The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-02
ADJUSTING THE LOSSES.
Fire Insurance Men Very Busy
Yesterday Getting State
mentS.
Prospective Work for Many Me-
chanics at the South Side
Burned District.

Yesterday was about the first day that
much of anyth ing has been done looking
toward a rebuilding of the south side
burned district and a settlement of the
losses.
The insurance agent adjuster was abroad
in the land getting particulars and amounts
of claims, and as most of the losses were
total, there's not much trouble anticipated
in making amicable. settlements.
While il is yet early in the day for many
to have decided upon definite plans. the
opinion prevails that work upon majority
of the buildings will be soon under way
and furnish employment for numerous
workmen.
The tenants of the western end of the
block bounded by Fourth, Fifth, Brannan
and Bluxome streets are trying to come to
some agreement with William B. Brad
bury, who leases the ground of A. B.
McCreary.
The leases of all parties have only one
year to run and as the tenants do not like
to erect buildings for so short time, they
are trying to either cancel the present
leases or get new ones for longer term.
The controversy may be the cause OF
delaying work on this block for some time.
1t is the intention of G. w. Burger to at
once erect three-story frame planning
mill on the site of the old one on Brannan
street. near Fifth.
George Brandelein will also put up q
two-story frame building on the same
block, to be used as furniture factory.
and Morgan & Potter will put up a ma
chine and blacksmith shop.
| A. G. Stoetzer of the Belmont Hotel and
III. Outsen. who had the feedmill adjoin-
| ing are willing to build again if the lease
question can be settled, as also will ]. Elm
stein of the Commercial Milling Company.
| Carrick, Williams & Wright, the box
| men, own their own ground and will soon
| have mechanics at work on their new
| buildings. Their loss was very heavy,
their insurance of $14, 900 only about cover
| ing the outside lumber and supplies.
| 1t is the intention of John Horstman tc
commence work as soon as insurance mat
tiers are adjusted, and it is quite probable
that Main 81 Winchester, the harnessmen,
will not be long behind him. The mem
bers of the latter firm are both in the
East, and whether they will erect brick
or frame structure is not yet decided.
1t has been customary, for some years
past, for the underwriters organization to
contribute $1,000 toward defraying the. ex-
| pense of keeping all tiremen on hand over
the Fourth of July. This year, owing to
| the disruption of the Insurance Union,
this fund is being raised by subscription
among the various companies.
/ w hen prominent insurance man was
asked yesterday whether the underwriters,
as a body, would take some action regard
ing the poor water supply of the south
side districts, he said that the recent rate
war made united action on almost any sub
! ject impossible. "What we also want" he
said, "is a paid fire department. With
three regular men at a fire house and the
rest scattered all over town, what else can
| be expected but heavy losses at times
The Supervisors have been appealed to
time and again over the water main ques-
ton. They and the Fire Commissioners
ought to be approached by popular agi-
| tation."
| Some of the HOUSEKEEPING agencies re-
! port plenty of tenants for their Ito LETT
| houses near Fourth and freedom streets.
Like the Donnybrook Fair celebrities, who,
when they saw head hit it, many of the fire
sufferers when they saw vacant house
entered it and made themselves at home
One man who rented house in the regu-
lar way found three families comfortable
and happy in the supposed vacant build
| ing.
Fire-damaged cigars are being retailed
by the small boy at six for cents, "war-
raQteQ penniDp Havana ,,