The morning call., 1892-07-03
REAL ESTATE.

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real estate roll, contalued IN 5S volumes. amount
ing 10 S277 7.91S.49O, of which : 9S 4So fGo was
Inc assessment against land ana S49, 43S,o3O
was the assessment on improvements.
In addition 10 the above l also delivered one
volume containing assessment for the payment
OF principal aud interest on Dupont-stIeet
bonds, TWO volumes Of real estate indexes aud
hfty-ihIe Iee (53) block books OF maps of all The
lands and subdivisions of real estate within the
city aud county Of San Francisco. The real es-
tare assessment roll shows an increase OF S33,-
266. 605 over last year. OF which S3l .246 $50 is
on la0d, aud the remainder, 81 ,0l9.925. on i'm
pIoyementS. We, therefore. ind net Increase
OF S4O301 ,S77 on real and personal property
over last year. The entire assessment for 1891
having been 1912, lS4, 1868 against S352. .370.S37
for 1892.
Soon after entering upon the duties of my
office, In January. 1891, / became convinced
that great Inequalities existed in real estate yalu
aiIons aud made such corrections as the lim-
lted time Tor making my returns Tor that year
permitted.
After turning over The books entered upon
equalization Of zeal estate valuations through
out tie entire city and county. These valua-
lions are based largely on actual sales aud upon
offers made aud refused by owners.
The improved means OF communication TO sec
tt0ns OF the city heretofore remote from the cen
tral portions has largely enhanced he value of
such property. and IN justice 10 all taxpayers.
the assessment has been advanced accordingly.
Many elegant and costly buildings have been
erected during the past year, white stili others
are IN process and under contract, which, while
aiding materially 10 The assessment-rOll. is an
future stability OF real estate values in city.
In justice 10 many taxpayers who have erected
buildings III years past, when labor and male
Tlais were much higher Than at present, | lave
made reductions 10 conform 10 present values.
and upon old buildings that have ceased to SUBJ
serve the purposes Tor which they were intended
or 10 ieluln fair Interest on the capital in-
vested
THE FIGURES FOR DIFFERENT SECTIONS.
1he following table viii show 10 detail the in
crease IN real estate and improvements in the
Il a. 81
That section bounded by Larkin, Market and
line OF tie bay, known as 5O-varas
Real estate s5s$i6s ss75si sS1 7so qGGesss sss
Improvemts. 27,6ol.3iG 2s,SO6.7OO 7O5350
Total. .sse,sls.2sl ss5. .86s 40 $500 25e
That section bounded 10y Market, Ninth and
the bay, known as 1oo-yaras:
Real estate s.osf5xsa lsP .s4ss5s 1879 IS
ImprOvemts. li'O0s,ozU l4,07o.SS5 62,Sl5
Total. 5l523,4O2 s5s.sO8.85O s5.2s5,44s
That section bounded by Larkin, Market, Rid
ley and Waller streets ana First avenue north to
the bay. known as Western Addition:
Ssa s4soss5ls lss1 ssss E9f5si;s los
improyemts. 22.5sl.SoO 2S.33l,slo 75O.6iO
Total s57.67O,7I2 $66.37O.455 Ss,s99.74S
That section bounded by Market, Ridley. Cas-.
lro and Twenty second streets. San Jose Ser
peuiine aud Potrefo ave nues, Napa, Harrison,
Channel aud Ninth streets 10 Market, known as
MISSION:
1891. 1892 Increase
Real estate sl46Is.2OI sIs,45s 5e5 So. $40 ssi
| lmproyemts. S.25t,65O S353245 1885
Total. .s22. .ssls5I $26.so6. $40 s3,9Il. .e5g
That section lying south of the I0O-varas aud
east OF the Mission, known as New POIreTO:
Real estate. s2,sI9.s5O S4.457,2i5 sl'537,se5
Improvements. 2,llS.l55 2.142.255 2slOO
Total. -s5.O3s, ,Oo5 s6.5e9, 500 si.56i.495
That section bounded by Twenty second Cas-
tro, state, Douglas, EliZabetb. Bellevue and
IhiItieih streets, aud old san Jose road north
10 Twenty second street, known as HOTner 5
Addition:
Real estate 81, 7s5s5O s37S4.sO5 sg5o.ss5
improvements. l.55s,430 1915 lO9,255
Total. i322, ,2so s., ,ss2. 400 slOeo.2 2l0
Homesteads, tide lands and outside lands:
Real estate ..sS. .65s073 sll 6s9.4lO 5000. sS7
Improyemts.. 1895. $50 l254,77O lolSlO
Total .ss752.O3s sIa,s54.Is0 $500, ,IE7
Lands In acres:
Reai estate $3.436.l2l 1896 sIs $500 4s4
Improvements. led.250 -33llO0 134 $50
Total. .....as3,eS2.3 .371 s4327.7I5 $685.. .344
MORTGAGES.
The following is a statement OF the amount
assessed 10 corporations and individuals on ac-
count OF mortgages held by them as security on
city real estate