El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-27
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room and library, two study halls, -
classrooms, locker and stockrooms and
teachers rooms The fourth floor is oc-
cUpied by laboratories and lecture
rooms In the east wing is the CONNER
cial department, music room and class
The high school building was de-
signed by frost & frost, architects. and
built by J. E. Morgan. of Fl Paso. and
the American Construction Co, #
houston as principal contractors J.
F. woodward was the contractor on
the stadium, which IS built Of rein
forced concrete.
S73.OOO Addition To school
Al cost of $4,000 the enlargement
OF the Alta Vista school building was
carried TO conclusion during the year
and II was occupied for the fall term
The building is Of reinforced concrete
and IS a monument to the progressive
ness OF the people OF the eastern end
of the city. kroeger, Mayfield & Shaw
did the work on plans drawn by Trost
& frost. A duplicate of the first build
ing was Joined 10 the old structure on
the south and a one story auditorium
added on the east. Even with all the
added space for classes. the number
Of pupils greatly exceeded the eXpec-
tatiOnS Of the faculty and some of the
rooms have been obliged 20 give morn
ing and afternoon classes to the same
grades because all Of the scholars in
each grade could not be accommodated
at the same time
An appropriation of 100000 has been
asked Of the Texas legislature for the
erection OF new group of buildings
for the Texas school Of mines. on 4 site
chosen bz- a committee named by gov
ernor Ferguson The site is in old
survey 202," north OF Mundy Heights.
west Of Kern place. half way between
that addition and old Fort Bliss The
new location of the school Is wanted
because OF the destruction by fire dur
ing the fall Of 1916 OF one OF the old
buildings Of the school on the mesa /
east Of Fort Bliss and the decision 10 I
sell the remaining buildings to the war !
department and abandon the site As
soon as possible. because II Is too lar ;
from tie city Gibson q Robertson /
are the architects Of the new group. I
bids for the construction Of which VIII /
be asked for this year. in order to have /
some Of them ready for occupancy a. 4
the beginning Of the 1918 term next .
Handsome Churches Built. :
Church construction in FL Paso was |
advanced during the year by the be
ginning Of the $4,000 ST. Patrick
Catholic cathedral al the corner or /
$4,000 Asbury Methodist Episcopal
church at the corner Of Grama and
Hueco and the completion Of the Cath I
ole chapel of St Joseph, at Travis and |
Hueco. costing $4,000
Courthouse Nearly Ready.
FL Paso county's SS5O.OOo courthouse
probably will be occupied by the county 1
officials within 80 days \ little over /
a wear has been occupied in its con- |
struction. The building is six stores I.
in height, Of reinforced concrete frame. !
gray brick walls, with coionnade OF !
u flute6 terra Gotta columns on the
front Its ornamentatiOn is OF terra {
Gotta tile. There is no handsomer pun /
lie building in the west II mas oeen /
built around the old courthouse. erected 4
in 1884, which Will be torn down 70 /
make room for an auditorium for pub |
lie assemblies. On the top floor IS
the most modern jail equipment YET =
constructed west OF the MlsslSslppI-
The main entrances TO the courthouse
are on East San Antonio, but the audi
torium will also be entered from over
land street frost & frost are the
architects and J. E. Morgan the genera
contractor.
plaza Comfort station.
4 public subterranean comfort STA
ton. sanitary in every respect, IS a
new convenience built on san Jaclntc /
during the fall and winter by contrac-
tor r z. Mckee Il was constructed
for the city council and cost stuuY-
Nothing of the station SHOWS SDoee
ground but an Ornamental ventlatoT
shaft on which are mounted attractive
electric light fixtures Entrances DOWN
stairways give access to the station
from west and east The oest u liA-
lures are installed
The only temporary structures erect
ed in the city during the year OF any
consequences were those that housed
the International Soil PRODUCTS eApoS4-
rio-- which ran for ten days, opening
Oct. II in the block around the cham-
her OF commerce The paNlilohs' "nlSi
cost several thousands OF collars We4s
of lumber and the material was stored
sgfer the close Of the exposition Inc
exposition cost the chahoel VI
merce s16.500.
Occupying the site OF the OLD = Fa5o
Cau9+rv clubhouse. which burned carry
in 1915, a new building was Iihlsneo
and opened in December II Is o
story in height, with InII 2aseiiiSl-'' 80
ne architect. and Beaudette q Cropper'
six miles northeast Of the city on
eastern slope or the r Tc,,-st-v
1uuarters were completed iaSt lalt
iicated with big meeting o.
and military oIfieers-
cost $4,000. The land was
he club by ]. H. Nations
Robertson were the arcni-
Inty poor farm. near Belen,
so valley. e new quarter
= costing $4,000 Beau
were the contractors
-. AIiebert the architects
of the Sunset reser-
= ~ aterworks system rep
=. estment OF $4,000 by |
Ware had the contract
tired several months al
of the year
- business Buildings
49, ess and public buildings
of 81 500, 200 were in
-. struction in FL PasO as
"a dawned. according to fig
Il shortly after the permits
had been reviewed Realty
ontractors predict that 1917
lurpass any previous year IN
-. |.7--[.4nr, Of cornmOdious quarters IN
20 handle the commerce OF the
opuiar Dry Goods Co. Building.
Nfhe first of 1917 the largest, most
yo5ern and finest equipped department
trore building in the southwest tldt
IA the Popular Dry Goods Co, coIlei
n Sesa and East San Antonio, was IN
isbed nv the general contractors. hIoe-
@er Nsyfield & Shaw the ouilolIs
5ss COST 5000. GOO. II is SIX stores N
height. with full basement me franz
&c ~ reinforced concrete. the VANS %
brici- faced with white terra eotee
tiiing. granite being used on tne ~ g
Sfo-S exterior. The interior 1lnlsh =
T5i+s uIaster. All the fixtures aao
s,t-nit,,re were built 10 order lLost
& Trost made the plans ana supeI III
tended the erection Of the oullalhg-
Handsome New Bank Buiiaihs.