The herald., 1895-04-12
A Review of the Business OF the
i Past Week
INQUIRY FOR RESIDENCE LOTS
Work Is Being Pushed on the New
Electric Railroad
The Annexation Proposition Causing 7u-h
Discussion 1.-The Baiiding Permits
- s. for the Week


week has been fairly good, and while the
mum ber of sales of valuable property has
been small the demand for desirable build
ing lots continues, and considerable realty
of this kind has changed hands. The
largest number of deeds filed on any one
day was So. on Thursday, considerations
amounting to ss5 1868: tae lowest number
was 40. aggregating $44, 74l. The largest
single transaction was $S5. SOL, number
of lots in Angeleno Heights transfer ed
by the sheriff to a. S. Kim bali. Other
valuable sales we're M. F. Woodward to
\. Story, part OF lot block 10, Ord's sur
vev, SIS, 600, and q. L. Johnson to Mrs.
Rosa M.7Hagan, lot and 10 feet ,of lot
5 block 81. Huber. tract. l7,5oo
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The nnexation proposition is causing
much talk in the dlstricts affected. IL !;
very important matter, ana while many
be 20 the advantage of property owners OF
those districts, they believe that all
rbases of the Jet should be consider
ed carefully before final action is taken
There is no question but what needed I'M
provements could be better effected under
a municipal government, aud the Hnly
hitch is whether the taxpayers VIII get
police and fire protection.
Work on the new electric railroad is be-
ing pushed rapidly. The power house at
Grand avenue and Georgia Bell street is
under way, and track laying is well ad-
vanced. Work on the streets in the busl.
ness part Of the city has been postponed
until after the Fiesta SO as not to have
the streets torn up. but outside it is going
right ahead. Poles are gong up as the
iron is laid and ali the excavations Will
be completed probably within thirty days.
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The Builder and Contractor has the fol-
lowing to say about the Superintendent
OF buildings doing architectural work tor
the city:
tho architectural profession since the in
stalation Of the present superintendent
of buldn IS over the fact that the city
council has imposed upon his office new
duties. which have no precedent in the
office and which have never heretofore
been done BIZ its incumbent.
Since Mr'Strange has been a city official
there have been drawn through his office.
a number. OF architects plans and
sketches Of certain public buildings,
which are contemplated TO be erected in
the event of the adoption by the electors
Of bonds which are to be shortly submit
ted to them as voting proposition. Mr..
Strange has either done this work him
self, or he has had it done either in his
Office OF by some Sone employed outside.
This petty cheap-j5hn business on the
part of the City council would we'll be-
come the conducting of the business of
a corner grocery, but to apply it TO the
affairs Of a municipality, it is strangely
out OF place, There is no blame attach
ing to Mr. Strange in the matter, except
that which comes from his being too
good natured and allowing himself to be
IMPOSED Upon by the city council. Mr..
Stran ge has no Business doing architect S
WORK for the city and he should come
fatty out and tell the city council so.
None of.his predecessors ever did such
things. and his office was not quilt tor
that kind, of work. To do this work he
must neglect other duties of Office and
the office has enough of them to fully
consume all his time.
If the city council wants architects
work done it should hand the work out
to the architects OF the city in such a
wsy that they caniall get an equal chance
at It, or if not this, it should create the
Office Of city architect and employ an
architect regularly to fill it, just as the
Office OF city engineer is filled In fact,
the architects business of the city is
properly a part of the. city engineers S
office, and the architect should be an at
Idc0c OF tlldL department. Vi Tile City SOt-
crnment.
But too perfect an emphasis cannot be
laid on the thing that is pressing for Mr..
Strange TO do. He shou d tell the coun-
Gil that he will do. no more architect 5
work and the quicker he does this the
sooner will his popularity be redeemed
among the architects of the city.
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new departure in building Is attract
l,,. l. L. J. tl,<,
ner of 'Sixteeneth and Vernon streets. 1t
s1sedom that a man buys a twentyfoot
gravel pit for building lot, but that is
what H. J. Stocker. the civil engineer,
has done, and he is putting in a concrete
foundation which he claims can be done
for less than the cost of filling the hole
with earth. Mr.. Stocker VINO is per-
sonally supervising the wors, says that
as lots OF. this kind are not safe to build
upon when filled even for two years after
they are filled, a foundation can be cheaply
and well constructed. the lot then filled in
and the house is founded upon rock,
thus utilizing property which can be
cheaply bought Concrete foundations,
or even concrete houses. were constructed
in France many years ago with lime
mortar Cbeton), and now that the manu-
facture of superior article of Portland
cement jim this section is an assured fact
there can be an Improvement made in the
: French house which statistics show have
lasted 100 years. Therefore a new style OF
architecture may be introduced to adj
vantage and the studies in adobe be made
with concrete. Houses of this kind can
be constructed more cheaply than brick
or even frame. thus saving in cost and
keeping the money at home. The comb-
nation of cobble stones and concrete is
productive not only of. strength, durabil-
ity. economy and grace. but suited to the
climate and customs of California.
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The following building permits were is
sued during the past week
T.. w. Brotherton, addition to brick
building, Third, between Broadway aud
Hill; $500.
Mary Wagner addition to dwelling, TAG
North Hill; $500.
$. II. Kingery. ddton to dwelling,
Seventeenth, between Hill and Main
500.
A. yalenuel, store, Seventh, between
Helena and Elmore; $75.
Isaac Kennedy, barn. 16l4 Orange: $500.
Miss NJ. Il. Sterns, dwelling, Eighteenth
and Paloma; $625.
Same as above; $625.
Same as above; $720.
ID. McGarry, remove dwelling from
Hill, between Third and Fourth. to Ninth
and Tennessee; $l75.
Frank Schade. 9I9 South Main, two
story frame dwelling, San Pedro, near
Ninth; $500.
Ella Burns, dwelling, Gladys, between
Sixth and Seventh: $780,
= Denison IL Griffep, lu..l ber sheds,
XishiD1ton street. between Main and