El Paso Herald from El Paso, Texas • Page 25

nntia 1 eview Edition Saturday, January Twerty-seventh, 1917. Building'. Cattle Churches, Paving Paso Is The City Owners MANY FINE Hundreds Of Bungalows Constructed During Year to Supply Demand. $105,000 SPENT IN ONE DISTRICT Residences Costing $50,000 A re Under Construction In the City. Pasoans are home owners perhaps to a greater degree than the people of any other western city.

Many refer to pay for their residences in instalments like rent, which is one reason for the thousands of homes erected in the past two or three years, supplying a want that rental landlords could not meet, This winter it is almost impossible to secure houses for rental, though all the agencies- haw done their best ie provide them, even at extra high prices. Construction of new residences in ev- ery district of the city has proceeded all winter in the endeavor to satisfy persons who find satisfaction in living under their own roofs, rather than in the crowded apartment Home in Kern Place, The new home of R. M. Dudley, on 1 Cincinnati street in Kern Place, which will cost about $40.000, is being built by contractor W. It will be one of the very finest residences in the city.

In the 1000 block on River street, a two-story residence was built for Miss Vera Chenoweth and Frank Hackett by the firm of R. Chenoweth Son. The cost was $4000. For W. B.

Latta, a 16000 residence is being completed in the 900 block, West Boulevard, by Beaudette Cropper. At River and Ange, C. Wolfe Is having a $3750 home built by Beaudette 4k Cropper. Two Handsome New Homes. What probably will be the finest and most modern home in El Paso is that of James G.

McNary, president of the First National bank, now under construction in Austin Terrace. Beaudette Cropper have the general contract. Another fine home for W. Tooley, one of the principal officers of the First Mortgage is being built in Austin Terrace by Beaudette Cropper. Contractor J.

E. Hignett built for H. L. Packard a five-room bungalow at Montana and Stevens, costing $2500; a $3500 bungalow for Mrs. A.

M. Kendall. of Hillsboro. X. on Sacramento street, and a bungalow for E.

H. Griffith on Gold street, Manhattan Heights, costing $3000. Mr. Griffiths, a Boule- merchant, now has three modern at the same location, representing a $9000 investment. Sheriff ItuildM $12,000 Home.

Foi sheriff Seth B. Orndorff. the Mayfield Building Investment Co, is erecting a $12,000 home in Kern Place, the plans lor which were made by Trost Trost. County tax collector R. D.

Richey has had plans made by Trost Trost for a home in Kern Place to cost about Bids for its construction will be asked for soon. Mrs. D. Blackwell, of East Texas, buile for her son. Roscoe Blackwell, a 15000 bungalow at Wheeling and Kayner in Manhattan Heights, J.

E. Neff being the contractor. J. E. Neff erected an apartment house and garage at 915 Dallas, that cost J.

R. Segal 1 built an $8500 home on Elm street in Manhattan Heights. J. E. Neff doing the work.

This is one of the finest and largest bungalows in the city, having garage and servants' quarters. In Mundy Heights, north of the Wallace apartments, a $2700 bungalow was built for C. W. Sowle by .1, E. Neff.

Marrin Franklin built three bun- galows costing $3000 to $400o. one In block 7 Alamo Heights, Grant avenue; one in block 17 Cotton addition. Boulevard, urtd the third in Manhattan Heights on Elm street. in Mnnhnttan New home's that have an aggregate cost of $105,000, contract price, have been built in Manhattan Hei, hts during the past six months, according to record in Leavell of- fice. Among them are following: I A bungalow, rur M.

t'onras, Louib-I ville street, $2000, and another on the same street for A. E. Mackie, by Lea- veil Sherman, $2000; two bungalows, $2000 and $2750, by A. M. Horne, on i Louisville; three bungalows on Wheel-1 ing for Silas King, $9000, by Macon Realty a $4000 bungalow on Federal for P.

H. Bailey, by Macon; a I bungalow on Federal for W. H. Hull, by Perry Kirkpatrick a $3500 bungalow for L. W.

Roberts on Con- I per, by Macon; for E. H. Burk, a $4200 i bungalow on Copper, by Leavell Sherman; $4000 bungalow for O. H. Thorman, by his own builders; a $3100 bungalow on Gold street for Leavell 1 6c Sherman, by that firm.

On Grant avenue the following were put up: Bungalow for P. 11. Marcum, costing i J54250, another for W. P. Briscoe, $3600, and two for Leavell Sherman, all by these contractors; a $3500 bungalow for P.

