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Haight and Ashbury Section Atracts Scores of Home Seekers
HANDSOME HOMES
ADORN DISTRICT
Fine Marine View and Proxim
ity to Park Features Haight
and Ashbury Section
All the houses ot sufficient elevation
in the Ashbury and Haight district get
a finr marine view' The others at less
ole>v«tions ar. fortunate in overlooking
or snuggling close up to Goldm Gate
p^rk. In fact. on the south Jine of the
park for a short distance extends a.
ir>w of liouses which «ct (tally make the
j.stk their back door yard, precisely
:,f the i-fmaind»!- of the district re
sards the world famous pleasure
ground a«= its front yard. In the com
jireheneive' area that is described, as
Hie AFhbury and Haight district there
is included Baker street, and this
fronts; the park panhandle, or the be
tinnintr of the playground. In Stanyan
street i* the old time main entrance
to the delights that have resulted from
the city's vast landscape gardening In
i hat region. The Ashbury and Haight
street section has for the^enjoyment
and material benefit of its population
a string of aOvantasres that entitle it
to rank with any part of Bah Fran
«i*«~o in the number of allurements it
holds out as a place of residence.
>e\v m>i\r>* district
The western end of llaight street is
the bepinnins: of a business street that
is paining in importance with each
year. The line of stores grows annually
and the class of buildings used to
house storks of goods for sale has im
proved unlil the appearance cf Haight
Mrocts business area compares well
with that of any retail part of this
city outf-id'* of the principal thorough
fares like Market and the other down
town streets.
MAXV HA.Nn*O>IK HOMES
A lßrg* share of the population of
San Francisco has purchased lots and ',
•Tect«-d handsome home* on the Ash- ;
bury heights hills. Some little atten
tion has been previowsly paid to the
collection of more than 200 picturesque
houses that Mrs. Frits has financed and
erected. While they are exceptional in
b*:ing the work of one woman, assisted
by her architect son. they stand in a
district where costly buildings of good
construction are so much the rule that
the entire section is admirable in the
Jiaturc of its improvements.
The rapid advance in the. value of
leal estate in the entire region west of
Baker street, and efpecially along the
line of. Haight street and in the Ash
bury street heights, in the last four
vistr has been a matter for general
comment among the iealty brokers and,
property owners.
The juxtaposition of the Sunset and
Ashbury heights districts gives to both
adjoining sections great advantages in
the matter ««f schools and collegiate
facilities, which influence people to
make th«>ir homes in that part of the
city. The park, acting as even a
iS're&ter mapnet, has drawn thousands
\o this favored region.
In addition to the Golden Gate park
the IJaight and Ashbury heights sec
tion ha« a parked area exclueivefy its
own.^which has a peculiar charm In
that it is kept practically in its native
*tste of wildnesg and is covered with
* native growth which ie unusual to
find in any settled part of a great
American city.
FIVE EDICATIOXAI- BL'IKDIXGS
TTiien Adolph Sutro selected Par
nassus heights as the i>ite of the aflil
iat«:d colleges, subject to acceptance
by the. University of California, he
started in motion an educational drift
in a south of the park direction that
has resulted in centering^ there sites
for the costliest collection of educa
tional structures to be found in any
part of the municipal boundaries. These
include the three colleges of the group
of those affiliated with the University
of California, the Lowell high school,
the Polytechnic high school and some
of the finest school buildings that house
grammar and primary grades. To
these has b»en added the great estab
lishment connected with St. Ignatius
ohureh, which was removed from the
downtown site by fire and which sought
room and has found it In the Haight
and Ashbury region, where plans have
been made for the erection of struc
tures of the permanent sort at large
expense.
Less than 23 years ago scarcely a
house *was standing: on present
Ashbury heights and there were few
streets that were cut through.
Communications are printed else
where from men identified with the
improvement of the city west of Devis
adero street and between Hayes street
and the top -of Ashbury heights that
give briof summaries of the part of
the city in which they have their
homes and do business. These are
worthy of attention and will be read
with interest by a great army of citi
zens who are directly concerned.
BUSINESS' LEASES CLOSED
AGGREGATING $100,000
Building in Clay Street' Rented
for 15 Years at $65,000
Leases aggregating $100,000 have
been closed by Wolf &. Hollman as fol
io we:
Kor J«a» T. DowUn* to Onstantinf Demrtrafc,
»w« stor.T and ban»n»«»nt hull dire to be erected la
•>«titb !!o* of Clar «rf*t. 75 fept cast of Drarnm.
lot V>xl2o. to Commercial htr**u for a term
of IS r»ats at. a total rectal of $RS,CiOO. |
!><r Tallairhan Cortln to a client, a on*
!-»oty tn<J batxroent brick buil<Sinc; to b<- erectM
\u25a0t the Dortliwwf corner ©f ?lxtb an<J Sterenwra
Mre»t*. Jot 50x70 fp*t. for a period of five
years at a total rental of $15,.V)0. i
For I>ouU Oassner to Mob* & I»ehbaum. the \u25a0
fifth floor if. tbe GasuD^r Imtldinjj. 114 Kfsrnr"
street, for Uir>?e rears at a total rental of
»!^ut *4,000.
Tnr the I>evi gtrusa rralt.T company to the
J.u'-erno studio. «ffire •{tare on the fifth floor
it tb* Baldwin building. 25 Kearaj street, for I
jvo ycsiT at a total rental of $7,7!>0.
For Lttl Mrau-8 rrslty conytaoy to Opprn
l,rim»T k. I.eTT ©f New York, office epace on '
the fifth floor of tbe BaMwin building for fire
yearg at a rental of $3,000. '
l-'or Wapfiermsn & RoMeter, tbe fourth floor
ft the Rossetw bnJltflnc. 47 Kearaj street, to
tbe Smith Caveidr rompinv for two year* at a
lolal rental of »«X>. »-,>* ,;
- For Axelrort, Rude <fc Levy to Alfred naymond
t-Jore at 1967 Sutler *tre*t for two years at a
totat rectal of $1,500.
For same owm** to Margaret Martins, lodr- I
Jnj; boufce at IJMSS Sntter street for two years.
SALE OF TIMBER IN
SHASTA FOREST RESERVE
Government Approves the Dis
posal of 14,000,000 Feet
The local bureau of the forestry serv
ice of , the department of agriculture
liaa" approved the sale of 1 4,000,000 feet
of standing timber In the Shasta, na
tional forest reserve.
