The San Francisco call., 1897-07-08

A local contractor makes his plainl that in
the awards of work certain architects show
fayeritism OF the most pronounced char
given plans and permitted to figure job
now in the market, and has learned since that
time that the architect has been heard to an
nounce that he has no intention to open the
bid at all.
If this charge be true the architect cannot
be considered as otherwise than unfair and
unprofesslonal. Any responsible contractor
should be given cue consider alton when his
bid is low; otherwise he should not be per-
mitted 10 bid at all.
There re good manv judges of real estate
here, and among them G. G. Burnett, the drug
gst deserves a prominent place. On just
returning from q four months tour through
the Atlantic cities he states that in his judg-
ment none OF them can compare with San
Francisco as places of investment. If he had a
million dollars on hand he says he would in
vest II right here. .ss-
The amount OF unnecessary street work now
being done and the comp ANTS in cident there
to have called forth the fol. owing editorial in
the ''San Francisco Real Estate Cir ular'
for June. published by Thomas Magee &
Sons.
Comp aint on the part of property-owners ows
louder agai nst sol Icltors ractois and
asphatum street pavement companies forcing
them TO 90 outside street work for hich tn. re is
really no need for years to come. If the Board OF
Supel visor, did not actIyel; or massive y 10 nd ~
self 10 these oLtra they .ould not be perpe-
trattd Petitions signed by property-owners, ask
ing that street work be done should not be ded
and are personally examined bs the board. Such
petitions are generally obtained in oAe oftwo ways:
either the p operty- y-owner IS driven into signing
by he frequently untruthful assertions that the
work is aready ordered by the board and will be
put through anyway, and at mucn more cost than
If done by private contract.
The second and more dishonest mode of obtain
ing signatures Is 10 have the pToperty-owner sign
the contract 10 pay The full price named in 1t and
then give him written agreement to discount
his bill 20 or even gu per cent. This is done to
majority to the petition. Ii work can
then be fore d through over the protests of the
miner .ty, who a. compe led to pay fu land that
means far too high-a price. supervisors hod
office not to lnJu.e but 10 protect propertyowners
BY allowing street contrac ors' solicitors TO force
unnec. ssary street work on them they rob prop
er-y-owners inst, ad OF prot citing them. If times
were @ood, work easily obi aimed AID money abun-
dant. forcing rect work by fraudulent metnods
long before there Is any nee essity for il, would
still be gross outrage, but In excessively hard
times Ike these 1t IS utterly indeieosible out
rage and hardship
REVIEW OF THE RECORDS
During the past week siXty-iour mortgages
ing the same time thirty-eight releases were
recorded, with an aggregate of $147 ,S17. A
list OF The prince pal mortgages is as follows:
Richard Nichols to Hibernia Savings and
Loan Society, $4,000 for one year. al 81 per
cent on property on the south line OF Fell
street. east of Scott, 25xS7:6 Is feet; Samuel j.
and Wilhelmina E. c. Hepay to same $4,000
for one year at 81. per cent, property on the
southwest corner of Bartlett and Twen-
ty-second, 55xS5 ieet; Amelia Dorland and
Leonore A. oouc 10 same, $7O50 for one year
t612 per cent on property ON the west line of
Va,encia street, north of Seventeenth. 6OxSS
feet; Patrick Lench TO German Savings and
Loan Society, $500 for one year at z per cent,
property on the northwest line of Mission
street, southwest OF Sixth, 25xS5 feet; c. w.
aud Charlotte burlington Househulders'
Building aud Loan Association, $500 for 119
months at per cent. property
the north line of Frederick street west