The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22
No Sales of Any Great I'm
portance Reported Dur
ing the Week.
Building Still Continues Active,
Especially in the Sub.
urban Districts.
The Torrens Land Bill Has Become
Law, and Will Take Effect in
a Few Months.

Few Months.
While large sales and transfers of property
are not particularly lively at the moment, still
1t is gratifying to note that there are enough
sales OF lesser magnitude being made to keep
matters going and that building operations
are quite lively.
There is no delay in work the larger
buildings now in course of construction, and
these, with the new contracts now being en-
tered into daily mean employment for the
skilled mechanic and the laborer and the
placing of money where it is most needed.
1t looks as if San Francisco would before
long become noted as Philadelphia as city
of homes. AS THE CALL has frequently re-
marked, nothing conducts more 10 the stabil-
ity and prosperity of city than the owner
ship of homes by majority Of the citizens.
anarchists and rioters and boycotters are
seld ON found among the class of hometown
ers-among those who have some stake in the
community, who have something to lose. It
is the other fe flows, who own nothing, that re-
semble Artemus Ward, who was willing to
sacrifice all his wife's relatives on the altar OF
his country. For this, among other reasons,
the m an who makes it easy for his fellow citi-
zens of small means TO acquire homes OF their
own is public benefactor and should be en-.
couraged.
1t is noted that there are good many more
houses offered for rent than there have been
for umber of mont this past, On the face OF
it this looks as if the building business had
been somewhat overdOne, but such does not
seem to be the case, as the demand for desira-
bic houses keeps up very well, in spite OF the
fact that the summer is close upon US. The
truth is, as any one can ascertain who takes
the trouble to investigate, that good many of
those houses which are offered for rent are not
what may be termed frst-cass. Either On ac-
count OF the1 location or because they are old
fas shi0ned and do not contain what are known
as "modern Improvements they do not come
Under the category OF thoroughly desirable
modern residences.
REVIEW OF THE RECORDS.
There were 1l9 deeds recorded during the
The mortgages during the same time num-
bered eighty-one and were for an aggregate OF
$793 612. The following were among the
rincspal ones: By John Center to John Kelso,
$26,6l2 Tor one year at per cent, secured by
eight pieces of San Francisco realty; by the
Hibernia Bank to Moritz and Sophie Ettinger,
on the south side OF sutter street, 137 & leet
west OF Webster, 52x137 Is feet; by the Mutual
Savings Bank TO William w. and Carrie F.
property Oh the north line OF Hayes street, 125
feet east of Broderick, 25x137:6 Ieet; by the
California Safe Deposit ana Trust Company to
the San Francisco and San Joaquin Coal Com
pany. 5000 for twenty years at per cent
per Annum on certain personal property and
realty in Alameda and San joaquin counties;
Sackman, $4,000, for three years at 8 per
cent, on property on the northwest corner of
Sutter and TAYLOR treets. west 137 Is by north
1877 IS: by the Humboldt Bank to Bar lay Hen
ley, $4,000, 10 February 6, 1898. at per cent
on property on the south line OF Green street,
$50 east of Fillmore. east 35:9 by south
1875; by Charles Carpy 20 ]. II. and Annie
Jeilet, $1,000, for three years at 6 per cent, on
properly Oh the northwest corner of Sacra-
mento and Webster streets, north % by west
90:6; by the Hibernia Bank 10 John II.
Bruns, $4,000, for one year at 65 per
cent, on property. on the southeast
corner OF Mission and Sixteenth streets. east
to samuei f. and Adele LIE c. Adams, s25, 900
for one year at per cent on property or the
south line of California, 1872 vest OF Kearny,
west 20. south sSS ss east Ss2 north JoS
man to M. II. Logan, $l5 900 to December 2,
1899, at per cent, on property Oh the south
west corner Of Caselli avenue and Douglass
north Nineteen nth ISL a west OF Douglass,
west 81 a by north 1l4, and on the north line
ct Sa Sc Seward l2ss 81 West s Sf spnsas orh
the Hum boldt Bank 10 Walraven E. ]. Van
Balvareen, $4,000 for one year at
per cent on property on on the southeast
south 81 IS by east 1875; by the Hibernis
Bank 10 Caroline A. Nixon, $25, 900 for one
year at 6H per cent, on property on the south
.
SO by south 1876. and on the north 34:415 by
west 60: by Antoine Borel to Adolphe
Schneider and Jules V. Bretonnel, $50, 600,
the tn mo north line OF Jackson M ios:I west Of Da-
pont west 81 Az by north 68 %, and in 100
vara block 376, on the west corner of freedom
AMI Fourth, northwest 30 by southwest 80;
by Charles T. Crocker to William F. McNutt.
$40, 900 for two years five months and nine
leen days, from March II. 1897, at per cent,
on property on the nor'h line OF sutter, 1908
90 ct of Va Npwg aHSr
The releases were fourteen in number and
were for a total of $22335O Among them
we're the following: From John Center and
Geor ge S. Grim to Anne McMenamin and John
]. ami Bernard A. Tracy, $12. 800 on property
at the southwest corner OF Harrison and Sew
enteenth streets, south 2So:lsl west 1916,
the Hibernia Bank to Harry NJ. Heinaman,
$4,000 on property on the north line OF Ellis
street, "a feet west OF Polk, 33 by 120 feet;
from the Pacific Loan Association TO A. Kron-
berg. $4,000 on property in Western Addition
block 432, on the north line of Turk street,
21O IS west of Pierce, west % by north 1876;
tro-street Land Company, $151, 875 on 1854
acres in the San Miguel ranch.
NEWS ITEMS
The Torrens land bill has become law of
the State.
Filth avenue from California street to Point
Lobos avenue is being graded and macada-
miZed.
Clay street between Montgomery and San
The Supervisors will soon take action for the
establishing of sehooihouse west OF Castro
street. The members of the School Committee
OF the Board Of Supervisors recently visited
the district for the purpose OF considering the
advisability of the exact location of the new
scnool. The site, however, has not yet been
decided upon, but the Supervisors have ex-
pressed their intention of giving the matter
their early consideration.
On Sixth avenue, between California and
Clement streets, a cottage house to cost $1,000
is shortly to be built by Mrs. Georgeson.
c. B. de Pas intends building $1,000 dwell
ing on his lot on Seventh avenue, between
Point Lobos avenue and Clement street.
During the next few weeks Miss Sophia
S25OO house on Fifth avenue, between Cali
1ornia and Clement streets.
A two-story brick and terra-cotta building Is
to be erected by Joseph GetZ on Stockton
street, between Clay and Sacramento, ana adj
Joining the Chinese consulate. The structure
will cover the whole lot, 55x69 feet, and will
contain tour stores with rooms above. Thomas
]. Welsh is the architect.
T. p. Riordan intends building two-story
and basement residence, to cost $500. on the
west line of C.ayton street, between Frederick
and Waller. The designs are by W.. Cuth-
bertson.
F. Endrich is having plans compiled for a
pre- tty cottage-house on Van Ness avenue, be-
tween Bay aud Francisco streets
Joseph Hoene has let = contract for the
building of Two fats on the west lins of La
will cost $455O to complete.
James M Hugh Is to put up a two-story
frame building on the east line of Kentucky
street, between Solano and Butte, to cost
1880
some alterations ana additions are to be
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