The morning call., 1890-05-24

pedutliul PARK view, anu win the 340-f00t eleYI-
tlon tlIat exists here above the ocean level, the
question OF drainage is settled by nature.
Ofairell Lang, to whom is entrusted lie ham
ding of the property, are ALREADY besIeged with
lnquli les concerning the property. Terms are
one-ihird cash, balance in one and TWO years at
per cent.
CLARENDON HEIGHTS.
The great value of property commanding a
marine View is only just commencing 10 be un-
derstood here What Pacific Heights was few
years ago Clarendon Heights is to-day. The
Golden Gale. tie park, the bay, so TO make up
picture 10 charm the eye OF an artist. A rich
syndicate, some OF whom contemplate the cree
lion OF costly residences In that locality, have
put INTO The hands of McAtee. Baldwin & Ham
mond Tor sale on June OH 40 residence lots
situate on these heights. Tie lots 10 be offered
front Stanyan, Alma, RiyOli, Seventeenth Eigt-
teenth and grave streets and Clarendon ave
nue. Only 20 per cent cash is asked, balance in
| SIX. Twelve, eighteen aud twenty-fUur months,
| Win interest at Der cent. certificate OF lille
| ircm Jarboe & Harrison will be furnished each
| buyer at the rate OF SO per lot.
THE GERMAN CHURCH.
Won Rhelu 4 Co.'S catalogue for Thursday
| next is upward of 100000, including the Ger
man Lutheran Chulch property ON the south line
! OF Mission street, between tlfth and sixth, 67x
| 12O feet; lot 77Xl37, on McAliister street, west
of Leavenwortn. near the City Hall, Market
| street and the new Ii iberGa Bank; 7O9 Com
meIclal street only - ieet from hearny, WIN
! steady income of SS7 90; . lots, each 34xl1o,
ON The west line Of Franklin street, between Cal
| ltOrna and Pine; 2lS Lombard street, between
hearny aud Dupont, with Il lot 6oX137, is sold
by order OF the Probate Court; liue OF lots one
third cash, on Castro street, between Hill and
Twenty-hrsTi 97S Fifteenth street, near Castro,
with lot 4OXll5, Is hGe modern residence with
IL rooms, and other lots.
SPECIAL CREDITORS SALE.
For the purpose of facilitating speedy settle
| mcnt of the partnership affairs of Jones & Nc
Aiester, the creditors OF The lale firm have decided
| 10 sell publicly on Tuesday, June 81, four 90
| vaIa lots, oil The corner of Van Ness avenue aud
Francisco street, will view, If possible, of
squarlng up all traces of tie lale financial EN-
| baIFassment. Easton Il Eldridge are attending
TO the matter aud will offer The most tempting
| credit terms.
STRAY NOTES AND GOSSIP.
In the course OF the last fortnight or so, after
| The DISPOSAL OF the city portion OF the Donahue
| estate, Umbsen Co. Will sell tie deceasedis
! country property In Santa Rosa and elsewhere
| along the line Of railway, running special trains
thereto previous TO aud on The date OF sale.
Block T61. Which is shcIty to be offered, sub
| divided, at auction, is rapidly approaching n
state OF completion In the matter of grading, as
| well as The adjacent block, by the Carnall- Fltz-
| hush-Hopklns Company. In all some sixty
| teams are lard at work on The spor. The same
| firm report some heavy cry deals In progress,
winch, when carried through, cannot fail To Tell
| GU the market.
HOyt, Arnold g. Co. are never content without
creating daily flesh surprises for the investing
| public; Their strong suit just now IS Golden
! Gale Park lots, on OF near prOSpec i've cable and
| steam car lines varying from 25XlOU TO 25Xl20.
The width OF the streets Is 80 ieet and tuat of
the avenues 40 feet, and the price OF lots varies
| from 500 10 $1,000 each, In payments OF SIS 10
| $50 er month. During The past week the firm
| have disposed of some 1873 lois at from $3.50 10
| S4Oo, several re-sales having been made by pur.
chasers al handsome profit.
Such success have tie syndicate Investment
Company met with in their lots on BeIna
Heights that yesterday but foity-lOur remained
unsold. They VIII soon be ready with some such
| other specially.
Mi. LOUIS Cohen, formerly connected with
| Badt L. Jacobs. Is now associated with the firm
OF OkaIreN * Lang.
| Although rumor hath il that work on the
| Croker Building is not 10 be hurriedly pushed,
anyway TIL August next, yet EastOn & EldIldge
Ia VfGNA
leased by Tie firm adjoining The Chronicle Build
| ing, formerly occupied by ROsencraus & Co.
| They are expanding $4,000 IN alterations aud
! improvements, lOr which contracts are let, ana
VIII have d SaleToOm with twenty -hYrfOot front
| on Market street aud Will a depth Of $50 feeE
due attention being paid TO lighting facilities, the
| back OF .he store being mainly OF grass.