F. Connolly, by A. A. Lawler; one for W. P.

Brady, $3500, by George Sharp; and one for Frank K. Cox. £3000 by Sharp. for Building Brick. Ramey Brothers, builders, erected following residences: Bungalow in 1.1 on BhSi.

fur I M. audit on to Goodman. -11 Nevada, xooixj residence tor J. o.u ADDS 0,604 Warranty Deeds Filed in County in 1916 ECORDS in the county office show that 1916 was the busiest year for the filing of instruments. A total of 17,147 documents were filed, 10.604 being warranty deeds, releases and deeds of trust and 6543 chattel mortgages.

Activity in real estate was shown by 4500 warranty deeds. The county clerk issued 1488 marriage licenses in 1016, an increase of over those of HI 15. During the year 3048 licenses to operate automobiles and motorcycles were issued. The highest number for the year was 8161. LEAOS WE A BLOCK OF CONCRETE BUILDINGS Jacinto, between Seventh and Eighth, $2500; bungalow for Dr.

J. D. Love, Mills, between Walnut and Palm, $2500. Ramey Brothers were purchasers of more than $100,000 worth of building brick during the year. Improvements consisting of front porch and rear sleeping porch have been made to the residence of A.

P. Coles, S00 Magoffin, by contractors H. T. Ponsford and M. Pollock.

Mnron Renity Co. hoj During the latter half of the year the following homes were erected by the Macon Realty In Government Hill on Trowbridge street a bungalow for Mabel Glenn, $3800; at Clifton and Stevens, a bungalow for W. DeBardeleben, $2500; for J. E. Macon, two bungalows in block 6, $6000; in block 39, $3000; i two in block $5000, all in Government Hill; two bungalows in block 15 for W.

A. King, 44000; at Hueco and Alta, a bungalow for A. A. Gossard, i $3000; for J. E.

Macon on Morenci, two bungalow's, $6000; on Lebanon street, three more. $7500; in Cattle Heights on Grant avenue, a bungalow for C. W. Wofford, $4000. The Macon Co, also built five bungalows In block Grandview for the account of J.

E. Macon, costing $10,000. Birt for Murr Co. For the account of Jas. L.

Marr six bungalows were built on Alamogordo street, near San Marcial and Rayner. They cost $12,000. Wm. Birt was the contractor. Turbevllle for Investment.

Among the homes constructed by contractor J. K. Turbeville were a room and a four-room bungalow for himself in East El Paso on Estrella street, both costing $4000. Mr. Turbeville is building an office and shop building at 611 North Ochoa for hie own use.

which will cost $3000. Specialise In A specialty has been made of build- ing small bungalows by Walter Spitler Son, contractors. Among those constructed by them since last summer are the following: Four for Hawkins Brothers, on Douglas and Bliss, $8000; one for M. J. Cope on Bliss and Estrella, S3000: seven for Phillips Realty Co.

on Montana, between San Marcial and Rayner, total, one at Clifton and Copia, $3000; Spitler Ac Son: three at Stevens and Chester for Jas. L. Marr $9000; three at Trowbridge and Bliss for the Marr company, $9000; four in Government Hill on Bowie for Phillips Realty I $8000; one in the 3600 block, Hueco. for Spitler Son, $3000; one on Myles and Ft. Bliss Boulevard in Grandview addition fpr Edgar Williams, $3000; three in the 3000 block on Montana for Phillips Realty $9000; one in Sun- set Heights at Raymond and Euclid, $2500, for Hawkins Bros.

Alderman W. J. Jolly built a new home for his family at the corner of Montana and Rayner, costing, Jolly Morris did the building. Unique Residence. For Gus Trost, one of the most 1 unique residences is being finished at Tularosa and Grama by Jollv Morris.

from plans drawn by Mr. Trost. j. The home is of the Tudor English type, flanked on the east by a beautiful pergola, and has all the characteristics of the old English residence. The interior is be ink finished in pure white enamel.

For J. P. Sullivan a $3000 bungalow On Four, Column One. 1 Sanitary Tenements Supplant Crowded Buildings in the Lower Part of City. APARTMENTS BUILT RANGE UP TO $40,000 Handsome Apartments Under Construction in All Parts of City.

other western city, except, perhaps one or two on the Pacific coast, has the great investment in uptodate apartment and tenement structures that El Paso has. Rarely seen five years ago, the 20th century structure under the roof of which dozens of families find homes, equipped with the latest comforts for household use, within short distances from the business center, lias become a familiar feature, especially north of the railroads. During the year 1916 70 modern apartment houses and tenements, were started and many them completed, a few having yet to receive finishing icuches. In value the apartments ranged up to $10.000. Many Sanltar; Due to the efforts of the city ad- ministration to implant sanitarv con i ditions in the southern section, incident upon which was the destruction of hup- I dreds of disease breeding community inhabited by poor a great demand has sprung up for sanitary tenements in that district, and I this is being met by the liberal invest ment of home people in brick struc- i tures with all conveniences.

