The San Francisco call., 1905-04-02

ulc lgnI ana trolley wire and the
current burned the wire two inches
into the unfortunate mans neck. In
It's verdict the jury said:
I'VE are unable to determine from
the evidence what wires caused the
mans death. and censure the city and
county of San Francisco for not COM
pelling all corporations to put their
wires underground"
pany Of New York, for $500 month;
one-half of the fifth floor to the Pacific
Goldsmith Publishing Company, for
five years for $4,000; the fourth floor to
the Western Card and Paper Company;
the third floor to the Meyerstein Com
pany for $5400 for five years. Other
leases effected by the same agents are
as follows: Store and basement at 591
Mission street. for five years at $4,000
in total; three-story hotel at 1543 Pine
street. for five years for $12, 900; to De
Fremery & Co. for Levi Strauss & Co..
the three-story building at 113 Pine
street, for $4,000; store at 13O Geary
street, for Mrs. Gimpel to the Hino-
moto Company, for three years for $14,
900; to f. r. Adams for Ghirardelli &
Co., three-story building at 405-407
Jackson street, for five years for $4,000;
to the Smith Typewriting Company for
Mr.. Holbrook. store at 32 Sutter street,
for three years at s255 a month: two
upper floors at 584 Sutter street, for R.
H. Lloyd to the Sequoia Club, for two
years for $4,000; to the Cercle de run
ion, for two years, the two upper floors
of $50 Sutter street, for $4,000; to Mrs.
Gimpel, store at 5S5 Sutter street, for
five years for $4,000.
Baldwin & Howell have sold to w.
V. MacNevin of the firm of Land
grebe, MacNevin & Jones a portion
of the property formerly owned by
Mrs. Virginia Vanderbilt, consisting of
the lot 105xs7:6 on the south line of
Pacific street. 1876 feet east of
Kearny, the improvements on which
consist of two-story brick buildings
renting for about $3.50 per month. The
price paid for the property was $55,-
600. The purchaser has resold the
property. Baldwin & Howell report
the following sales in San Mateo
Park: To John D. McGilvray, lots 81,
5S, SO and 62, for $500; to James P.
Foley of San Francisco, lot PA; lot
166 to F. NJ Steers for $3.50; to w.
L. Lipp Jr., the superintendent of the
Union Ice Company at Redwood City,
lot 146 for $3.50; also in the Hayward
Addition to San Mateo Mrs. Helen j.
Henneberry purchased lot 8 for $500.
Baldwin & Howell have been ap-
pointed agents for the Bay Side tract
in Alameda. This tract, fronting on
San Antonio avenue and Bay street
and on San Francisco Bay, about 1900
feet on Bay street, has been subdi-
vided into lots of not less than so feet
frontage by an average depth of $50
feet. All street work has been COM
pleted.
AUCTION TO COME.
G. H. Umbsen & Co. will auction
properties on Tuesday, April II. The
list includes the northeast corner of
Point Lobos and Second avenues;
southwest corner of Hayes street and
Central avenue; lot on the south line
of Golden Gate avenue, between
Steiner and Pierce streets: northeast
corner of Union and Franklin streets,
with new flats; properties at $50 and
S85 Folsom street and 1876 and 1873
Shipley street; four building lots on
the south line of Washington street,
near Walnut; southwest corner of
Union and Scott streets; store and
lodging house at 434 Fifth street; 136
and 13S Mississippi street; house in
Alameda; 240x225 feet on Point Lo-
hos and Sixth and Seventh avenues;
1929 Bryant avenue; lot on Tenth
ox hat
One of the most important auction
sales of the year will take place on
Saturday, April 8, at Menlo Park,
when seventy lots in the oak-studded
tracts, Quillota and Linda Vista, will
be thrown upon the market A spe-
cial train will carry purchasers direct
to the property. Luncheon will be
served under the oaks. The sale will
be handled by Selby, Rodgers & Co.,
116 California street.
The name of Preside Terrace" has
been selected by the syndicate repre-
sented by Baldwin & Howell, which is
converting the tract of land on the
west side of First avenue, between
Lake street and the Preside Reserva-
ton, into a residence park. The own
ers closed yesterday the purchase of
the golf club property which COM
pletes the final acquisition of the lands
to be included within the new park,
the other purchases having been made
some months ago. The San Francisco
Golf Club was represented in the
transaction by Shainwald, Buckbee g.
Co., who obtained through Baldwin &
Howell the sum of s12,500 for the
property. The lot on which the club
house stands has a frontage of 120
feet on the Preside wall, with a depth
of so feet on one line and 1885 feet
on the other. The golf club will oc-
cupy the building until August 1, after
which the syndicate will either remove
the building to lot outside of the
"Presidio Terrace" or sell it. No sales
have vet been made in the terrace"
Baldwin & Howell announce that a
definite plan of subdivision has been
decided upon and prices have been
fixed on the lots and reservations are
now being made for those who desire
to purchase. The plan of the park is
very attractive. A seventy-two-foot