The morning call., 1892-05-16

market last week. Increased activity in
both city and country property, with
stronger inquiry and healthier tone gen.
orally, were the prominent features. The
outlook. as it should be at this season, is
more encouraging than in any proceeding
month this year.
AGENTS SALES.
The following representative sales, re-
ported during the week, show very fair
volume Of business done by the agents:
Madison & Burke-Lot 100x110, west line
of Thirteenth avenue, between K and Ia
streets, $500; lot 35x9o. with frame inl-
provements, east line of Mission street. be-
tween Twentieth and Twenty first, $500;
lot 30xll4, north side of Liberty street, be-
tween Guerrero and Dolores. with frame
building of two fats. $500: Let 25x75, north
line Natoma street, between Seventh and
Eighth. building with four tenements.
$3.50; lot 45x114. north side of Liberty
street, between Guerrero and Dolores, with
two-story frame building, S95oo; lot 45:9x
137 3. north line of b street, between Thr-
teenth and Fourteenth avenues. S925; lot
23x67 g, with old improvements, south line
Of Pacific street, between Mason and
Powell. 5000.
and improvements on Sunnyslope avenue,
Petaluma, TO G. Outsen of this city for
$4,000; so acres in Placer County exchanged
for cottage on Twelfth avenue, Oakland
amount of exchange $1,000; two houses and
lots on Duncan street, this city, for SO acres
IN S0noma County-amOunt OF exchange
SSo00: 20 acres near jacksonville to Mrs.
Belle j. Hellman of Saasalto Tor $1,000;
lot 45X127 IS, south side OF Sacramento
street, near Cough. to j. J.. DiukinSpeil for
5000; three lots. 25X100 each. north side OF
j street. 81 :6 east of Thirty-first avenue, to
Mrs. w. c. ellison of Stockton for $1,000.
The same firm reports, also, the sale OF
tract Of land IN Tehama County for Si4, 800.
Sol Getz IL Bro.-L0I 50x120 on the north
line of l. street, IS west of Twenty-Sec-
0nd avenue, for $500; lot 50x120 on the
west line OF Twentieth avenue, 2G0 north OF
X street. for $500; lot 120x225 on the north
east corner of Tnirty-seyenth avenue and
street for 5000; lot 100Xl20 on the east line
OF Forty-hfth avenue, nenr 0 street, for
$1,000; lot 50X120 on the east line OF twenty
third avenue, $50 south of il street, for $500.
Jacob Heyman reports the sale OF three
lots on FOTty-cighth avenue, in Boulevard
block No. 722; three lots in the Heyman
Tract; seven lots in block H. Abbey Home
stead two lots on Silver avenue; three lots
on Y street and Forty-siXth avenue, ana
two lots in block 1868.
George d. Shadburn Jr-Lot 23x75, with
tw0-st0ry frame house on San Carlos
avenue near Nineteenth street; 50xl11,
Stanyan street, near Carl, $1,000; 25xlOO,
bowman Tract, $500.
Horace w. Wooley has sold the 50-yara
lot on the southwest corner of Webster and
Chestnut streets for $500. There Is q
mountain Of sand on the lot aud in the
street. There is considerable talk of grad
ing the sand off of both streets and blocks
III this district.
The lot on the southeast corner of Suffer
pn1 Rnahanan tx e m which
six frame dwellings. has been sold for
$40. coo. The property belonged to Clinton
Jones of this city and was sold to Van
Balyeren OF San Rafael as an investment.
soLANo COUNTY LANDS.
The sale of 1910 acres ofyery fine grain land
lying in SolanO County 10 a prominent cap
italist of this city has been closed by a we'll
known local real estate firm. The price
paid was $500, 600. The name OF the pur-
chaser, together with that Of the agents who
effected the sale are withheld for the pres
ent. Full particulars of the large transac-
ton viii appear upon the execution Of the
papers anu the completion OF the transfer.
AUCTION SALES FOR THE WEEK.
To-day Ven Rhein & Co. will sell by aue-
tion the furniture, etc, Of the fashionable
boarding and lodging house, ll6 Turk
street, near Taylor containing DO rooms,
uuless the whole should be sold before the
hour of the public sale as an entirety to
the purpose of conducting boarding and
lodging house on the premises.
Easton, Eidridge & Co. have a sale OF
horses of pedigree at the Finigan home. on
California street, tomorrow, and sale Of
oil paintings at the Art Association rooms,
on Pine street, next Thursday. Both sales
are for account of the same owner and an
nouuced as peremptOry.
McAfee, Baldwin q Hammond hold a
sale on Thursday in the Real Estate Ex-
change, on Post street. The catalogue COM
prises a line CT 80 building lots in two
Western Addition blocks close to the
grounds of the Golden Gate Park.
NEW SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO.
The work of boring fer natural gas at
New South San Francisco is reported to be
progressing satisfactorily by j. T. Dunn q
Co. The same firm also reports work on
the paeking-houses and stock-yards moving
along briskly.
Buckingham & Co report that the regular
Sunday excursions to South San Francisco,
the new city on the bay, are becoming very
popular. Hundreds of people go down and
enjoy the DAY looking over she great i'm
provements being made at this city. These
excursions will be kept up until the regular
trains run IN over the new Bay Shore line.
The special train leaves the Third and
Townsend-street depot at 1920 a. NJ, re-
turning at ? 80 p NJ, giving the excursion
lists time TO visit all points OF interest
UNION PARK.
,Joost, Mertens & Co. report coed move
ment in Union Park properly since the
electric-cars began to run. Nearly every
body who purchases lot, they say, buys it
with the view Of building a home upon it.
The location has many advantages ana at
fractions worthy OF investigation by those
seeking cheap homes.
NOTES AND Personal MENTION.
A long land suit has just been determined
a Ia m lot If lor
East street, between Washington and Jack
son, adjoining Chander's coal yard. The
possessory right Of the present owner dates
back TO 1856.
When, after fire in 1877. A. V. Smith,
the owner started to rebuild, the workmen
were forcbly elected on the plea that the
land constituted public street. Ever since
then the case has been in the various courts
The first decision that the title Of Smith
TO the land was perfect was sustained on
appeal by the Supreme Court and the owner
was replaced into lawful possession by the
Sheriff. Later on an attempt to reopen the
case making the people of the State plain
tiffs, was made, and Judge Wallace decided
against Smith, but his decision being re-
veTsed the Supreme Court ordered him to
adjudge Smith the owner in fee simple of
the land, and so ended. only few months
ago, litigation which has lasted more than
10 years.
But litigation is a costly luxury, and the
owner, while he has the satisfaction of
knowing that his title is now perfect for all
time, finds himself not oyerburdened with
coin, and so the property is in the market
Won Rhein 81 Co., who have been intrusted
with ii, state that they are considering the
proprieIy Of Offering the property at aue-
ton.
Thomas Magee has returned to the city
after several weeks spent in Los Angeles,
San Diego and other places in Southern
California in search of rest and pleasure.
A cablegram received by Shalnwald,
BucRbee 81 Co. from Germany announces
the safe arrival in that country of II.
ShainMald, who has gone to Europe on an
extended pleasure trip
BUILDING NEWS.
Three frame houses. of two flats each, are
to be constructed at the corner of Laguna
and Filbert streets to cost $1,000 The owner