Apart ment houses are distributed from Mun- dy Heights to Piedras, the midcity division street. 135,000 Apartment. The apartment, building of size far- therest east in the city north of the railroads is the £35,000 Hamden being erected by county judge E. B. McClintock on Montana street, just west of the corner of Hutton.

Foundations were laid for this apartment house, in November. It is to be raised two stories on the east and west wings and three on the south side. An open court will be in the center, the structure facing: north. The plans call for a beautiful garden and lawn in the court. C.

D. McClintock. a brother of the judge, is the architect and supervising contractor. A two story business building with hotel rooms in the upper story, built for Capt. and Mrs.

T. J. Beall on Myrtle avenue, between Kansas and Campbell, was finished early in the fall. The building has four storerooms, two facing San Antonio and two on Myrtle. Braunton Liebert, architects, made i the plans and Beaudette Ac Cropper I were the contractors.

The building cost $25,000. For Zach T. White a two story hotel of 27 rooms was built at 1 4 Leon by contractor R. F. McKee.

It cost and is of brown brick. It adjoins ihe chamber of commerce building on the south. New Magoffin Apartment. At 1021 Magoffin avenue an apartment house of three stories and basement for Mrs. Ella B.

Howe and Miss Maud is being erected by contractor Philip Boudreaux on plans drawn by S. E. Patten, architect. The building will known Delevan court. It will cost about $40,000.

It is his view (shows the west of North Stanton street, between Texas and Mill? toward Mills street. I first building is Everybody's Department building, the next is the Rogers Furniture Co. building and the tallest building is the new Martin building, just being ompleted. The picture is especially interesting as showing how El Pafco is rapidly bnildinp up a real line" of modern buildings in solid blocks, would do credit to any metropolis in the world. of El Paso brick and will contain 103 rooms.

I The Willmary apartments, named for Mr. and W. A. White, the owners, was erected at Prospect. The cost was $30.000.

O. H. Thorman was the architect and the McKee Construction Co. contractor. Modern Bniit.

For J. H. Goodman three tenements were built at Eighth and El Paso, costing $10,000. p. E.

Boarardus had charge of the building. For Urbino Bustamante a tenement was built on block 42, Eighth street, that cost $7000. A JO room tenement erected for C. C. Shoemaker, on South Chihuahua, by contractor E.

Rirchoff. cost 000. Douglas C. Crowell, of this city, represents the owner. At Fourth and San Jacinto, a terte- ment of 48 rooms was built for B.

Cartiana by contractor II. Brettler. H. O. Cain invested $12,000 in an apartment houja at River and Campbell.

It was built by Beaudete Cropper. Braunton Liebert were the architects. Mrs. Jessie Hammer built a large two storv apartment building at the corner of Texas and Alameda, costing $22,000. Beaudette Cropper were the contractors.

tA small apartment house at Ochoa and Rivera was built for A. Levy by contractor J. E. Bischoff. It cost $5o00, $5000 apartment was put up for Jay F.

Knox at West Boulevard and Prospect by Mr. Blschoff. Marta Man IM Apartment. The Cornelia apartments, a three story building at 906 Mesa, was finished at a cost of $35,000 for J. W.

Riordan, of Marfa, Tex. The M. A B. Building Co. contracted the work.

In addition, block 107, W. built a $7000 tenement. On San Jacinto, near Fourth, a ment was built for J. Kutyano at a cost of SSOOO, b.v H. Brettler.

For Dr. J. E. Keltner a $20,000 apartment house was built on West Boulevard, by E. Carlson, contractor.

Ground Broken for SRO.OOO Building. Ground has been broken for the erection of a $60,000 apartment house for John Y. Baskin at California and Campbell. The building will have a semicircular front, unique sun parlors and three stories of rooms. Four iarjie tenement houses were huilt for the account of George Look in the southern part of town, one on South Stanton, $4000: two $4000 each on Ninth and one of 8 0 at Tenth and San Jacinto.

J. B. apartment house property on Upson and Davis, back of the Y. W. C.

A. home, was added to by the erection of a three story, seven apartment house, with basement. W. D. Mosley did the work, costing $10,000.

ftnchetnrs' Hotel Remodeled. The hotel. 325 West Missouri. was remodeled at a cost of $12,000, by its owner, W. M.

Laughlin, and is one of the few apartment houses in the city arranged especially for men. Each of the 31 rooms is equipped with telephone, hot and cold water, heating apparatus and baths, and are tubs and showers on the three floors, i The building has a value of $35.000, i Mr. Laughlin's annex to the hotel, adjoining ft on the west, was also remodeled to give 20 rooms for use. The sum of was spent on this building. Jolly Morris were the contractors.

For M. J. Cope an apartment house I of seven, four room apartments is be) ing built by Eubank Dibrell, at 1209 North Oregon. The (ost was $20,000. Trost Trost drew the plans.

