Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-11
WORK STARTED
ON Hotel and
GARAGE Here
Building Going Up At
Washington; Will
Cost $65,OO0 When
Completed

middle OF February. A. A. Browne,
pioneers resident OF Brownsville, is
owner of the proposed structure,
which IL Is estimated, will cost IN
the neighborhood of 5000.
The location Of the proposed build
ing is on the site occupied by the
Browne family home for a number
of years. The home was recently
moved TO a subdivision in West
Brownsville.
When completed the building will
be ore Of the most handsome struc-
lures in this section Of the country,
the occupants-to-be say. Most of the
lower floor will be given over TO
display rooms Of the Wells Valley
Huick company, while the upper sec
ton and part % the first floor will
be e modern family hotel. the only
N Of its kind in the Valley. accord
ing - ". w. Rolinger. proprietor OF
the Deiwalt hotel, vino will op-
crate the new place.
Space has been reserved on the
first floor for an office for the ho-
tel, q lobby, q tesroom and a barber
shop. Offices Of the Wells Valley
company also will occupy prominent
space in the front Of the building.
The repair shop Of the company will
remain at the present location. and
the new place will be devoted en-
tireIy 20 display rooms, Il is said.
The outside of the building will
be decorated with two-color tile.
Space for IS Rooms
A total of &c rooms will be pos
sible on the second floor Of the no.
tel, and arrangements will be made
to enlarge this space by additional
L.s11s-- - NLa fnfnwn Tha fonnda-
ton is being laid for a 3-story
building, and the third story will
probably be added within q few
months it was indicated.
Eight efficiency apartments, com
posed Of all the essentials for living,
Including rollaway beds, kitchenette
and dinette are to be arranged in
the hotel proper.
Space for a parlor-lobby IL 70 be
left near the front of the building
on the second floor, while a III par
lor is to be arranged on the roof.
All rooms will have built-in fea-
lures, those in the apartments to in
clude china-closet, kitchen cabinets
and clothes closets.
Contract for the structure has
been awarded to Worden-Henry COM
pany, Harlingen builders, on a bid
of SOS, 900. They have already moved
materials to the scene and started
excavation work. Stanley w. Bliss,
Harrington architect drew the plans.
The building will be 100 by 100
feet, and will be finished in stucco
on concrete foundation and frame
work. Both the garage and hotel
ere making preparations TO move in
to their new homes by the middle Of
February.
The building is the largest TO be
started in Brownsville in months,
and the largest commercial structure
announced here for some time, with
the exception of the Kress building
to be erected on Washington street
az a cost Of $4,000 and the cold
storage and refrigeration plant TO be
built here by the Valley division of
the Central Power and Light COM
pany, to cost $250,000.
Construction work on a $i2, 900,
two-story home in Brownsville for
T.. III. Parker, of the II. :. depart
ment of justice, is expected to be
started in a few days. while work
10 also TO start on an SIS. 200 apart
ment house in Brownsville for Zef-
erino Perez. Plans for the apartment
building were drawn by T.. Villa
nueva, who will erect the building,
as well as n $4,000 home for Julian
Guzman.
Hotel Work 20 Start
In McAllen announcement was
made that construction on the $780,
600 Nelson hotel. which Is TO be ten
stories. will be started in the near
future.
Preparations are being made 20
start the s250,0O0 Weslaco hotel,
which is to be erected by the Argen-
tum Development company OF San
Antonio.
At H~arlingen construction has
been started on q $4,000 residence
fer J. c. Tom, and plans are beins
drawn by Stanley ". Bliss, Archi-
toct. for ar $1,000 residence for +.
J.. Flynn at the same place.
Nj. III. Collins Of McAlien 10 erect
ine three residences az n total cost
of Slo.500. and in McAllen the NJ.
Joseph store is being remodeled by
A NJ. Longoria, contractor. o. p.
Archer. McAllen has let contract 10
4. II. Mathis for an automobile
sales room.
Houses Al Mercedes
II. ~. Herren and w. G.. Mathis
are erecting n group OF rent houses
ut Mercedes, and A. Hausman is
having an $1,000 home built in the
same city. j. Ii. Haynes expects 70
let contract in a short time on a
$4,000 home in Mercedes.
Work on the $1,000 Chaddiek
apartment house in Mercedes IS pro-
crossing, the contract having been
let 70 II. {. Brown. A. A. Galloway
az Mercedes drew the plans.
Plans fer the two new residences
for Stanley Dodds and Fred Wede-
gartner in San BenitO are hearing
completion. Harvey 7. Smith Of San
Antonio being the architect. The
DcddS home IL 70 cost approximately
s50.O0e. and the Wedegartner home
will cost about $4,000. the two be-
Ing among the largest and most at
tractive homes in that section OF
the Valley.
Building In Edcouch
In the new town Of Edcouch work
nas started on ten new homes for
w. r. Lewis OF Wisconsin. the homes
20 cost a total Of 100000. Contract
Sas let TO ]. A. Marsh of Edeoueh.
Projects of the Valley Division Of
he Central Power & Light COM
aany are being pushed. construction
work on 100000 ice plants at Ms
Allen and Edeoueh having been
started, with work to be started soon
On the quarter million dollar plant
n Brownsville.
BIDS are being received on the
$4,000 hank building for the new
own Of Los Fresnos. which will he
srgned the latter part cf this month.
md for the $25.0e0 school building
a Lassra, plans for both these
structures having been drawn by r.
Newell Waters. Weslaco architect.
Waters also expects te award the
contract in a few days on the $780,
100 plant Of the Mercedes News AZ
derccdes.