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ward Hull and put in fine order for city guests.
 Miss Ida Burr of Brooklyn made a trip to this place, last week, for a short time. She passed on to Wood vile the evening of the same day. The Budd cottage at Lakeside will not be open this summer.
 The Carter House will soon be open for the reception of guests.
 H. s. Mygatt is at present at his Lakeside cottage.
 F. P. Bolles of Bridgeport passed the first part of last week in this vi- cinity in the interest of Hughes & Chapman, monument dealers of that city.
 Frank Hallett has fitted up F. J. Hosford's gasolene launch fer ,!se on Lake Waramaug during the coming summer.
 While working on the road inn provement contract in this village, Edson Cable was Ejured on his head last Saturday, by. a crowbar. It did not seem to impair his plainness of speech long or hinder him from his work more than an hour.
 Henry Warner has again moved from what is known as the Academy Bank to part of the Factory Home across the stream from Waramaug Mills, WI ere he has before lived.
 M. G. Huntley, having closed his school year last Friday, returned to his brother and sister in Stepney on Monday of this week. To the satis- faction of the parents he has pal ial- ly consented to return for another year, His picnic, arranged for the last day of school. was held and con- ducted most satisfactorily by pro gram and every child seemed proud and happy that day to belong to the school The tables were spread on the church lawn in front of the New Preston Hill church and few older ones were present with the scholars. Fle affair closed with the boys with a game of baseball on the lawn. It is regretted that Miss Warrington Pomeroy, the teacher, has decided not to return next yea.
 Mrs Mary Carter is at present visiting her sister, Mrs Johnson, in Warren.
 MT and Mrs s. A. Churchill were in Danfury, last Saturday.
 Edgar D. Bolles, a native ard for mer resident here, visited this place, last Saturday, and greeted few of his acquaintances here once more. He remained over Saturday night at Ms Nellie Lymsn's and attended church here on Sunday morning, re- viving past memories and greeting a few more who remembered him as a boy or young man 30 or 40 years ago. He returned to Bethlehem on Sunday afternoon where he is now with A. c. Lake.
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-18
Huntingdon.
VILLAGE IMPRON EMENT
 MATTERS.

At the annual meeting of the Vil- lage Improvement Society on Thurs day, June 3, the reports of the officers were heard and approved. The treasurer's report showed all bills paid and a balance in the treasury. The following officers were elected: President, E. J. Buckingham; vice president, Arthur L. Laborie; secre- tary, Mrs H. B. Brownson; treasurer, Charles Etzel. The old board of di- rectors and other committees were reelected.
 The Village Improvement society have had the Memorial fountain at the Center newly painted,
 MT and Mrs John Every of Bridge port are spending a few weeks on White Hills, the guest of Mrs G. McEwen, Mrs John Nichols of Wal nut Tree Hill was also her guest on Saturday.
 Chicken thieves filed off the lock ou ID. hs DuChluSudin HUH uouoC, last week Wednesday night, and got 50 of his hens.
 Miss Carrie Von Der Leith and MT and Mrs John H. Von Der Leith of New York City are with MT and Mrs c. P. Von Der Leith on White Hills for the summer months.
 Mrs G. McEwen of White Hills has been improving her house by build ing a wide veranda across the front and south sides. John Every of Bridgeport did the work.
 Miss Jennie Amber and daughter Katherine, of New Haven opened their summer home in White Hills for the Summer, this week.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Con gregational church held a very large and interesting meeting, last week Friday afternoon, at the hone of Mrs Charles E. Willard, MT and Mrs George Benham, Mir and Mrs Eldrifge Bailey of Ridgefeld and Miss M. Wooster of Bridgeport were present.
 Charles Sherwood keeps things
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-18

with his parents.
 Mrs John Squire of South Britain spent a week with her daughter, Mrs James Clark.
 Mrs Clark spent two days in Derby.
 Miss Edna Clark spent a week wiFh her sister in South Britain.
 Miss Burr spent Tuesday with her sister, Mrs c. Downs.
 MT Burr and wife spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs c. Downs.
 Mrs L. Goulett spent last week Thursday in Derby anu Ansonia. F. B. French has been having the grounds in front of his blacksmith shop improved by having them nice- ly graded.
 The Half Way River school closed last Friday. In the afternoon there were interesting exercises by the children.
 Mrs Franklin Dring and children have been spending a week in Crom- wei with Mrs Dring's parents.
 J. B. Downs is enlarging his house by building an addition 2SX46 feet, two stories high on the east side. He is now digging the cellar and getting ready for the foundation.
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-18
6 Per Cent
Safe and Profitable In-
 vestments,

First Mortgages secured by Bridge
 port Real Estate. EWe eoffer, Subject to sale, the followin which is only partial list of mortgages W have on hand.
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Steveness.
PERSONAL CHAT.