The eale was made for IS 1.000 to the
Cattle Lake lumber company of Cas
tella and consists of a quantity of
yellow pine at $3 per 1,000 feet, ;«ugar
pine at 14 per 1,000 feet and Douglas
fir at J1.50 per 1,000 feet. . J ;
The object of the sale is. to remove
the dead, dying and matured timber in
tlie reserve, leaving, sufficient standing
timber to reproduce a supply, o£ the
particular kind: most <leelrcd. -£1 iX:--
DISTRICT SHOWS
STEADY PROGRESS
Many Valuable Improvements
Accomplished in Haight and
Ashbury District
E. H. GOTTSCHALK
Secretary of Haight and Ashbury District
Improvement Club
The district with which we are con
cerned and which we are trying to-pro
mote is a very large one. It is bounded
by T><*vif»adero and Stanyan streets and
by llayos street and Carmt'l avenue.
The last is on the crest of the Ashbury
heights hills. Altogether the area in
cludes about 70 blocks. In this dis
trict there are many fine residences, a
fine business street that is well devel
oped and also parts of other streets
upon which business has secured a
foothold and is thriving.
The greatest business development in
this section is in Haight street, and the
stores extend from Central avenue to
Stanyan street. There Is a new busi
ness section in Waller from
Shrader to Stanyan, in Cole street from
Carl :o Ftanyan and in Stanyan
street from Oak to Frederick. The dis
trict enjoys, the unique advantage of
three frontages on Golden Gate park —
along the panhandle in Oak street, on
the eastern boundary of the main body,
of the park in Stanyan street pnd also
on the south side of the park from,
Stanyan street extending westward un
til our boundary meets the Sunset dis»
trict line at First avenue. In addition
to this there is another park — Buena
Vista which fronts in Haight street.
These are some of the advantages that
tend to make this section attractive:
EDrCATIOVAK ADVANTAGES
In addition to this t the educational
advantages existing a*nd those to be
provided in the near future are of high
class. The district adjoins the grounds
of the Affiliated colleges and in the
Immediate neighborhood are the sites
which have been selected for the Lowell
high school and for the Polytechnic
high school. In addition to these there
are other schools. These include the
Crocker grammar school at Page and
Lyon street, the Dudley. Stone primary
school at Haight street and Masonio
avenue, the Jackson primary school at
Haight and Stanyan streets, the- Me-
Kinley grammar school at Fourteenth
and Castro streets, which the city is
about to dedicate, and the Grattan pri
mary school at Grattan and Broderick
streets. This last mentioned school
will 'be supplanted by a larger one, to
improve both the grammar and pri
mary grades. The cost of the struc
ture will be $100,006. The plans are
under consideration and the structure
will be erected during the next srear.5 r ear.
There are many churches in the dis
trict. The St. Agnes Catholic church
has recently been constructed at the
corner of Masonic avenue 'and Page
street. In the near future the St. Igna
tius church and college will be con
structed at a very large cost, succeed
ing the present temporary structure.
The Institution will cover an entire
block bounded by Fulton and Grove
and Cole and Shrader streets. These
last are mentioned • particularly, be
cause they are the newest In construc
tion.
AMUSEMENT PIiACES
The district does not lack for amuse
ments. A class A theater at Haight
and Cole streels has been nearly com
pleted at a cost of about $40,000. /It
will be ready to open within the next
two months. There are two nickel
odeons to help furnish the people with
entertainment.
First among our attractions natur
ally will be mentioned the v location of
this district. Its nearness to the park
supplies a great pleasure ground for
the thousands of residents, absolutely
without cost and with the expenditure
of very little exertion^, The hills that
slope upward from Oak street furnish
a great abundance of Bites for hand
some residences. The class of archi
tecture is,good and. the buildings are
so uniformly good' that the- entire sec
tion is high class. That fact has de
termined the nature of the population.
There is no better set of citizens in San
Francisco. >
HISTORY OF CM'B
The Haight and Ashbury district im
provement club has in existence
since "May, 1907. Immediately after the
fire of 1906 there was a great'growtb in
the population and also in the business
section along Haight street. The work j
that we first had in hand and which was i
accomplished during the first year of
our existence included the daily clean
ing of Haight street, the securing of
.57 additional lights, the expenditure of
$16,000 which the San Francisco gas
and electric company was persuaded to
make for the purpose of giving us bet
ter gas and sufficient pressure through
the extension of the large main on De
visadero street and making connection
with the Oak street main; the improve
ment of the car service on the Masonic
avenue line; the establishment of a
permanent meeting hall in Masonic ave
nue near Haight; the work that result
ed^in the erection of a fire engine house
at a cost of $20,000; the securing ofan
appropriation of $17,000 for the estab
lishment of a branch public library;
the sanitation of this part of the city;!
a project for the improvement of the
park panhandle; the securing of tbe
Polytechnic high school, which was sit
uated at Bush and Stockton streets be
fore the great fire, the Lowell high
school and the work for the Parkslde
franchise. #
BIAXY IMPROVEMENTS MADE
A great deal has been accomplished.
The chief improvements accomplished
In the district consist in the establish
ment of the flrehouse at Ashbury and
Carmel streets for engine 40; , the
installation of the public library branch
at Page and Cole streets, and the Mc-
Klnley school at Castro and Fourteenth;
streets. \u25a0
s The association now has 325 members.
The officers are: President, H. B. Cof
fey; vice presidents, George Breck and
C. P. Martin; secretary, p. H. Gott
schalk;.treasurer, C. L. -Keen; sergeant
at arms, J.-H. Flimm; executive, com
mittee, T. A. Brown, J. J. Daly, J. D.
Garrison^ A. E. Lacey and S. Zemansky:
The great population immediately ad
joining Haight "; and .other business
streets in this district insures the main
tenance of our retail business in* many
lines for. all thne. The foregoing sums
up some of our,' advantages;' I Our busi
ness is sure to 'grow 'with the-growth
of our; population and that 'ls constant:
SCALES ESTATE BUYS
GWYNN APARTMENTS
A sale of the Gwyn.n apartments In
Hyde street has; been consummated
through the office •' of; William :.E. C Doud
& Co. iThis apartment house Is-in the
went line of Hyde street 57:6 feet north
of 'California.- Thel consideration^ paid
is reported! as $20,000. The. sellers are
Baro uel . G. and Mary \u25a0 G. Beckett. : Tbe
Scales e?tate is >,the; buyers ;^^-^L^-:
THE SAN- FK AISTCISCO 1910.
