El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-26
FIRST UNIT OF NEW POPULAR
DEPARTMENT STORE COMPL ETE
First Section of 100000 Building Occupied While Con
tractors Demoish Old Structure on Corner of Mesa
and San Antonio to Make Way for Rest Of What
Will Be Largest Southwest Dry Goods House.
Continued from page 1, this sectiOnl

balcony will extend around the cas-.
vest and south sides The principal
entrance to the auditorium Will be OF
Overland, but communication also Will
be made with the main building \
seating capacity of 1000 is arranged
for.
Has Broad Sidewalk.
The new building sets back from the
street line five feet on all sides, thus
allowing additional space for sidewalk
on the first floor built three feet
above the sidewalk level. will be placed
the two justices courts. the han OF
records, offices OF the sheriff, county
school superintendent. surveyor. roa1
engineer and a room for the Associated
OFFICES of the collector. assessor.
auditor, county clerk. county judge.
county attorney. treasurer, the county
court room and the county commits
sioners room will be located on the
second floor
Courts on Sd and 4th Floors.
The three district courts, satin. 4Ist
and s5th. viii he on the third ana
fourth floors and there VIII ne room
for A fourth district court should L
be needed in future. The jury rooms.
offices Of the district clerk, district
attorney and private chambers Tor
the judges viii be on the same floor
Jail on Sixth Floor.
On the front part of the fifth floor
the eighth court of civil appeals VIII
be installed. At the rear of this floor
the first section of the county jail will
he located. All of the sixth floor will
he occupied by Jail cells and equip
rneuA The reinforced concrete girders
that support the Jail department are
among the interesting architectural
achievements of the country Probably
no other public building in the west
has such massive features
In the basement viii be the heating.
ventilatinG and cooling plants, power
plant. ice and filtering plant, store
rooms and janitor's quarters
Several Contractors Engaged.
7 z. -Iorgan is the principal con
tractor and frost & frost, the archl-
tects The Hamilton company. Of Dal-
las. is installing the heating. ventilat-
ing and power plants; for .S5e, TO be
paid in scrip The National Telegra
phone and supply company has the
contract Tor conduits and wiring and
James E Brennan got the plumbing
contract both payable IN scrip. ana
amounting 10 S2S. 600. The Pauley Jail
company received the contract for the
steel cellwork and equipment. which
will form one Of the finest Jails in the
United States. Elevators of the Wasner
type viii be installed throughout the
building
Furnishing TO Cost sI5O.OOO.
Bids are being invited for the furnl-
ture and fixtures and interior finish
inCs for the courthouse, which Will
cost approximately $4,000. The color
schemes in the various departments
will be harmonious in furniture. tint
ing and woodwork finish. For in
stance. all Of the courtrooms except the
court of appeals. will be finished in
birch and all the furniture will be Of
mahogany Oak finish and oak furni
ture will be used in the appeals court
room
VIII HIVE Modern Lighting System.
The Semidirect system Of lighting
will be installed in all rooms and cor