The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-13
REAL ESTATE.
Work of the POst-Street Exten-
sion Experts.
Handsome Houses for Panhandle District-b
Suggestion From Philadelphia-Gos-
sip From the Offices.

The experts of the Post-street Extension
Commission went over the ground yesterdaJ
Were the proposed street will be made and
furnished with maps and books, appraised
the improvements that must be removed to
open the street. There had been somp
difference OF opinion among the experts re-
gardIng values so to satisfy them selves fur
Their about valuations this second visit TO
the scene of their operations was necessary.
Probably the laborS of the experts will b.
completed to-day at meeting to ba held in
the Office OF Parker & Ford at 62S Marke,
street, after which report ill be sub.
mitted to the commission.
W. l. Morgan 81 Co. are building four
elegant houses on Oak street, between Ash
bury and Clayton, for one of their patrons
Work on the buildings will begin next Mon
day and no time Will be lost in pushing it to
an early finish. The designs for the houses
show pretentiOus two-stUry dwellings OF
nine rooms, etc, each, with high basement
and stylish eXteriors. in which handsome
porcheS and ornamental roofs are cOnspieu-
Gus. Each house is detached from the other
on one lot 100xi37 :6. They will cost $3.50
and influence values of panhandle properly
in that district.
A PRESENT NECESSITY.
Philadelphia contractors will soon be in
Vited to bid upon drawings prepared by
Architects Moses Il King for a mammoiI Ii
amusement place to be built upon Il 10 45oX
800 1eet fronting on Main, Adriatic, Caspian
ana New Hampshire avenues, Atlantic City,
By the Atlantic City Amusement COMPANY,
III which Dumber of Philadelphia capital
lists are interested. SAYS the Philadelphia
Record, Platforms will be erected for ath-
letle entertainments, race track and numer-
Gus other sources OF amusement will be pro
vlded, including great band shell.
This brings to mind the fact that there
are many real estate men here who believe
that San francisco should wake up to the
necessity of q handsome amusement pavl-
Ion, which would az once be an ornament t.
the city ami Il comfort to the people as
scmbled within its walls. Phe day OF
barns aud utter disregard fol the convent
ence and comfort of assemblages in this
city Is past.
Since the Office of 0'Farrell & Lang has
been completely renodelrd and refurniSheI,
1t Is, perhaps, the handsumest real estate
Office IN the city. Everything in the way OF
desks, ratings, counters, partitions etc,
are OF polished oak. There are three pri-
vate ofices-twO for members of the firm
and one for reception-roDif, all of which
are furnished in harmony with the pre-
Vailing style OF old oak The various de-
partments of the firms business nave sep
arate offices also.
To illustrate tn vlIua of some chara'-
teristic sign for bills on property, is quoted
the black diamond adopted by p. w. SeTby.
For long distance il can be seen and dis
tin5uished from other bills. to which is ac-
corded the success attending them.
O'Farrell IL Lang report the sale of six
flats on the North side of Cole and Shradrr
streets. on a lot 25x137:6, bringing an income
OF 500 30. The purchaser is James Mearus,
who paid $4,000 Tor the property. Another
transfer by this firm is reported in tile sal,
of lot .50XIl4 feet on Twenty-third street,
between Noe and Castru, for $500.
Jacob Heyman reports sale of the follow
Ing south-sde property: Nine lots for 500
each, half of Block 1906 and three-qHarterS
OF Block 742. The other sale of s0ath-side
lots reported consists of five lots ia Block
1895 for $500 each aud six lots in Block So
for $3.50 each, by F. A. DOlan and Co.
BUILDERS CONTRACTS.
Robert Mclean with the Harvey Heating
Company, heaters. northeast corner OF
Pacific avenue and Broderick street, north
200x1J0; $3.50.
William Nj. Fletcher with ID. J. Brennan,
to build on lot OH south line of Sacramento
street, west of Kearny, west % :6xI37 IS;
$780,
5. Wangenheim with Farrell & Bell, re-
pairs on the east line OF Davis street, south
Sacramento, south o. :Sx111; $780,
Pierre Gavard with W. NJ. Fletcher, to
build on lot on south line of Sacrament
street los west OF Kearny, west Is :6x137 IS !;