E. H. Gottschafc,
Secretary of Club
BIG DEAL IN FAIR.
OAKS REALTY CLOSED
Large Portion of Mezes Rancho
Sold to San Franciscan
The University, realty company *of
Palo Alto closed a big deal in Fair
Oaks residence property last week.
The land transferred consists of 32
acres directly in back of Atherton ave
nue.
This is one of the last of the larger
holdings in that fashionable residence
district, and has been held in the same
family for many years. The seller is
.Sydney Mezes, the astronomer, who re
tained it from the large original grant
known as the. -Mezes rancho, compris
ing several thousand acres. The deed
.was signed in New York December 27.
and represents 'the- culmination of
months of negotiation by the brokers.
The purchaser, is. a San Franciscan,
who will probably build upon one of
the several sites comprised in the pur
chase.
Alexander Hamilton recently bought
five acres directly opposite the Mezes
land, and is building a residence there.
Other neighboring villa Bites are owned
by Fred Sharon, Melvin Dodge, J. iHenry
Meyer, A- .Sprague and Christopher
Riis, some of whom have ' recently
built. \u25a0
During the last eight' years the Fair
Oaks district" has' become very: fash
ionable, and some of the better , front
ages upon^ Atherton avenue and Fair
Oaks avenue have commanded figures
approximating $5,000 per acre. One of
the interesting' features at Fair Oaks
is that, while there Is a station, there
is no town, no store, only lanes, upon
which are located some of the most
beautiful places in the Santa Clara val
ley. :\u25a0\u25a0.-.•,
MANY LOANS MADE ON
REALTY IN THIS CITY
Banks and Individuals Make
the Advances
The German pavings hank has lent to Frederic
J. and Amelia M. McWUliams $19,000 on a lot
in the south line of Jackson street, 50 feet east
of Bmhanan, 110x137:6 feet.
Thomas A. McCormick has lent $10,000 to Rob
ert I). Porter on a lot .12x115 fwt in tlie south
line of Main street southeast of Folsom.
ttlrnard O. Bliss has lent to Clyde S. and
Charlotte E. Payne $15,000 on property in the
sonth linn of Clay street, SO feet west of Hyde.
The German Barings bank has lent to Charles
and Kmille Koenig $10.<xi<) on properties in
Cnnreli and Vallejo street*. \u25a0
The German savlnps bank ha* lent $40,000 to
the . Knights ot Pythias cjistlo association on
the association* property at the southeast corner
of Hermann and '. Valencia streets, which will
be used at> a building fund for the 'erection-, of
a building for which contracts have been
awarded. > V " \u25a0
Tbe Columbus savings . and loau society - hns
lent $25,000 to Isaac F. Stein on a lot MxlOO
feet in the southeast line of Mission 6trpct, 100
feet northeast of Fourth. \u25a0 v • \u25a0
Tlie Firemen's Fond Insurance company has
lent $50,000 to Isaac F. Stein on property at the
southwest corner of Clay and Kearny -streets;
and John Rosenfeld's iSons has lent to Stein
$18,700 on property in the soaturnst line of Mis
sion 6treet, lOO^feet northeast of Fourth. '
The German savings bank hax lent $10,000 to
SI. and Brrtba Fislwr on property at the south
west corner of Hayes street and Masonic avenue
and adjoining property.: ; : , . . •'
The San Francisco pavings union hag lent $10.
000 to "William . Harvey on property in Sutter
and California street*. '.'• .
The Firemen's Fund insurance company has
lent $45,000 tn M. A. and Sarnh Jane Uorn on
property at the soutlirast corner of : Clay, and
Davis streets. \u25a0».
ARMY AND NAVY CLUB
SEEKING A NEW HOME
Present . Lease ; Expires* at the
End of Next Month
The Army and Navy, club is to have a
new home, but where? . That is the
question agitating the club af'the mo
ment. -.' /"';: \u25a0 \u25a0:'\u25a0' ' \u25a0;•' ' : ; : \u25a0 .-\u25a0'; \tt.
The lease on the present location (the
formej home of Mrs. Voorhies) /will ex
pire ; February -,23. : The club" madojar^
rangements • last- '-November to I take
rooms at the new Palace hotel, but
when * the committee looked over ';. the
proposition after the hotel was opened
It was found that it was Impossible to
make the T alterations to suit the club's
requirements.- - \u0084 -. .
" At _?,' meeting of the club yesterday
two sites were proposed.'- One .was
the top floor of . the Rosenstock • build
ing at 2S Geary street and the other, the
fifth floor of the Curtaz. building; aMls
Kcarny street.; Both mct^ with favor
and : a decision w4ll, be' reached- next
week. '-^^^^S^W^^S^^^^^^
The . following registered at head
quarters yesterday x Captain ~ Henry. : Lv
Kinnison, quartermaster of the trans
port' Sheridan;}. Lieutenan- Arthur;:' N.
Tasker, :medical';-c6rpa; ; Colonel; 'Mat
thias AW- T>a.yi< Sixth cavalry;, .Captain
P. :G.- Lawton;J Nineteenth, 'nfantry;
Lieutenant Myron S. Crissy, coast ; ar
tillery..
ITALIAN-AMERICAN .
.. BANK HAD GOOD YEAR
The Italjan-American bank '>had/a
prosperous \u25a0 year during j 1909, "according
to the i report y of 7the : president; tread
at the annual meeting. January 'l2.iThe
deposits increased" more ; than^.s3so,ooo
and the 'dividend Uofthe-; stock*; holders
was , increased! from ; s"<to 6',-per "'cent.
Four;, per cent interest .was paid oh
savings ~ accounts'. 1 , ;.- -.\u25a0..-. \u0084 :
The vstock '; holders ;l* elected ; the \u25a0\u25a0 fol
lowing directors i for', the 'ensuing 'year:
\u25a0 j'A.- Sbarbaro,;AL 7 J.'; Fontana.' Gr Gari
baldi.; H. J.; Crocker,; Ar .T.>; ; Merle;
Lulgltpemartlni; p.fFriedenrich; ,P/;c.
Rossi.^Lufsi^Bottano and; C.,. A".' Maim."
