The San Francisco call., 1906-07-07
MANY WORKINGMEN
OWN PROPERTY.
Scheme Is on Foot to
Advance Them Coin
to Build Homes.
REALTY SYNDICATE
CAN HOUSE 5000
Parkside Company Of
fers to Erect Cottages
Near the Beach.

If the plans presented to the finance
committee for providing homes for
workingmen rnaterialize all those own
ing lots viii be given a third Of the
cost Of a house. which viii enable
them TO borrow the remainder. Those
having no land will be provided com
Portable cottages in the Parkside Dis
trict the latter 10 be built by local
realty company at a cost not TO exceed
SI5O6 each The entire matter was re-
ferred by the finance committee to
the committee on reha bilitation, which
presented TO the former body at a
meeting next Wednesday.
Following a statement made by w.
9. Stafford TO the effect that many
workingmen owned land in San Fran
cisco and would build homes If money
could be loaned them. n H. de Young
proposed that a bonus amounting TO
a third the cost of house. though
not 10 exceed $500, be given those own
ing land in the city. This viii enable
them 10 borrow the remainder Of the
money necessary for a home.
". F. Herrin expressed hearty favor
for the plan suggested by De Young.
and a vote OF the committee resulted
IN its being recommended. In this
form il will be presented TO the re-
habilitation committee.
COMPANY ISSUES ITS PLANS.
In a typewriter communication pre-
sented 10 the committee by G. H. Umb-
sen, representing the Parkside Realty
Company Of San Francisco. detailed
plans were presented for furnishing
homes TO 5000 workingmen in the
Parkside District, bounded by Ninth
and Thirty seventh avenues and Q
street and Ocean avenue. Two pro-
posals were presented by this COM
pany. as follows:
Proposal A We hereby offer TO sell
TO your committee 1000 lots. each lot
10 have a frontage of not less than
- feet, and to face upon main street
We further agree TO erect on each of
the 5000 lots above mentioned a cot
tage 70 contain three rooms and 2 bath.
These cottages We propose to build in
s substantial manner. Each cottage
VIII De Wlreo -loI eleStrlclts ana plpeu
for water, sewers VIII be laid in the
main streets 10 connect with the pres
ent system OF Ocean avenue. We pro-
pose 10 lay water mains and make con-
nections with each cottage. All the
streets viii be graded, curbed and
macadamized. and sidewalks laid.
These cottages have been so planned
that a minimum amount Of furniture
viii be required 10 make them habita-
bic.
Provided that you are able TO give
D.,
we agree 70 have 5000 cottages ready
70 turn over 10 your committee com
plete in every particular, not later than
November. Is. 1906.
We inclose herewith plans, eleva-
tions and specifications, and agree 10
furnish 5000 lots and cottages, accord
ing 70 the same, for Sl506 each.
Proposal 3. In the event that the
CITY government should desire to un-
dertake the street work, installing
sewers, water mains. electric light
wires sidewalks and curbings, we will
furnish 5000 lots, together with 5000
Gotta ges, as per plans and specifca-
tfons herewith, for the sum of $124l73
per lot and cottage.
Concerning the foregoing proposals ii
IS stated the cottages will be separate
and far enough apart 10 admit of sun
shine coming between them, thus help
ing the sanitary conditions of the set
tlement Each house will be provided
with a front and rear garden TO enable
the owners to heautify their homes
with trees and flowers.
Complete specifications for the cot
tages were submitted in connection
with the proposals for their construc-
tion. The size and quality of the ma
terial used is set forth and there viii
be but little additional information
needed by the committee regarding the
proposition than is already in the hands
OF the members.
". q. STAFFORD, state Labor Commis-
sioner, spoke to the committee in be-
half Of the laboring men. Working
men will not come TO San Francisco TO
live in tents, he asserted. and those
who were here are going TO other
places for the same reason. There are
between 1000 and 1000 mechanics and
laboring men who own land in San
Francisco. and If the men with money
would make IL possible for them TO
build new homes they would return 10
San Francisco TO live.
Horace Davis stated there are al
least 4vvO workingnen owning real es-
tate in San Francisco. but that some
difficulty would be experienced by them
in proving their ownership. as they had
generally lost the necessary papers In
the fire.