Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-26
1892 Expended Past
Year, Mainly for Homes
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Ell Centro during the past year has
eclipsed all previous records in build
ing, with record of industrial
structures, Is business buildings, no.
tells and lodging houses, 2 churches
and l56 residences, having combined
value of $419,2O0.
When the Press made its annual re-
view of building operations year ago
it included $225,0O0 for the new pow
er plant of the Holton Power Com
pany and $65, 900 for the high school.
No such improvements have been made
this year and the number Of residences
given in last years report was but 7S
compared with 1876 this year, gain
of exactly 100 per cent.
The work of the year show an in
vestment in buildings alone of $S4 per
capita, which is double that of so
rapidly developing city as Los An
geles, and it is not believed any city
in the country can surpass these fig
ures.
Following is list Of buildings
erected in the last twelve months:
INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS
A. w. Rogers & Co., warehouse,
5th ST., near Main ..........S S4,0 900
Globe Mills, addition, corner
Railroad and Main ....... $500
J. L. Travers, corner 9Th and
State, addition ..... $500
Blinn Lumber Co., warehouse,
Railroad and Main ...... $500
Holton Power Co., ice plant, i'm
provements . ..... 1000
Holton Power Co., foreman's
residence .. .... 1900
Southern Pacific freight depot,
addition ........ ........ 1900
Valley Lumber Company, addi-
BUSINESS BLOCKS
Masonic Temple, 9Th and State 10000
Roy L. Rumsey, 9Th street, south
of Main .......... 1900
DR.. Virgil McCombs, 5th street
near Main ............... $4,000
T. J. Douglas, 7th and Main. 5000
Ell Centre National Bank Build
ing, Main, near 5th .... 1900
Mrs. NJ. E. Norwood, Main ST.,
between 4th and 5th .. 5000
S. F. Richardson, Main street,
between 4th and 5th. .... 5000
W. F. Holt block, remodeling 5000
w T. Bill, Main street, between
5th and 9Th ......... $500
True Vencill block, remodeling 5000
B. Solomon & Co., remodeling 1000
Rumsey's Dept Store, remodel
ing ............... 1000
Pacific Portable Construction
Co., office ............ 800
Eagle Restaurant, Broadway.
near 9TH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l5p
Peterson Plumbing Shop,
Broadway, near 5th .. son
HOTELS AND ROOMS
W. NJ. Anderson, rooming house,
corner State and 5th .... 10000
l. W. McGrew, rooming house,
State, between 5th and 9Th 10000
A. Fink, Mission Apis, corner
9Th and Commercial ...... 10,OOH
Ramona Rooms, Broadway, near
0In ....... ooU
CHURCH EDIFICES
Catholic church, corner 5th and
Orange ..... ....... $4,000
Church of the Brethren, corner
7th and Brighton .... 4,500
RESIDENCES
Adams Avenue
S. n. Sipple, near 5th ..... 1900
Mr.. Craig, near 5th ..... $500
A. Jones, near 9Th ........ 5000
Brighton Avenue
Mr.. Johnson, near 9Th ... 1000
]. L. House, 2 houses near 9Th 1900
]. L. House, near 9Th .... 1,5OO
Mr.. Dubois, near 7th ....... 1000
Ira L. Hobby, near 5th ...... 4,2O0
Chester BryH, near 5th .... 3,1Oo
Dick Barbarick, near 4th ~. 2,100
F. B. Hurd, corner 4th ..... 450
Three houses, between Sd and
4th Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Broadway
]. L. Wilson, between 7th and
9th ........ ......... 1900
F. NJ. Burger, corner 7th, 8
houses .......... ........ 1900
Tent houses, near Sth .. 900
Commercial Street
Frank Valley, corner 4th. $50
G. d. Armstead, corner 5th. .... 1900
Mrs. A. E. Henderson, near 9Th 1859
F. M. Barto, addition, near 7th 800