The border vidette., 1925-01-17
BUILDING NEWS.

|
the Southern Title and Trust
Company. Earl G. Hall is pres.
ident of the new organization
and r. l. Winn is secretary.
Phoenix-The contract for the
construction of the new Masonic
Temple at Fourth avenue and
West Monroe street has been
signed by the trustees of the
| Arizona Lodge No. 2, F. and A.
NJ. and work on the building
will be started at once.
| Phoenix-At least two grade
schools will be erected and six
! schools will be enlarged during
the coming year, according to
John D. Loper, superintendent
of schools. The work is made
possible by the recent favorable
vote on a $65O,0OO bond issue to
relieve the congested condition
of the city schools.
Mesa The new Latter Saints
temple here is to be completed
by next September, according to
officials of the church. The huge
skeleton of the building has been
completed and the work now to
be done includes interior finish
and decoration work. The new
temple will represent an expen.
diture of approximately $500, 900
when completed.
| Globe-Telephone communica.
tion between this district and
Phoenix has increased to such
an extent that the Mountain
States Telephone and Telegraph
Company has decided to con.
struct an additional line between
the two points at an estimated
cost of Sc, 900. A survey of the
new line is to be started at once
between Globe and Superior.
Phoenix - The Phoenix Ma.
tional Bank has purchased half
block in the heart of the city
| which it will use as a site for
new quarters for both the Phoe.
nix National and Phoenix Saw
ings Bank and Trust Company.
| The price paid for the half block
has not been announced, but is
estimated to be $4,000. The
property was formerly owned by
the Babbitt Trading Company.
The deal was carried out by At.
torney E. E. Ellinwood of this
city.
| Phoenix-An addition which
will accommodate at least 25 ad.
ditional patients is planned for
st. Joseph's Hospital during the
coming year. Tentative plans
are being prepared by Lescher
and Mahoney, National Bank of
Arizona Building. A third floor
will be added to the present an.
mex on Fourth street or that
building will be enlarged to cover
more ground. The hospital is
operated by the Sisters of Mercy
under the direct on of Mother
Superior Stanislaus.
Nogales-A 100000 building
for a permanent exhibit Of all
West Coast of Mexico mining,
agricultural and other products
is to be constructed in Nogales,
Sonora, during 1925, as a result
of an appropriation for that
amount being included in the ap.
preparation bill passed by the
Sonora state congress at Hermo.
sillo during the three months
session which ended recently.
This announcement is made by
Senator A. G. Villasenor of No.
gales, Sonora. Engineers are
now looking for a site for the
new building, according to Mr..
Villasenor.
Ell Paso-A prominent Ell Paso
woman has offered to give Sc, 900
for the construction of the first
unit of a new home for orphan
children here, according to Rev.
John w. Rayner, superintendent
of the Ell Paso Children's Home.
Sites have also been offered by
Z. Il. White. capitalist, and G.
| N. Bassett, president of the
State National Bank. The first
unit to be built would accommo.
date "a children, and would con.
tain dormitory, kitchen, dining
hall and bath. A new admins.
tration building is also badly
needed by the home, and it is
hoped to raise funds soon to
erect one to cost about $l7, 900.