.Theldlrectorsfelected; ArTdreas'Sbarbaro
president, vHehry^J.';, Crocker ;yice;presi
dcnt,;VAiV: E.> Sbarboro : ; cashier," and ; K.
Ai .» Sbarboro* assistant -cashier.^ \u2666~^«^: i -
FIRE PROTECTION
GREATLY IMPROVED
Mission Promotion Committee
; Secures Better Service \"
for District
; In a report to the Mission promotion
assocjation on what has been accom
plished through s its efforts during , the
year 1909, the committee on water sup
ply for domestic use and flre purposes
of the association makes a showing of
unusual progress, / *
For the protection of the Ingleside,
Lakeview, Sunnyßide and Excelsior
hojnestead ; districts, "an engine house
was procured at San Jose ftnd .OQean
avenues during 1906 and in the course
of the year just'past .light combination
chemicals and hose wagons were in
stalled In these quarters as well as. in
engine .company 33 located at" Broad
and Plymouth avenues in" the Ocean
View section. - * '-.],
FIRM HOUSES IMPROVED
An addition to the engine house, at
Seventeenth and Division streets is now
being built in order to provide for; a
monitor battery; for the protection of
the factory and business districts of the
Mission. In the western and southern
portions of thelMission protection,. will
be afforded" by engine company 18.
which will be. quartered in *the house
now being erected at Duncan and
Church streets, for which an appro
priation of $19,700 was obtained.
The ; valley and " Ashbury
heights district is afforded protection
by: the flrehouse at Ashbury and Car
mel'streets, for which the committee
obtained an* -appropriation of $17.(M1O.
In the Excelsior homestead section Che
committee recommended that a lot be
purchased at Brazil avenue near Athens
street, and the recommendation was ap
proved by Fire Chief Shaughnessy. The
land- has been "purchased by the city
and a chemical engine will be installed
on the site as soon as chemical engine
house 13 has been completed. At San
Bruno avenue and Sillirnan street, also,
a lot has been purchased and engine
house 42 will be built thereon»assoon
as an appropriation is made for the
purpose by the board of supervisors."
BIG APPROPniATION
__ The 'latest success of the committee
is the securing of an appropriation to
repair the dormitory of engine company
13 at Valencia and Twenty-fifth streets.
The committee also secured an appro*
priation of $14,675 ;to construct a com
bination chemical engine and hose cart
building at Noe'and Twenty-second
streets,: particularly for the protection
of the Liberty hill section between
Eighteenth and Twenty-second, Church
and Castro, streets. . - ' \u25a0 . . ;.
The committee, in Its report, which
will be submitted to the association at
Monday evening's meeting, acknowl
edges the active and consistent support
given by P. H. Shaughnessy, chief engi
neer of the San Francisco fire depart
ment. .
IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED *| «
Among the projects which the .com
mittee pledges itself to work for during
the year 1910 are- the securing of ade
quate fire protection -for the I'eralta
heights and vicinity district and> for
the Louis and Levy tracts, recently ap
portioned into lots, which are adjacent
to the Excelsior homestead district
east of the Mission road and south of
Russia avenue. Recommendations are
made Uo the association, also/that Po
trero avenue, Folsom and . Eighteenth
streets be repaired at once, bo that fire
apparatus may more safely and expe
ditiously travel to fires liable to occur
in these vicinities. A. recommendation
is also made that Fifteenth avenue
South be repaired at once, so that the
district contiguous to San Bruno and
Railroad avenues may be afforded pro
tection. The report alleges that the
main ,01 the Spring Valley water com
pany on Fifteenth avenue is uncov
ered and exposed to breakage by ve
hicles passing over this thoroughfare.
MANY SALES REPORTED
BY BIG REALTY FIRM
Sites for Homes and Apartment
v Houses Sold
Lipman & Hirschler, Inc., of 255
Montgomery street report the follow
ing recent sales: ,
Annie A-, Kelly to Albert Meyer, the north
past corner of B itrpet and Forty-third arenae,
450512f>, on private terms. • .
11. E. Lanrierkfn to Albert Meyer.^lot tn the
east line of Forty-fourth nrcnue. 150 feet south
Of B street, 40x120 feet. >.
Lillian (.;. JJacßain to N.* B. Biekoff, lot at
northwest corner of O street and Tenth arenne,
25x107:6 feet. . • "<l \u25a0 ;• -
, Carlfitahl to M. It. Bruemwer. lot and im
proTements in ' the west line of Sixteenth aTe
nu". 250 feet north of I street, 25x120 feet.
W. A. Freeman to E. Kberhardt. lot and.ini
prorements in the east line of Tenth aTenuc,
210 feet south of I atreet, 20x120 feet, v
• < For. the account of Eucene .B. Ilallett to a
client of the nfm,:two fiats to be erected on one
of Hie lots In Seventh aTenu« between II and I
•treets in the block formerly known as the Jtp
aneuft«tea prarden. Price of lot and iraproTc
ments $fi..VK). .. ; .\u25a0•...-.- - - ; . :
:'S. B. Hewitt to E. I>aich, lot in the west line
«f Thirtieth arenue. 172 feet south of B street,
26 by Irregular depth, for $750.
'\u25a0 M. Willard U, Leo c. Tuck, lot In. the , east
line of Forty-sixth arenue, 275 feet south of C
street, 25x120 feet. .. ' \u25a0 \u0084 V; v
II." B. Rlckoff Alice MeGranajhan. tbe
northwest corner of O street and Tenth avenue,
25x107:6, feet. ./- *<- .
« For the account of Albert Meyer the following
lotswcre nold:,:;-. .-\u25a0. . ,-; \u25a0 \u25a0-.. \u0084.-;\u25a0, ;\u25a0; .;\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0..\u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0,"
To A. W. Uyron. lot ia the e»*t line of Forty
fourth ayenue, 130 feet south of B street, 40x
To Mary E. Connelly, lot in the west line ' of
Sj? r !^ sl J th •™" s «- W0 f «et sonth et B street,
80x120 feet;: price $1,650.' \u0084 •< ---
\u25a0 To E. OllTier, lot tn tbe west line of Fortieth
*ric nn e U $2 *"* D ° rth °* ? " tr '* t ' 60x120 twX '
J.M.' Harper, lot In south line of 'a street,
00 . f **i,f 5 8t °* Thlrty-flf th arenue, 25x100 feet ;
price Jioo. \u25a0 . . -; \u25a0 i. , . .;•.,
-_1o Marcellus O. Anderson, lot ' in west line of
Forty -first arenne, 85 ; Utt 3 inches north of
Point Lobos avenue, 187:10 irregular depth.