Miss Hulda and Master Arthur Beardsley spent their vacation with friends in Sheltcn.
 J B Downs has begun to dig the cellar for ,ue new part of his house.
 Mrs Ellen Joyce and friend spent part of the week with her brother at the Munson Clark place.
 Mrs c. Downs spent Saturday with friends in Sandy Hook
 Frank Jordan spent Sunday here
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-18

Several farmers Lere finished the setting of their tobacco plants in fields, last Friday.
 Frederick Ohmen is performing mason work for M. M. Shirk.
 Robert Kirk of Men York City passed last Sunday at Arrowpoint Farm. -fs
 Harold Hopkins has recently pur- chased a new 1909 automobile in Bridgeport. Clarence Jones accom- panied him home and remained a short time at his Lakeside cottage.
 Joseph Wright was unfortunate last Saturday while in B. H. Beard- sley's employ, to step on the point of nail which penetrated the rubber sole of his tennis shoe and entered his foot enough to incapacitate him for further work for a few days. Warren Churchill has taken his place in the store.
 The interior of the Wilson Hotel is being painted and vanished by Ed
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27

text of the essential provisions:
The board OF public works is hereby
directed TO forthwith serve notice upon
all owners and lesseeS or agents of
owners or lessees of property affected
by the provisions or this section.
II is hereby made the duty of the
board Of public works to enforce the
provisions OF this section. and said
board of public works is hereby au-
thorized and directed to demolish or
remove any building or structure af-
feeted by this section. upon failure of
the owner thereof 10 comply with the
terms of this section, and the cost of
said demolition or removal shall con-
stitute first lien on said building or
structure and the material thereof
Penalties are provided for any viola
ton OF the building law. ranging from
the fine OF $500 TO Imprisonment for not
more than six months. or both such fine
and imprisonment The ordinance viii
take effect Immediately upon its adop
ton.
Some changes have been made 80 Sc
cure larger courts and better ventil-
tion in the class of buildings known
IS Romeo fats. in accordance with the
suggestions of the California women's
health association.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
OWNERS CHANGE IN
THE BUSINESS CENTER
Transfers Recorded During the
Week Deserve Especial Notice

Several transfers of property that
have been placed on record during the
week have sufficient interest 10 justify
special mention.
The general conference of Free Bap-
lists has conveyed to the board Of trus-
tees of the First Free Baptist church
of San Francisco a lot In the south
side of Bush street S4:6 feet east OF
Larkin. The lot is 53x137:6 feet in
size. In turn the First Free Baptist
church has conveyed the same prop
ertv to Jennie Helbing. wife OF William
Helbfng, for $4,000.
Two changes in ownership of a SUIT
ter street property are recorded Ar
mand and Rose Cailleau conveyed TO
the John Brickell company the holding
in the north line of Sutter street 1875
feet west Of Powell The John Brickell
company then conveyed the same to
Louis Rosenthal. The property fronts
a. feet in Sutter street and runs back
to a depth OF 1876 feet
Carrie Levy has conveyed to Jacob
Weisbein property in the west line of
Thirty-first avenue 100 feet north of
Clement street
Mary F. Kennedy has decided to Fran
els Louderbach the property in the
south line of Sacramento street 77.1
feet west OF Steiner, with a frontage
Of 25.1ex12o feet
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
MANY SALES REPORTED
BY REAL ESTATE FIRM
Residences and Unimproved
Lots Change Owners

