The San Francisco call., 1906-09-29

In the country. The plans were open
TO competition. Frank Shea was the
successful competitor. Borings are be-
ing made upon the site on the south
east corner OF Clay and Montgomery
streets in order that the foundations
may be laid upon solid ground. The
foundations are to be constructed of
heavy steel grillage, covering the en-
tire area OF lot in combination with
solid concrete, all resting upon a series
OF concrete piling which will penetrate
the softer strata of soil and sand and
descend to a depth sufficient to rest
upon the solid rock or hardpan. A
most complete and rigid type of steel
frame will rise from these foundations
to height of ten stories.
This frame will then be enveloped
in reinforced concrete, and the wall
spaces or panels between the steel
members will also be of reinforced
concrete construction. The first floor,
or banking frontage, will be of Califor-
MIA granite. while the upper nine-story
frontages will be faced up with rose
tinted pressed brick and gray terra
Gotta. The remaining portion, includ-
ing the two upper stories, will be con-
structed and ornamented with silver
gray tinted terra Gotta. The interior
construction OF the building will be
of steel reinforced concrete, including
all floors, walls and partitions, while
all the inside finishes and exterior fin
ishes, such as SASH DOORS castings,
baseboards, picture molds and win
dow and door frames will be of re-
inforced combination sheet metal
(Kalamine iron). The desks, tables
cases, ETC.. for the banking department
will also be of metal finish. No wooden
floors will be used, but the floors of
the bank, together with facing of all
1l far i've
marble. The floor topping of the upper
stories will be on concrete covered
with cloth carpet. thereby eliminating
the ordinary wooden flooring and
sleepers
The hallway of the floors and main
entrance will be of marble. Part metal
grilled ornamental inclosing ratings
will ornament all bank counters and
Enclosures throughout 1t is intended
to make the banking room one of the
most ornamental and beautiful in the
city. with its marble pavement and
counters, art metal ratings and heavy
plastic and hardwood finishes, flooded
with abundance of light from the i'm
mense windows facing both streets.
1t Is also intended to provide for and
install the first safe deposit vaults in
this section OF the city in the base
ment Of the structure, with all the con-
veniences. Work will be commenced
Immediately and in fourteen months it
is intended, IL possible. to complete the
structure.
The cost of the building, which in
ground area is sox5o and 10 feet in
height, will reach the sum of 5000. 000
The style Of architecture, in which the
entire building is to be designed, is the
italian renaissance, adapted to all mod
ern and up-to-date ideas and condi-
tions
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Der man, has had the plans drawn for
sixteen-story class A building on
Market and California streets.
Durphy has a frontage of 55 feet on
Market street and "A feet on California
and it is on this property he intends
TO build
H. Alban Reeves, whose residence is
in Los Angeles, has drawn the plan
for the building. which is to be In the
style of the French renaissance. 1t is
to have a steel frame, faced with
pressed brick and terra Gotta. The
lower floors will be used for offices
and the upper floors will be arranged
for lofts.
Its cost is estimated at s35o,ooO.
NEW LEASES.
Harrigan, Weidenmuller & Rosen-
stirn have leased, in conjunction with
Speck & Co, the store on the west
line of Montgomery street, between
Sutter and Bush to Rosenthals, Inc,
for term of three years at total
rental of $4,000; for the United Cigar
Company to Rosenthals, Inc, the rear
OF their store on Montgomery street,
between Sutter and Bush. for a term
OF three years at a total rental of
$1,000; for Jesse Newbauer the two
upper floors of the building on the
northwest corner of Sanseme and jack
son streets to Cutting & Gum, Inc,
of 6.ra
rental of 10000; for L. L. Long, the
store on the north line of Clay street,
east of Davis, to N Ernest for a term
Of FIVE years at a monthly rental of
800; also in the same building to NJ.
d. Kent, for a term of five years at
a monthly rental of $50; to Stelling &
Horn, on the same terms and condi-
tions; to the Golden Gate Poultry
Company, for term of FIVE years at
| monthly rental of 800, and to John
A Winters, the northeast corner of
Clay and Davis streets, for a term Of
ave years at a monthly rental of $175.
The following sales are reported by
B. Getz in the Banner block of the
Richmond District. The lots sold are
TO bona fide homeseekers:
25x1o0, on the north line of Clement
street, S2:6 feet east of Twenty-fifth
avenue, to Louis 9: Y Tauef; 25x12o
nue.. 100 feet norfh of Clement street
TO Carl a. Johnson, e5x120 on the east
line of Twenty fifth avenue, 100 feet
south of California street, to Frederick
Oberfeldt; 25x100, on the north line OF
Clement street, 1875 feet west OF
| Twenty-fourth avenue to James G.
and Sarah Streather; 25x1D0 on thf
north line of Clement street, 57:6 feet
| west of Twenty-fourth avenue, to d
r. Velissaratos: 95x1o0, on the north
line Of Clement street. s2:s feet west
i Of Twenty-fourth avenue, to William
]. and Mary z. Nicholson; 25xl20 or
the wcaf line of Twenty-fourth avenue
4 100 feet north of Clement street. tc
Josephine Johanson; 25x120 on the
west line of Twenty-fourth avenue, I5t
feet north of Clement street, to Will
liam II. and E. A Holland; 25x120 or
the west line of Twenty-fcurth ave
nue., IT'S feet north of Clement street
to Staple and Reeves; 25xl20 on the
west line OF Twenty-fourth avenue, 1Bt
feet south of California street, to ia
cob Hohl: 50x120, on the west line oi
TWenty-fourth avenue, ESQ feet south
of California street, to John G. Smith
25x120, on the east line of Twenty
avenue, 175 feet south of Calffornis
street to Alexander Bond, 50x100, or
the south line of California street. S2:t
feet west of Twenty-fourth avenue, e
w. 7. Ed1nunds; 25xl00 feet on tn,
northwest line of Paris street, 100 fee
northeast Of Brazil avenue. TO Mars
Bell; 25x5oo on the southeast line o.