NOTABLE REALTY SALES
RECORDED DURING WEEK
Christopher Buckley Transfers
/ Property to -Company/
. Several sales of real estate'of - suffi
cient size to ; receive individual mention
ha"ye : taken ; place In '"\u25a0 the /current ; week :
.Dr.; Clyde S.' Payne hu bought 87:6x71:3 feet
In the south line of Clay street, 80 feet west of
Hyde, from Caroline Nelson and other*. - - ;.
Through ; W.B. McOerrr * Co. six fl.ts iq two
seperate . buildings har« been sold by Arthur P.
Itoassean for $30,000. The flats art In the south
line -of California street. 187:6 feet east of Polk.
Chrhtonber Buckley has conreyed to the Mont
gomery „• Tlneyard company. 1 a number of | proper
ties in Sao Francisco. .The rioeyard company Is
controlled by i Buckley. : The : supposition Is that
be is : abont. to ' incorporate bis •stat#., v The prop
erties'that; are transferred to tbe | rineyarfi com
pany include Blanco's,"' the building at tbe south
east corner jof -Market - and Spear . streets,^ which
1» under a, lea.se,: and propertfeti at Lombard and
Deiisadero streets, at Post and Baker streets, at
Second and Point ( Lobos ' aremies I and at Forty
fourth s-renue »n*-B utrent. • - "• '" ;
. -iP.. M., Beeves, h&Bconreyed' 47x7s feet : in'th*
east.* line :of ' Second \u25a0- street, \u25a0 118 feet • north >of
Bowanl,"' to Eupene de \u25a0 Sabla Jr.--' Heeren nouglit
the rt property i: from • - Barker,', Knickerbocker -\u0084 &
BontwicV xonie timr'sgo. -- \u25a0 • - '-'"•" •' -\u25a0 .-.'- ,
Alfred H. WUcox has KOld to .1. R.Sel fridge
45:10x137:6 feet Mn j the : north " line of . Howard
street- cast of Bpear. -,y' :-v .:\u25a0,.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.;:\u25a0 :.;.-: .:.:\u25a0.\u25a0.\u25a0>
~. Isaac F. \u25a0 and Martin P.* Stein hm boocht '. from
John Rosfnfeld's Sons 25x100 feet in the south
line of Mission Btrett. 100 feet ttst of Fourtlu »
OISTRICT ENJOYS
MANY ADVANTAGES
Haight-Ashbury Section Logical
Portion of City for Erec=
tion of Residences
T. A. BROWN
Director of the Hai*ht and Ashbury District
' . V ' - Improvement Club.
Plaight street will soon be brilliant by
night with large flaming arc lights. The
cost of these, amounting to $3,600. has
been provided by. property" owners in
this district, with the provieo that the
merchants shall provide the money to
pay for their maintenance. This work
can be credited to the Haight and Ash
bury district improvement club, which
is a body of citizens representing the
business interests of the section.
We have several wants. In the first
place we are desirous of having the
bulkhead, which has been talked about
for some time, placed .along the line of
the ! panhandle from Baker to Stanyan
streets and between Oak , and Fell
streets. The old board of supervisors
promised to construct this bulkhead,
which was planned to.be two feet high,
and would supplant the old cpuntrylike
fence that has existed there so long.
'We also ; desire to have the park
emergency hospital re-established in
Stanyan street. Other matters that we
have-in hand will be brought to the
attention of . the" bpard of 'supervisors.
We 'have been assured that the new
administration will take an interest in
having the outlying- districts -improved
a-nd;we, believe that that promise will
be fulfilled.
GROWTH OF ORGANIZATION
" Our . association has .grown until It
has a large "membership and overtures
have been mude for a. fusion of the;
Haight" street -merchants' association
with. this body. The Haight street mer
chants' association , also -has quite a
large membership. It includes the fol
lowing business men and women:
C. A. Allen, I. W. Allen. Thomas A.
Brown, George D. Bunker, Charles
Buyer, William Buchholz, E. Belim. Dr.
CM. Carter, S. Caloman. Ciark & Dick
son, George B. Doyle, J. de Lucca, Ber
ton Etter, FJemer & Grauffel, Dr. C. O.
Foreater, William Fabian, the Graves-
Taylor company, J. F. Gallagher, R.--E.
Gleason, R. Groves, K. 11. Gottschalk.
Goldberg, Bowen "& Co., If. Hughes, H.
I. Himes, W: S. -Hoffman, Harrison &
Eeiner, F. W. Held, J. iianak, S. Israel,
E.lstacescu, Frank W. Jackson. H.
Kispert, James E. Leyden. William
Meyer & Co., A. C. Moench, Alex. Mayer,
J. A; McCormlck, A: Meßarnes, B. C Mc-
Millan, P. J. McGuirin,, Nathan Sisters,
Oppenheimor & Karsky, D. Rygel, 'E.
Rathburn, Sunset drug---company, A. A.
Pchau. K. P. Sullivan, S. Schweitzer, W.
B. Secombe; W.. A. Smith, A. J. Weber,
G. M. Withers, Mrs. M. Westhaus, Dr.
Francis Williams, F. It WeTbel, Mrs. R.
S. Weir, Xugust Walters and the Bon
Marche rcnovatory.
MAN Y STORES OPENED
Before the fire there were practically
no stores in this section, excepting a
few. in 'Haight* street. There, are" now
in the district 'about 180 business
houses, occupying good buildings. The
building up of the district is progress
ing satisfactorily.
In the last few years the most of
the Pope, & Talbot tract, including
about 20 square blocks, bounded by
Carl and Carmel streets, and extending
from Clayton to Stanyan, , has been
sold and is now held by"a great num
ber of persons. One property owner,
Mrs. Fritz, lias erected- more than 200
houses in this -district, on handsome
designs, collectively representing an
investment of a great deal of money.
Probably, the handsomest apartment
house in San Francisco, known as the
Casa Madrona, whlqh stands in Fred
eric street, _near ; Masonic avenue, is
owned by. Mrs. Fritz. .
