The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-11
REAL ESTATE.
The San Francisco Real Estate
Exchange Meeting.
The Twenty-ninth Street Tannery Must Go.
Important Sale of Property Follows
the nnourcement-Notes.

Pursuant TO notice general meeting of
the San Francisco Real Estate Exchange was
held i'll the Office of Bovee, Toy & Co. yes
terday afternoon at o'clock, when the fol-
lowing prominent dealers answered the roll
call: w. ii. Boyee of Bovee Toy & Co..
Henry p. Sonntag of Shainwald, Buckbee
Il Co., viii E. Fisher of Tevis e Fisher, j.
j. O'Farrel Of O'Farrell & Lang, o. d.
Baldwin of o. d. Baldwin, Joost & Mertens,
y. c. Carnall of the Carnall- Fitzhugh-Hop-
kius Company w l. Morgan of w. l. Nor
gan & Co., GIL. Umbsen of q. ii. Umbsen
x Co., A. S. Baldwin of McAfee, Baldwin
< Hammond. Edwin 5. Tucker of 0. I. ven
Rhen & Co.
After the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting, which We're confirmed, the
meeting proceeded to elect officers as fol
lows: President, W. II. Bovee Vice Presi-
dent, \. S. Baldwin; Secretary, G. Ii. Umb-
sen. Executive Committee. J. 0'Farrell,
\. {. Carnall and Henry z. S0nntag.
The President-eecJ. W. II. Bovee, ac-
knOwledged the honor conferred upon Inn
in the following words:
Gentlemen, fully appreciate the honor of be-
ing elected lie list PRESIDENT OF this association
and thank you.
l thiuh 1t VIII be many years before the last
one VIII be elected. / look upon The association
we uow organizing destined 10 be one of
the business features OF this great ana growing
clty Now willie our population Is only oUO,uOO
our sales are over S3,000,0U0 per month. What
viii they be when The ely reaches millions,
which it IS destined to do. San Francisco Is
bound 10 be one OF the leading cities OF the world.
Even now we find IL necessary 10 organize for The
better regulation OF business. Now Is the time TO
place this growing business upon high and
moral plane-now While our numbers are lew.
e IlhOut an institution Of this Kind the business
VIII continue in the same loose aud unsatIstdc-
loIy manner lie streets aud Sidewalks III 9 luii
OF irresponsible persons win Their oIlceS
III their hats, VINO claim 10 De
realesIate brokers, recognizing no responsible
ATTY, making all SORTS of statements ahd mlSrepre-
septatiuns iInportuning owners 10 the extent
That has brought The name OF reai-eStaIe broker
into great dl>Tepute. his Is patent 20 You all.
v Z cannot deny 1t. 10 remedy TINS stale OF al
fairs We are now organizing. l am satisfied from
tie careful aud thoughtful mauutr tile business
las thus iai been conducted mat an institution
VIII be established that We Will be proud OF and
every reputable broker i'll the CITY VIII desire 10
join
would recommend that we, al first, do not at
tempt 100 much. Let our bylaws be is few on
tflr art as a fair working VIII allow, and from
Tine 10 Time, as experience VIII suggest, amend
ana improve them.
l look for much good from our meeting daily
atth Exchange. We shall become better ac-
qudiuled, gradually leeIihg OF fraternity VIII
grow up, and tie interchange Of views, The
knowledge OF property held Tor sale by each
other, division of commissions must be bene-
uclal TO each and all OF US, ana with less heated
competition. Fair dealing among ourselves and
carefully protecting the Interests of both buyers
and sellers Will give confidence aud be Of mutual
. interest 10 all concerned. would say that this
IS not intended 10 be a close corporation, for the
beue I'll Of he ineOrpOratOrS. On the contrary. 1t
Is intended 10 take in all reputable brokers. The
lumber has b, zen set fifty, supposIng that that
number would comprise about Al l, but should
there be 4 greater number desiring 10 JOIN Inc
association, The number can and Will be, no
doubt, IHcr' ased.
The bylaws were read clause BY clause
and adupled, after which it was resolved
that all applications for membership must
la - tp he.A T. u | IL
Montgomery street
The meeting was harmonious in every re-
.spect, anu every dealer present expresses
the opinion that the new corporation las
entered upon career Of usefulness.
