El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-20
COST 0F Bill nING5 N0W IINDFR
CONSTRUCTION IS 81, 100000
Fifty Percent Increase Over Previous Years Reported
Architects Working at Capacity Speed New
Edifiee To Go Up on Mesa; Business
Block on Montana; Other Buildings
By J. ID. PONDER

y. Z. Coles stated Friday that this
, year FL Paso VIII DO so per cent more
building than any previous year IT the
towns history
4 Splendid Outlook
This prediction is confirmed by the
architects. who say that their ollice
! forces are being worked to capaclty
speed and that would be builders are
crOWding them Tor rough plans ahQ =
I Inmates OF improvements TO cost All the
/ way from S5000 to $4,000 per DullulnS-
Some OF these improvements depend
upon the securing of certain leases ana
cannot therefore be made puoilc uhui
the leases are executed
Plans For Mesa Building
Tentative plans have been MADE Tor
the five story block to be erected by
!. = Kerr and Z P Jones on their re
cent purchase on the corner of Mesa
avenue and Franklin street Ihls block
which will front 100 feet on Mesa ave-
nue. and TO feet on Franklin street,
Business Block Planned.
H ". Andress, J. F. Williams and
Mari Bros. who this week purchased
So feet frontage on Montana street in
block 266, CamDbeLs addition. viii
build a business block to cost $4,000
on the property
4 big building is being projected for
San Antonio street aud VIII cost $780,
0uQ il il goes through.
Martin Building Ready.
The Martin building on the corner Of
Stanton and Mills streets is so near
completion that tenants are moving in
TO H.
FL Paso counJy's magnificent new
court house which, when completed
with the auditorium, viii represent an
Investment of 100000, Will be ready
for occupancy sometime in March, il
not earlier
CapIes Bldg. Addition.
frost and frost have completed the
plans Tor adding two more stories 10
the Caples block and the contract for
Mayfield and Shaw, who will begin
work in ten DAYS
The addition of two stories viii give
this handsome office building seven
stories. at an additional cost OF $4,000
The Phoenix-El Paso Building com
pany is building A four room bungalow
70 cost $3.50 on lots IS and %. block
SIS. Highland Park.
Increases Its Stock.
The Mari Bros. Investment COMPANY
mas increased its capital stock from
$4,000 to $4,000 and an amendment 10
the eompany's charter is now in Austin.
awaiting action
$4,000 Activities.
Forty thousand dollars worth of ,
homes are at present under construc-
ton in Manhattan Heights, according
10 LeaVen and Sherman. agents for this
addition OF the ten buildings which !
-67-c dt1 N4i-s sum e4sht are modern !
bungalows and two are two story |
dwellings,
The Manhattan Heights list is as roll I
ows: ! C McElroy, two story home on
silver street, $1,000; W Cooley, two /
story home on Elm street, $4,000; ?. T. /
connolly, bungalow on Grant avenue, ]
'55Oe; Leaven and Sherman, bungalow !
on Copper street, $1,000; A NJ Horne. /
bungalow on Louisville street, $1,000: ]
s. Z Mackie, bungalow on Louisville /
street $1,000; Leavel and Sherman.
bungalow on Gold street, $500: Marin /
nd Franklin, bungalow on Elm street
'"upb; o h Thorman, bungalow on
ederal street. $500; J. a Blackwell,
bungalow on Wheeling street. $500
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