FINE BUSINESS DISTRICT
These indications show that the "peo
ple of this district see the opportuni
ties* that are afforded for profitable
investment. The desirability as a resi
dence district has been established
since the creation of Golden Gate park,
and the big fire which compelled peo
ple to seek new and pleasing -homes.
There is probably no place in any large
American city that has anequal area
of free pleasure grounds at its door.
The residents of our district are all
in favor, of improvements. .-They de
sire to make this the best section of
the city. We watch everything care
fully, and whenever there is even an
opening up of a street we see that it
is closed as . soon as possible. %
TRANSPORTATION
Mtris desirable, that we should have
additional car facilities and. the United
Railroads management has under con
sideration our petition for. a loop serv
ice orsomething of that sort that'shall
serve parts .'of the : district that -have
not yet a full measure of accommoda
tion.. « •
OBJECT OF CM'B
.This is a nonpolitical organization.
The: membership Ifif made up of -prop
erty^owner? and, businessmen and oth
ers who have affiliated with us. The
exact boundaries of J the district over
which s we have a care and also our gen
eral are. deflned-in our con
6titution, as follows :
""The ( v improvement of the district
bounded 'by ' a line commencing . at
Hayes and rDevisadero "streets, thence
along DevisaderO; to ; Fourteenth, to
Castro,; to Sixteenth, to Lower Terrace,
to . Uranus, to Eighteenth, to .Ashbury,
to Carmel," to Seventeenth, to First ave
nue. .to i Frederick ; streets to Stanyan,
to: Hayes, to , the point of commence
metit, andlto promote the interests" of
the "district in every . legitimate way!'.'
• -From Ashbury. heights ; the marine
view.' is superb. • T,his may' be consid
ered as a business, asset of the /district
as well as :a ? source of en joyment.T AYe
doj not think that .we are saying | too
much when; we asseYt that, taking-all
things into consideration, this is one of
the'best; parts, of San'Franclsco. ,
INCREASING INTEREST
IN POINT RICHMOND
Location of Southern Pacific
Shops Stirs' c Realty
- Since. the Southern "Pacific 'company
has taken\ the f deed tothe property at
Point Richmond and it has been finally
decided';, to X, locate ; works ~. there al, re-;
newed: Interest" has!: centered C ins the
town. .;\u25a0 McEwen : Brothers;: of the Santa
Fe- tract 'report 'an i.; Increasing •" Inquiry
forllots in; addition; to. numerous sales.
;: Th«f >'-i transportation ;./companies '.''. are
covetous, oft the' territory,' as they real
ize }the: great i future; of 'the * city .'and
even" furnish ; it • af good ' service, 'which
is^sbortly : to.; be ";'augrriented-~and klmproved.';'The:k Im
proved.';' Th e: electric cars : furnish ' com
municatfon ..every ;20 minutes, to Oak
landand the city/, 3aSSggß
; There; are ;hourlj r . trains^ during, the
daylby.\tho.PahtajFe,>ubiirbanj service
,to; Oakland,' in,. addition to. half afdbzen
direct Urains< to i San; Francisco." ; Added
to ; theser>thßJl. Southern^ Pacific f, runs
'-.trains | neirlj^Ver// hour; : --^-H- I^-^ '
T.A.Brown,A)Wiols
Director of CluD
IMPORTANT SALES IN I S
THE NORTHERN DISTRICT
VT. B. McGerry & Co." report the fol
lowing sales for the last week:
Six Hats on the south side of California street.
l"7:»i feet cast of I'olk, lot 47x13T:«; price"
$30,000. y~.
Lot on the south side of Sacramento street,
20O.reet east of Lurtin; price $<J,IOO.
Lot on th^ north «!<le of Jackson street, S7 feet
west of Jone», U% 30x112; nrico $10.0<«>. -
I-or In «h».KOUth litif of Reach street. 6S feot
east of Larkin. tOxe «5:»x137:6 feet: price $3,143.
I.ot on th»* *uutb sld* of California street. 20
fe«*t west of Learenworth. flte 20x57:6; prioe
|4.000.
Lot on the north side of Twentieth street, 129
fe»-t we»t of «;nprrer«; price $3,500.*: .
I/rt in tlie smith line of Bnsh street, S* feet
east Of Larkin, stze 03x137:8; price f>12..'.00.
Lot In the west line of Pnpont street. ?M feet
south of .T.ifkscn. «ize 18x100, two story bnilUing;
pric* f 21.000.
Lot in thr south line of Clay street, 115 feet
«re*t of M»«mi. *i*» 22x5S feet: *2.* W.
I.ot in the south line «>f Vallejo street, ICO
fe«t rait if l'i>lfc, size 3^xß7 :«; terms rriyate.
REAL ESTATE TRA>SACTIO\S
John 3. Preacher to Ilfnry I>rei<cher. half in
terest, in lot In X line of.Samhex street. 121 N
of I'aJnier, X 2T» br E 125: gift. • ': ' '
I'urkwi.lf realty .-ompany to GeorpeDannemirk.
lot In X Hue ol Thirteenth arenuc. WO-S or
Quintan* (Q» »tre«t, 3 25 by X I'M, and one
other plere; flO. "
Same to Edwlnna Perkins, lot in- E line of
Twenty-Second avenue. .19:7 i? of Santlag» IS)
street, S .V>. E 120, X 13:11^. >"W 12<>:- to be
i.-i!inln?: $10-
Real Estate and Deelopment company to Joun
I.undebore-. lot at NB corner of Twentieth and
Dr Haro *treets, X 100 by E 25; grant.
.Same to \V. A. Sterling, lot iv E line of Wis
consin street, 200 S of Twenty-second, S 20 by
E 100; grant. ... .
Thomas F. Flynn and wife to Thomas. G.-
Swaln, lot» 778 and; 7Bo, gift map 2: $10. .. -
California title iiiftirance and trust company to :
Henry Falk <orF»lte) and wife, lot at SK cot-)
ncr of Moultrle and Tompkins (Union aenue)
street*, Esoby S 30; $10. .
The Hind estate company to J. E. Hun?iektr
and wife, lot in S line of Fulton street. !W:3 E
of Central (LotHnevnup, E 25 by S10O: $10. •
The UcCarthy company to Philomena Mc-
Kenna, lots 1 and 2. block A. LakeTiew; $10.
