The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-03

have only had forty failures. They also adver-
Else sale of twenty one lots at University Heights.
Robert j. Mrreer reports weeks business
footing up 10 1000 in sales.
NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Beresford Park. two miles south of San Mateo.
on the county road tract of some 10 acres, is
now being undivided into lots CT one acre and
upward The Arthur Il. Briggs Company has
matters in hand, and VIII offer The same to the
public in week or SOS time, when the cata-
logue Will also embrace the personal effects,
agricultural implements and stock Of the present
owners.
The firm name OF Colin & Jacobs, doing busl-
ness as real estate and house agents In The Ne
vada Block, has been changed to that OF Badt &
Jacobs. the increasing business of the firm neces-
sllating Mr.. COINS entire personal charge of
outside matters.
Won RheIn s. Co. have listed among other prop
critics to sell the block bounded by Sixth and
Seventh avenues, Point Lobos avenue and
Clement street, which they Will shortly offer in
subdivisions of fifty lots. The property is all In
good shape, the average size of the lots being
25x100 and 100 the four corners being 32 OK
100.
Messrs. Knapp and Butler OF the Arthur r.
Briggs Company leave the city for Chico tonight
TO perfect arrangements for the sale Of the
Granger colony. The colony is represented by
tract of 5000 acres located at Nord, Butte
County, which has been subdiyIded into lots OF
ten acres and upward. and will be placed on The
mars ct at an early date.
The Union Loan Association has meeting
called for the 13th inst. Tor the purpose OF elect
Ing Directors for the coming year.
WELCOME IMPROVEMENTS.
The Infusion Of new blood amongst the list Of
property-Owners on Preside Heights, brought
about by the sale of the Butler estate, is already
bearing practical fruit. Some two days ago an
Improvement Club was ushered into existence,
who promise to do great things in the matter OF
grading sewering and macadamzlng the whole
done, cannot fail TO exercise most benenclal
result on values, present and prospective, In That
locality.
The iron work In the lower story Of the Clay
street Bank is 10 be taken out ana replaced with
stone and two stories will then be added at top.
THE PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE.
Matters in connection with The Theological
Seminary and Presbyterian College at SAP Rafael
are going quietly ahead. The Trustees and
by Mr.. Forster, with view TO making all neces-
sary estimates and preparing plans for building
that VIII cost about S1,O0o,00O. The building
will be entirely of stone aud Will be Quarried In
the San Rafael quarres.
three-stOry frame tenement house is 10 be
erected by James e. Fair on the north side of
Pacific street, between Front and Davis, Schulze
y Meeker being the architects. The cost Is to be
about 10000.
L. A. Coxhead has Just finished the plans
Which have been accepted for The erection OF a
small church on Fair Oaks street, near Twenty
fifth, at a cost of about $4,000, In connection
with ST. Johns Parish
The contracts for the new ST. Johns Episco pal
Church are to be let IN two or three weeks time.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO REJoIcEs.
Another fortnight and South San Francisco
will be in possession OF long desired connection
hope to have all arrangements perfected by that
time by which passengers can be carried by
horse-cars 10 and from South San Francisco, con-
Meeting with the cableine at Twenty fourth and
Pofrero avenue, as also at Tenth and Toward
streets: from which points transfers Will be Is
sued wherever needed. The effect on real estate
values by this Improvement on the present state
of things will doubtless soon make itself felt, as
the increased facilities of travel remove some of
the chief objections of the neighborhood's sOla-
ton.
DEEDS, MORTGAGES, BUILDING CONTRACTS
The number of deeds filed at the Hail of
Records for the week ending O'Clock yesterday
afternoon was 240, fun particulars of which
have appeared day by day In the columns of The
CALL. The number OF mortgages recorded for
the same period was 101, among them being a
large one OF S650.00o from the Ferries and Cliff
House Railroad Company TO john r. Jarboe ct al.
The number of releases recorded up 10 last
night was ffly-ive.
Building goes bravely on, though large guam
tlty OF worK that has been held over Till after
May LIST. with the Idea Of seeing how things
eventuated among the building trades, should
now be let, seeing how amicably everything has
been settled. The number of building contracts
filed during The week to O'Clock yesterda y
afternoon was twenty seven, the total amou Mt
being Sll5TS5