Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-07
RUSHING WORK
IN BUILDING
CONTRACTORS LOOKING FOR
MEN AND TEAMS
Many Excavation Jobs Under Way.
s25o,ooo Santa Fe Freight
Hcuse Going Up-Realty
Transactions

Los Angeles is building for the fu-
ture.
The contractor will begin making
excavations this week for the new ten
story Central building on the south
east corner of Spring and Fifth streets.
It Is planned to push the work to the
limit with men and teams. The same
company headed by Bilicke-Rowan, J.
n. Sartori, Maurice Helman and
others, will also erect a ten-story block
on the southeast corner of Broadway
and Fifth streets, west of the Hotel
Alexandria, and in the near future q
similar structure will adorn the north
west corner Of Spring and Fifth streets.
seven-story Bank Block
The contract for the enlargement of
the Equitable Bank building, on the
northeast corner of Spring and Fifth
streets, at an expense of $120000 has
been let, the plans of Architects Nor
gan and Walls having been approved.
The bank will occupy the first floor
and will continue business while the
contractor proceeds with his work.
The exterior of the new building,
which will have a steel frame, will be
of plastered cement and rough mortar,
with cement holdings and enrich
ments. There will be hard maple
flooring in all the offices, stairways of
iron and hardware of cast bronze. The
lobbies and corridors will have tile
flooring and the main entrance will
be finished in white italian marble
The walls of the light well are to be of
reinforced concrete. The structure
will be finished with an asphaltum roof
and galvanized iron cornice.
Senator Flint will occupy all of the
top floor for land offices.
New Freight House
Carl Leonardt has secured the con-
tract for the erection of the new
freight depot for the Santa Fe Railway
company to be erected at cost of
$3.50 900, on Santa Fe avenue extending
from Third to Fourth streets. The
depot will be 1920 feet in length and
81 feet wide. The material will be re-
inforced concrete. The building will
be one of the largest freight houses in
the world, and will include every
known convenience for the prompt
handling of freight.
Bought Lots for Homes
The Mccarthy company reports
steady continuation of sales in Greater
Los Angeles tract. The following are
additional sales for the last three
days of the past week: Sarah E.
Davis, lots 81 and 55, block Z, between
San Pedro street and South Park ave-
nue.; Arthur Payne, lot Sc, block T. on
Sixty-seventh street, situated between
San Pedro and South Park avenue;
Margaret Holmes, lot 3. block 4, on
Main street, situated between Sixty
sixth street and Sixty-seventh street;
VIM. Dennis, lot 26, block T. on Sixty
sixth street, situated between San
Pedro and South Park avenue; B. f.
Hopkins, lots IA and 16, block g. sit
| uated on Sixty-seventh street. be-
| tween Main and San Pedro; M. B. and
Sophia Hubbell, lots and s. block 9, on
| Sixty fourth street, situated between
San Pedro and South Park avenue.
Other Realty Deals
| A local syndicate has purchased
through Robert Marsh & Co. a lot go
x165 feet on the west side of Hill
street, below Seventh street, the consid-
GRAFTON being 100000, or at the rate of
$4,000 a front foot.
| Henry G. Chilson and associates
have paid J. o. Kriehn $4,000 for the
| lot on the southeast corner of Main and
Twenty-third streets. The lot is 101
x150 feet and was purchased by Mr..
Kriehn about two weeks ago for
$50, 900.
Richard p. Blaisdell has sold for An
drew Brown to a local investor, 75x
115 feet to an alley, on the south side
of East Third street, between San
Pedro and Omar streets, vacant, for
100000. Purchaser contemplates i'm
proving the property with a three
story brick building. He also reports
the sale from r. NJ. Gadd to Bertha
Lebus, 5Ox157 feet to 20 foot alley, on
the west side of Grand avenue, be-
tween Ninth and Tenth streets, va
cant, for $25000
Also property at No. 794 Central
| AQxy1O w,xtkl s-s.r
room cottage, from M. Ortlieb to e.
B. Dykhuizen for $4,000.
Mrs. E. L. Reed has sold to Richard
G.. Beebe, through Hack & Osborne.
a lot 60x165 feet on the west side of
Hope street, 60 feet south of Fourth
street, for $4,000. The lot is to be inn
proved at an early date by the erec-
ton of a modern apartment house.
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