Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-10-24
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VALLEY

THERE'S A tremendous amount OF
construction underway and project
ed in Brownsville.
The Southern Pacific's apPlica-
tion to enter this city is certain TO
put more spirit into the local inn
provement situation.
The city of Brownsville, with
bond issue voted, will spend some
thing like $l,25dO00 which does
not include sidewalks, curbs and
some other street improvements
Hotel FL Jardin will represent an
investment Of nearly half million
dollars. when completed.
The Missouri Pacific 100000 pas
senger terminal is making progress.
Concrete pouring is under way.
The Chamber Of Commerce build
ing walls are about laid. Roof and
stucco work come next.
THE FIRST Presbyterian church
Is developing its plans for a new
$4,000 edicice.
The Church Of the Advent, Episco-
pal, is advancing its plans for
most attractive edifice, parish house
and rectory. near the high school.
A new Catholic church, to 90 up in
Victoria Heights, will cost about
$4,000. It will be the third large
Catholic edifice.
Brown White will erect three
story hotel and business block on
\ the site Of the abandoned First Bap-
tist church, Eighth and Elizabeth.
Joseph X. Wells and Robert G..
Wells are building an $4,000 bus
mess house on the same block, 100
feet wide.
DR.. w. Z. Spivey and b. L. Kow-
alski will spend about $4,000 in a
new structure at Eleventh and Levee
! streets.
THE LIST ABOVE just hits the
high spots in the local situation. 1t
does not account for numerous res
idences, inside the city and in the
suburbs, the entire amount to carry
the total well above $2,000,000 in ex-
penditures.
BY THE WAY, that movement for
street widening on Elizabeth and
Levee streets seems to be gaining
headway.
The Wells block, on the east side
of the street. between Eighth and
Ninth streets, will set back some
= xaa~ feet from the property line,
while across the street c. P. Barreda
has built several buildings which
will allow for street widening. Pos
sibly others on the same street will
follow the lead.
Over on Levee street, Hotel Fl
| Jardin was set back several feet, as
Is the passenger station and the
Chamber of Commerce. II you are
interested in seeing how much wider
the block appears. go take look.
Out on Fourteenth street, il is
understood, business men are being
interested in a project to widen
that street, and build sidewalks all
the way out to the railroad track.
PROPERTY OWNERS on West
Elizabeth street are rapidly falling
into line in the matter of sidewalk
construction. Sidewalks are now al
most complete. on the south side OF
the street to a point beyond where
the highway leaves Elizabeth. The
other side Of the street is scheduled
TO receive similar treatment.
This work il, to large extent q
safety measure. School children
anon no longer will have to use the
street when walking TO md from
sehooL with the ATTENDING. menace to
their young lives.
Those property ow-ers are to be
commended for the way they are
ioining the sidewalk procession.
Adams street property owners are
also reported arranging to build
sidewalks.
IN THE MEANTIME, Levee street
and st. Charles street property own
a~sf from Second street west on St
CHARLES and from Palm Boulevard
4 -Esst 70 the city limits on Levee
erect. are losing no time in drawing
IN petitions to pave those streets
On Levee. it is reported that 10S
o,t of i56 property owners already
-. signed up. Some Of the others
,e absentee owners, while still
others are being seen as rapidly as
possible.
II Is to be hoped that some plan
NAV be worked out by which cross
streets also will be paved. from the
business district all the way out.
ANOTHER THING, Adams street
ornamental lighting is about com
.,leted. as n result Of the activities
- the Kiwanis club membership.
washington street also has beer
lighted.
Now they are turning attention tC
revee and st. Charles streets, and
residents of those streets are agree
inc 10 donate 30 cents a front foot
20 the plan.
r B. Latham, farmer Of South.
nost. members of the Kiwanis club
Mas devoted more than n month OF
his time to the work.
awhile / don't live in Brownsville
consider the city my home, and an
w;lling to do whatever can to helT
;r iss advancement"
That's the way f. b. looks At the
matter.
And that's the material Of which
good citizens are made.
THE PIEDMONT Directory Com
many Is sizing up the situation pre-
raratory to starting work on a city