The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
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Tic Topography Of tic City and
It's Divisions and Sub-
divisions.
GREAT REAL ESTATE VALUE
Over Billion and a Half Passed
Through clearinghouse.
Fire Department.
GREAT REAL ESTATE VALUE.

The following rccaptulntion Of the prln-
cipnl items Of interest regarding the city
Of sal, Frnncisco Will prove helpful IN
judging the extent OF the damage
wrought in that city:
Tho city occupies the entire northern
portion of the pcninsuar lying between
San francisco bay and the ocean
bounded on the south by an east-wcst
line about seven miles from Golden Gate
,nnis urea Is divided into two main water
sheds BIZ u so, north spur Of the Coast
Range Mountains extending from the
middle OF the southern boundary to Fort
Point on tho north It httnins It's great
est levntion about 900 feet In the Twill
Peaks and Blue Mountains near the geo
graphical center Of the city. Tho lowest
point of this ridge Is at an elevation OF
over 200 feet at the crossing Of The South
ern Pacific raj roaG, near the southern city
boundary. III
Congested Value District.
rhe b,lilt-up portion Of the city lies
mostly to the east OF the main ridge. The
congested value district Is comparatively
level, the elevations ranging from about
20 to % only; the highest part In the
vicinity Of Union Square is reached by
easy ascending grades. North OF the
rising to extreinc elevations of nearly 400
feet. Potredo Heights, south Of the con-
gestcd value district, reaches an eS-
IRENE elevation of about $50 feet between
which and the latter district, the land Is
comparatively level being largely re-
claimed arm Of the bay. Further to the
south, Berral Heights. between the two
branches OF Islias Greek. reaches an elc-
walton Of about 600 feet, and there are
other ridges and hills IN the territory
extending south to the city boundary.
Occupied portions Of the eastern slopes
OF Twin Peaks reach extreme elevations
upwards of $50 feet. The slopes Of these
hills are generally steep and sometimes
sprecipitous, the street grades In many
cases being as much as Is per cent, with
extremes of 30 per cent.
The portion or the city west OF the main
ridge, containing several detached subtr-
ban settlements Is subdlvided by two sec
ondary ridges, upon the more northerly
Of which Is located Golden Gate PARK.
The southern and central sections are
olara ctcrlzed By rolling shifting sand
drives; the northern comprises the Pres
lido military reservation and the cliffs
overlooking Golden Gate.
Assessed Value.
The assessed value OF real estate for
1901 was $3.50. $50, $50. Personal property,
s12a, 61O. 800. The established water front
line or the city is IS miles. The city
proper covers about 20 square miles, but
of this less than ne-twentieth is known
as the Brick Building District. The value
of the exports In 1904 was upwards OF
shfty-six millions and the imports were
more than forty-three millions. The
clearing house business IN 1901 amounted
to 1854 600 and the real estate trnns-
actions In the same Year approximated
forty-sjx millions. The value of finished
manufactures were $1,000 900. employing
over forty-two thousand wage-earners.
The water works were owned by private
corporations. The fire department con-
sisted Of Gi3 men distributed among fifty
seven engine and ladder companies. The
large number Of frame buildings has been
the subject OF criticism on the part OF
insurance companies.