El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-28

IL spite Of high prices and notwith-
standing the fact that materials and
labor have been scarce, and ~ face OF
expected siumps which did not come.
Ell Paso has gone forward In 1870
with a building program which has
already passed the hopes OF the city
biggest boosters
Already this year counting the
first eight months, more building
has been done than was done the
entire - months Of last year, and
four times rs much constructions
has been contracted for in seven
months fhfs year than vas con-
frEcted for IN 1918.
The total building permits for jan
uary. February, March. April. Nay.
June and July amounts to f1.970.515.
To this sum should be added the in
complete total for August OF some
thing like $4,000. which viii bring
the total amounts OF building permits
for 1870 past the s2,570.oo0 mark.
SIX Months Permits.
The permits BY months 50 far this
a. follows. January. Sz84,S09. Febru-
airy, s300.z10; March S275.070s April
siss,15s; Nay. S30z.555s June. S134s34s
July, S256.528. AuEust's are expected
70 almost treble July's when they are
completed.
During the first seven months
Of tkiH year, 249 homes were halt
within the city limits OF Fl Paso.
Most OF them are now occupied BY
owners The houses for the most
part are bungalows. but some Of
them are large residences About
80 Others were contracted for dur
fnE August. During the first sew
81 months Of 1920 building per-
ulitH for the construction 81 no
thing but homes fotlIed es6l.0oo.
according to the records IN the Of
flee Of city building Inspector
Percy 3IeGhee. r.
Congressman Claude B. Hudspeth.
recently took out a permit 70 build
$4,000 home. H %. Slater IS building
a home FOR a Ike amount. according
TO the permit. IN Sunset Heights. and
Dr. 3 F. Stevens built a $4,000 home
recently in Alexander addition Per-
haps the most expensive homes. fer
the most part. are being constructed
n Manhattan and Sunset Heights. but
the smaller homes. mostly Of the
BUNGALOW type. are being built IN
91anhzttau Heights. Government hill
addition and IN Highland Park ad-
dillon
Many School Inmproveneut.-
To take care OF Fl Paso's constant
population growth. Il has been nsces-
ditious 20 the public school building.
and 10 construct some new school
buildings A new school building OF
the latest type costing $4,000 build
Ing In Manhattan Heights and viii be
known as the Manhattan Heights
school
The old Douglass fneEro) school
which was on too small grounds. and
with only a limited number OF rooms.
was sold TO the Baptist church and
upon much larger site in southeast
Fl Faso. a new building costing S2e.-
ooe. which VIII be added 20 a little
later. was erected A $4,000 addition
was built 70 the Franklin school and
a $4,000 addition was built 20 the
BeaI school. This makes $4,000
spent on new school buildings and ad-
dltions TO schools this year.
The school board has recently an
nounced the purchase OF a block Of
ground bounded by Dover. Crockett
and Bowie streets upon
which wiz be erected building
which will cost $4,000. This viii be
known as the Government hill school
Churches Make Extensions
Church building and extensions so
FAR this year have totaied S7z.444.
with much larger sums contracted
for in the near future
The Mexican Presbyterian church
known as the Church OF Divine
Saviour The church Is planning an zd-
ditioual unit. including Sunday school
rooms, a mission house and other
quarters, which VIII cost more than
800. o0e.
The Central Baptist church Is erect
ting new Sunday school building at
q cost OF stT,s49. to be followed BY
new church costing more
EN R1En hweIwnzn man have r-sr-F
flI3.Soo in constructing warehouses I
this year to help take care OF the in
creased business Of every kind and
,lass-
The Dunegau-Ryan company cree
ed a $4,000 warehouse in block rs. I
Campbell addition The International /
Warehouse built q $4,000 building in f.
block So, Cotton addition L S. Glassr 1
built a warehouse costing $4,000 az /
so Chihuahua street and n. Norwald