The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-07

Ellis street; 40-room house at 1873 Fourth
street, belonging to the Dimond estate; A
room corner house at the southeast corner of
Van Ness avenue and Grove street, belonging
to Mr.. Harris, the wool merchant.
This firms principal sales were: Lot and
three fats, known as 344 Waller street, $500;
lot and Or DOM cottage at 313 Haight street
Tor $500; two lots and two Groom cottages at
and Improvements at TIA Tehama street for
1920 ~ ''''' - oO' -'A>ef ''fee' iO'
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
David Bush, who for the past year and half
conducted the country department of O'Far-
reL d Co., has associated himself with G. h
I'm bsen d Co., where he will look after coun-
try business. 1t is but Just to Mr.. Bush to say
that ne did not In any manner participate in
the failure of O'Farreu & Co. His department.
was to certain extent quite distinct and in
dependent from the remainder OF O'FarrelI &
Co.'s business, and during Mr.. Bush's connec-
ton with the house the transactions consum-
mated by him were so large and numerous
and formed substantial portion of o'Farrell
CO. s income during the period Mr.. Bush was
with the firm.
Mr.. Bush is well known as one of the most
active and energetic well as most reliable
real-estate men in the City. In handling coun-
try business he is especially ADEPT, as he knows
almost every foot of land in the State, His as
ISOLATION with such strong and well-knoWn
hrm as e. H. Umbsen d Co. will enable him to
enjoy especially favorable facilities for con-
Quoting his department.. He has contracts for
the sale OF many desirable properties, and his
lists OF offerings published from week to week
viii be found 10 contain many choice bargains
in country lands, the locations of which en-
brace the cream of California's fertile valleys
The residents of Sunnyside and adjoining
tracts have unanimously petitioned the Board
OF Supervisors to extend Bosworth street from
Lyell, opposite Castro, through to Sunnyside
avenue, This would give them direct connec-
ton from Sunnyside to Mission street, oppo-
site st. Mary's College. AS all property-ownerz
are In favor OF the extension they feel that the
board should grant their petition.
INN 4, n
Thursday noon, September 10, by order of ad-
mlnlstra or, the following pieces of property:
Lot 3Ox137 70 and improvements at 1925 Bush
street, between Hyde and Larkin. The i'm
proponents consist of house of fifteen rooms
and bath. Also the property at the southwest
corner OF O'Farrell street and Carlos place, be-
tween Mason and Powell streets, being 221 to
22713 O'Farrell street and 10 and IL Carlos
place. The lot is 57:61976 with an L. and
improvements consist of several buildings in
stores and flats.
NJ. j. Lyon, the architect has completed
plans Tor extensive alterations in the Baldwin
Hotel that will cost about $4,000 The
billiard-room is to be transformed into a grill
room. 32x60 feet the interior OF which will be
handsomely decorated and wainscoted in
Tennessee marble. The present ladies' cafe is
to be converted into bar and the billiard
room is to be removed to the basement access
to which will be had by means of broad
marble staircase leading from the bar. new
plate-glass front to the grillroom will be con-
structed with an entrance from Powell street.
P. a. Bergeret is about to construct, after
D.
and basement frame building at the corner of
Hollis and O'FarreH streets. 1t will cost
$40, 900.
Work on the new Center Market building,
fronting on Powell and O'Farrell streets, is
progIe sing rapidly and it is expected that it
will be ready for occupancy in the course of
month or six weeks.
A new building is to be erected by Drs.
Thorne and Robinson on the south side of SUIT
ter street. between Leavenworth and Hyde, ad.
joining the residence of General Barnes. 1t is
to be used exclusively for physicians and
dentists offices. Plans are now being pre-.
pared by ]. Lyon.
Baldwin & Hammond have been appointed
agents for the Donohoe building, which is
being thoroughly renovated. They have also
been given the management of the Columbian
building where there are at present mum Der
OF choice Office rooms for rent
A. NJ. Speck d Co. report that their August
business was very satisfactory, and in an in
terview A N. Speck said: "Our business is so
much improved that we feel very hopeful for
an early revival in. the real estate market We
find that the inquiries for good investments
both large and small are greater than at any
time this year. Improved income-paylng
property yielding per cent or more on the
amount invested is found TO be a safer ana
more desirable way of investing money than
placing it in savings banks where the
in terest on deposits averages only about 4 per
cent"