The herald., 1898-02-10

ANOAsoto o6So ss.sslli 40 lEO loofEo
Releases ........129 2SS.724 1ls 175.2O7
The rumors as to the condition OF the
high school building should be investi-
gated. IL there Is any secret motive for the
circulation Of statements to the effect that
the building is unsafe. they should be ex-
posed. 1t appears very singular that an
apparently solid and strong brick building
OF comparatively recent erection should be
IN the condition that is insinuated IL not
alleged. The Builder and Contractor says
in reference to it,
Again we hear rumors of the unsafe con-
dition of the high school and the awful re-
suits that might arise should a fire break
out in the building. A school building such
as this is, in which the pupils can by
slight movement. while sitting at their
desks. cause the windows to rattle. can
scarcely be called safe.
The unexpected decease Of T. d. Stim-
Son will not, 1t appears, prevent the i'm
provement of the northwest corner of
Spring and Third streets. We understand
that fine building, in every respect equal
to the Wilcox block, will be erected on this
location. 1t will not be as pretentious as
at first contemplated, but will be first-class
In every particular. Work of tearing down
shV pESScnt Will, ~ 10 SldtSQ,
commence promptly on March 1st
At meeting of the trustees OF the First
Methodist church. held Monday evening.
1t was resolved to receive competitive
drawings for a new church building. to be
built on the northeast corner of Sixth and
Hill streets. Plans TO be submitted not
later than p. m. Thursday, March 10th.
The cost will probably be about $4,000
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Easton, Eldrdge G. Co. report the sale
OF twenty acre tract at Sunnyslope "a j.
il. Cramer. The price paid was $3.50 per
acre. The land is planted in orange trees of
four years growth. Mr. Cramer is a late
arrival from New York. and is thinking of
making his winter residence on his new
purchase. L. W. Simmons. who recently
came out from New York. has also just
purchased thirty acres of orange land in
the Sunnyslope ranch of the same firm for
Sl0,5o0. Mr.. Simmons will probably erect
q winter residence upon the tract.
The Silent place, property of Hon. Chas.
Silent and located on Adams street in the
heart of the finest improved residence
property in the city, is to be cut up into res
tdence lots and put on the market. A
street is to be run through Ii extending
from Adams to Twenty-third. 1t will be
eighty feet wide with fifteen feet reserved
on either side for parks and sidewalks. Its
length is one-quarter of mile, and for the
entire length on both sides of 1t will be
palN trees, that will not have to grow to
Mble size in their new positions-they are
already lofty and wide-branching. and
stand elsewhere ready for transplanta-
tion. On this street, which 1t is proposed
TO make more beautiful than any other
In this city. are twenty-five hundred feet
of frontage. The lots will be measured to
suit intending purchasers. but none of
them will be small. Some of them will have
q depth of four hundred feet, and one of
them Is said to be already bespoken, on
which house to cost $50 900 is soon to be
built Two other large lots are being ne
gouated for by persons who contemplate
erecting costly houses to match,
The Builder and Contractor gives the
following items of contemplated new work:
Hugh Todd has prepared plans for the
Lanfranco estate. of an additional story
to the Central block on Spring street, near
the corner of Court. The new addition
will be occupied by the Order OF Foresters
and will have three main assembly rooms,
with the usual ante and property rooms.
Krause & Jenkins have prepared the
plans of a four-story hotel building, S0x15O
feet, for Henry Martz, to be built on the
east side of Broadway, between Fourth
and Fifth. 1t will be of the German
renaissance style of architecture plastered
outside The three upper floors will con-
tain eighty rooms, each suite having tel
ephone connection with the hotel office and
the entire city. The first story will be di-
vided into store rooms.
A. L. Haley has prepared plans for ex-
tensive alterations to the storerooms and
IN M 1N,,fJ.l
way.
Charles L. Strange is preparing plans for
Meyer Lissner of a two-story building of
eight flats, each containing six rooms to
be built on the corner of Ninth and Olive
streets.
John Parkinson is preparing plans for
the American Building and Mortgage COM
pany of seven residences, two of which
will be built on Ocean View avenue, in
Knob Hill tract and five on the corner of
Bush and Eighteenth streets.
b. b. Blxby is preparing plans for Adam
Boeck of a two-story frame residence of
eight rooms to be built at Redlands: esti-
mated cost, $2500.
Edward Neisser has let the contract to
i. Y. sears for the first of series of cot
tages to be built on the Woollacott First
Street tract. The same architect has pre
pared plans for extensive changes to the
front OF the building occupied by Fox &,
Kellerman, on West Third street. near
Broadway, that will cost $500.
A. %. Payne & Sons have commenced
work on brick warehouse 50x1OO feet at
Chino "'
The West Los Angeles Water comnanv,s
supply pipe is to be extended to the SOL
diers' Home. -S So'-
W. ID. Woolwine and A. ]. Koll are about
to build residences at Terminal island
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The opinion upon real estate nrosnec+s
In San Francisco is reflected IN tba so1e
lowing from the last issue of the Fina nciaI
Letter:
The impression prevails that the exod,,s
to the Klondike Is going to throw ,,non the
market many medium sized pronertias ~
figures even below the low ones u,h,oh
have prevailed for the last year or So ana
investors hesitate to buy at present. eitha,
In fear or hope that the values of this cla sc
of realities will still further sag. I,nrgs
business properties are not affected on this
account, but transactions are limitad h,,
the stiffness of the holders CapitaIists
there are who would like to put a portion
OF their money into land, but thew will
not do so when they see no opportunitv
of obtaining at least per cent on their
Investments. Stocks and bonds do better
than that and save their owners all from
BILE and annoyance. Under these condi-
tlons there are very few transactions TO
report.