The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-19
REAL ESTATE.
Improvements to Be Made on
Our Streets and Avenues.
Subdivision of Estate Property and the Univer-
sity Tract-Sales Reported-The Aue-
tlon at Piedmont Tomorrow.

Property-ownerS on the undernoted streets
and avenues have been apprised of the in
tention to perform street work of an extern
sive character as follows: that the crossing
of Turk and Buchanan streets be paved
with bituminous rock; that granite curbs
be laid on Austin street. between Larkin
ard Polk. and that the roadway and side
walks be paved with bituminouS rock; that
Hill street be provided with a 16-inch iron
stone pipe-sewer with manhole and cover,
from Church to Sanchez; that Vermont
street, from Pomona to Nevada, be graded
and 10-inch iron-Stone pipe-sewer be con-
strucIed therein and that redwood curbs
and rock gutterways be laid and the side
walks be macadamized; that Fifth avenue,
from Point Lobos avenue to A street, be
graded and provided with an S-inch iron
stone pipe-sewer and the sidewalks mac
adamized; that Birch avenue, between Lar
kin and Polk, be graded where said work
has not already been performed. and that
the following streets be graded, viz: Ar
kansas street from Santa Clara to Mariposa,
Connecticut street from Santa Clara to
Mariposa, the same from Solano to Mari
posa. Solano street from Missouri to Con-
nectcut and Arkansas street from Napa to
Solano.
Objections to the foregoing work must be
filed by the Interested parties in writing
SUBDIVISIONS.
O'Farrell & Lang are engaged on a SUBJ
division OF estate property, prlnclpally
downtown business stands, which will be
offered at auction in the near future. The
estate realty is valued at in the neghbor-
hood of half million Of dollars. They are
also preparing two pieces OF property for
the auction-room, which will be offered by
order of the Probate Court.
UNIVERSITY PROPERTY
no oil Eitzhuub H inc
has received Instructions to subdivide one
of the largest tracts within the city limits of
Oakland, which will be offered for sale in q
few days The property was formerly be-
queathed to the University OF California, by
Captain TompkinS, for the purpose of eStab-
fishing chair of Oriental languages.
Following the subdivision of the Lake
view Tract, which has been a successful
undertaking on the part Of the Carnall-Fitz-
hugh-HOpkns Company, it is proposed 20
offer the Tompklns Tract in large lots for
fine residences, numbering in all about 500,
which will be handled and advertised on
novel plan to be made public in few days
through Tile CALL. The tract is beauti-
fully situated on one of the most desirable
slopes in Oakland and is on the car-llne
connection with the now celebrated Pied
mont cable system The property is bound
ed by FL. p. Livermore's $4,000 mansion
and other expensive homes.
SALES REPORTED.
O'Farrel & Lang sold yesterday on the
north side of Union street, near Cough,
lot 81 :6x137 Is, $500; northwest corner and
northeast corner of st. Roses and Ferry
streets, 40x100 and 50xl00, for $3.50;
southwest corner of California avenue and
Butler street, 75xl40, 5000; and piece of
property (belng part OF the land, 206 3X
127 :0A. sold to d. +. McGraw the other day
for $50, 800, 75x127 :SA, for $40, 100. Mr.. Nc
Graw will build six cottages of modern
architecture on the balance OF the block at
cost of about $1,000 each
L. G. Parker 81 Co. report the sale of
lot, 50X120. on the west side of Fifth avenue,
north OF Point LObos, for S2100; a trangu-
lar piece having frontage OF 200 feet on
Thirty eighth avenue, near Thirteenth
street, S1400; two lots south of the park,
$50 each. They also report the purchase
by them of lot. 236X125, in the Railroad
Homestead for S1100.
posed of lot on Washington street, near
Cherry, So feet front by AN irregular depth,
for $3.50; lot on Pacific avenue, near Van
Ness, 37:6x122:6, price private; piece of
good Investment property on Larkin street,
near Broadway, $1,000, rental S73; lot on
corner of Francisco and Dupont streets,
% :6x122 &C. $1,000; inside lot for $500; three
lots on Twentieth street, near Church, 25x
IA, S1100 each, and sundry sales of consid-
cradle magnitude not to be reported.
W. ~. DdluWIu, JOOSl S 8cIItUS nave
closed two good sales, as follows: One-half
block of twenty lots, Block 151, north of the
park, $1,000; house and lot on west side of
Mason street, 77:6 south Of California,
$4,000.
WILLIAM j. DINGEE.
The auction sale of property on the Pied
mont cable line, Oakland, which takes place
tomorrow at 2 o'clock in the afternoon on
the ground, promises to be the event of the
season SO far. This tract is situated on the
first rise north OF Lake Merritt, and COM
nands a view which cannot be surpassed in
the city or vicinity. The neighborhood is
built up with fine residences. notably those
of Mr.. de Fremery, Mrs Adams, Mr..
Thomas Ewing Mr.. o. Pierce, Mr.. John l..
Howard, Mrs Lloyd Baldwin, Ex-Governor
Perkins and Mr.. Rouse.
1t is reached in seven minutes from
Eighth and Washington streets ON the cable
system, which enables the buyer to enjoy
one of the finest scenic rides in the country
The lots are 80 to IS feet front by 90 to 223
feet in depth. and the terms of payment are
only one-tifth cash, and the balance on easy
terms of payment.
Much interest has been taken in this
sale, which Will no doubt prove successful
one.
BUILDERS CONTRACTS.
George Salisbury with n. Forest, to build
on east line of Elizabeth street, "a south of
Sanchez, south 25x100, $3.50
Annie Herman 10 John Kenealy, to build
on southeast line of San Jose avenue, $50
southwest of Precita street. southwest 50XlO0,
S2IJO: bonds $500, Dennis Kelly and NJ