The herald., 1895-08-08
Gilkey will improve these lots by building

The lots on the corner of Twenty ftt
| and Toberman streets, recently purchaseo
by DR.. Shores and +. +. Ross, are being
| improved by the erection OF two substan'
tial houses. johnson Il keeney company,
builders 104 South Broadway.
Mrs. Anna Miner, widow of ths late
cashier of the Farmers and Merchants
bank, is moving the cottage from the lot
opposite the postoffice. and will build u
three story brick block at once.
Todd & Walker, architects. have pre-
pared plans for a tirst-class story and a
for Mrs. Fred II. Teale, on State street.
near Fourth. Boyle Heihgts: There will
be two oak mantels and hard wood finish
throughout in natural colors. There ls a
broad oriental rocf with dormer window
in front. The sides are partly finished in
5hingle work.
The houses being built by Johnson &
Keeuev company in the southwest. for
Prof. &. E. Hutton and W. b. Knapp are
Just receiving the finishing touches. Mr..
Knapp will take possession this week.
Conrad Sheerer has contracted to pave
Main street from Alameda to tho Temple
block. s.
the corner of Palmer and San Jose
streets. to cost $500.
The Boyle Heights Presbyterian church
has been moved back upon the lot to
make room for the new church building
to be erected.
Moore & Parsons have sold lot IS, block
45, Electric Homestead association tract
to +. NJ. Runkle for $225. Mr.. Runkle
has bought to build.
Calkins e. Clapp have sold lot on
Union avenue near Sixteenth street Tor
W. f. Jantzen for $500. Mr.. Young Will
build at once.
r. c. O'Bryan has sold a lot in the
South Bonnie Brae tract on burlington
avenue for A. G. Strain to +. johnson.
Mr.. johnson expects to Duild two houses
on this lot.
johnson & Keeney company ara just
beginning the erection OF two more pret.
ty cottages on Ruth avenue. This will
make eighteen houses built by this firm
within the space of two blocks in the
Wofskill tract.
,ssAmong the late sales of orchard land is
noted the transfer of the fine orange
grove lately owned by M. D. Johnson,
situated at the base OF the mountain at
Duarte, to Thomas H. O'Neil of st.
Louis. This deal VAS made through the
agency OF Meekins & Sherwood, consid-
Grafton being $40, 600. There is over
thirty-seven acres and two valuable water
lights. ore private one from Fish creek,
that is said to be worth $40, 900 alone.
Tne blood oranges from the ranch took
first premium at the midwinter fair. Mr..
O'Neil expects to spend several thousand
dollars improving and beautifying IT at
once. 1t joins the celebrated Hall d
Newhall ranch, from which over $1,000
income was take.i the past season from
about eighteen acres.
Excavation was begun yesterday for
the Newell d Cannon block on Broad
way, between First and Second streets.
&. C. Cook has sold a house and lot on
Santee. just below Washington sti eet. for
+. H. Perrine, for $500. to NJ. J. Farrell.
Lockhart & Lockhart have gold lot 80
of the Brannen tract to Mrs. Mary Tilden
foi $500. Mrs. Tilden will build at once
on this lot.
Boyd e. Rggen, 1856 South Broadway,
have sold lot l02 in the Clark d Bryan
to Il. S. S. May, for $375, and for MIS-.
H. B. Marion lot 13, block /. in the Brod-
erick tract, on Olive street, near Second
to Green L. Proftitt. Consideration $1,000.
Harbert & Foster have sold to II.
Malinow lots 25, 26 and y, block u. West
Los Angeles tract. for the sum OF $1675
The lots are on Thirty sixth street, near
FIgueroa.
1t is reported that Wendell Easton Of
San Francisco, now IN London, has COM
pleted arrangements for his colonization
project and Is expected home in a few
weeks. He will be preceded by the rep
resentative of an English steamship conf
Dany, WHO mas ar IlFcV III -NCW VI N, oHu
who is coming out here to look over large
land holdings. He will report to his
principals that they may be prepared to
guarantee the character of the lands to
be selected to inquirers in England.
The colonization enterprise will be rep
resented in London by the steamship
company and in San Francisco by
Easton, Eldrldge & Co. Through it q
large number of desirable settlers are eX
pected TO oe brought to California during
the next few years.
The Builder and Contractor notes the
following uncontrolled new work in the
building line:
Benjamin Jarvis has boughta lot Oh
RAYMOND avenue, north of Villa street.
Pasadena, on which he will shortly build
a residence.
Frank Carey has bought the southeast
corner Of Pico and Georgia Bell streets
for building purposes.
f. H. Eames and V. II. Raleigh of Los
Angeles propose erecting "a $40, 900 bath
house at Santa Barbara as soon as site
can be procured.
New plans for the erection of Mount
Lowe Springs hotel are now in the hands
of the company and the construction Of
the building will be soon commenced.
1t will be built on the top of Mount Lowe
and. it is said. constructed largely of
granite, in which the vicinity aboun ds.
lively. One sale each day has been the
average for the past week.
The firms of Carter IL Co. and 10y &
Hurin say that the mining interests are
looking up in Southern California, and
believe that the indications ior large
business during the coming year are very
favorable.
Thomas S. Ewing has contracted to
build a house costing S2250 on Twenty
first street near Figueroa street for W. b.
Morse.
Walter Z. Brown has number of grad
ing teams at work on Douglas Heights,
and predicts a heavy sale of lots in that
addition.
Ben E. Ward has sold to ]. T. Griffiths
a lot in the Wheeler tract near Twenty
eighth street. MIR. Gritfths will com
mence handsome residence in a few
days.
Moore & Parsons will move into their
new Offices in the brick building, corner
Second and Broadway, some time this
week.
Moore & Parsons have sold lot Is IN
block As, Electric Homestead tract to f.
NJ. RunSle, who will build at once.
For latest building news read the Builder
and Contractor. Office 1872 Broadway.