El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-23

and ideal spot for q building Bach -
they would require. No definite STEPS
have been taken for the erection oS
this building. but it is expected that =
move will be made before long P1a0s
have been drawn
New Home for EIkA
Because OF the large increass n
membership during the past year, TIA
local Elks are also campaigning for
new home to be erected on the site
Of their present home at the north
east corner OF Myrtle avenue aod
Campbell street
There has been considerable Inter
est taken in the plan proposed kst
year for the erection Of q six or ~
en- story building to take the place oG
It is expected that steps viii be taken
before the close Of another year look
ing to the construction OF the nSW
building, which, it is estimated, VIII
cost about $20O,O0O and viii be one OF
the handsOmest E1ks' homes in ths
country
Handsome Apartment House.
Surprising any attempt hereto6oes
made in the creation Of new ideas n
FL PasO apartment houses. is the plan
being promoted by the F1sk-Ramsey
Realty company for a $4,000 apart
Heights Already the retaining walls
for the terrace have been erected and
the formation Of a company to erect
the building is under way.
This structure promises to Be tha
boIdest attempt ever made in apart
ment house building in the Southwest
It win be higher than the top Of the
12-stOry Mills building, there will be
observation towers studded with cleo
trio lights, elevators and every modern
convenience known in this kind OF
building There will be five bunga-
lows surrounding the apartment house,
which is TO be erected on West Boule-
ward, facing CortO street
The Palms apartment house on West
Missouri street, the most pretentious
pleted this year, is to be OutclaSsed in
this new structure
Annex to Apartment House.
Mr.. Fisk is preparing to build a $50
900 annex to the Fisk apartments, also
on West Missouri street and work viii
start soon
Billy Wilson erected an apart
ment house on North FL Paso street,
just above West Boulevard, at q cost
Of $4,000.
The Phoenix-E Paso Building com
pany has started work on a tWo-story
brick apartment house at the corner OF
OchOa and Arizona streets for Mrs j.
ments and will cost $4,000. It viii be
two stories high and viii be finished in
stucco-
Dr.. N. o. Wright IS completing .
$50, 900 apartment house at the corner
of Mesa avenue and Stanton street
which is nearing completion One OF
the features Of this building will b
apartments for single men
D. A Booth has erected = 81, 90
apartment on Myrtle and Brown
streets
Churches.
During the spring. the congregako3
OF st. IgnatiuS church erected a new
building at q cost OF SO, 900 on Tayz
street. It is OF red pressed brick ard
modern design Adjoining It - q
school.
The Methodist Episcopal ehureA..
South, has started construction On a.
two and one half story mission school
at the corner OF Florence and Thtrd
streets. which IS to cost so, 900.
The First Congregational church. On
Rio Grande street was completed at a
cost Of $4,000.
On Montana street, across from the
Lamar school, the congregation OF the
First Methodist church, now occupy
ing a small church building on the
corner OF Ochoa street and Myrtle
avenue. will erect a structure to cost
about $4,000. It is to be OF stone and
will be one Of the handsomest church
edifices in the city. Plans have al
ready been drawn and the money for
the building is being raised