The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-20

miles OF bituminous pavement, four and
one-ffth miles of basalt block pavement,
about two-ifths of mile of cobble pave
ment and the City accepted sixteen miles
OF paved streets. making a total OF over
142 miles of accepted Laved streets in the
City of San Francisco. If the present dis
position continues and the policy pursued
the last few years prevails, the construc-
ton of new streets hereafter will be COM
posed mainly of bitumen. The property
owners find that smooth, clean streets in
crease the rental value of their possessions,
and business men and jewellers in houses
find that the relief from the noise is worth
paving for.
Numerous instances could be cited,
showing how rapidly property has ad-
Vanced and how quickly improvements
have followed the construction OF certain
streets and thoroughfares in this City. If
a glance is taken on the map at the I'M
proved streets and a comparison drawn
between those and the unimproved, a
notable difference will be observed be-
tween the number of business and resi-
dence structures on the improved streets
over those that are still untouched and re-
main as they were when dedicated or Ie-
gally opened.
The rapid extension of the various street.
car lines to the extreme City limits in all
directions has brought forcibly to the at
tention of the Board of Supervisors the
matter of providing for the Improvement
of the outlying streets that have been neg
1ected for years.
The improvement of the streets in the
large subdivisions is one of the greatest
factors leading to the sale of the property
at remuneTative prices within their limits.
1t Is difficult to state too strongly the
va ue OF street improvement, especially to
suburban property. The Street Depart
ment is an excellent place to find just
what the opinions of prospective purchas-
ers and builders are upon the matter of
improvement OF streets and alleys where
they propose TO locate, and there never
was Superintendent of Streets in any city
whose Information in reference to the pros
pect for the improvement of certain locali-
ties did not change the proposed location
OF many homes. Comfort. cleanliness,
sanitary and hygienic considerations pre-
vail very largely in determining where the
bulk OF the population will locate and
where it will be shifted from the central
portion of the city. There are millions of
feet of unoccupied property in the south
ern and western portions of San Francisco
that must within the very near future be
brought into market and made available
for residence and manufacturing purposes.
The real estate men who control this prop
erty cannot consider too seriously the i'm
portance of providing by private contract.
II puDIsC IUuuS are HOT dDle, Tor the
Improvement OF the streets lying within
these districts.
LOANS AND MORTGAGES.
There were eighty eight real estate loans
made last week, amounting in the aggre-
gate to $736, III. The following abstract
from the records shows the principal sums
and the security accepted:
BY the Eureka Benevolent Association. $40.
600 to Amelia Frank (by Samuel Bloom attor-
ney) for one year at 81 per cent on the north
west corner OF Ellis and Polk streets, S4xl2O:
by the Hibernia Savings and Loan Society.
SIT 800 10 John NJ. AheTn for one year al 6i5
per cent on property on the southeast line Of
Howard street, 305 southwest OF First, 25xS5,
and the northwest corner of Larkin street and
Ash avenue, 30x110; by La Societe Franchise.
$4,000 to Claus Doscher and William H.
Loheide for one year at 81 per cent on prop
erty on the southwest line of Fourth street,
377:11s southeast of Mission, So :416x16O; by
The hibernia Savings and Loan Soci-
city, $1,000 to Emma L., Eugene F.
and Dorothea Eastman for one year at
81 per cent, on property on the north line OF
Grove, ll2 IS east of Polk, 25x1376; by the
san Francisco Savings Union $500 to William
Z. Brown trustee of John Brown on property
on The north line of Turk, 1926 east of Frank
I'm, 3OXl2o; by the Hibernia Savings and
Loan Society $1,000 to Carrie or Caroline and