El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26

Ing camp at san Antonio. built two
tenements early in the year on his
own account, a 60-rOom one at Give
and Piedras, costing $4,000, and an
other of 20 rooms at Second and St
Vrain streets. at cost Of $4,000.
A $4,000 apartment begun by J. E
Neff in October on Montana street
was finished the first of the year.
One begun by Ernest Wright in July
was ready for occupancy during the
fall The building was 100 by 30 by
%. located In the Campbell addition
J. X Turbeville recently completed
$4,000 tenement on Manzana street
During the latter part OF the year Mr.
Turbeville also completed 20-room
apartment house for J. E Ryan. Mis-
souri, and Dallas. Earlier in 1917 he
completed an apartment house at
Boulevard and Santa Fe for ". r.
Bingeman. at a cost Of $4,000. The
building has l6 apartments.
Builds 100000 Apartment.
One Of the finest and most costly
apartments to be completed during
the year is that built by r. Z. Mckee
at Mesa and California for Mildred
Patterson. and known as the Patter-
son apartments The building is a
five-story fireproof, costing upwards
Of SEQ, 900 complete It has the first
automatic electric elevator service to
be installed in the southwest S-rchi-
tect H. H Beutel planned the build
ing.
one OF the biggest contracts COM
pleted during the year is that Of the
Southwestern Investment company
for four tenements constructed by the
Mayfield Building and Improvement
company. at a cost Of $4,000. The
apartments are located at 800 South
Stanton Other large tenements
erected by the Mayfield company
were at Fifth and Ochoa, for Mrs
FlOrele Brown, at a cost OF S12,5O0,
and two for Miss c. o. LightbOurne on
Fifth and Ochoa streets. costing S25,-
900. Still another fine apartment
house, Of which DR.. J. L. Mcknight IS
the owner, has been erected by this
company at 2s31 Montana street, at
cost Of $4,000.
Others erected by this company
are: Two for Mrs. ~ L Blakely on
Madero street. $4,000; tenement at
3012 E'rutaS street. $500. for H NJ.
Whitfield. Estrella and Montana
streets. modern apartment. S95O0i for
Dudley d Orr. Cotton and san Jose
streets. tenement costing $4,000;
apartment for II. Potash and J. Stol-
laroff, Missouri and Octavia, $4,000.
The faith that the most experienced
real estate men and builders have in
stable prices OF FL Paso property is
evinced by the number OF structures
Du1lL DT 3SEuLe contractors on Lnelr
own account. Among the invest
ments so made are several OF Lawler
& Morgan A $4,000 bungalow at CO.
pia and Clifton: three at Morenci and
Alta. 5000; at Crockett and Cam
bridge three more for $4,000: two in
the 5000 block. Grand avenue, cost
$1,000. An extensive contract by this
firm IN remOdeling was that OF the
residence Of Henry H F'ris. Grama
and Bliss, at a cost Of $4,000 An
other big alteration contract by the
same firm was the remodeling OF a
part OF the Wilson-1lillican Cleaning
company's buildings at Boulevard and
Octavia-
Large Apartments Built.
The PhOenix-El Paso Building COM
pany was the contractor erecting a
building Of 4S apartments for John
AfcGovern at Montana and Octavia
II is one OF the most up-to-date fin
ished during the year, representing
an outlay OF s35. 600.
During the year a 40-room modern
apartment house was built for Frank
u Rosen. T12 Prospect avenue. at a
total cost OF $4,000. Two other fine
apartments finished early in 1917 are
the Hampden Court and DeIevan
Court The former. located on Mon
tana near Hutton, cost z. B. 8IcCIin-
took and company OF builders S35. 900.