The San Francisco call., 1896-05-11

H and I streets. The streets are all graded
ana sidewalks are laid around the entire Dlock.
| 1t fronts the PARK and is in locality where
| there is g considerable demand for property;
IL viii be sold on payments OF $50 down ana
SO per month.
Mrs. Lille B. Lilienthal has purchased from
Cranston & Reenan q house and lot on Masonic
avenue, near Haight street, the consideration
| being $500.
ment Club was held last Wednesday night at
| the hall, 2304 Van Ness avenue The following
| officers were elected: Herbert Z. Law, presi-
dent; D. Ghirardelli, vice president; John j..
McGovern, secretary; Val Schmidt, treasurer !;
| executive committee, DIR. Hartland Law John
H. Brickwedel. Daniel T. Haley and William
| NJ. Pierson.
| Since the last meeting forty names have been
| added to the membership roll. A review OF the
last six months work shows a very healthy
! improvement in affairs in this end of town, a
/ substantial development; an expenditure OF
! over $160, 900 in improvements; the bitumin-
izing of Van Ness avenue; the widening of
Lombard street from Van Ness avenue to the
Presldio; the making OF Van Ness avenue q
| boulevard; the improving of streets and side
walks, and measures looking toward the cut
ting through OF Van Ness avenue TO the water I;
the securing of the necessary action for added
| Improvements.
| One of the most direct and forceful benefits
! of the organization in this section of town has
been the cooperation of General Forsythe and
| Colonel Kimball, who have given their strong
support TO the objects OF the club by improv-
| ing the Preside and Fort Mason. The Gov
ernment is filing in the marsh on the north OF
Lombard street and the Presidio at the cost of
$25 900. Across the line the Unions treet
road is building grounds for sports such as
are held in the Olympic Club grounds Fort
Mason is being graded down, and Colonel Kim.
ball has agreed that when the avenue shall be
properly cut through the landing from all the
islands Will be made a this point for military
purposes. The grounds viii be beautifully
terrsced and elaborated upon with drives,
making one of the most attractive points in
the City. This will be beautiful and fitting
termination for Van Ness avenue, the widest
street In the city, and now boulevard.
Recent sales are reported by Sol GetZ &; Bro.
as follows:
Lot % by 120, on the west line of Ninth avenue
IT'S feet south of street for $3.50; lot SO by l20
street, $500: lot. 25 by l20. the east line OF
Twelfth avenue. 275 feet south Of I street, $500;
enue, 100 feet of California street, $780, lot
20 by l20, on the west line of Eighteenth avenue
the north line of Brazil avenue, 25 feet west of
Madrid street. $3.50; lot, 80 by 100, on the south
west line Of Mount Ners9R 9 ase6n - t eeT IL north
Addition 20 Lakeview for $500.
The same firm reports the following improve
ments being made in lots sold by them: In
the Getz addition, to Lakeview and on tracts
near Mission street: II. Neugebauer, a two
story house of six rooms and bath, on Mount
Vernon avenue, near Howth street; Mrs. r.
Flynn, fve-room cottage on the corner OF
Mount Vernon avenue and Howth street; w.
Z; Neumann, q one-story cottage on
Howth street; Frank Goodwin, q hve-
room cottage; Mrs l. A Westfall,
house on Mount Vernon avenue, near
Louisberg street. On lots sold by same firm
near Mission street: Mrs. Mary J. Jones has
completed a four-room cottage on Vienna
street, in Excelsior Homestead; Mrs. Wilhel-
nina Bood has let the contract for the erection
OF fye-room cottage on the north line of Bra
I'll avenue, in Excelsior Homestead; Walter J.
Page, the wrecker, has built a nice home on
Vienna street, near Persia avenue; Mrs. Caro-
line Lingg, cottage on Athens street, near
a Qcra in
block ca, Excelsior Homestead, and Mrs. EN-
ilie G. Nelson q two-story house OF six rooms
on the corner of Persia avenue and Vienna
street