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Lae Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas Evening Review-Journal February 16, 1942 Ground was broken last week ) for the construction of fifteen j i "new, horries in Calicnte. to housfe j j the, increased .personnel ' of the ' : Union Pacific, .Railroad eompany at this important railroad divi- f sion.: Existing hbusing facilities | j have long been inadequate, arid- ; with the. sever ihcreasing traffic over.' the-friairi-: lines' of the. Union i Pacific and the increased emploj-1 j ment; of railroad , workers at this | : point, the flew "construction b4-: I came necessary,.:says the Calienfe Herald. | .'h:' A contract.for the. new homes, 1 which, will each contain fide grooms and will be of frame eoii- | struction, . has been, let to life j McNeil, Construction' cores pany of ; Los Angeles, whp are subcon- , . tracting portions of.fhe work. .The ! houses will be built ’in 'the, rea^: | J of the present Union Pacific clubh i house and are scheduled to lie ! completed by March -1i •*.'•••. ? homes are ‘ to be -mbde’rh i in every respect and equipped with, electric stoves,. ;eleci<ici w& • ter heaters, and will by electricity. AH fifteeii: houses •will be similar in degign'.iit' is I stated. * , h'.v.-/ ' • ! ' Funds for fhe construction , was ntacic available in the 1942 budget ? of the railroad company, which | also calls for the complete mod- j.ernizatiQre all the’ company houses on North. Spring street in I the near future'. The company also f js building', fifteen new houses fft *.yeyiji^b? fi*e<gg at 1 Las Vegas andvfen, at JKello,' CaliformaLit Jisj reported. •: If '