The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
BIG REAL ESTATE AUCTION.
Sale of the Gas Company's Property by
Easton, EIdridge & Co.

The auction sale yesterday by Easton,
Eldridge & Co. of forty-one lots fronting
on First, Fremont, Beale and Howard
streets, the property of the San Francisco
Gaslight Company, attracted much atten-
ton. There was a large crowd present,
but bidding was not over lively, all bidders
apparently weighing the matter consider
ably before advancing their bids. The
result OF the sale, however, was very salts
facio ~. The entire property offered was
disposed of for total of 5000 so. which is
an average of about S1S5 per front loot for
the entire frontage of 1919 feet. The last
large sale OF consequence of property in
this immediate locality was that of the
CulIom estate, located On the southeast
line OF Howard street, between Fremont
and Beale, being directly opposite part of
that sold yesterday.
II was about two years ago that the sale
occurred, and the average price obtained
then was about 500 per front foot. The
details OF yesterdays sale are as follows:
a. b. Foster was the purchaser of the lot
al the corner OF Natoma and First streets,
size 25xlOO, for 5000; he also bought the
two adjoining lots, same size, fronting on
First street, for $500 and $500 respectively,
while the lot 40x100 at the corner OF How
ard and First streets was sold to the same
gentleman for $500. George z. Dow
bought for $1,000 each two lots, 25xI00 each,
adjoining the corner of First and Howard
streets, also three lots 25xs5 each 'front.'
ing on Howard between First and
Fremont streets for total of
$1,000, while two lots 25xS0 each
fronting on Natoma street and AUDITING
in the rear the lot fronting on Howard
street, purchased by Mr.. Dow, were also
w. /. Garrett d Co.. pure based 10 feet
fronting on Fremont street by 100 feet
deep on Natoma street, for SIS, $50; also g
lot in the rear 25xS0, fronting on Natoma
street, for S1925; three lots fronting 90
feet on the southwest line OF Fremont
street by 100 feet deep on Howard street,
were sold to J. KentfieId for So, $50; the
Fremont by 100 feet deep on How
aid, was bought by Macintosh & Wolf
man for 1920; lot adjoining
25x1OO, fronting Fremont street, was sold
TO Alexander 2. Christie for $4250; the
two next lots, same size, were bought by
c. II. Evans for 1880 each; ]. W. Lau-
renee was the purchaser of three lots
25x137:6 each, fronting Fremont street
opposite Natoma, for SIS, 800; three lots
the same size in the rear, and fronting on
Beale street, were sold to J. and p. Gal
lagher for 1900; a lot 50 :4x1OO, on the
northwest corner of Beale and Howard
streets, was sold TO P. a. Mcdonald for
So-Vu, VINO also purchased lot S40UO escn,
three adjoining lots, 25x100 each, fronting
on Beale street, while the lot 25x10S A
fronting on Howard street and adjoining
The other four lots was also bought by Mr..
Mcdonald foI 5000; c. Frloic bought two
lots 25xl0S:4 each, fronting OH Howa I'd
street, between Beale and Fremont, for
$3.50; six lots having q frontage of 157 IS
teet along the southwest line OF Howard
street, southwest from the corner OF FIRE.
mont were sold to Abner Doble d Co. for
$3.50