The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-11
REAL ESTATE.
A Superb Residence on Suffer
Street Sold to Club.
College Men o'saniza and appoint Officers,
AcAfee, BALDWIN & Hammond Nego.
tiate the sale-General News.

MeAfee. Baldwin & Hammond report the
sale of that beautiful residence on the
north side of Suffer street, 1877 &c feet east of
Jones, to new club. Work will be com
meneed at once in making some necessary
changes in the building, and it is expected
that the first of the new year will see fairly
under way new and flourishing social and
literary club. The price paid for the prop
erty was in the neighborhood of $4,000.
THE CLUBS CHARACTERISTICS.
Speaking TO THE CALL representative in
regard TO the clubs purchase General r. T.
Hammond of the above firm said subStan-
tally as follows:
Club life in San Francisco is evidently
very popular. In addition of the swelldom
of the Pacific Union Club, the jollities of
the Bohemian, the comforts of the Cosmos.
not to mention many other similar institu-
tlons, we are to have a club which will be
most exclusive. Plethoric pocket-books will
not be card Of admission, and the poorest
may enter, provided that he has one of the
reeuisites-and there's the rub. He must
have a sheerskin, he must know how to talk
Bostonese, have been at New Haven, pulled
an oar or kicked football at some college
or university.
anu trustees OIL the cluD
are: William Thomas, President: Sidney
V. Smith, Vice-President; Harold Wheeler,
Secretary; +. j. Carolan, Treasurer: Lieu
tenant G. +. +. Harrison, c. j. Swift, Fran
els Michael and Elliott McAllister, Trustees.
ne club rules are printed in Latin, and
no other language except French and Greek
Shall be spoken within the portals of the
new clubhouse, at least, that is what is
said by those to whom admttance is denied.
Inc ofhcers themselves say, however, that
their club Is formed upon broader basis,
and that 1t will be very similar to that most
magnificent club. the University Club of
New York. The club here was formed
some weeks ago and has already in the
nelghborhood of 100 members. The Ques-
lion OF securing proper club-rooms to be at
once available was an important one, and as
soon as We were advised as 10 what was
wanted we Immediately set to work and
sold the club to the site already referred to-
GENERAL NEWS.
P. A. Dolan & Co. have opened a branch
office on the Mission road, near Silver ave-
nue., where the business of Excelsior, Uni
yersity and College homesteads will be at
tended to.
The December number of G. H. Umbsen
" Co.'S Real Estate Record has several good
articles on realty matters and topics of in
terest.
it was reported yesterday that two West
ern Addition blocks have been purchased
by local real-eState firm.
OFarrell IL Lang will sell another house
ana lot by auction next Monday at noon,
particulars of which will appear later.
The Board of Supervisors have granted
franchise to c. L. Mayne and associates Tor
street railway, which will traverse the out
side lands south Of the park.
BUILDERS CONTRACTS.
James Quinn and wife with NJ. J. Cor
man, TO build on south line of Folsom street.
135 south of Twentieth, south 25xl22 IS,
$3.50. bonds $1,000; j. Mahoney and 3.
Joost sureties.
John L. Williams with K. c. Gardner, to
build on north line of Greenwich street,
1877 &c east of Taylor, east 25x49:6. $3.50.
bonds $1,000; Blythe and Trott sureties.
Owen Mulholland with j. w. Smith, to
build on south line of Post street, 60 west of
LaguHa, west 30XS4, S2l00.