Madison Burke report sales OF
property as follows:
South line of Sutter street, 1876 west from
for account Of +. Ce1nor on private terms.
Flats and lot in north line of Haight street.
between Scott and DevissdeTo. for account o.
3. II. Mitchell, for $4,000
Residence and lot in the east line Of Com
monwealth avenue. between Euclid and Point
Lobos, for account Of H. Wagner, on private
terms.
Apartment fats in the east line OF Clayton
street. between Hayes and Grove. lot 26xl06.
for account Of L. NJ Hsycraft; terms private.
stores and lot in the north line Of Twenty
fourth street between Howard and Capp, for
account Of o. Everett. for $500
Lot in the southwest line Of Harriet street
between Harrison and Bryant. 25xT5, sold for
account of c. f. Lyons for sl.400.
Residence and lot in the east line Of Steiner
street. south OF California, for account Of ]. z.
Jones.
Two story and basement brick building in the
south line Of Sacramento street, between KeaTny
and Grant avenue. for account Of NJ E. Rock
we'll: terms private.
ShotweiI street. between Twenty-ffth AMI
Twenty-sixth. for account Of ~ T. Sawyer, for
s.. .0uJ-
Four fats and lot 25xl20 in the south lire Of
Sacramento street between Steiner and Pierce.
for account OF NJ. f. Kennedy. private terms
Residence ard lot 25x10o in the west line OF
BroieTiek street between Page and Haight. fer
account of g. W Thomas for 81. $50
Residence and lot in the south line Of Saera-
mento street. between Webster and Fillmore
for account OF B. del OTto-
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
DINGEf PARK Is SELLING VERY RAPIDLY

and viii suffice until Redwood City
doubles in population
The Pacific States telephone conf
pany never made the mistake OF put
ting in too large a plant and when
you consider what IL has done at Red
wood you can get a good line on what
il thinks OF the future OF Dingee Park
and Redwood City
Another evidence OF confidence n
great developments at Redwood is the
recent installation OF one OF the finest
water plants in the state The source
OF supply lies in an immense concrete
reservoir on the hills back OF Dingee
Park whence il IS carried by eight
inch mains down through Dingee Park
with diverging branches into Redwood
City. The reservoir site with the road
leading 10 il was decided 70 the city BY
Baldwin K Howell
There Is ample proof OF the coming
OF great activity at Redwood CITY
Manufacturers are buying factory sites
and getting options on locations for
warehouses: the railroads are planning
10 lay switches and spur tracks in All
directions; public improvements are
going on everywhere Dingee park IS
booming
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
TWO AUCTION SALES OF
FINE CITY PROPERTIES
Flats, Modern Residences and
Lots on Both Lists

G. Fl. Cmbsen & Co. will hold an aue-
ton sale at noon next Tuesday at the
salesrooms OF the firm, 20 Montgomery
street. Some of the properties are 10
be sold for executors and there is also
list of miscellaneous offerings
Among the properties 10 be put up at
auction are the following:
Lot at the northwest corner OF
Beach and BrodeTiek streets, S2:6xS3.s /;
two bay window flats of five and SIX
rooms and bath each with basement at
I243 and 1916 McAllister street between
Fillmore and Steiner. lot with tTo
frontages in the south line of Ellis
street between Larkin and Polk. tile
rear frontage being in Willow avenue.
size OF lot 37:6x120 feet; modern resi-
dence OF 10 rooms and two baths, VITA
lot 27:41sx1z7:ss&. at 3242 Washington
street near Presidio avenue; residence
of nine rooms and bath ON key lot 25x
loo feet. at 200S Pine street. between
Laguna and Buchanan. three flats of
five and six rooms and bath each at
10 and III Noe street near Fifteenth,
with lot 25x105 feet; two flats of I'VE
and six rooms and bath each at s01S
and 1920 Buchanan street between
Union and Filbert. with lot 25xI17 6
feet; three cottages of four roms each
with lot 3sxI30 feet, having two 'front.'
ges at 3s57-3s5s Twenty-s street
and at Serpentine avenue; cottage of
six rooms and bath with eight loot
basement in the north line of Clipper
street. No. 11e, near Church. with Jot
25xI14: building lot in the east line OF
Sanchez street near Eighteenth. 25xI90
feet; two story dwelling on lot 25x103
at 10 Java street near Masonic AVE-
nue.. being a part of the Ann LlewelIyn
estate, subject to approval by the
court.
]. W. Wright & Co. announce their
regular auction sale for next Wednes
eay. December I, at their salesrooms.
125-Ia7 Sutter street Their catalogue
comprises an elegant modern mansion
in California street between Laguna
and Buchanan, containing 1s rooms. aiI
modern improvements, with lot 5S:sx
1875 feet: lot at Devisadero and Turk
streets, 25xfe5 feet, with modern IN
provements suitable for business pur-
poses: fine home at Lyon and Wash
ington streets, containing 10 rooms and
modern improvements with lot i5x1S7:s
feet: two fats of four and FIVE rooms
and bath in Green street between Hyde
and Larkin; Ashbury heights home,
fremont avenue near Frederick street;
large lot in Fremont street near Harri-
son. 50:6xs2:e feet; corner of Bryant
and First streets, 25xs0 feet: building
lot in Richmond at Fifth avenue and C.
street.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27

