The San Francisco call., 1898-12-28
REALTY STILL
 MARKED BY
 PROGRESSION Sales of Unusual Value Negotiated. RECORD FOR THE PAST WEEK BIG PURCHASE OF LAND BY THE
 SANTA FEE.
 
RECORD FOR THE PAST WEEK
BIG PURCHASE OF LAND BY THE
 SANTA FEE.
A Glance at the Records, Recent Sales, New Building Contracts and General Realty Notes
 of the Week.

realty Probably there were more inn portant sales negotiated within the past seven days than there has been in any similar period during the entire year of 1898. The prediction that well defined progress would inevitably replace the long existing stagnation which has been characteristic of the market for several months has almost been realized. Sales are becoming more numerous, building operations more extensive, and in short, realty generally has markedly improved With a continuance of the present favor able conditions the various brokers say there is absolutely not the slightest doubt that the coming year will work an entire change in the aspect of the market which has been productive of nothing but lack of progression in city and State.
 The record for sales for the past week was unusually encouraging, there being many Tor value exceeding the $5000 limit
 The record of mortgages and trust deeds was unusually large, but was considerably smaller as compared with that for re- leases and reconveyances.
 REVIEW OF THE RECORDS.
 During the week there were forty-seven mortgages and trust deeds recorded. amount ing to an aggregate value of S104, PAP For the same period sixty y-eght releases and fecon- s472, 800 p'-9'- -ee'iu III '"s '0'"i sum 0i
 The principal mortgages and trust deeds were recorded as follows: By E. B. Pond and II. C. Campbell, trustees of the San Francisco Savings Union to Alice Brown, SIS 600 on property in the 5O-vara block 25O. situated on the southerly line of Bush street, 1926 feet east of Leavenworth, east 50 by south 137 :6 by Martin J. Burke, guardian of the estate ot U per cent on property in the o0-vara blocks lSs and 13l, situated respectively the east erly line of Powell street. 1876 feet south of California and the northerly line of Pine street, 1876 feet east of Taylor; by Andrew B. McCreery to Henry M. and Schwea Levy, S10- O00 for one year at per cent property in the 50-vara block 121. situated the north erly line of Powell street. 1876 feet east of Stockton. east 60 by north 13S:2h.
 The principal releases and reconveyances passed to record as follows: From the Mutual Savings Bank to Patrick William Riordan Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco Y1O,00O on property in the hundred block 3SS, situated on the easterly corner of Har- northeast 13I:6; from the Mutual Savings Bank 10 same, 1000 on property in the Western Addition block 9S situated on the southwest corner or Van Ness avenue and Broadway, west 260:6, south 137:6 east 13:3 north 4 3a, east 247:S. north 133:2A from the Hibernia savings and Loan Society to Patrick Riordan, Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco S9O00 on property in the Western Addition block 664 situated on the northerly line of Page street 10S feet west of Masonic avenue west 25:3 north 1S7:6 east 25:S, south 12:6 east 10S. south 75. west 10s south 50; from the Hibernia Say ings and Loan Society to same SI0 900 on prop erty situated on the northeast corner of Butte and Tennessee streets north 100 by east 100: by the Hibernia Savings and Loan Society to same, $l0,OOO on property situated the north west corner of Guerrero and Twenty-thir
 
 Hibernia Savings and Loan Society to P J. Cummlns, $l2,OO on property in the Mission block 42, situated on the northwest corner of Folsom ana seventeenth streets, north 40. from west 245; by Edward G. Schmiedell to William Ehrenpfort, $2o,O00 on property in the one hundred block 362, situated on the south westerly line of Third street 95 feet southeast of Market southeast 25 by southwest 75 from the Htbernia Savings and Loan Society to Alexander Waugh, S10,0O0 on property in the Western Addition block 510 situated on the southwest corner of Devisadero and Turk streets, south 50 by west 125; from S. C. Bige- low and A. A. Smith, trustees of the Say ings and Loan Society, to Eliza S. Barnard. Sl000O property in the Western Addition block LIS, situated the northeast corner of Vallejo and Cough streets north 1876 by east S2:6; from the Hibernia Savings and Loan So- ciety to John Ballard and w. H. Martin, s25o- coo on one piece of property in the one hun dred block 323, situated respectively on the southerly corner of Harrison and Spear streets, southwest 270 by southeast $50 and the south easterly line of Harrison street, 45:10 feet northeast of Spear, northeast 229:2 by south
 REGENT SALES.
 The most important transaction of the week was the purchase by the Santa Fe Railway Con company In n.y. through T the agency of the real ana a third acres in the One Hundred Vara District for & an estimated price of saoo 900. Landers piece of property extending 2i5 feet on Howard street and 100 feet on Twenty-sec- ings. each of four flats, which are erected on the land. The estimated price as given by the
 
 120 feet to Morton street and having a frontage of 22;11 feet has been purchased by R. Thomp- son: brick building is included in the trans action.
 The property of Henry Levy, on the north east corner of Golden Gate and Fill more street, has been sold by the Burnham Marsh Company to Dr. W. E; Price for s25, 600. three-story building renting at present for s200 a month.
 NEW BUILDING CONTRACTS.
 southerly line of Golden Gate avenue 11o feet east of Leavenworth.. south 1876 by east 165-All work for a three-story brick building with basement and attic; owner, P. Maximilian $17, OPS -i''' 'oS'' Northeast corner of Clay and Cough streets. ing painting, marble and tile work for alter ations and additions to two-story frame $145o '''0' ~'''N' ''''''' ''' '-'-' '0S'' Ferry depot, foot of Market street-sheds and scale houses owners, Harbor Commissioners; contractor. Frederick Miller; cost $2479
 Westerly line of Taylor street. 1876 feet south and wrought ronwork for a fve-story brick building; owner, Michael Heffernan: architect, T. J. Welsh; contractors, Judson Manufactur- ing Company; cost, s3165.
 Number 352 Geary street, between Powell and story frame office building; owner C. s. Bene- dict; architect, E. Kolofrath; contractor John Furness cost $3645.
 northwest of Howard, northwest 6s:9 by north east 137:6-Carpentry, ironwork, plastering plumbing, painting, etc, for four-story brick building; owners, Pelton Water Wheel Com pany; architect E. L. Hallawell: cost, sS450. of Fulton, north g by east 95:71H-All work for a two-story frame dwelling; owner, Ada S. Egerton; architects Curlett x McCaw con- tractor z. O. Field; cost, $3720.
 Northeast corner of O Farrell and Mason alley-Heating plant in four-story frame building; owner. Thomas Ashworth architects. Newson & Meyer; contractor, the c. H. Fay Company; cost, $1265.
 Number 1907 Capp street, between Twenty ing frame cottage into a two-story building two iats); owner, John W. Williams; con tractor Fred Miller: cost, s1392
 Westerly line of Pierce street, 75 feet south of Green south 25 by west 100-All work for a two-story frame building; owner. Mrs. Wini- fred Jennings; architects. Mooser & Son: con- tractors. Petterson & Persson; cost, s24O0.
 RANDOM NOTES.
 Bids for the Seventeenth Street Police Sta tion according to plans by Architects Shea & Shea were opened yesterday.
 It has been reported that a seven-story building is to be erected in the future on Mason street. adjoining the Poodle Dog Restaurant building.
 The reftting of the Grand Opera House has been figured and 1t is expected that contracts for the necessary work of remodeling the in- terior will be shortly awarded.
 The Wells-Fargo building. on the corner of Mission and Second streets, Is nearly com pleted. It is anticipated that it will be ready for occupancy the first of the year
 Contracts have been let for the erection of three flats on the westerly line of Devisadero