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 $S1.130.0 00, O survey
Of the section shows.
This Is In addition 10 approx
matelv S700, 900 OF road work.
IL 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 $780,
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
n 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, o. sites are being
secured now.
other Brownsville construction
includes a $4,000 Jewish synagogue,
on which construction Is nearing
completion, and the new scnool
program, involving an expenditure
OF $4,000. Contract for the first
OF the new school buildings, cost
ing 5000 has just been award
"a and the plans are being pre-
pared for the remainder OF Ihe
school building program.
Al San Benito the 100000 hign
school building of the school sys-
tenn is nearing completion, and =
new telephone building also Is al
most finished. Plans nave peen
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 =
narish house Of the Catholic cnurcn
IN San Benito.
A I'd. 600 school building is > Ter
construction at Los Fresnos, oe-
tween San Benito and BROWNSVILLE
Harrington building projects IN
clude q Jewish synagogue, costing
about $4,000, on which new pios
have been called, repair work on
the cold storage plant OF y Cen
trail Power a. Light company .
$4,000 residence for Sid Beriey' "a
$4,000 efficiency hotel for A.. w.
Horne, remodcling Of the Madison
hotel. and construction OF a $IO,-
600 citrus fruit packing plant Tor
the Texas Citrus Fruit Growers
Exchange.
The Dale Dunn theatre at La
Feria Is being remodeled at an ex-
penditure OF $4,000.
At Mercedes the $4,000 scnooi
|. gymnasium and cafeteria Is near
Ing compilation.
san Juan is TO have a new pack
ing plant, built by II. E. Whiten-
brig OF McAlien at a cost o. $i5.-
coo. and a store building for the
Gulf States Chemical company Is
being finished.
New Citrus Plant
tldllt lJI WIN 40 20 w
be built at Mission by l.. T.. Snave-
IL. at a cost OF $50. 900.
Contract for a school building at
RollA 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 aware cd,
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 $4,000. and work has been
started.
At Raymondville a new I. o. o.
II. club building. and a new wom-
ans club building are planned, TO
cost around si02 900 each.
Valley paving. work includes the
$3.50, 900 military highway paving
YVCameron county, ON which the
stalls Highway department opened
bids Thursday.
There Is also the S400.000 worth
4 concrete paving In the Harlin-
gen precinct of Cameron county.
bn which work Is now under way,
and $4,000 or more OF paving and
structure work around Browns
VILE. or which contract will be
a wr,rdaH xorr