El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-25

courthouse. and facing Overland
street. The auditorium is TO consist
of a ground floor and a balcony Anc
viii fit into the hall entrance ana
suace which was left for 10 in the
construction OF the new courthouse
Contractor j. L Morgan has TIL No
vember TO finish the work.
storehouses Under Construction
A storeroom for Stewart. storms a
Dftman was built at Alameda ana
Piedras by contractor G. B. Bosco. Inc
cost was $4,000.
A three story brick building FOR
Fred Justice, built at Third and oregon
by contractor George ". sharp IS
being used as a store and room-n6
house. The cost was $4,000
H. p Hadfield is the contractor on
a warehouse under construction LOE
the Southwestern Fuel q Feed com
nany. at Copia and Frutas. The cost
is $4,000
work Starts on New POstOfnce.
With the arrival here OF contractor
". 4. Maxwell, OF August 9, Work
on the actual construction OF the new
postoffice building was begun. M
Maxwell has 20 months In WAlcn 70
complete the work. but says that'
barring any Unforeseen delays, ne eN-
poets TO have IL finished by next June
The government appropriated lSu0,vvo
for the building and $4,000 for the
lot but as no suitable lot IN the down
town district could be purchased TOT
that price. citizens OF FL PaaO RAISED
$4,000 and bought the property az
Mills and Stanton streets the total
cost being 100000.
The site is 40 by 200 feet, and the
I building VII occupy 40 feet facing
on Mills street and $50 feet on sian
ton. Light colOred limestone from
I Bedford, Ind. is TO be used in Its con-
I slructiou The plans call for one
story building with basement ana
mezzauine floor the basement, how
I ever. taking in only the rear nalI OF
the building. where the heating plant
is to be- The main floor viii be prac-
tically on a level with Mills street
The east and west sides OF the mez-
famine floor are to be used Tor s-or-
aEe and rest rooms for clerks, with
extra offices for the postoffice IN
I spector and for the chief railway mall
clerk and assistants On the man
/ floOr. on the corner OF Mills and stan
/ ton streets. viii be the postmaster s
office. According 70 postmaster j. A
shelton. &c IS TO be a strictly postor-
flee building. for none other tnan
] those engaged in postoffice work
Concrete Warehouse.
Building permits were also granted
/ to the j. A McAIahOn company for the
building Of a concrete warehouse IN
block 90. Campbell addition, $500; 70
Z IL r. Brown. Tor the construction OF a
I concrete warehouse at First and St
D RAIN. alosu-Ns 10 beAllrLLe anu q U p
I per. for three garages. one on Mon
I tana street, Government Hill. 20 cost
+ S65O0- one at Montana and Campbell
I TO cost $500. and one at Montana and
Mesa. to cost $4,000.
New Cathedral Nearly Finished.
Church construction for the first
I half OF the year Is represented I'm the
] nearly completed St Pa-rick's CathO-
. lie cathedral, at the northeast corner
[ Of Mesa and Arizona. costing $4,000
{ and ia the Asbury Methodist church
7 at the corner OF Luna and Hueco. re-
/ Gently finished at a cost Of $4,000.
SG5.0O0 School Building.
School construction contracted FOR
4 or under way is represented in the Fl
T Faso school for Girls. in the Govern
] uent Hill section, costing S65,Q00s the
I Smelter county school on COurchesne
. street. costing $4,000. and in the Tex
as state School Of Mines. on Muudy
Heights which IS 20 cost s115,0oo-