El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26
a Years Investments In apartments
In Ell PaS0 Is In Excess of $4,000

UAIEROUS as were the resi-
M dence buildings erected during
I 1917. the housing facilities fur
nished by the combined apartments
and tenements constructed during the
year is even greater.
During the year GO tenement houses
were built or are now in course OF
construction, the total cost according
70 building permits. being $3.50 $50,
the contract price for the largest
single tenement being $4,000. In
point of fact the buildings have run
several thousands of dollars over
100000 because Of extras added by
owners before the buildings were
complete.
Amount Spent Is ss25.OOO.
The total amount expended in con-
struction Of apartment houses is
about S325,0OO, a total Of % apart
ments Of considerable size having
been erected during the year, the
largest costing $50, 900. The cost OF
furnishing the combined apartments
and tenements built during 1917 IS
conservatively estimated at $4,000.
the total investments in apartments
and tenements being nearly 100000.
During the year several modern
tenements have been built in the
southern part Of the city for benefit
Of the Mexican population. hundreds
Of adObes in that section having been
RACED by health authorities during
the early part Of 1917. Not all the
shacks doomed TO go have been torn
down, war conditions having inter
rupted the program of local health
officers rs 70 removing the rest Of
the buildings. When conditions are
again normal the remainder Of this
class Of buildings will be removed,
and in all probability replaced by
moderate sized modern tenements,
which many people Of that section OF
the city seem to prefer to individual
residences.
Among tenement houses lately COM
pleted are three built by John Null
liCan for himself as investments. The
three are almost exactly alike in de-
sign and size. costing $1,000. They
are located in the 1000 block on Olive
street
Two have also been recently fin
ished by W. H Garvey, one at Fourth
and Florence. at a cost Of $500, and
another in the 137 block, Campbell
street. $4,000.
Prior TO the completion OF these
Mr. Garvey built a tenement at 415
South Kansas, costing $1,000. another
on Florence street. Campbell addi-
ton, $4,000.
Builds 30 Room Tenement.
During the latter part Of 1917 Ra-
mey Brothers finished a 40-room
tenement and storeroom for J. D.
Russell. on Virginia street, between
Second and Third 1t Is a brick. cost
ing $4,000. Another built in the Ft.
Bliss addition for Juan Guerrero is a
20-room house erected at an expendi-
ture Of $500. T. Cerrecedes is the
owner OF 16-room tenement and store
room built by Ramey Brothers on
lots 14-5. block IA. Magoffin-
The Rameys also built during the
fore part OF the year the list OF tene-
ments following: At Third and Vir-
GINA, Is rooms, for Juana Maynez,
$500; for Fraser Brothers, Piedras
and Commerce streets. 20 rooms. cost
ing $3.50; one for N Riyas OF 16
rooms. located at 1906 Alameda,
$500: one of 20 rooms for J. II. Nc
Mullin at Park avenue and Sixth.
$500; two Of 20 rooms each for F.
l. PeytOu. on South Virginia street,
AIagOffin addition. $500: at Eighth
and Kansas for Y. Gallegos. a 20
room house costing $3.50; a 2f-rOOm
tenement at a cost OF $4,000 for Luz
de n Cruz. Pera and Estrella-
Newman Builds Tenements.
Tom B. Newman. who later went
to the colors and IS now in the train