The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-01-01

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The outstanding Improvements wi
lug peak ir the ritN's history InCludl
now nearing compirtlor 90 1 cost
starting ~ the Nraredo hotel addition
suburbs I.uildin g IN
Add to these sgurcs The amount ~
improvements made to the University
Heights in The last years fhv improve
ments made Joe th" Albright Moore.
anderson, Wiiu and Uua'mont paris
additions and the improvements with
ln The city limits.
The Improvements made - the
four additions north of uwu bctwevu
1rNtlfth street and ihe railroad Trucks
for % distance uf several blocks north
1f Mountain ruua viii approximate
AlOu. NNU according Co ". - ThaXton.
~ the Albright oor addition
alone. $4,000 has been expended in
inN homes mostly Of the two and
thrive room variety. This hrurc added
inents. the city proper Improvements
and the Santa Fr railroad improve
nents now Il wly brings The
tTlnd building total tu S32iN i7G IS.
Permits IN tty
Building improvements loo the city
proper exclusive ct those now being
iuuds To the Alvnrado hotel or 80 Bhe
asnta Fc shops. total y51t.3-c .s tor
the year, according 10 ca" figures ut
Frank kimball. city engineer and
building inspector.
This amount Is little less han tho
toul number Of improvements made
in 1890 when the building figures
reached ss10.e0s. And according
10 Mr. Himuall 1899 was previously
the greatest building year ln the
history OF Albuquerque.
In 1895 there we're g9S permits IS
sued az compared with i03 in 1921.
Jf the ~ homes built within the
mNHaH n#HsaHHW NHHw#uH HH#. aMAw A. No..
four-room houses. % were nve-room
houses. 10 were siN-room, one a seven
room, ana four were clght-Toom
dwellings. BESIDES these. q permit
was granted Tor the - threc-room
trosuo apartments on East Silver
ypnue
The Created month for building
IN the year wa November. when per-
mita calling Tor sos, Ola in huilding
were issued. July ranked second.
with a figure Of Ssl,17i, The per-
mits issued In December called FOR
SGT, COS In Improvements most Of them
calling ;or additions.
University Heights Record.
During the yeur ~ now homes In
Guiding a store huildlnW and "a COM
merciul garage have been huilt u
4 ntvcrsitg Heights. by actual M
pivisomeut. these improvements are
estimated 20 have cost S21G. 7GO.O 90
During tins period @ l-3 miles Of
new water pipe have been Installed
on the addition and Cd concrete rcscr-
yoir built on the tighosf point that
gives "a gravity pressure of from 90
to 10 feet. Fire hydrants have also
been set in convenient locations. 4
new pump ard sixty horsepower mo-
tor o. now being installed to onnect
with the large water main through
which d water is pushed To the res-
trVoir which viii feed the heights
reservoir direct before entering The
city reservoir.
The electric light company found y
necessary To- install IA new poles.
covering a distance Of 2 IL miles.
Besides serving all ~ the residents al
the heights with light ana power the
company serves 80 street ornamental
lights.
The Mountain states Telephone and
Telegraph company has also cytonted
rs system TO every section of the adj
dltior tor the convenience Of its
patrons.
The ~postofioe department has in
stalled a free mail delivery. and tho
newspapers and merchants of the city
likewise.
The University Heights public school
has grown so rapidly that five grades
ere now being taught with over hfty
pupils. requiring two teachers and
two rooms.
Twenty-three people who have pur-
chased lois during the past several
months have slgnlhed their Intentions
Of building In the early spring, and
IN some cases nave already broken
ground preparatory to concrete work
ns soon az the weather will permit.
The Builders supply company cs-
fahlishd "a lur br yard. Williamson
a Harlow are now building n planning
mill In connection with the lumber
yard. Hoch X Smell have estah-
lished n well-stocked grocery and
provision store, and w J Foster has
just completed "a commercial garage
which Will open about the first.
II II fairly safe 20 predict that one
hundred ~ fifty new homes will be
btilt during the coming spring and
summer months. realtors say.