Jacob Heyman company to Tbomas JlacMnrcby
and wife, lot at SW corner of >'inete*ntb street ,
and Pennsylvania avenue,. S 75 by W ir>o: $10. j
Oustay Peterson and -wife to Frank D.Morrell
and wife, lot in E line of Eighth aTemie, 125 S
of Lake street. S 25 by W 100; ?10.
'Joneph Socolot and wife to Louis Haa*. lot in
NE Hue of Rush stre«-t. SO Xff of Folsom, XW
30 by NE 100: $10.
William Wertach Jr. to Crik A. R.ann et aL,
lot $13. cift map S; $10.
Elenor L. White and wife to Mattic Isabella
White, lot In W line of Moscow street. ICO }» of
France -iivenne. S 50 by .W 100, and two other
pieces; $10.
Alice E. ICedon to George P. ami Ella C.
Bnrge, lot In S line of Hayes street. 67:* E of
FHlmore, E O:Hi by S 70; $10.
Diraetrios E.. Velis«i»rato* and wife to John D.
VellHsaraton and wife, lot in VT line of Thirty
f»h arenue, 200 S of Point .Lobos, S 25. by W
120: $10. . ,
VDernhard Ge.ti and wife to Joseph Sims Jr..
lot in i: Hue of Eleventh arenue, 225 S of O
street. S 23 by E 120; $10. T^
Antonio Buchifmairnl to Antonio Giorji. lot in
S line of Broadway,- 100 W of Polk, W 23:6 by
S 137:6: $10. . ' *
Anterb Glorgi to 'Antonio Bncblsnasui. same;
$io.- -
Helena I-. -Madden to Margaret A. Madden,
half interest In lot at SW corner of. Forty
third arenue and L. street, VT. 52:6 byS 100,
and. half of four other piece*: $10.
.Margaret A. Madden to lletena L. Madden,
half Interest in lot in N line of T street. S2i*
E of Forty-sixth avenue. E 23 by X 100, and
half of- two other pieces; $10. . .
San Francisco and Suburban home lxiilding so-.
ciety . to Silrerla (>arat. lot la W line of Coin-~
monweslth avenue. 433:4 X of Euclid avenue
(Richmond), X-33:4 by.W 120; $10. \u25a0
Tucker, Lynch & Coldwell Inc. to Harvey A.
Mathlot, lot < tn SE line of Silver street, 72
SW of Third. SW -28. SE SO. XE 25. XW 25.
XE 8, XW 554 $10. . : .
Har«cy A. Mathlot. to Lillie Catherine Mer
tens. lot in SE line of Silver- (or Catherine, or
Ijiconla) street. 72 SW of Third, SW, 28. SE
SO. XX 25. XW 25. XE 3. XW, M; $10.
.'- M. ' J. Mertens to Lillie Catherine Mcrtens,
same; gift. - .\u25a0- _.. .
' Fernando Kelson and wife to Zena J. Else*,
lot In X line of B street, 54 E of Ninth avenue,
E 25 by_X 75; f 10. \ ...
Ereneste Leporl to Riaaldo Melani. .lot In S
line of Jackson street, 01:8 W of Powell, W
23 by S 68:0: $10. ,
Rlnaldo Miluni and i wife to Erenexte Lepori.
lot in 8 line of Jackson street, . 114:6 - W of
PowcU. W 23 by S 1«>:9; $10.
A. G. , Glenn to Ella Glenn I.conaTd, lot In
S line of Vallejo street, 112:6 W of Broderick.
W 25 by.S 137:6; $10.
C. H. . Strother to Xannle C. StrotiTer. lot In
E . Use of ! Forty-second . avenue, 200 X of • A
street, X; 25 by E120; Rift.
i Manuel Mitchell and wife to Edgar J. Malgren
lot*- at 'SW- corner -of Thirty -fifth avenue and I
street, S 100. by W 32:6; $10.
I. and. Natalia Kosenberg to Luclaoa, Luaiza,
lot in- E line of Eighth avenue South. 60 XW
of I, street. XW 30 by, XE 100; $10.
«: Mary Parrimon Haake to Franklin W. Man
ning, lot In X line of Clement street, 82:6 E of
Thirty-second avenue, X 25 . by X .100; • $10.
- .' Juliana ,M. - Duncan to Carrie A. Duncan, lot
at XW 'corner of Forty-second, avenue and V
street, W 32:6 by X 100, and two other pieces;
Elizabeth Cunningham to Henry Cunningham
lit in S line of Elisabeth street. 155 E of
Castro, E 25 by S 114, and one other piece: gift
• : Julius • Klein and wife to Oscar R. McGee
lot in E« line of Sixteenth avenue, 175 S of H
street. S 25 by E 100; $10. . \u25a0 ; > ,
-'Ella M. Leigh et al. to Denis B. Foley. lot In
E line of Chenery street, 75 X of Randall X 25
byE 125; $10. > . ;
Maude A. Hoajr to Charles Stockholm et a!
lot in » S line^ of Commercial street \u25a0 (central
wharf). SO E of Front, E 40 by S 50:6- $10
\u25a0' Emily A. P . Smith to Charles Stockholm and
Burton O. \u25a0: Allyn. lot in S line : of Commercial
street. 80 E of Front.* E 40 by S 50:6- $10
- MatUda Sanderson et a!.~to'Loals R. Mertte.
lots 37 and 38. block 14, ' City land association;
. ; John A. Almquist and wife to Bernard X>Tt
and wife, lot in N line of Wolfe Mreet 75 E of
Franconia avenue, E 25 by X 70; $10.
g~-: •-\u25a0> i BnlldlaW Contrnrt* '•'\u25a0'
Harriette de Wltt.Klttle with Kittle construc
tion company — To erect, a two stocy. brick build
ing In ; N . line \ of Sacramento street. - 110:4 1; w
of Montgomery. W 20:l>^ by X 60; $5 000 \u25a0
-V,Willlam Caesar with Gus Anderson — All work
except plumbing and gas fixtures for a one story
and basement , store : < brick ) . In X line of Sntter
street. > 140. W' of : Grant avenue. -W 23 b- V tiz,
?6.«v50. -- - \u25a0 ' - - '
cC C- C\ Wold ' and M. A. Pilh»trom with Han-'
gerud i and Hnstrcdt — Manufacture and installa
tion of interior. fittings for cigar. stand, barroom
etc.. In buildlDg at SE corner of Haizht'and Filll
more streets; $1,950. " -.•-"-*"*•**:
* . Pavld ' Bibber* with - W.~» R. * E.iton. bt-vr elec
tric company, Boscus Brother, and Pacific blower
and. heater company — Painting. , etc", electric
work,; plumbing, furnaces, etc. for a two srorv
and basement and attic frame hulldlDS In S line
of street. UIO.E of Baker, E S3 by S
127:8U:^58,027.40. r. .. .-..-i- , . * \u25a0
'-.: Clyde S. Payne with Fidelity conitruction com
pany— To - erect -a four.- story ' frame apartment
E FFORT TO REDUCE
INSURANCE RATES
Arguments to Be Presented ~to
the Fire Underwriters by
Real Esfate Board
The San Francisco real estate boara
js about to present to the fire under
writers' board the reasons why. in their
opinion, the flre insurance rates In San
Francisco should be lowered. In this
1 they will have the support of the other
commercial organizations in thla city.
