The San Francisco call., 1898-05-04
IN THE REAL ESTATE WORLD A w eek Brings Little Improvement in the
 Mark ct. Building Is Also Dull and Few Large Contracts Are Being
 Made.
Glance at the Records, Sales and General Real Estate
 Notes.

| The lapse of a week has done little | toward bettering the condition of the real | estate market of this city and the realty realm generally throughout the State. But l few sales, and very trivial ones at best, have kept business alive in the various offices throughout the city, and life in the country markets seems well nigh extinct. Building, with but a few exceptions, has been extremely slow here, with no fm- provement in the country. The only sale that broker can at the present time boast of can easily be narrowed down to the ordinary random note.
 The theory advanced in explanation Of the stagnant condition of affairs is gen. orally attributed to hostiliues with Spain and the confusion Tn the markets that the war will naturally produce in active progression.
 The mortgages and trust deeds re- corded for the last seven days are slightly in advance of the record for the preced- ing week, amounting to several hundred dollars more than the sum total of re- leases and reconveyances.
 REVIEW OF THE RECORDS. During the week there were seventy six mortgages and trust deeds recorded, amounting to $226,547. For the same period forty-eight releases and reconveyances passed to record in the total sum Of $457 .069
 The principal mortgages and trust deeds were as follows:
 By Security Savings Bank to Hall Me Edith Newlands (wife of F. e., Eva Me Allister and Marion Wagner, trustees, SIP 600 for one year, at per cent, on line of Mason street, S:6 feet south of Sutter south 40 by west 117:6 feet; by Humboldt Savings and Loan Society to Hermann F. Suhr, $1o000 until January ?, at m block. 407 feet southeast of Mission street, $50 southwest of Seventh, southwest 25 by southeast l6O; by German Savings and 6nd Loan Society to William H. Norton, SIS, 900 for one year, at per cent. on property in Western Addition blocks 391. 159 and PIP. situated respectively on the south line of Clay street, 93:9 east of Pierce, south line of Pine no feet east of Octavia, and southwest corner of California and Blu chanan, south $ by west S1:3, and lots 9 and 26 in block 20 at Sunnyside; by John Van Bergen to Charles and Anna Osmer, SIC, 800 for one year at 2 per cent on property In the 100 block 31s on the streets; by same to Minna Schulte, same for one year, at per cent, on property in 100 block 319; by Hibernia Savings and on Western Addition blocks $50, S4s and 57e, $50 900.
 NEW BUILDING CONTRACTS.
 Sixth avenue, 133:S feet north of Califor- nia-Three eight-room houses. Owned by and in process of construction for Felix MarcuSe of Alameda, at a cost of 5000.
 Southeast Bernice street, 80 feet south west of Twelfth-Four flats at a cost of s362S; architect w. H. Wharff, contractor. c. A. Holm.
 North Point street, 103 feet east of Lar kin-New frame building to be con structed at a cost of s2205. Owner. George Mclean; contractors, Waugh and Chad wick.
 Jackson. 1s71s feet east of Pierce Two-story frame building. Owned by Mrs. Camilla Samson. to be erected at a cost of s9455 architects, Salsfield & Kohl berg; contractor, Val Franz.
 Easterly line of Devisadero. 621a feet north of Fulton-Two frame dwelling houses. Owner, Ellen A. Fife: architect, Nate Blaisdell; contractor, Peter Crieton.
 Eddy, northwest corner of Powell-Al- terations and addition in basement of brick building at a cost of sl4s4. Owner William Bogen; contractor, J. J. More house; architects, Havens & Toepke
 Kearny, southeast corner of Washing ton-Suspension floors for the Hall or Justice and the Morgue. Architects, Shea & Shea; contractors, Western Expanded Metal and Fire-Proof1ng Company; at a cost of SIS, $50.
 and California-Two-story frame dwell ing Owner, architects and contractor, D. Saylor; cost 5000; days work.
 Morton, north line, 1876 feet east of Stockton-Trenches, artificial stone, ce- ment and concrete work for foundations, etc, for a six-story brick building. Owner, V. Menesini; architect. c. R. Wilson; con- tractors, H. M Peterson Co.,; cost, $12Oo
 Paraguay, north line 250 feet east of St. Johns-Six-room frame cottage Own- CTS, Henry and Marion Pfeifer; architect. J. W. Johnston; contractors. Marcuse & Renmel; cost, $500.
 Geary, northwest corner Jones-Plumb- ing, gas fitting. sewer work. gas. fix ing, seven flats and two stores. Owner, Ruby A. Root, per w. H. Linforth. at torney; architect. c. A. Meussdorffer; con tractors, Ickelheimer Bros; cost, $le23; lathing, clustering, deafening, etc Con- tractor, Frank Coghlan; cost $944; paint ing, graining. vanishing, etc, contractor, J. A. Mohr; cost. $650.
 Lombard, south line, between Cough and Franklin-All work except mantels, chandeliers and shades for a frame cot tage Owners, Henry l.. Brickwedel and wife; architect, H. Hess; contractor, h.ll- yer & Upham; cost, sl759
 OUT OF TOWN.
 San RafaeLSouthwes corner of Fourth and B streets, considered by local real estate men the most desirable piece of bg George MNer nas of Pea luna The property has frontage on Fourth street of 4 feet and on B street of 150 feet.
 A livery stable occupies the site at pres ent but will soon give place to two story brick building with offices above and stores below. All the brick used will be brought from San Pedro.
 Alameda County-Work was commenced last Friday converting the Narrow Gauge Road. between the Alameda Mole and 1 Oakland into a broad-gauge track. It Is anticipated that it will take four months to complete the work.
 Alameda-Santa Clara avenue-Sixty | feet west of Lafayette for a two-story 1 frame building, including all work except l plumbing. gas fitting and heating. Owner, | Cullen Bryant architect A. Sutton; to be | erected at a cost or $62SS.
 San Leandro-Wand avenue-One-story frame building, including alterations and additions. at a cost of s1165. Contractors, | Knox & Cook: architect. A. Sutton.
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