The San Francisco call., 1897-03-15

and in Western Addition block 433, on the
north line of Golden Gate avenue, $3.50 west OF
Pierce, west $50 bv north 1877: :6; from the
same 10 the same, $4,000 on properly as just
described.
A handsome two-story house is TO be built at
the southeast corner of Washington anu
spruce streets by Edward Carrera.
Extensive alterations and addluons are 10
De made in the prem ises of the Columbia Gaze
building on the west side OF Powell street,
south OF Ellis.
Four fats are to be built on the west line OF
Treat avenue, batween Twenty-fourth and
$4,000 -
Tne residence Of Peter Johnson on the east
line OF Folsom street, between Twenty-fourih
ana Twen ty-hfth is to be converted INTO mats.
Contracts have been let for the construction
OF twc-story frame building on the nortn
line OF Waller street. 275 feet east OF Masonic
avenue, at cost OF $4250.
On the northeast line of Buena Vista ave-
n ue, 2O7 :S1s feet 81 nth west OF Waller street,
tWo.story Residence is to be constructed py
william H. Dick at cost of $500.
Henry Pottctt will shortly commence the
building OF a $500 cottage house on the
northwest corner OF Cortland avenue and Ne
braska street
Mrs. Louise Niemann has let the contracts,
amounting to S3975, for residence on the
north line of Fultor street, $50 east OF Lyon.
A building of two fats Is TO be constructed
by Mrs. Emma j. Purnell the northwest
corner OF Beulah and Shrader streets at q cost
of S46S6.
Contracts have been recorded for alterations
In the building on the corner of Elm and Van
Ness avenues belonging to Lowenberg.
julius Reimer will begin in few days the
bull ding of two-story frame structure on the
southwest corner OF Greenwich ana Jones
streets.
be made in the building of the Infant Shelter
on the southwest side Of Minna street. between
Sixth and Seventh.
Mrs. Lena Strauss is contem plating the erec-
tlon OF two-story house, arranged In hats, on
the north line of Green street, west OF Mont
gomery avenue.
A. NJ Speck q Co. will sell at auction on the
10Th inst. line of miscellaneous parcels OF
property.
G. H. Umbsen & Co. will sell at public sale
on The 20 inst. a line of probate and referee
properties.
Sol Geiz & Brother report the following re-
cent sales: Lot 26x120, west line OF Nine
teenth avenue, 172 feet north OF California
street, for 5000; lot 25x120. west line OF Eev-
enth avenue, $50 feet from street, for $500;
lot 25x100, south line of K street 80 70 west
OF Ninth avenue, for $500; lot 25x12O, west
line OF Fifth avenue, 175 north OF Clement
street, for $500; lot 5Sx120, southwest corner
OF NJ street and Ninth avenue, for $500; lot
25x12O, east line OF Tenth avenue, $50 feet
south OF street, for 5000; lot 25x120, north
line of California street, 81 :6 west OF Twenty
third avenue. for 5000; lot 26x120 and i'm
provements, west line of Nineteenth avenue,
1913 feet north of California street, for $3.50
McAfee Bros. have been appointed auc-
tioneers for the sale of the Tomaso Cresta
Tract o. 120 acres, lying between Holy Cross
Cemetery and Baden station. 1t is a beautiful
body OF land on which there are five artesIan
wells and through which run three lines of
the Spring Valley Water Company's pipes.
The subdivisions will be made in tracts OF
five acres each.
In addition to the sale made by Baldwin &
Howell q few weeks ago to Colonel c. F.
Crockerr OF the Howard residence at Burlin-
game, the same firm reports that sales have
been made during the past week to julius
kruttschnitt, general manager OF the Sou hern
Pacific Company; also 10 NJ. S. wilson, the
well-known attorney, and to Joseph b.
Crockett the pres id mt of the San Francisco
Gas and Electric Light Company. Henry T.
Scott has increased his holdings there, having
during the past week purchased another lot
adjoining his residence. Messrs. kruttschnitt,
Crockett and Wilson will commence building
within the next two weeks.
The members OF the Park-lane and Seven
teenth-street Improvement Club, VINO are can
vassing tor contributions to grade Seven
teenth street, from Uranus to Ashbury,
through Mount Olympus, are meeting with
much encouragement.
tramway about a mile long is to be con-
structed across the marsh at Green Brae to as
sist in building the San Rafael and Tiburon
boulevard. The latter thoroughfare is to be
thirteen miles long and when completed will
be one OF the finest drives in California. The
construction work is being done under direc-
tion of the State Prison Directors. Some sixty
convicts are employed upon il. The roadbed
has been completed from San Rafael to Green
Brae, distance of thirty miles. The width of
the road is thirty feet.
Reports of sales are made by Charles ].
Campbell & Co., as follows: Lot and improve
ments, 30x110. northeast corner of McAllister
and Steiner streets, impr owe ments consisting
of a two-story fiat. $11, 900; lot 27x127: g,
north line OF Sacramento street, 1877 feet west
of Cherry, $500; lot and improv- Box
90, east line OF Howard street, 30 feet north
of Twenty-fourth, $3250; lot 27:6x137 6 and
Improvements the north line OF Geary
street, between Cough and Octavia, improve
ments consisting OF modern dwelling OF ten
rooms, $1700; cottage and lot, east line of
York street, 126 feet south of Twentieth, lot
26x100, $1,000; lot 25xl22:6, west line of
Folsom street, 125 feet south oil Twenty Fourth
$21S5; lot 25x120, east line OF Tenth avenue
375 feet north of California street, 800, and
two lots, 25x120 each, east line of Twenty-first
avenue, 215 feet south OF street, $500 each
A franchise has been granted the Market
street Railway Company upon the following
streets: Commencing at the intersection of
Masonic avenue with Oak street, thence along
and upon Masonic avenue TO its intersection
with Page street, together with the right to
connect By curves with existing street railroad
lines on Oak and Page streets; also commenc-
ing at the intersection of Clayton street with
Frederick street, thence along and upon G ay-
ton street to lis in tersection with Carl street,
thence curving into and running along and
upon Carl street to its intersection with Cole
street, together with the right OF connection
by curve from Clayton street to existing
lines on Frederick street.
At a meeting of the Richmond District Inn
provement Club during the past week COM
mittee was appointed to hasten the work of
grading California street west of Central ave-
nue.. A petition will be presented TO the Su-
pervisors at their next meeting by the club
urging that the electric-light system be con-
tinued from Thirty-second avenue to the Cliff
House.
An athletic club and training quarters is to be
constructed on Bush street, between Hyde and
Larkin on the site of the old high school Tor
girls. Several of the students OF the Poly
technic High School are at present at WORK on
the grounds making excavations for the club
house. that will be built entirely by the stu
dents of this school
The Legislature having authorized the erec-
tion of a $500, 900 hospital in this City the
Potrero reside nts are advocating the construc-
ton of new hospital on the A lmshouse tract,
and the turning OF the present hospital site
in to park.