H. c. Tuchsen. representing Baldwin
& Howell al Redwood City, reports as
follows:
..Dingee Park will have one of the
finest telephone systems OF any su-
burban subdivision in the state The
Pacific States telephone company is
making arrangements for the installa-
tion Of the plant. which will be located
in Redwood City and, IL is expected,
wiz be in operation within a few
months.
I'VE have been trying 10 get the
telephone people to put in a modern
system at Redwood City for some time
but the future of Redwood City was so
difficult TO measure that the telephone
company could not gauge the size Of
the plant to install The phenomenal
success of Dingee Park and the as
surance of the completion OF the Dunn
barton cutoff and the plans for widen
ing and deepening Redwood City har-
Dor were so Indicative OF an immense
Increase in population that the tele-
phone people stopped to think and
finally decided TO go ahead and install
facilities double the size OF their pres
ent ones The plant they have ordered
viii be one of the finest in the state
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
APARTMENT HOUSE
BUILT FOR LESSEE
Four Story Feigenbaum Build
ing Planned With Every
Modern Convenience

\ four story apartment house is now
under construction at the northeast cor
ner OF Sacramento and Polk streets for
L. B. Feigenbaum. The building will
contain four stores on the ground floor
three and four room apartments, con-
tanning wall beds. running hot and
cold water, steam heat. telephone ex-
change. automa tic elevator and every
modern convenience The exterior will
be finished in glazed terra Gotta brick.
The baths win be tiled and the en-
trance and yestibule will be in marble.
This building has been leased through
o. L Mcmahon & Co. to j. l. Gros-
didier for FIVE years al a total rental
of more than $4,000. SaIfeld & Kohl
berg are the architects
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
SALES IN DISTRICT
SOUTH OF THE PARK
Realty Transactions Reported
by Sol Getz s. Sons

Sol Getz & Sons report the following
sales:
LOT .0xl20. west line Of Fortieth avenue.
100 feet south OF X street 10 Albert f. Roone-
Lot 25KIn0. north line Of l. street. s2.6 feet
east OF Eleventh avenue. TO George II. Williams.
Lot 25xl2o. east line Of Forty third avenue.
l75 feet south Of street. 10 Frederick ".
Muller.
Lot 25xl20, west line OF Forty sixth avenue.
100 feet south Of II street. TO Florence n Mace.
Lot 251I20. west line of Forty-third avenue.
ID feet south Of street 10 A. n. NsIL
Lot 55sSxl21. east line Of 1LirtF-drst avenue.
Iss feet souS OF street. 10 sophie b.
Hewitt
lot lo0xI2o west lire Of Twenty second ave
nue. 1so feet south Of street. to Blanchsrds
Brown Z CO.
Lot e0xso. north line of street. eo feet
east Of Twenty ninth avenue. to Isna Horack.
Lot 50xl2o. west line Forty-seeond avenue.
ltl0 feet south Of street. TO Maybelle / Ding
ley
Lot 25xf2o. east line Of Forty-hffh svenne.
100 feet north Of street. with improvements,
10 Laura Goodman.
Lot s0xI20. west line Of Fozty-third avenue.
20 feet south Of l. street 10 Antonio D. 3ia-
cedo-
Let 5oxIe0. west lire OF Forty first avenue. 10
feet south Of street. 70 John NJ. AlveS.
Lot 25xl2o. line Of Thirty fifth avenue.
100 feet north Of street. 10 Katherine H.
SpelimaR.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27

Take out Your pencil and paper and fol-
low me for moment. The late E II. Harri-
man and others projected and putting in
100000 worth of Improvements at Bay
Shore. Mr.. Harriman's business foresight
was marvellous and while you may not be
Hartman, you can follow his trail They have
again started work on the great railroad yards
in Visitation, and are going TO rush them
through TO completion Take a Mission
street car at Geneva avenue and go down and
see this work for yourself; then visit the
Schwerin Addition, look it over: we are sure
it will interest you. Then get the New Mil
lionaire Club Booklet and read II carefully
and act act w. E Stanford & Co, HUM
boldt Bank Bldg.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
CONTRACTS LET FOR
THREE NEW HOTELS
One at Bush and Hyde Streets
Will Cost $4,000

