The herald., 1895-08-29

Gated neai the junction OF Alameda and
| Upper Main. The plans are for the alter
| atoms of the four-story warehouse on
that location. adapting the same to the
! purposes of the milling company. Hall 8
| hydraulic oil furnace will be used, and
when in operation the evaporation of 30
| pounds of water to one pound of oil can
| be seen in practical demonstration. The
| invention which here goes into use is one
of great importance to this city. The
usual amount of water evaporated is six
! teen Rounds TO one OF OF.
| G.. A. Chapel has sold a ten-acre lemon
orchard in Sierra Madre to II. NJ. Hama
ford OF Chicago, who will improve at
| once.
Gowen. Eberle & Co. have od house
| and lot o., wenty-eighth street near
| Grand avenue, to G. +. Taggert for $780,
Moore e. Parsons have sold lot &. block
| 7 Greenwell tract for II. H. Metcalf to G..
A. V. Brands, the we'll known insurance
man on Broadway.
C. White Mortimer has purchased fine
residence. 1919 Grand avenue. which he
intends to make his home. Considera-
ton $500. Allison Barlow, agent.
Lee A. Mcconnell has sold lotion the
southeast corner OF Fourteenth street and
Central avenue to Rev. d. W. Tinker for
$3.50. Mr.. Tinker will build Baptist
church on this lot.
ii. Newmark will soon begin the con-
block on the east side of Main street be-
tween Second and Third sreets. The
building Will result in the permanent re-
tirement Of several of the little one-srory
structures that are now there.
Grider & Dow have sold for Peter Tho
man of Santa Monica. his house and three
lots in the Electric Homestead Associa-
ton tract on A street for $l101 to II. T.
Dalton.
The Denver Building company has con-
tracted to build for Rev. F. V. Fisher on
lot rs, Waverly tract, on Thirtieth street
between Vermont and Sumner, two
story house for $39n0.
The Los Angeles Real Estate exchange
has sold three |, ts on Fallingleaf avenue,
Monrovia, to Z. B. Eames, who will i'm
prove at once. Consideration unknown.
This is Mr.. Esmes' third purchase in
Monrovia.
Forester Bros. the owners Of the beau
tiful tract known as the Westlake Park
tract, Yesterday sold to Henry T. Gage.
the southeast corner of Orange and Alva-
RADIO streets facing the park. The price
paid was $3.50 or $50 per front foot for
the seventy-fve feet. Mr.. Gage already
has plans partially prepared for spen-
did residence, this cost OF which Is esti-
mated to be between $4,000 and $15 600.
Luke Il. Chase has sold one-half a lot,
containing a house, located on McClin-
took near Hillman street, to John Coynor
for S9U0
Bids are being laken for the construc-
tion of the Johnson building to be erected
on the southeast corner of Seventh and
Ma IN streets.
w. J. Fisher has sold to W. L. Smith
lot on west side Kohler street between
Seventh and Eighth streets for $3.50. Mr..
Smith will build. He Is already engaged
putting up a stable on the rear of the lot.
Walter 2. Brown sold for c. A. Meach.
house and lot on South Seventh street, to
William Angel for $3.50.
G. c. Edwards has sold through Lock
hart d Son. lot IA, block 7, OF the Bliss
tract, for $425.
A real estate item in yesterdays issue
placed the price OF a lot on Los Angeles
street at $500 per front foot. which would
have been accurate if the last cipher had
been omitted and the price given as $3.50
per foot.
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