An apartment of four living quarters was built for Sam Stark on North Virginia street, between Kio Grande and Arizona, by Spitler Son, at a cost Of $8500. In a three division apartment house at 1409 North Stanton, R. A. Noake invested $6500. It was built by the Phoenix El Paso Building Co.

A six room tenement was built foi O. F. Stapleton at the corner of Palm and Bassett, by the Phoenix El Paso company, cost, $2000. On St. Vrain, between San Antonio and Olive, a two story apartment was erected for W.

H. Brophy, a Bisbee investor. which cost $14,000. Storerooms occupy the ground floor. R.

E. McKee was the contractor. $15,000 apartment for James A. (Continued On Column Four.) OU Ari Texas senate this week pa-sed a bill appropriating $100.000 for the new build I infor the Texas State School of Mine- at El and the house committee ha- already reported with c'a vor. With the parage of the bill in -work mi tin can begin in a hori 1 r.h* having already et -i 1 fill 1 1 ot loeu i i act two rear- ago tvvo DiaUmgs eeic ate uus spring when destroyed our of them, 'Jhe decision reached to sell the old and the remaining building to the United States, for tin enlargement ot Fort hence a new wh- chosen and a new appropriation asked for The started year with 1 student' tie largest numbet in the any school of mines in it- initial year.

fi Correli is dean ol kk legentf oi tin l.niversitv ot Tela s. have control and management of the Building Permits Double Those Of Any Previous Year Except 1915. BUILDINGS' UNDER WAY $1.600,000 Structures Costing Up To $700,000 Added to the Building List. REDK TONS that 191S would $4,000,000 year in the issuance of permits for building in El Paso failed of realization only because during the lull at holiday time, several of the most important undertakings of the year, already planned and contracted, were not registered at the office of the city building inspector. As the record shows, however, the year was practically as great as 1915 of permits issued totaling Work was actually begun on buildings to cost $455,000 during the last few days of 1916, which sum, added to the register of the in- makes the year one of in building- activity.

EI Tear. The greatest year El Paso ever experienced in its progress toward the first rank of all American metropoli brought its climax when the national guard organizations from many states arrived here during the summer to be trafned into efficient units of the Uni- ariny. That concentration of soldiers in El Paso and its environs would have overturned most western cities, for a time, because of thesr limited public utilities. That caused no shortage or delay in the necessities, even luxuries distributed to the 0,000 civilians and 10,000 regular troops already resident here reflects credit on the faresightedness of the builders of this modern, hustling: place, Henson for Strangers in the city, when told that residence lots five miles east of the city hall are worth not less than $200, with intervening land higher in proportion, wonder why values continue but only a brief investigation is required to convince the skeptical investor that the greatest reasons exist for present real estate prices, among which may be mentioned the steady demand for desirable homes, factory and warehouse sites and constantly expanding business district; the fact that El Paso is the commercial center of a territory 2o0 miles in diameter: the choice of this city as the logical gateway to Mexico by the business world and the military arm of the government, if need be; and. by no means the least, the most favorable climatic advantages that surround every human undertaking here.

'lany Costly No attempt is made by The Herald to give special mention to business buildings that have cost less thar $3000, of which there were hundreds built. The principal buildings begun in 1916, most of which were promptly finished and are occupied are approximately 200 homes, ranging in from to $40,000 each; $6 buildings from $3000 to $300,000 To apartments and tenements, up in cost to $35,000 each: sever salesrooms and garages, a packlnar house, three churcj $3000 to $150,000. two factori; lie comfort station, and a I'nited States public heal; These estimates do not ac few hundred homes perm of brick and stone out limits in new additio the R1 Paso valley, the are in every sense resi There have been thou spent for repairs to homes, some of them plete remodeling. In keeping with growth of business and tricts been the const lie edifices to take the outgrown by the press population and the deman ture. Travelers say that the west have such handso1 been raised for public use years as in El Paso.

Finest Sebool The ambition of El Pasoans the finest school building in th was realized at the beginning 1916-17 term of school, when the $500,000 high school was opened use. Very few cities in the Unite States have such a spacious and com pletely furnished plant for educatio in higher branches. The building is of four stories, occupying 50,000 square feet of ground on four blocks, bounded by Virginia, Cliff. Ange and High streets, in the northern part of the residence section. The site overlooks the city and valley and is easily accessible from all districts.

Street car service to be extended in the next year or two will bring pupils right to the door. The high school building is of classic desisrn. having the form of a right angle, the southeast, fronted lowt dowi by a stadium that will seat In the basement of the building, is the heating and ventilating equip is located tl mestie arts with kitchen boys and gi stadium ium i second floor lit. On the first floor manual training and dot rtmenis, a lunch room and two gymnasiums fot is. connected with the grand audttor- vertex of the angle ot laving seating ca this floor and the third floor is onfinued on next Col.