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10 Traffic Problem at City's Gateway Grows Greater Daily ELEVATED ROAD NOW SUGGESTED Architect Would Place Car Tracks and Footpaths on Great Colonnade The congested condition existing at the foot of Market street is something that has Jcng called for a remedy. The Call has obtained the statements which appear below from Harbor Commissioner Stafford, Architect Willis Polk and Thomas Magce on the best way of solving this problem. Suggestions from all other public spirited citizens on the same subject will be welcomed and printed in later issues: ADVOCATES ELEVATED IIOAD By THOMAS MAGEE I am thoroughly convinced that now is the time to take up the problem of Improving the foot of Market street. Th<» congestion of traffic demands it and moreover we ought to be preparing a sightly entrance to the city in view of the- coming Panama exposition. First impressions are lasting. At pres ent It is a poor opinion that strangers lnuFt hold as they emerge from the Orry building and behold the city for the first tim<\ By building an artistic bridge at the foot of Market street utility and beauty both would be «?rved and the visitor arriving here would at once think well of a city of People who showed sach taste and en terprise. .Pan Francisco is going to hold the exposition -without any doubt. The qeettion now. is how to take care of the tides of traffic along East street and up and down Market street and at the 6ame time beautify this point of entrance to the city. As chairman of a committee which had this and other harbor improvement matters under consideration some time ago, I gave a good deal of study to this subject. An elevated structure to carry pedes trians and streetcars is necessary. To do this would require joint action by both the city and the state, owing to the state's control of the water front tide land. The plan I favor is an elevated Joop over the site of the present tracks, or approximately so, and rising from the street by a 4 per cent incline, be ginning at the east line of Spear 6treet. From the level of this raised platform passengers would pacs directly into the second story of the ferry building and to the upper decks of the boats. The plan also provides for stairs to ascend from both sides of Market street to an elevated platform on the outer; side of the outer loop, over which pe destrians coming down Market street might pass over. East street and into the ferry building at the same level as the streetcar passengers, thus separat ing these two lines of travel and re moving both from the interfer*nce of teams and the proposed crossing of the belt railroad on the street level under the elevated structure. At the same time the vehicular traffic along East street would be free from interference from the constant succession of electric oars, which would pass overhead on the raised loops. v A part of this suggestion is to widen Market street from East to California etreet on the north side and from East to Spear street on the south side. At present from the curbstone to the body of the streetcars is a distance of 16 feet, and I suggest that not les« than 20 feet be added. I assume that there would be a platform blx feet wide from the body of the streetcars on the outer side of the loop, and that it would be gin with the ascent and continue around the loop. This would reduce the free roadway on either side from 16 to 10 feet, and to avoid accidents and •congestion there should be a free road way on either Bide of the street at least 30 feei wide. ARTISTIC AXD PRACTICAL By WILLIS PO3LX, AECHITZCT The time has come -when something ought to be done to relieve the conges tion at the foot of Market street. It Is lust as important to do it in an artistic \u25a0way as in a pracical way. It ought to be done on big, liberal Imes, in keeping with the epirit of the city. Some kind of monumental architec ture at this point is just as essential as -a merely practical solution of the con gestion problem. The arch and peristyle which I d« eigned is Just a suggestion. 