IBE CALL Is always in pursuit OF the
latest and most reliable information pertain
Ing 10 realty matters and improvements, as
is evidenced by The report OF meeting OF
the Health and Police Committee which
took pace yesterday morning at the New
City Hail. " hich is here given.
Some time since the Board of Health con-
demned and ordered closed tanneTy Oh
IW eutY-ninth street, near Dolores.
There was much rejoicing on the part Of
the pToperty-UWnerS IN the vicinity, and an
Improvement club was Immediately formed
having i'll view the facilitating Of public I'M
pruYrmentS OF this section OF the Mission
warm belt. Dolores street was graded,
street nacadanizeI, sewers laid and an eE2>
If. progressive prosperity apparently IN
a
bumbsLeli on the camp OF the lmproyers
was filed with the Supervisors last week
asking that the tannery be permitted to re-
sumo operations. The rooms at the new
City Hall Of the Health and Police Com
mittee, to whom that Petition had been re-
1eIred, were crowded yesterday morning by
Tho sc Interested IN the matter The tanneTy
people were represented by an attorney and
the protesting pT0perty-OWnerS by General
L. /. Hammond Jr. The discussion lasted
ff,rp ya y n lnslr and several times tpram9
rather heated.
Mr. Hammond stated that his firm owned
a block OF vacant land Immediately opposite
the obnoxious tannery and that several
other adjacent blocks were vacant on ac-
count Of the alleged nuisance. During the
argument lie stated that the surrounding
property would double in value il the peti-
ton was rejected by the Supervisors COM
m.ttne, and that lie would guarantee that
d zen new houses would be constructed on
Ills pr perty at nee il the tannery was
permanently removed
The committee decided not to grant the
petition OF the tannery people, and immedi-
utely theTeupon j. NJ. COmerf0rd, the vell-
Known builder, who was silent but inter
tsted spectator of the procet dings, stated
that il he could purchase sufficient ground
Tor a reasonable amount, he would construct
Immediately number OF nice cottages for
rent.
How many will you build,' asked Mr..
lIdHllliUUu. / IL QOLtO you SpOhe Ul, bd!u
tue builder. How much for the land"
asked the real estate man. Fifteen thou
"a d. d" replied the bidIer. sold" said Mr..
II tmmond, as he triumphantly turned to the
interested group Of spectators among whom
were The supervisors committee. Now
Tor the removal of the last impeachment to
IublIc Improvement" The deed, which will
e recorded to-day conveys from McAfee,
Baldwin Il Hammond twelve lots on the San
Jose road, between Day and Ihirtieth streets.
Tie investment is said to be an excellent
one as the neighbothood is improving with
wonderful rapidity.
NOTES.
6. II. Umbsen & Co. sold yesterday lot
29Xl15, to ali alley, on the west line of Capp
street, So feet north OF Twenty-filth, for
$3.50. The name of the purchaser is
Thomas L. Healey.
J. I. Peters reports the sale of $50 acres
Of fruit land. four miles east of Glen Ellen,
Souoma County, to Mary L. Peasants OF
this city, for $1,000.
0. d. BALDWIN, Joo5t & Mertens sold yes
teroay the north'ast corner Of Stanyan and
Clarendon streets for $3.50.
David Stern Il Sons report a busy week
and some good sales.
Louis LANDER is building by contract
siX-roOmcd cottage on StAnyan and Fred
eTlck streets.
There are number of important sales
and otuer items crowded out " hich will be
recorded III to-murro~'5 report.
BUILDERS CONTRACTS.
Max Pepper with Arthur C. Soule TO build
On west lie of Castro street, ia south Of
! wenty fifth, south 75x114; bonds $1,000,
w. J. Adams anu c. S. Holmes suretles;
S5706.
A II. Licb TO Gardner & Bayden, altera-
tons on southeast corner Of Twenty fourth
and Guerrero, 41X58; $3.50.
NJ. Jobat to j. lBucher to build on north line
Of Hermann street, 1877 e east Of Webster.
east 60Xl37 IS; S42S7.
X a. Mclean to Duffy Bros, plumbing
on N rtheast line of Pacific avenue and
Bsodefick street, north 200x150; S4375.
Il. a Mclean to Peter Crichton, to build.
same, So S5S; guaranteed by j. j, Mahoney
ana Thomas Butler.