El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-18
EAST Ell YASO
WANTS PAVI%G
VIII Park Nevada Street
From st. Vrain Street
to Wright Avenue.

For the purpose Of determining
means to secure Improvement OF Ineir
district in East FL Paso, the East End
Improvement league met at SnODe,s
hall Monday night
J. c. Upton was appointed to secure
members for the league and Work up
enthusiasm for the proposed parklng'
c1rrbinE and paving improvements
committee was also appointed to de-
termine the cost Of the proposed i'm
provemeuts. This committee is COM
posed of Joe Dunno. R A. Harris. Id
Held, Manuel Flores and O. A. Luet-
No definite steps were taken to Sc
cure the Improvements but II IS pos
sible. If sufficient bonds cannot be
secured under the present city char
ter, the property owners will ask Tor
an increased valuation on their prop
erty in order that they may at least
obtain the parking and curbing and
wait awhile for the paving.
Those attending the meeting Monday
night were: W. P. Miller, R A Har-
ris, Joseph Dunno, c. Z, Escott ana
Chas. r. Brownie.
To PARK Nevada Street.
Nevada street is to be parked i'm
mediately for 8 distance Of six blocks.
The parking viii extend from 81
Vrain street to Wright avenue and
win be q feet on either side Of the
street including sidewalks This VIII
leave a 80 foot roadway in the center
Sales In Government Hill.
During the past three days the FOL
lowing sales were made by AusIln q
Mari: J. L Marr to ]. L Brennan,
lots u to 16, block 65, Government
HIu. S1625. J. L Hoyt TO Eugene
Williams lots -, IA, block 90, East FL
Paso, $3.50. Government Hill company
to Jas. Dunlap, lots IS, Il, block 81
Government Hill, 1913. J. =. Sim
mons TO A K Albers, lots 8, and
10, block 13S, East FL Paso, $500 ).
Rehig to Miss Hilda SOrenson, lots
g 10. II, block 12O. East FL Paso,
81 $50 Government Hill company 10
= I. Brewer. lots Z, s, block IS. Gov
eminent Hill, $500 Miss Hilda Sor-
enson to NJ, n. Geddes. house and lot
on HuecO street, in Alta Vista section
Sell Grandvievv Property.
The Newman Investment company
on Monday sold Manford n RISES,
lots Is and 16, in block 100 HlSnIano
Park for $780, and J. J. Watkins, lots
10 and II, in block So GranoVleW al
ditiOn. for 500
The Crawford To Be RemOdled.
The new Crawford theater viii be
reality in time for the opening OF the
fail theatrical season
l. II Crawford. owner Of the Craw-
ford theater building, has decided TO
spend $4,000 in remOdellng the plaza
playhouse and has oI1ered a large caSn
Drize for the FL PasO architect who SUD
mits the best plan for the front OF the
new Crawford. The front viii pc OF
marble. ana VIII G4LE4u 0v -GEL ALNA-A
the alley on Main street, facing san
Jacfnto plaza The theater lobby viii
be in the center Of the front, and VIII
be an artistic conception in marble ana
indirect lighting. The entrance TO the
first balcony will be from the main
lobby. as well as the entrance to the
main floor and boxes The front VIII
include the two rooms now occupied
by the tailor shop and Howard Fogg S
private office The front viii De two
stories high and viii be visible from
-alI parts of the downtown district as II
will face the plaza
The interior of the theater viii also
be remodeled and enlarged The main
floor will be made 20 feet wider, CIV
ing an increased seating capacity OF
zoo. making the total $3.50 when the
theater is completed The floor vii.
also be lowered to the street level or
the lobby and the boxes rebuilt and re
arranged The entire interior VIII be
newly decorated and q complete loft OF
new scenery installed over the stage
The stage will be equipped with addi-
tional dressing rooms and 1lreproof
curtain and hangings-
The new Crawford viii continue TO
be under the management OF Howard
Fogg, who will have his private Office
in the remodeled theater building. be
has been instrumental in inducing Mr.
Crawford to rebuild the Crawford, and
as soon as the comp etitive plans are
submitted the selection viii be made
and work started. 1t is expected to
have the theater completed IN time Tor
the fail opening.