and 1t Will take from
four 10 six months time to complete it
The entire building viii be one story
in height with the exception OF the
tower on the front part Of the Offices
which viii be about 80 feet high The
ground area Will be 81 feet by 316
feet long, or about a third more than
the present station occupies. The
floor Of the entire building viii be
raised to the level OF the car doors \
basement viii house the heating plant
for the offices. The offices will Oc-
cupy about so feet Of the length Of the
entire building while the rest viii be
in the freight department proper
The offices will be fire proof with q
large vault to preserve all records. The
roof will be covered with S roofing tile
The ceiling in the warehouse will
be 20 feet high spanned entirely with
steel giruerss which will do away with
all pillars and partition walls. The
roof viii be Of concrete, covered with
tar or pitch The floor viii be
Of concrete. Platforms viii run on
each side Of the building, to be used in
loading and unloading freight
The building viii rest on a substan-
tial concrete foundation and the walls
viii be built Of pressed brick.
Plaza Buildings Rapid Progress.
The inside workers are working
desperately to finish the Plaza block
Carpenters plaStererss partition men,
cement floor men, tile settlers, marble
settlers, painters electricians, plumbers,
1Ointers. cabinet workers, steel workers.
pipe filters, elevator men and show
case fixture men are all working at
story building ready for occupancy.
All the rough work on the first five
floors is completed.
The basement is practically ready for
occupancy. On the first floor the store
fixtures are being installed The fix
lures are all to be Of american ma
hOgany with beveled glass show cases
In the front OF the main store all the
marble has been set in place and prac-
tically half Of the tile floor is laid
The arcade window floors are being
finished this week. They are of par
Quetry design, made of different col
n M NJ fnH- nil ri
out a neat pattern The plate glass
will be about the last to be installed.
The dress and suit storage rooms are
now being placed on the right hand
side OF the big room. A balcony will be
above these rooms The handsome
marble steps are in place leading TO
the rear meZZanine floor, here will be
a rest room and the fitting parlOrs.
Floor scrapers are now preparing the
floors for the finishing. The marble is
practically all set in this part OF the
building. The front meZZanine floor
is practically ready for occupancy.
On the second floor, all the rooms
are now completed, but the plum bling
and electrical fixtures have to be in
stalled. The hotel lobby viii have a
direct connection with the elevator
by flight OF marble stairs.
The upper part Of the front is now
being painted with white cement
which viii carry out the White House
effect Large slabs OF Vermont marble
are in the street waiting TO be used on
the central part Of the front Just above
, the big awning.
Hotel Foundation.
Contractor Otto P. KrOeger who had
the contract for putting in the
foundation work and placing the foot
ings for the new Hotel Del Norte. is
working large force OF men to ger
this completed so that the general
contractors, the Fred A Jones Build
ing company, may get started with
Their forces viii soon be on the ground
shipped.
Golden HIN is Coming Ahead.
Golden Hill now IS the center OF a
large amount Of building activity. There
are y houses under construction. which
represent value Of about $50 OOO
They are all modern.
The finest home IN the district Is
being built by Austin and Mari and
contractor harry Corning jointly IL
VIII cost ABOUT $4,000. 1t Is built Of
brick pebbled dash in a gray color II
contains nine large rooms. all Of which
are outside rooms with large windows
sunshine.
Contractors Jolly and Ware are
pudding for Austin and MARI a large
swiss chalet just at the foot of the
Dig retaining wall It is OF buff brick
with white limestone trimmings. Two
immense pillars Of the latter material
u
cost approximately $500.
-Four six room bungalows are being
quilt on Rampant street by contractor
Harry Corning for the Mountain Side
Realty Co. They viii cost $500 each
The same company is building three on
Arizona street, which viii cost alto
gether about $4,000.
New Montana Street Home
r H Smith Is completing a 5000
nome on. Montana street In the ZION
block, which he win occupy next vveel,
II Is built OF red pressed brick and
mas eight large rooms with a alssS
enclosed. sleeping porch on the rear
Large closets and storage spaces are
features OF this house It occunieS
two lots which have a very desira BE
Mayfield Realty company Is at work
on seven houses on Montana stree
between the Southwestern railroad $50
the Highland Park car line The ffrsf
one OF the string is now rooted and
ready for the inside men. Another Ia :
the brick work finished. while COM
cations are In for two more
foundatOns are being put In for the
w N Laughlin's new home at 1S1S
Montana street Tt viii be built OF red
pressed brick with a large porch ev-
tending the entire width OF the front
and east side Ten roo~,,g In - ~