1 do not cay It Is entirely practical. But some thing big and imposing is needed. If something like the colonnade were adopted, either for ornamental or for the carrying of elevated tracks and footways. It would necessitate the tak ing of considerable ground now occu pied by email, unsightly buildings. There ought to be a broad semicircular open space extending back to the west side of Bteuart street two-thirds of the way to Mission street and almost to Merchant street. This would involve the cutting off of the southwest corner of Merchant and East streets and the corresponding corner on the opposite side of Market street where Sacramento and Commercial streets come in. This would Elve sufficient space for carrying out the arch and peristyle plan and be large enough for all time. We should have an area here that would give a feeling of space and blg n«ss aa- well as ease of access and a handsome appearance in general. If property should be condemned for ad <sltiona4^room it ought to be done now before it becomes more valuable. Paris is now just voting $800,000,000 worth of bonds to carry out the Baron Haussman plan for beautifying the city. This plan was formulated in the time of Napoleon IIL Even the present appropriation will not complete It; a hundred years more may be required to do that. •San Francisco ought to plan for her future development on broad and lib eral lines, as other great cities are do ing. The Burnham plan affords a good working basis for the present and fu ture beautif ying of the city. The entrance to the city deserves epecial attention. The moral effect of the first impression upon newcomers and visitors counts for a good deal. If they first set foot In a great rotunda they say: "What a magnificent city!" Or if they find themselves in a con gested spot, or in a space with ugly overhead iron bridges, they will say: "What a horrible city!" and go away with that impression. I worked several years on my arch and peristyle plan and spent thousands of dollars in surveys and detailed plans. This plan calls for a colonnade the came height as the front of the ferry building. The plan provided for an ele vated corridor for foot passengers mid way between the ground and the roof of the colonnade. The peristyle form is just a suggestion to combine the beau tiful and practical. Just how it could be brought about Is a matter for seri ous consideration. To erect such an arch and colonnade now would not only dwarf the ferry building, but be hard to Join' to ft. It seems to me as If the ferry building would have to be reconstructed to com bine any , degree .of usefulness . and fccauty, with an overhead system of ap proach to the ferry, and carry out the arch and peristyle effect. I think it is time to stop adopting makeshift plans and do something on broad and liberal lines that will pro vide for the future as well as take care of present needs. INTEREST OUGHT TO BE AROUSED By W. V. STAFFORD, President Board of Harbor Commissioners I think it wise to get popular interest aroused at this time to form some plan to handle the traffic around the foot of Market street. In view of the ever increasing busi ness of every description we must not overlook the necessity of providing for the connection of the belt railroad from the north to the south sides of the har bor. There will be an imperative de mand for this connection in a year or two. ;.'-•» - - -;. V-'.N. ! It is time now that the public interest should be awakened to the necessity for a comprehensive scheme to take care of the heavy dray Ing traffic, belt line, streetcars, automobiles, horses and hacks to meet trains, and last, but not least, . the ever ; increasing army of pedestrians. Any scheme that fails to cover every phase of the problem In not worthy of consideration. It' must be admitted that an overhead system has disadvantages. But an un derground system, through the made land at this point, would have to be constructed with extraordinary skill. Probably it will be necessary to con sider the extension of the present ferry building along the original linos, mak ing it SO feet longer at the ends and en larging the present projection in the center. ; An overhead trolley and footway sys tem may prove the most practical way to solve all the problems, giving an un interrupted East street for all jother kinds of traffic SALA & SAL A REPORT MAY A BUSY MONTH Exposition Will Boost Mission Property, Says Businessman. Sala & Sala, the real estate, firm of Mission and Eighteenth streets, report a very brisk month, having closed a number of sales during May. f A. G. Sala in speaking of the conditions in the Mission said: "There are a good many wise specu lators who are looking over Mission property, especially the vacant- land lying In the outer district, with the intention- of buying up blocks at a time and subdividing into small home steads. These people are just waiting to find out definitely if San Francisco Is going to have the great fair, and If so the Mission will be the location for