The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
IN THE REAL
 ESTATE WORLD The Market Is Gradually Changing for the
 Better.
A. M. Speck Makes the Larq- est Sale in Many
 Months.
A Glance at the Records, Sales and General Notes of Realty
 Interest

The record in real estate sales for the past six months was broken by the firm of A M. Speek & Co.,, who disposed of the property situated at 1130 and 1132 Market and 9 Turk street by private sale yester- day afternoon for S15O,000. The property consists of a four-story brick building ex- tending twenty-five feet on Market street and thirty-one on Turk. It was formerly owned by eX-Senator Jeremiah Lynch, and was bought in by I. F. Nolan. The money paid for the building was invested in bonds, but the buyer withdrew it to in- vest in real estate. Mir. Nolan has not yet determined what disposition to make of the premises, but he thinks he has a lessee who will take the entire lower floor.
 4 slight improvement marked the gen. eral progress in herealty world during the past week, and present indications point fayorabiy toward better times for the future.
 The theory advanced for the stagnant condition of the market for April was that as long as war lasted and the coun- try was threatened with it's attendant dangers real estate must of necessity be at a low ebb Since open hostilities have broken out, however, the opinion mas changed among the city brokers ana agents who are generally considered an authority on all matters appertalnlhs to real estute and the solution or dlIncultles that might agitate the market, either Tor good or bad. They claim mat property Tn this city and the interior will not decrease. and point to the slow but per ceptible advance of the real estate cur rent as proof or tl.s assertion.
 Building took a slight change Tor the hetter. and many contracts Of consloer- able size and importance were aWafoeo within the past i've or SIX days.
 ba ir1f ally subsiding, and both building and, Tn IaCU, real estate generally IS III pr @ ra
 The number of large mortgages Te- corded during the past week was uhusu- ally small, while that of releases ana Le- conveyances were notably larger @ Inan that recorded during almost tne eAllie latter half of April.
 REVIEW OF THE RECORDS.
 During the week there were sixty seven mortgages and trust deeds recorded; sii3Tts fo,ty i've releases and reconveyances passed to rec ord in the total sum of sl57,seQ. The principal mortgages and trust oeeos
 By the German Savings and Loan Society to Henri T. Emeric, Sl05, Uu0, for SIX Inohs9s' l, a' block s2, on the south line of GeaTy' lSo rect rect east of Franklin. east 97:6 by south l29; also Front 25:S south of Washington, south Ill by east i2O and in ffty-vara block 50, on south by west e2:6 By the Sigmund London, Paris and American Bank to Percy and Emile S- g F. F Bond and liF H. C campbe of the San Francisco Savings Union to Aloise GIess, Sl20Vo on property in 100 block 347, on the south west lire of First and Natona, southeast 40 by southwest 50 and also in 100 block 356, on the southeast line of Howard, 142:6 northeast of Third, northeast 37;6 by southeast sO
 The principal releases and reconveyances were recorded as follows
 From the San Francisco Savings Union to Aloise Gless, $l2, 600 on property in 100 block S47, on the southwest line of First and Ma torna. southeast 40 by southwest 50, and also in the 100 block S56 the southeast line of Howard, 142:s northeast of Third, northeast From the Italian-Swiss Money Loaning As sociation to Petro C. Rossi 1000 on property Union. lS7 $ west of Powell, west 52 by north ETC; from the Humboldt Security and Loan in hfty-vara block n, the east line of Kearny, 59:6 north of Sutter north 20:6 by Society to John $. Wilson, S10, GOO on property in Western Addition block 266, on the westerly line of Buchanan, 34 feet south of Broadway, to Jacob Rosenthal SIC, 800 on property in the fifty-vara block 22S, on the southwest line of Post and William, west 50 by south 67:6
 NEW BUILDING CONTRACTS.
 Bush street, between Kearny and Dupont known as the St. George Stable-Al work for ins: owners S H. Seymour and T W pu1lq- Mur- phy; architect and contractor, William Little
 Easterly line Of Webster street easterIy thereon from southerly line of Post, east 23 by same ss:6, ali work except painting concrete cement and mantels, for additions and aItera, tions to frame building at a cost of sl4ls owner Mrs. Dora Dieckler. architect w J. Cuthbert- son. contractor D. Currie. Steuart street. northeast line, 1884 feet north west Of Mission, northwest 45 no by northwest i37:s. excavations pumping. expanded metal for three-story brick building owner John Boyd, architects McDougall Bros, contrac- Northwest corner of Kearny and Morton streets, nouseholding, iron and sidewalk work stone cement work etc., for alterations to n three-story brick building at a cost of s4740 owner NJ A. Gunst & Co, architects Her mann & Swain, contractor James A Wilson
 John Shirley has employed Architect e A. Meuss to prepare plans for three-story build ing on southwest corner of Jones and Jack son streets The estimated cost Of eonstruc- of Twenty-third, two-story frame building and s easement ss3e complete & to be constructed at cost contractor H. E. Schmuckert
 REGENT SALES
 number of safes in cheap lots are reported by the real-estate firm of Mccarthy & CO. and are as follows: Lot Il, block 2l, at Sunnyside; 10 lots 2l 22 and 2S in block q, InglesideJ; lots 34 and 8. in block 10, in the Sunnyside district lot g. situated on the corner of HaIloway and Lee streets Qngleside); lot 6, block 36 sunny boe bsioe iet so in block a5 the same lot 47, in process of construction thereon; lot B. block 48. in the sunnyside district; the disposal of a Iour-room cottage was made at 114 Congo street, Sunnyside and another Wheeler ave nae, near Putnam street, Fruitvale; lot 1S hVe-room house and lot on Wheeler avenue also situated in the Fruitvale Terminal Tract
 
 soIo Tor Dr: B. L. Wempe to Henry Holman tue lot 60xlO0 and Improvements on the north s st sS3 corner Of Kentucky and Twentieth streets The firm has decided to change its present quarters from 62S Market street to 20 Montgom- eiys opposite the Lick House. and will move aDout the lst of next June. A lease for the Pstioo or nve years has been taken from Gold , stem Bros. and the building will be entirely
 OUT OF TOWN
 LOS Angeies-The Redondo Salt Company is eIIecung building and eqlipping it with ma cnihefy at cost of S10,0O0. SaceFtIhento-lt has been recommended by the trustees or the Chamber of Commerce that bonus bonus ne issued 10 the amount of s350 COG for ing. anu i4ish scnooi puiiu- san Mateo-A new residence for Thomas Llndssy mas been commenced on the Reid Property William Caldwell is the contractor. dt is reported that George H. Howard has msrdea Ss @ u the contract for the erection of his sns saads m Ei cerrito Park. A cottage is being erSc,ed on street for Henry P. Hull
 ,or quo d a.-M Aito-M r Madison has the contract Tor Tor erecting the zeller building The buiidine VII VII pc Of red pressed brick with sandstane triIInmings and will cost about sl4 coo LOS Angeies-Contracts have been filed for Ine ereciion Of fiye-story- and -basenant o1 nee puliolns on the northwest corner oS Tt,sra ssn.d ssnd spring streets. W. H., C. D and E IT Stlmson' executors of the estate of IT D ett,, son, owners, Reid Brothers. Sau raraaaaa