El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-14

house construction during the year
among the more notable structures OF
the kind being the following:
Warehouse at Campbell and Over
land streets BY ". G. Roe. 10 cost
Warehouse in Cotton addition By
G. P Putnam. 70 cost $4,000.
Warehouse BY Magnolia Petroleum
company, 20 cost $4,000.
Addition 20 plant by the Fl Paso
Ice and Refrigerator company. 10 cost
$4,000.
Warehouse by the Bordsrland OIL
and Supply company. to cost 5000
Wareroon and store building. cor
ner OF Montana and Piedras streets,
to cost $4,000
WareroOm and store building, Texas
street. by the Standard Grocery com
pany TO cost S75.0o0.
Warehouse, South Florence street.
By Crombis & Sons. 70 cost s23. COO
OIL Refinery. 18th and Tornillo
streets. by the Rio Grands OIL Re
filming company TO cost $4,000
Warehouse. 915 Texas street. By Lee
81. Orndorff. 70 cost 81.
Two big remodeliuE Jobs are in
Guided IN the total OF building permits
reported By the building Inspector.
The Trust building al san Antonio
and Stanton streets Is being com
plstely modernlzed at a cost OF $40
900 and the old Two Republics build
ing at Texas street and Mesa avenue
Is being converted into a home for
the FL Paso Bank and Trust CON
pany at cost OF $4,000.
Garages In the List.
In addition to the foregoing list
OF buildings OF a rather public char
actsr there we're q number Of eE-
pensive garages and filling stations
erected during the year at aggregate
cost OF approximately $4,000.
But The value OF all the buildings o.
the character Indicated In the list
given above amounts t. but s1.110.000
value OF all buildings built or be-
gun The balance-s1. 155.5s5. went
into apartments and dwellings Of the
better sort
building done during the 1s months
from September. 1917. 70 February.
1919. there resulted a shortage OF de-
sirable places in which the rapidly
Increasing .'.ra .PopSslation could fiad
financial and commercial interests
OF the city we're suffering because
OF that condition Some OF the more
progressive real estate men realized
that 70 wait longer for lower wages
for labor or lover prices Tor bufIdfns-
material could not be done II the best
interests OF themselves anG OF the
city were 20 be served
Spread over Entire City
The first break was made in Man
haitian Heights and the movement.
once started. spread over all parts o.
the city So far a. value per house
is concerned. the newer residence
districts included IN Manhattan
Heights. Castle Heights, Altura Park.
Austin Terrace and GrandvieW prob
ably led during the year.
r E Sherman, OF Leavell & Sher-
man. agents for Manhattan Heights
addition. Is authority for the state
ment that in that addition alone IA
buildings were erected in 1913, OF
which Il we're OF two stories and 129
OF the bungalow type, and that a fair
average cost OF the dwellings built
in that addition was $1,000 per dwell
ing
e Paso has long been famous for
its bungalows OF brick, stone and
concrete The architects and build
ers have combined TO create some
beautiful structures Of the bungalow
type, in the past, but the consensus
Of opinion is that. during the year
Just closed, they surpassed ali preTi-
Gus efforts in that direction. par
where restrictions are rather rigidly
adhered TO. and where they have
been compelled 70 conform TO rules
laid down as 20 costs as we'll as pro
vision for light and air. character OF
material used. styles OF Ornamental
ton. etc.
Better Homes Demanded
With the changing times and new
departures IN practically all modes
and methods OF living. real estate
and building matters have been very
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