it. so now it is up to us San Fran ciscans to boost and' boost hard, and especially the Mission property hold ers, as Mission property will be more in demand and more valuable." The firm reports a very good month in its renting department, 34 fiats hav ing been rented durjng the month. The sale of the . following property is re ported: Lot-situated in the west side of Angelica street south of Nineteenth; buyer. George Lennefelt; sellers, A. H. Haun and A. Lippert; private terms. Lot in the east side of Lapidge street, 175 feet north of Nineteenth; buyer, Edward K. Pearson; seller. Paola Arata; Pearson will begin erecting six flats on this property right away. Lot in the west eide of San Carlos street, 185 feet north of Nineteenth; buyer, Berent Martin; seller.y Elmo B. Lleb. Lot in the east side of Prospect^treet, 75 feet north of Henrietta; buyers, T." and A. Kelly; seller, W. Jackson. Lot and improvements In the north: side of Seventeenth street west of Hattle; buyer a client of the , office; seller, George Maimrold; price, $6,000. They also report having the follow ing eales ratified ; and the title being searched: Lot in the west side of How ard street, 135 feet south of Twenty fifth; buyer F. Strizlnger; seller, .B. Davidson. Lot in the west side of Howard street, 155 feet south -of Twenty-fifth; same owner; buyer,. W. Joyce; this property was sold In con- Junction with F. R. Webb & Co. Lot and improvements located in the east side of Capp street between Eighteenth and Nineteenth, 45x122, consisting of four flats; buyers. E. '& E. Carlson; seller's name withheld. ... "" • EtTRGLASS STEAL OFFERINGS— Two burrlara entered. the "Home of Truth," 1109 Franklin street, early yesterday morninp and took from * tray on the offering table in the room of Edward Trezevant, the leader of the sect ' a " $5 gold • piece, \u25a0 and about . $2 . In . sllrer from a drawer la & table in the lower; hall.- <..»-• THE FRANCISCO; CALL, SATURD^ HOW THE FOOT OF MARKET STREET COULD BE BEAUTIFIED BY AN ARCH AN MANY LEASES MADE DURING THE WEEK Good Demand for Stores, Offices and Land to Improve for Business Purposes Baldwin & Howell report consider able" activity in leasing, and among other transactions have closed a lease for Charles Holbrook of one of the stores and basement in the new five story and basement building now. in course^of construction at Bush and Market streets. The tenants, Koerber &. Osborn, will pay a rental ) of more than $20,000 for the term of the lease. Other leases are under negotiation in this building, among those closed being the "Western ; pipe and steel works, a large manufacturing corporation, which will establish Its offices, occupying con siderable of the second floor, in the Holbrook building on a lease for five years. , Other leases have been consummated from the estate of Charlotte F. Clarke to the New York lubricating oil com pany of a two story and basement building at 836-837 Turk street for a term of years. Incidental to the clos ing of a recent sale the same firm has made a lease of. the Ainsworth apart ments at 1240 California street for a term of five years on private terms. Baldwin & Howelf* have also leased for Hubbs & Coffin to West, Elliott & Gordon the store and basement at the northwest corner of Hayes and Octavia streets, for a term of years, being the premises which have been reconstruct ed after damage, by fire a few months ago. They have also leased to George P. Baldwin the store and basement at 516 Hayes street in the same premises. The total of these leases amounted to $15,000. They have also leased -for Frank Smith to T. Maher store at the southwest corner of Fifteenth and Va lencia streets for two years at. 51,440; for M.F. Emerson to Moeller & Schwlnd store in Powell street south of O'Farrell for six years at a rental , of more than $30,000; for Annie N. Farrell to Peter Berent, premises at 207-209 Fourth street, being store and base ment in the Netherland hotel, for a term of three years on private terms; R. J. Hancock to Louis Figear, store, corner, Sixth and Natoma street' for $1,500 for .the' termrMary E. Russell to A. F. Wells, store, 676 .McAllister street; Henrietta' S. Clarke to Chris Lepetich, store and , basement," north west corner of Geary and Larkin streets, five years for $4,500; A. Koer ber to Otto Freese and Peter. P. Freeae, southeast corner Ellis and : Devisadero streets on private terms; A. FJFitschen to G.C. Wright, store in Railroad ave nue for four years on private terms; for Hale Brothers to G.K . Joyce, store, 1355 Fillmore street, for $7,250 for the term; for Mary A. McKlnley to P. Goye rlche, 1334-40 O'Farrell street for a term of two years; for Hoffman & Rob inson to P. Dicks, premises 2360 FilU more street for four- years \u25a0at $2,000, and to Ed Sharon, premises 2362 Fill more street for a term of four years. .'A' number of leases of lots for bulldi ing purposes have been closed by Bald win '& Howell.f among : them' being- the property .at the- southwest r^cqrner* of Twelfth and \u25a0 West Mission ': streets owned -by the McKee ; company/ to the California pottery ; company for- a ; term of five" years. The- rent will aggregate about i s4,4oo; --also;* lease J. : !»