The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-13

done on the new racetrack, and force OF
over hundred men will push the work to
an early completion.
The secretary of the Sutro electric rail-
way announces that the road to the Cliff
House Will be in full operation by July is.
The grading is about completed, the rails
are nearly laid and the poles will be up in
few days. The cars will be double-end-
ers, similar to but longer than the Kearny-
street coaches.
The stone and concrete foundations oil
the new Cliff House are completed, and
the erection of the building will begin at
once.
A committee is now at work investigat-
ing the merits of the different sites sug-
gested as a location for the new profes-
sional colleges of the University of Cali
fornia. A decision is anticipated this week.
On both sides of Railroad avenue, from
Butchertown to Eighteenth avenue, side
walks are being laid.
A brick building will be built by the
contractor, A. E. Buchanan, on the north
line of McAilister street, for the California
Bible Society.
The third series of the San Francisco
Mutual Loan Association has matured,
and stockholders will be paid in full on
June 1. at the rate of $500 per share. The
sum of $127 has been paid in, giving a
profit to stockholders of $73 per share.
The sum of $250,000 is to be spent in the
erection of seven brick and stone build
ings at the Preside military reservation.
The site of the new buildings upon which
work has already been begun is south OF
the parade grounds.
1t is reported that John G. Spencer will
erect So, 900 residence at the northwest
corner of Haight and Baker streets; also
that John Mccarthy will build two
houses on the 50-vara lot at the southeast
corner of McAllister and Devisadero
streets.
the near future of new City Hall that will
involve the expenditure of large sum
also new high school and north school
buildings to cost in the neighborhood of
$4,000. The estimated cost of improve
ments to be carried out this year at Stock
ton will amount to about $3S0,0O0.
The following resolutions have been
adopted by the Masons and Builders As
ISOLATION of San Francisco:
That on and after June 1, 1895, no member
of this association shall figure and put in 8
bid on brickWork which exceeds the sum of
$500 il the said brickwork is not segregated
from the general specifications and made a
separate part thereof, thus giving the brick
mason an opportunity to become principal
contractor.
Also that the notice sent to the architects of
this City on the 9th OF April in reference to the
furnishing of brick and mortar for setting
mantels will take effect on June L, 1895.
At a meeting of the Builders Exchange
last Monday it was decided to accept the
proposition of the Sharon. estate to erect a
building 52x80 at the northwest corner of
New Montgomery and Mission, at rent
of $2400 year. The new building will be
used exclusively for the purposes of the
exchange. Mention was made in these
columns that a lot 100x133 feet on Jackson
street, Just west of Van Ness avenue, was
sold by A. J. Rich 81 Co. to Henry Sab
leim. Plans for handsome residence for
the new owner have been drawn by Sal
field e. Kohlberg. The contracts will be
let in few DAYS