The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22
nth line of Green street, 175 feet west OF


contracts have been let for the painting OF
tne new building on the northwest corner OF
Sansome and Halleek streets.
one-story brick building is to be built by
L. u. HerZog OIL the east line of Parker avenue,
ninety feet north of Cay street, to cost $l275.
: ,i,iais piaLs ior OF new hospital building or St
the present one-Valencia near Twenty-ffth,
but time for the beginning of work has not yet
been decided upon. The plans show a group
,onr a ss w1h If So IN the rear IN Tha a
buildings will be three stories high except the
main building, which will be four stories high.
They are 10 be OF brick, with terra Gotta roofs
and stone foundations
Richmond district is to have q new school
house on Seventh avenue, between Clement
and California streets.
Three new houses are in course of construc-
tion in the Mission five-mile dstr let. They
are to be the homes of some of those house
holders whose property was recently de.
stroyed by fire.
On the north side of Francis street near
NJ ission. Fred Munk Is having 1ve-room cot
tage erected. M. Wetter Is rebuilding on his
lot on the north side OF Francis, near Mission.
Louis Wetter is rebuilding on Cook street near
Mission.
Work on the grading for the site of the new
Mission High School at Eighteenth and Do
lores streets was resumed last week.
Acommlttee from the Sunnyside Improve
ment Cub Will appear before the Board OF Ed
ucation next Wednesday night to urge the
erection OF a schoolhouse in the Sunnyside
district.
Fous lots at the corner of Ford avenue and
Edna street were donated to the City about
TWO years ago In consideration OF the erection
thereon OF a schoohouse before July /, 1896
THIS proved impossible, however as the Board
OF Education did not have sufficient money In
the fund.
To enable the purchase of the property at
the corner of Jackson and tillmore streets the
trustees of the Calvary Church have applied
Tor permission TO mortgage their present
premises on Geary street. near Powell
A Dc hot nfr Lot n
among the property-owners on the south of
the park district requesting the Supervisors to
order Nineteenth avenue opened from street
to the Ocean House road. Charles NJ. Pope,
M. J. Keller and Mr.. Conklin of the Sunset
Heights Improvement Club are obtaining sig
natures to the petition, and already prOp.rty-
owners representinga frontage OF about $4,000
feet throughout the district have signed The
roll. In the pc titiOn it is asked that the ave-
nue. be graded to the official line and the
monuments at the street crossings along the
route put in, all OF which work shall be PAID
for by the City.
They claim that they pay big percentage
OF the City's taxes and that the opening OF
this avenue at the expense OF the City is
justly due their district, as it will greatly
benefit the entire section south of the park.
We're this work completed in al probability
the Market-street Railway Company would
continue its tracks from Inglesde along Nine
teenth avenue 10 the park or exrend. the j.
street road TO Ingleside.
The property at the southeast corner of
600. The lot is SO :6x6S 3 feet. The improve
ments consist OF the old Miles Sweeney place.
Christian Branagan and Joseph Kiuber are
the purchasers.
The Liberty Improvement Club was organ
lied during the past week. The prime object
of this new association is to formulate plan
of action TO raise funds for the coming tight
for the present Sanchez-street grade before the
Supervis ors. petition circular is now being
prepared by the club to b.. sent to all the
prof. erty-owners in the district showing that
the cutting OF the Sanchez-street grade would
necessitate lowering the grades of all other
streets in that section.
The Excelsior, College. Spring Valley and
HON es tead tracts have asked the Associated
Clubs to cooperate in an en-
deavor to have the pound limits EXTENDED.
The Fairmount Club has petitioned the
Associated Improvement Clubs for assistance
in having street work done IN the Paramount
district
The Sixth-street merchants decided at re-
cent meeting TO request the Market-street
Post-street line at Tenth and Howard streets.
permitting passengers to ride castor west on
the Howard-street system.
In the course OF two months more the work
OF leyeling, sewering and sidewalking the
streets throug nout the tract OF land in Rich
mond until recently occupied by the Bay Dis
trict racetrack will be completed. The prop
erty will then, probably, be put on the market
for sale.
Seventh avenue. from California to Lake
street, is being graded. When the grazing
and sidewalks laid thereon.
The Supervisors are to be petitioned to have
the official grades established in the district
east OF Folsom street TO the San Bruno road.
and from Army south to Cortland aven ne.
Petitions will also be flied for the grading of
Alabama street from Ripley to California ave-
nue.; California avenue from Alabama to
RoseneranZ from California
Pow haitian; Powhattan from Rosencranz to Ne
braska, and for the sewer and grading of Nur-
wich from Folsom to Alabama as well as for
the sewering and grading OF Wolf street from
Powhattan TO Isabella.
The recent rains have placed many of the
sidewalks in the Presidio Heights section in
almost impossible condition. The lack of
the damage and the Presidio Heights Improve
ment Club at a meeting during the past week
appointed a COMMITTEES from their organiza-
tion to call upon the Superintendent of Streets
at an early date and report to him the need
of bulkheads throughout the district.
The residents OF Sunnyside are anxious for
an outlet from their district to the Mission
road. At present there is no means OF reach
ing either the San Jose or the Mission road ex-
cept ty a roundabout journey of over two
mics Inc srac fsroens M az oI1ck S
tween the points, and committee, consisting
of members of the Sun nnyside Improvement
Gu 10, has been appoin ted to look over the land
with view Of establishing some more direct
route Their suggestions will then be offered
to the Supervisors who will be requested 10
condemn the old right-ofway for a shorter
the Mission roads.
The Board of Supervisors has been petitioned
by the Draymen and Teamsters' Union 10
rescind the order declaring Van Ness avenue
public boulevard. The petitioners staIe that
the avenue is the only highway upon which
heavy traffic can be carried on between the
water front ong East street, the Presidio,
Fulton Iron Works, LON bard-street gas works
and Black Point. Owing to the steep grade of
the other streets leading to the northwest por-
tion of the City, they declare that they are
Several ladies in the southwest Mission dis
trict organized during the past week an i'm
club which will have for its objects
and purposes the same end as all other i'm
provement clubs-the advancement OF realty
and building interests The new organization
will be known as the West of Castro Street
Fortnightiy Club. and the membership will
be confined to residents of Noe Valley. Mrs.
C. E. Osgood has been elected president.
Residents of the southwest Mission district
are anxious to have the San Mateo Electric
Railway extend its track from Thirteenth and
Mission streets to Cortland avenue, and
thence on ortland avenue to the San Bruno
road. A committee from the Holly Park and
Improvement Club recently
called upon the officers of the rEilroa and as
the right of redemption OF the old corporation
will expire next month, no definite arrange
ments will be MADE by the company for the
of Its lines until aft ter that time.
Residents Of the Paramount district want
the grade of cel tain streets in their territory
modified. At recent meeting of the Fair
mount improvement CLUB q cOmmlttee was
chosen to formulate plans for street work in
the district The grade of Diamond street.
from Sauthern Pacific 10 Chenery, is claimed
TO demand lessening and the Palmer-street
sewer property connected.
The Assoc .ated improvement Clubs are to
be requested by the residents of the Fair
mount district TO take up the matter OF grad
ing, macadamizing and curbing Chenery
street.
GATHERED FROM BROKERS.
Two hundred and fifty acres OF the Murphy
Colo mbat ranch at Perry's station. twelve