., Kidweli to -Joseph Baumgarten, • southeast cor ner of Ellis and Webster streets. 80x50, 10 yearsVonv private^ terms ;f ; e«tatevof JJ O.* Reis to ;Symon: ; Brothers lot'in Kentucky " street, C\ 225 V. feet " south >- of Twentieth,-. two "years: for $1,200; Cleve land Forbes : et al: to"' George' M.- Flax ner, east ; side \of Stanyan" street^ south of .Waller,- 10 years /on Vprivate : terms. K. Schlegel to ,O. S.iSarsi,ilot in south" side of t Oak /street : west of \u25a0, Franklin; M. B. Angus* to- J. fa .TippetjLiotTin south - sid«; of "Jackson street," 63 feet east-of Front. ;• «'v ';\u25a0 .-.; \u25a0",':'-: .-."-.. -.;••" if- \u25a0 ,The same i firm has also : rented '\u25a0 apart ment ?-.' No.;". 1 -.in > the ! Presidio s ,Ter race apartments 'i: f or/MacDonalds &; Apple-, garth to A. C. Craven on; private ; terms. NEW YORK PANIC Continued - From Pnpe 0 question has been taken up by the producers* -agency. Storage and mar •» keting facilities are the pressing prob lems. It will require an outlay of very great proportions to provide ample storage. However, there can be no marketing on a scale commensurate with the merits of the fuel until this has been done.' A hopeful Indication is the decision of the government to use petroleum on the smaller craft of the navy. - . .Impending developments of great size Include the completion of the Stanislaus power project. It is announced by the United Railways investment company that" thtl?-enter prise will be in operation during the month, bringing to the United Railroads sufficient power for Its lines, leaving "a. surplus ,f or which a local market will be' found. The demand for big ranch holdings for subdivision has been further illus-. trated by the sale of the Oakwood stock farm in the San Ramon valley and the Rickey holdings in California and Ne- CITY COMMENDED A word of special commendation comes to San Francisco from Gerald R. Brown, who has charge of \ the real estate department of the Equitable life assurance society. The company has placed $4,000,000 '.. on- San Francisco property. Brown i has recently, coriv^ pleted an Inspection of the Equitable' a realty loans in the west, and upon his return to New York expressed his com-, plete' satisfaction with what he ob served in San Francisco. He Is quoted by the Wall Street Journal as express ing'wonder at San Francisco's ability to rehabilitate itself. He learned that of the ,200,000,000 and upward expended in building operations only $12,000,000 had been borrowed in the east. ,He found realty values appreciating throughout .the west, but particularly, in San Francisco.- MANY SALES REPORTED v FOR MONTH OF MAY - Thomas -E. 'Hayman reports the fol lowing sales made during the past month: . '"-«- For William W. Yaccr and Alfred M. Yager to A. S. Johnson, lot 35.x134«0, in the west side of Cole street, 125 south of Halßht, together with lmproyements of six apartment flats, known as Nos. 631-037 Cole street, at price' of Jlti.OOO. Iloward ' D. Kibbe to Mendell Weisbleet. lot 60x137:6 feet, in the r north side of Geary street,, 67:3 feet east of Devisadero, 1 together with imprOTements of four, six and sereu room flats, known as Nos. 2172-74-76-78 Geary street, at a price of $16,000. . For Heilman & Koenig, lot 25x100 feet, situ ated In the south side of California street, 107:6 feet ivest ' of Seventh avenue, together with Improvements of two flats, known as • Nos. 4539-41 California street, at a price of $8,300. For Heilman k. Koenijs to a client, lot- 26x100 feet, together with improvements of two flats, known as . Nos. 4529-31 California street. I situ ated in the south side of California street./ 56:6 feet west of Seventh avenue, at a price of $8,500. • v " r-,-~ • • \u25a0 '. - For Heilman & Koenlg to-a client, lot 25x 82:6 feet, situated in. the west side of Second avenue. 