Last Saturday the Carual- FitZhugh- Hopkins
! Company took about Sixty people out to Uni
| yerslty Heights, near the stanford University
| ana sold IhIty-hve lots. The INNS properties
al Santa Cruz, "Surfside" and Military Es-
| pianade" are growing RAPIDLY III favor aud some
| large sales are expected.
| The North Beach Club, through w. S. Phelps,
| reports fayorably on the feasibility of extending
| the proposed boulevard around the northern
! pant Of The city, and that at moderate outlay.
| II Is urged tuat lie boulevard, alter extending
| Montgomery avenue block TO North Foiut,
| eau then be extended 10 Polk stTeet, thence cut
diagOuay across one block to Bay street and
Van Ness avenue, along Bay 10 Webster, on 10
| Lombard, there connecting with the Government
| road 10 the Presidlo
Tie SlOney Greek Improvement Company has
Dtcu organized, lDC company properly consist
lug OF 400 acres OF laud, including the town Of
Stoney Ford, Colusa County, with seYera! fine
buildings.
big sale has been privately put through this
week by Sha!uwald. Buckbee & C0.-iu Tie shape
| OF the Nucleus Building on The corner of MarAet
and Third streets for about 100000. the buyer
| being w. II. Hearst
David Stern & Sous Will have shortly ready
| subdivision OF the block bounded by Folsom,
twentieth, wenty-hrst streets and Treat avenue.
DEEDS, MORTGAGES, ETC.
The number OF transfers hed AT the Hall Of
| Records for the week ending Yesterday after
noon AT O'clock were 219 the number Of mort
cages 1872. and The number of releases 60. Full!
| particulars Of the above transactions have APP
| peared day by day IN THE CALL.
BUILDING CONTRACTS.
The money value OF building contracts filed
| during The week is the smallest for some time
The inference being that The heavy amounts let
the last few weeks al last calls for, perhaps. a
placed on record Is u, Involving au expenditure
OF S52, 75l.
OLD MILL VALLEY.
Out of an area OF 100000 acres. 10000 OF
these in Marin County are owned by hail dozen
| individuals, The late :. 7. Ihrockmorton holding
the beautiful country between Sausalito and San
Rafael, his ranch consisting OF nearly $4,000
acres. This vast estate, so easily accessible to
lie city, has now passed lutO The coutrol of
! syndicate, COMPOSED OF such men as Joseph e.
| Eastfand, AL Miller, John W. Coleman, etc. who
| have built railroad from the main narrow gauge
! line intol Old Mill Valley, three miles distant
| from Sausallto. This valley contains The finest
! land on tue estate, besides being,lwth grand
| Views OF Mount TamdDais and other scenery,
| picturesque and handy to the city. Six hundI ed
acres Of this land Will be offered TO tile public on
Saturday. the 3lst inst, and the settlement that
must follow this throwing open OF hitherto tied
| up lands VIII Immensely benefit the whole OF
Main County.
OAKLAND OFFERINGS.
William j. Diugee of Oakland aud Eastop
Eldriuge & Co. OF san Francisco will sell to-day
al auction at The salesrOOms OF The former, AGO
and 462 Eighth street, Ga land, City four lois,
25x14o EACH situated on East Nineteenth ard
Twentieth streets and Sixteenth and Seventeenth
avenues, Oakland. Also seven lots 81 10 30
feet front by 100 10 1875 feel IN depth. facing
Cedar aud Chase streets, West Oak
On Harrison street, near Fourteenth, Oakland,
| four building lo's VIII be offered, 35x15o each.
These lots are about as well situated as anything
! that can be found In the city aud are partcu-
| laIly desirable for renting purposes. Terms Will
| be made known at the sale.
On Saturday, May 3lst, the same parties an
| nounce mammoth sale at Oakland Heights,
near tne Piedmont Gable Railroad. This mag
nihcent tract is on tue direct line Of the improve
ment and on elevated ground atfoidng a fine
view OF Lake Merritt, OdHldud. Alameda, the
bay San Francisco and surrounding country
and not far from lots that are now selling at $50
per front foot Only one-liith In cash Is required
and the balance III equal instalimeuts in one,
two, three ana four years, with per cent per
annum Interest.
H. Breed & Co.. 232 Montgomery street, San
Francisco, nner at bargain for few days
lew choice lots al Oak-street station opposite
Madison Park, and In the immediate neighbor-
hood of the residences OF General II. W. Kirk
ham, +. l.. &. Steele j. NJ Burlington q. o. Brig
ham, II. ID. Bacon, l.. l.. BrOmWell, George w
Grayson and many others.
Tie wellknOwn real-estate firm OF Woodward
| q Merrill has dissolved sluce May 1st by tie
withdrawal OF John A Merrill from tie pa ner-
ship.