Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-16
BUILDING OFF
TOFNE START
new YEAR
Big Contracts Are Let
During Early Days;
Indications Good for
Added Activity

Building activity in the Lower Rio
1rance Valley during the remaining
months Of the year will have TO prog
gress ~ . rapid rate 20 surpass that
q January, judging from the number
% Important structures which will be
started, or on which contract will be
awarded. during the month.
With the contract for the school
building a. Lasara awarded 10 A. W.
neck d Son Of Brownsville, work is
schedEied 20 be started on the Job
toon il was designed BIZ II. Newell
AlterS OF Neslaco. and will be a
spanish style, tile and stucco build
ing. one story.
Probably the largest building start
% in the Valley during the month is
tire S--J 600 hotel at Xesiaco. The
building Is 20 be four stories, with
q foundation for three additional
stories.
BIDS were opened this week on the
$4,000 bank building at Los Frssnos
70 be erected by the company develop
ing that town. and construction viii
Re started in a short time. This
building - 70 house stores and Of
fees IN addition TO the bank.
~ the am time announcement
YES made that bids will be opened
January IL on the $4,000 building
fer the United Printing company al
Mercedes This building is 10 be
used BY the Mercedes News, and for
offices on the second floor. II will be
~ brick. and will have a reinforced
concrete foundation and framework.
The plans for this building, and the
Los FreEnos bank were drawn by X.
Newell Waters, MeElsco architect.
~Remodeling work on the Brown and
Polinski hank building at Mercedes
ore q the Oldest structures in that
toNn. is 20 be done immediately,
plszE for this work having been
drawn b. Birber A. Ewing Of Har-
lirgen. The work will mount 70
about $4,000, and will include a &C.
foot addition 20 the two story
building. and complete r~emodeling
throughout
Plans FOR a $4,000 residence for
PAT Devine Of PhaFr, Hidalgo county
eng neer. have been drawn, and con
tract will be awarded on January 20,
II the bids, scheduled 10 be opened az
shat tine, are found satisfactory,
Waters Ct NeElsco IS also the archi-
fect on this building. he also an
nosnced q $1,000 residence az La
Ftria for d.. and Mrs. {. d. Mccoy
on which bids will be opened on
January Is.
FisEs for . brick building 70 re-
place the Moore garage AZ McAllen
are beng considered By the owners
of this old structure. anc u Is likely
tAEr the construction viii be started
IL . short tire.
offiriLls q the Valley Storage
company rt Mercedes announced that
TIE viii rebuild the warehouse
wn ~ uas destroyed recently By fire
hlil6ing - place OF the old metal
tulsirE a large brick structure
Plazs are being drawn FOR the build
irr
Contraction which Vas started
eaFly this month or the latter part 81
i-Et month IN several large buildings
ls progressing. including the ss0.OOG
isildlnr Il John Baker NJ Harrington
tie Lee B. James $4,000 apartment
hEfid rg ~ Brownsville, and others.
EailEav officials have announced
that construction on the Missouri Pa
cif3c passenger station ~ San Benito
viii BE- started IN a few days. and
fhEt work On the Southern Pacific
Hrrrr-e- station II Brownsville is
4nected 70 get under way soon. The
-Summfr-solitt company n Houston
taE tire contract ~ the san Bcnito
Efwrsur-