The morning call., 1891-02-12
REAL ESTATE.
Exchange Suggestions ON the
City Cemetery.
Report of the Special Committee on Its Re-
moval-A Lawn-Tenuis Court Wanted
Some of Yesterdays Transfers.
A meeting of tie Special Committee Of the

A meeting of tie Special Committee Of the
Real Estate Exchange on City Cemetery
Removal was held at the exchange Monday
night and as a result the following report
was submitted to the exchange yeStesday:
". H. BOUee Esq, President Of the San Fran
cisco Real Estate Erchdlt0e-DEAR SIR: Your
committee selected to communicate with his
honor The Mayor and the honorable Board of
Supervisors of this city and county relative to
the removal OF the Cly Cemetery begs leave to
report as follows:
That at a conference held on the 9th inst, at
which the Mayor and the representatives from
the Outside Lands Committee OF the Board of
| supervisors were present, your committee ned
a copy of tue report heretofore made by this
committee to you on the subject IN question. and
also by oral argument strongly urged that the
money received by the city from the United
States Government (for the ffty-tve acres OF
the City Cemetery which 1t proposes TO condemn
for purposes OF delense) be expended in the pug
chase OF new cemetery site sufficiently far re-
moved from the city, and also for the purpose of
removing TO the cemetery that is selected the
bodies now buried in the present City Cemetery,
thus leaving 40 acres TO the city for such pur-
poses as may hereafter be decided upon
Your committee confined itself entirely to the
question of The absolute removal of the present
City Cemetery, leaving all matters of detail TO the
proper authorities.
MAY BE ADOPTED.
After an extended and interesting interview,
your committee was fassured by his Honor the
Mayor that he believed IL TO be The Intention OF
the Board of Supervisors, as II certainly was his
own purpose, so far as 1t lay in his power, to
carry cut the suggestions above referred TO.
He further suggested that II would be matter
of advantage 10 have The Real Estate Exchange.
through its attorney, look into the question as 10
whether lhe City Cemetery could or could not,
without gSlatiye action, be removed, and If not,
he suggested that our exchange pr pare and sub
nit 10 hlm at once for futther consideration
properly framed bill TO be submitted TO the Legs
lature.
Ia conclusion, your committee would report
that 1t rendered The services of lie Real Estate
Exchange 10 the municipal authorities Tree OF
any charge, commission or emOlument whatsO-
ever should III ey be needed IN the question OF
appralSementS or selection OF other lands,
The interview was very satisfactory, ana we
have the honor OF reporting that w think, be-
yOnd pcradveuture, that tie suggestions of the
exchange VIII be adopted by The honorable
Board of Supervisors.
All OF whch Is respectfully submitted by yours
respectfully,
R. P. HAMMOND JR, Chairman
fl. 7. SUNNTAG.
GEORGE ID. Toy,
Special Commit e OF the Real Estate Exchange
In the City Cemetery matter.
NOTES AND SALES.
Harold Wheeler of Cpl Clay street has
been appointed attorney for the Real
Estate Exchange, and will, in accordance
with the Mayors request, prepare at once
written opinion on the removal of the City
Cemetery, aud also bill for the Legisla-
ture on this subject. 1t is expected that
Mayor Sanders0n will appoint committee
of three from the exchange, three from the
Supervisors and three prominent citizens at
The California Lawn Tennis Club applied
| yesterday to the Real Estate Exchange for
| TWO fifty-yara lots in the Western Addition,
east Of Central avenue. to rent for a tennis
court for period of five or ten years. 1t is
| the intention Of the club to improve the
! ground should a suitable place be obtained.
| SO much as $4,000 will be expended in
! building a swell clubhouse and otherwise
| furnishing the property.
a 50-vaIa lot on the corner of Laurel and
Clay streets. Preside Heights, was reported
sold yesterday by McAfee, Baldwin IL
Hammond. The full price was not an
nounce1, but the corner half brought S9250.
Brennan Il Dunno report the sale of the
southeast corner OF Laurel and Washington
streets for $1,000
McGarVie IL Co. report the sale of eleven
lots in the Southsde tor $500 each.
The sale of the following property for S25,-
! 600 is reported to have been made t. Sena-
tor Hearst by Haggin e Tevis: South line
OF Sacramento street, 1877 :6 west of Walnut
137 :6Xl32; northeast corner Of Sacramento
and Maple streets, 1877 :6X127; southwest
corner OF Pacific avenue and Locust, west
300 north III, northeast 1SJ, east 81 to
point of beginning.