The San Francisco call., 1896-03-23

great degree of activity in building, an
enumeration of few of the principal
structures to be erected this year will be
conclusive evidence that 1896 will be
particularly lively year with builders and
in the building trades.
The new ferry depot building will be
we'll along toward completion before the
close of the present year, and it is quite
probable that the contracts will be let and
q good deal of work accomplished this year on
the Affiliated Colleges building, as well as the
new Criminal Court building. to be erected on
Kearny street, on the old City Hall site.
In addition to the foregoing number OF
business blocks will be built this year, work on
which in nearly all instances has already been
commenced. Among the principal ones are
the Hobart estate on Post street. near Stock
ton, which is TO cost $40, 900; the six-story
structure thatis to be put up on The site ocen-
pied by the old American-Exchang Hotel
which will cost in the neighborhood OF
$75 600: q six-story building on Davis street,
near Sacramento, is to be erected by :. d. Foi-
ger the cost of which will be $4,000; an ad-
diIion to the Royal House on Ellis street is to
be built this year BY Jacob Frowenfeldt and
will cost $35. 600; while the Union Iron Works
is going to erect new office building that WILL
cost about $4,000.
The work on the superstructure of THE
CALL building will be concluded this year, and
ishing before the LIST of January next. In ad-
dition to this the coming season promises
number OF small business buildings, as well
as great many residences, flats, etc.
The resumption of building operations to
such an extent cannot but act favorably on
the real estate market, and the good effects
are even now being felt. 1t is found that new
houses and flats rent readily, and for this rea-
son many owners OF vacant lots are taxing al
vantage OF the present low cost OF bulldlng
materials to erect houses ana otner structures,
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of having tenants to occupy them upon COM
pletion.
REVIEW OF THE RECORDS.
There were sixty mortgages rec recorded ! last
week aggregatlng $104,OZ0. Inc prlnclpa
ones were:
By Abraham Ruef-For thirty days at per
cent per month, $4,000 on property on the east
side Of Gfaaa nvt len' the north side Of
Berry place, 68 IS feet east of Grant avenue, 23:6x
60 BY the Hibernia Savings and ~ Loan society-
on the south side Of Bush street. 1915 feet west Of
Cough, 65:9x120.
There were forty-five releases granted last
week, aggregating $114, $40. The largest ones
recorded We're:
BY Isaac Lowenstein $4,000, to Julia and Ber-
tha Kron, on property. on Park avenue, $50 feet
northeast of City Hall avenue, 26xlOO, and on
feet east Of octsvia, 25xl37:6; by Frederick T.
During. trustee. $4,000, to Annie and I. B. l.
Brandt, a lot on the south side OF Bush street,
1877 IS feet west Of Cough, 68 :9xl2O
There were ninety-ive deeds recorded last
The number of building contracts fled last
week was twelve, aggregating $4,000.
AUCTION SALES.
Several auction sales of realty are advertised,
two of which will take place the coming week.
Shainwald, Buckbee & Co. will offer on Thurs
day several pieces OF property belon ging to the
estate of C. II. SIybing; Included in the lot
street, near Kearny, 4OxSO; four-story brick
on Kearny street, near Sutter, 35x6O:5, and
four-story brick on Montgomery street, near
Sutter, "a :41ax6O. There is also some property
on Mason street, near jackson; some Sacra-
mento-street lots, some lots in San Miguel
Homestead and property on Capp street. near
Twenty-third.
@. F.. Won Rhein & Co. win offer at auction
the same day (Thursday) a miscellaneous list
comprising property on McAllister, o OFarrell,
Howard Folsom oaas Ganiosn1a mia rLarxin: First,
streets, lots on Eighth and Twelfth avenues in
Richmond and on Sixteenth avenue in South
San Francisco.
Thursday, April 16, the entire block bounded
by Baker. Lyon and McAillster streets and
Golden Gate avenue. It is the property of
Andrew B. McCreery and his instructions are
10 sell the lots absolutely without limit or re-
He has owned the block for the past forty
In the western Addition. About year ago
Baldwin & Hammond sold the adjoining block
for Mr.. McCreery at auction, realizing 900.
The block has been considerably improved
since then. and number of the lots have
since the sale changed hands, at an advance
OF from IS to 20 per cent.
Boyee, Toy & Sonntag will offer a miscella-
neous lot OF properties at auction April IL. 1t
is to be probate sale, and will be made subject
to confirmation by the Probate Court. The
list is as follows:
The property known as $40 Pine street, north
SIDE between Mason and Taylor streets, consist
ing Of modern residence OF ten rooms and path,
size of lot 2bx62 IS, being the estate Of Isabella T.
Marcinkowski; the estate Of Sidney E. Mazes,
consisting Of lot on south line Of Page street, 50
feet west Of Lyon, 26x1O0 feet; lot south line
of Broadway. l37 Is OF HYDE, 81 g, south
TO- east 25, south 676, west 106 feet; lot z South
San Francisco Homestead and Railroad Assocf-
ation also lot 10 OF the above tract, and lot N
east line of Amazon street, corner OF Paris avenue
200 feet frontage, Excelsior Homestead Ass0ci-
alton.
Also lot on west line Of Thirty-fourth avenue, 200
feet north of B street, 13kx1 20, and lot on west
line OF Thirtyfourth avenue, $50 south Of street.
15:lOx 100; lots 959 and $50. in Silver Terrace
Homestead Association; Also lot and improve
ments on Valencia street, near Twenty fourth, 25
xS7 :6: four modern fats on east side of Powell
street. 1876 north Of Pine. size Of lot S3xll2;
three new fats of SIX and seven rooms, 1928
Hayes street. north side 100 east Of Broderck. size
Of lot 26x137:6: the southeast corner Of Central
avenue and jackson street, lot 32:6x1O0, with i'm