L Paterson Ross, architect. and A.
W. Burgren, engineer. have let the
following new contracts:
-Four story brick hotel in the north side Of
Commercial street. p feet east Of kesTny, for
r. W. Ferguson. TO cost So. .00o.
Three story brick hotel at the southwest Cor
ner of California street and ST Mary's place for
B. l.. Mefninger. TO cost 81. COO
Five stery brick hotel at the northwest corner
Of Bush and HYDE streets for the J. B. Tread
well company. Inc, 10 consist Of 110 rooms and
baths. dining room and billiard room and first
class and modern in every respect. 10 cost
$40, ,c0o-
Three fats and cottage in rear for D. J.
O'Keefe at west side Of Larkin street, 127 feet
north of Clay. 10 cost $1,000.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27

eision concerning class c buildings
the section in relation 10 that kind of
construction is published herewith:
Class c buildings shall be built with
brick, stone or concrete walls support
ing the adjacent floor loads and with
the interior floor loads supported by
studded partitions. or by wooden or
steel or cast iron columns and wooden
or steel girders- Floor jOists may be
OF wood
The limit of height shall be S4 feet
II metal iath be used on all floor and
ceiling jOistS. girderS. studding, wood
Turing and soffits of stairs. The limit
of height shall be IS feet If wooden
lath be used or II not lathed: but in no
case shall more than four stories be
included in this height.
Class 9 buildings may be built 10 the
maximum height without lathing # the
interior Il OF mill construction Glass
g buildings may be built anywhere in
the city
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
building Contracts

George l. Burtt with Thomas n Gesso-AIter
stions and additions to frame cottage in "
81 .os5.
Fortunate Spediseci with V. Fiiippis-To erect
three story frame building in E-iinr of Grant
svenEe. i17s6 s af FiIberf street $ 20 Gs.a
\ i9-5. W 50. \ o;9. W 50; s3,215.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
UNION DEPOT PROPOSAL

A union depot with the vast number
of persons daily centering. there, would
work a great change in the character
OF the property. What was before an
essentially wholesale district VIII be-
come a retail district, and, as is well
known By all property holders. q
change from wholesale 10 a retail
district will add greatly TO the value OF
the land.
A glance at the ownership eentering
close to Market street shows the spe-
cial value that the Stevenson and Ecker
streets property has. as there are few
holdings that anywhere nearly approx
mate il in size in the neighborhood,
Crocker is following out his policy OF
acquiring land in the north of Market
street retail section, his latest purchase
being close to several other holdings
owned by him. and. as improvements
are inadequate. his intention is. after
the expiration OF the present leases on
the property, 10 construct on this land
a building that Will he more in keeping
with the value OF the realty.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-27
HALF A MILLION
INVOLVED IN DEAL
William H. Crocker Trades Ste
venson Street Property for
Sutter-StocktOn Corner

There is a persistent rumor that one
OF the largest transactions in realty
since the fire has been erected by Lyon
amounts in value to about 100000
It is understood that William II.
Crocker has exchanged the southeast
corner of Stevenson and Ecker streets
for the northwest corner of Sutter and
stockton streets. BY the terms of the
trade Crocker pays close to quarter
of million dollars as bonus. besides
conveying the property at Ecker and
Stevenson streets, which is valued at
$780,
The property at Stevenson and Ecker
streets consists of a lot fronting 1856
feet in Stevenson street, 140 feet IN
Ecker street and 135 feet in jessie
street. improved with modern, very
heavily constructed four story and
basement brick building. Louis Fried
lander and Louis 7. Samuels take this
property in at a valuation of SllO,ooe
CONFIDENCE IN MARKET
The property at Sutter and Stockton
streets consists of lot fronting 1876
feet in Sutter street and 100 feet IN
stockton. It is improved with two
buildings. the one on the corner being
a four story building containing stores
and offices and the inside building be-
ing two story brick structure with
stores on the ground floor and lofts
above. For the purpose OF the trade
this property is valued at $4,000
The fact that such well known op-
orators as Friedlander and sSamuels
have considered il wise TO invest in the
lower Market street district is another
evidence OF the interest manifested IN
that section There have been more
large sales reported in this neighbor-
hood of late than in any other portion
of San Francisco.
II is a common report that there is
TO be a union depot at the foot OF
Market street and that there will be
combined the present terminus of the
Southern Pacific ferry lines as we'll as
their Third and Townsend streets depot
In addition to this. ii is conceded that
the union depot will also be the termi-
nus of the western Pacific and the
Santa Fe lines.