I The way has been paved by an appli
cation that was made, some time as*,
to the Insurance Brokers' exchange, ia
i which many convincing facts were set
forth. By the Brokers* exchange a^
communication was sent to the BoarU
of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific
with certain favorable suggestions.
Since then no action has been taken.
In view of the great Importance t»
the public that every measure shall be
adopted that will assist in the rebuild
ing of San Francisco and will conduce
to business prosperity In this city, th«*
real estate board has been considering
what steps; are the best to pursue. A
meeting: was held by the members of
the real estate board last week and
a tentative program was' outlined.
Samuel G. Buckbee. president of th<*
real estate board; John T. Harmes ami
George D. Toy, are a committee of
three of the real estate board to take
the matter up. They are firmly con
vinced that tl*fc time Is opportune to
i ask for reductions and that the matter
Is of great importance. The first step
will be to have a meeting with the fire
underwriters. Preliminary to thl.*, a.
large amount of Information has been,
collected and compiled, relating; to the
betterment of conditions in buildlns
construction, in the providing of ad
ditional means to prevent the spread
of fires, the water available In fire cis
terns for immediate use, the construc
tion of the fireboats and the contracts
for pumping? stations and th* srreat res
ervoirs at Twin peaks, and the like.
This will be available for use at the
coming hearing and it constitutes a
strong showing for all the real estatw
men of San Francisco who are seektnsr
relief.
The hope is strongly entertained by
the -real estate board and by the allied
owners of real estate In San Francisco,
representing many millions of dollars
of invested capital, that the outcome
will be favorable. President Buckbea
of the real estate board says that .there
many reasons why fire insurance
rates should.be reduced. Among them
are the following: *- . ,
1. The physical conditions, generally,
in San Francisco are better than.they
Were prior to April, 190$, when the In
surance rates were much lower. '
2. Fireboats have been constructed
and are in commission.
3. More fire apparatus than was in
use, in 1906 is now provided for : the
fire department.
4. More cisterns are filled with water*
that is immediately w *yaHable for .put
ting out fires. \u25a0 "V ' ' :' *
*5. The streets are in fretter shape
than they ever were before.
«.. A modern flre alarm system has*
been constructed and is in good work-*
ing order.
"Jn our. opinion." so said Buckbeo
in an interview, "the fire insurance*
rates in San Francisco .aojrht to b»
lower than they were 1n>1905, for th»
reasons mentioned and also for other
reasons, among them being the much]
improved class of construction slnca
! 1906 and the large open spaces that actj
as g-aps to prevent the spread of flres 4
The auxiliary fire system that is to be
installed should be considered In tho
making of rates.
"Rent* have been reduced and ln-«
come.s "fiave been depleted, yet the flrei
insurance companies ask rates which)
are, we think, unfair. Such rates are ;*
, drawback to the progress of the city,
and they are not beneficial to th« in-,
surance brokers or to the companies inj
the lontj run. for property owners earr\r
lesa insurance than they would tinder?
normal conditions."
As soon as a date is fixed for th<i
hearing the real estate board will ba
ready to proceed and submit its facts.
Money Making Little
Farms on Easy Payments
"We specialize on choice small orchard
and alfalfa tracts which we personally
know to ba productive and properly
priced. We do not do'a general brok-
erage business, but choose only suchj
tracts as» we know can pay for them-
i selves and support yoa at the sam»
. time. For this reason we sell on eaov
! terms.
At: Hume, on the Northern Eleetrio
Ry.. near Biggs. Butte county, in rich-
est part of the Sacramento valley; soil
a deep sandy loam, naturally sublrri-
gated, growing 3 to 5 crops of alfalfa
pep^season; numerous neighbor*- wtth
every convenience at hand and electric*,
passenger freight and express servlc*
at your door.
$3,500—20 acres, greater part In, bear-
ing, apples; clean, healthy, heavy bear-
Ing trees, profitable varieties; balance'
in bearing cherries, peach**, pears and
alfalfa; new barn and small house;
everything complete; will produce aa
Income from start; only $700 cash. bal.
1-2-3-4 years. . .
$1,500^ — 10 acres in alfalfa, facine
electric, railway; only few rod* from
station, store and postofflc*; fine ship-
ping facilities; ideal for. few cow* and
large poultry plant: %. cash, balance
1-2-J years; smaller or larger tracts
partly in bearing almonds or pears, $73
to $150 per acre; easy terms.
$500 — 5 acres, fine for chicken farm*
some bearing k pears and prunes: high
well drained: 1 , will grow feed* for bit
flock; Ideal location, near electric rail-
way station, store and neighbors; easy
terms.
$3.500 — 50 acres, unimproved, on irri-
gation canal, near thrifty little town of
Biggs;' admirably adapted to prune-
HgJ>. pears or alfalfa: $500 cash, bal-
ance time.
$5.000 — 82 acres r richest bottom land,
with more. than enough oak' timber to
pay for it; cordwood. $4.50. on ranch-
soil the. finest for alfalfa, hops or truck
gardening; easy terms. "
PATTEX IaXD rOMPAXY,
601 First Xatieanl Bank Building.
'.- '• San FraacUte. • . • .
FOR SALE
TERMS MMEAJIIRVT. :
Modern four-room cottar* jmt com-
pleted. In center of Saiv fra»dse«,°sk
car line." ,~
: INVESTIGATE IMMEDIATELY.
Rogers & Stone Co.
.30 Xoatromfry street* . .