Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-02
BUILDING IN
SECTION ON
RAPID RISE

Contracts awarded In the Lower
Rio Grande Valley during the past
few days, and new construction
projects bring the total value OF
commercial and public buildings in
the section TO ssi, 10000, a survey
Of the section shows.
This Is in addition to approx
mately 100000 Of road work.
It also does not include several
million dollars worth OF irrigation
and drainage work going on in the
Valley.
The federal building at Browns
vile, costing approximately s430,-
COO, Is included in the list, as bids
for contract on this building will
be opened August IA.
Sites Are Secured
The other six postoffice buildings
in the Valley. costing around half
a million dollars, are not included
in the total, although they are sure
to be built, and contracts will be
awarded on them within the next
few months, as sites are being
secured now.
Other Brownsville construction
includes a SIS, 900 Jewish synagogue,
on which construction Is nearing
completion, and the new school
program, involving an expenditure
Of $50 Contract for the first
of the new school buildings, cost
ing $50, 900, has just been award
ed. and the plans are being pre-
pared for the remainder OF tne
school building program.
At San Benito the 100000 nieh
school building Of the school sys-
tenn is nearing completion. and the
new telephone building also Is al
most finished. Plans have been
prepared. and bids are being asked
for construction of an apartment
house for Elmer Morris IN san
Benito.
Parish House Planned
Contract Is to be awarded in a
few days for construction OF a
narish house OF the Catholic church
in San Benito.
A $4,000 school building Is under
construction at Los Fresnos, pc
tween San Benito and Brownsville.
Harlingen building projects n
clude a Jewish synagogue, costing
about $751; 00, on which new olds
&. have been called, repair work on
the cold storage plant OF the Cen
trial Power a. Light company a
$4,000 residence Tor Sid Berley, "a
$4,000 efficiency hotel for A. w.
Horne, remodeling Of the Madison
hotel, and construction OF a S7O,-
600 citrus fruit packing plant for
the Texas Citrus Fruit Growers
Exchange.
The Dale Dunn theatre at La
Feria is being remodeled at an ex-
penditure of $4,000.
All Mercedes the s55.000 school
gymnasium and cafeteria IS near
ing completion.
San Juan is to have a new pack
ing plant, built by H. z. Whiten-
brig Of McAllen at a cost OF sl5,-
coo, and & store building Tor n
Gulf States Chemical company IS
being finished.
New Citrus Plant
A packing plant for citrus IS TO
be built ut Mission by l.. 4. Snave-
" at a cost of $4,000.
Contract for a school building al
Rollo has been awarded on a bid
of $1,000.
A citrus packing plant Of the
Texas Citrus Fruit Growers Ex-
change is to be built at San Carlos.
The contract has been awarg ed.
and construction will start at once.
Rio Grande City has awarded
contract for construction of a new
high school, and new grade school,
to cost $50 1000, and work has been
started.
At Raymondville a new I. o. o.
r. club building. and a new wom-
ans club building r planned, 70
cost around s102, 900 each.
Valley paving work includes the
S230.000 military highway paving
in Cameron county. on which the
state highway department opened
bids Thursday.
There Is also the 100000 worth
Of concrete paving in the Harlin-
gen precinct Of Cameron county.
on which work is now under way.
and $4,000 or more OF paving and
structure work around Browns
vile, on which contract will be
ou-o,Sad c0Ou