25 feet south of H street, together with improvements consisting of two flats, known as No*. : 1209-11' Second avenue, at a price of $7,500. For Bauer I construction company to a client, lot 25x120 'f«et, together with improvements, consisting of two flats, situated In the west side of Tenth \u25a0 avenue. \u25a0 150 feet north of California street, at a price of $7,500. For Neil Donovan to a client, lot 22x72:6 feet, situated in . the west side of Lexington avenue, 130 feet south of Twentieth street, to gether with improvements, consisting of two flats, known as Nos.' 326-328 Lexington avenue, at t a \u25a0 price of $6,500. \u25a0 ' . \u25a0: \u25a0 For W. L. Heminga. lot 23x120 feet, situated in; the west side of Eleventh avenue, 50 feet south '-of Lake street, together with improve ments, consisting of six room residence, -at.a price ot; $6,250. -\u25a0 \u25a0 .$~ : "\u25a0 ' -'-'\u25a0 '" -'\u25a0\u25a0"''\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 "' '' \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0': - For J. L. Rogers, lot 25x120 feet, situated in' the west side of Second avenue between Point Lobos - avenue and \u25a0 A street,' together with ira provements,' consisting of residence, at a price 0f : 54,500.- -: ,••\u25a0•.' -: %\u25a0:- .' rw — v ;\u25a0- \ I : ;\u25a0'\u25a0- For f; W. W. Felton. lot 50x120 feet, in the west , side of Twenty-second ' avenue, - 100 feet north •. of California street. ' terms private. PAVING CONSTRUCTION BEGUN AND PROJECTED -Paving ':\u25a0 construction ha« ; begun in Mission : street /, from :\u25a0} Fourteenth : to Twentieth, 1 and : on • H ; street, ; Lincoln way,;' from . First \ to'* Seventh avenues. v - : /\u25a0.The -board of -public 7 : works \will call for \u25a0 bids* for.' paving.' of ' Stockton ; street from Sacramento\to • Pacific | on- June l lo. r ' 'iThe'board:of jpublicVworks has rec-" ommended (the \\ construction \u25a0-.; of the Stockton i street i ; tunnel . to" " the j; super visors,'' aridlthe § matter 4 is < now: in? the handsiof the latter. - SCHOOL BUILDINGS ALMOST COMPLETED Many^Structures Soon~ to Be Ready for Occu : pancy Considerable progress Is being made in the construction and remodeling of school buildings throughout the city. On the Lakevlew primary, Capitol and Holloway streets, the lathing is com pleted, the -rough plumbing in the base ment is finished and the heating and ventilating apparatus is installed. On the Holly Park primary the base ment cement work is nearly finished, the first story frames about completed and. the roof slate 95 per cent done. In the Hancock grammar the second story tile partitions are completed, the first story -partitions a little more than half done, the roof finished and -the heating and ventilating well advanced. TheJ changes, in electrical work on the, Madison primary are under way and the condemned. part of the yard recti fied: ..;. :\u25a0:,;' "\u25a0\u25a0•- • \u25a0 \u25a0 ' . The Sutro. grammar, in Twelfth ave nue, between California and Clement streets, is practically finished, the pu pils''desks and seatsr are being deliv ered and the building is ready for dedi cation. ' ' > On the McKinley primary, .Fourteenth and: Castro, .the marble panels of the frieze are nearly finished.' The build ing has progressed slowly on account of change in interior. v Work Is advancing on the Denrrian grammar, "In 7 Pierce street between Hayes and Fell, the grading of base ment and yard being under way and the flreprooflng to start in a few days. In the Sheridan primary the first and secondstory, walls are' being tinted and the. woodwork stained and waxed. For the Spring Valley grammar, Washington street between Hyde and Larkln, the following contracts have been awarded: OeiierHl, Caldwell & C 0.... $64,301 Structural steel and iron, Brode Iron work s 17,850 Vacuum '. cleaning ". system, . American air cleaning company..... 840 ll»'atinjr and ventilating system, F. P. Walsh \ . . - 9,703 Plumbing and gas fitting. William S. Snoot & Son .......'.." 3.730 Electrical work. W. S. Hanbridge 1,440 Plastering, Michael Kiernan 6,400 The general drawings are completed for the Cleveland school and are out to contractors. The plans and specifica tions for' the Franklin school are^ com pleted and-will go to'contractors today. The preliminary plans are completed for the Harrison and Visitaclon Valley schools. .. - i-'~z* DRYDOCK DEVVEY WILL BE RAISED THIS MONTH WASHINGTON, June 3.— The big floating drydock Dewey, which recent ly sank to the bottom of Subig bay, at Olongapo, will be raised. June 20, if all- goes well, according to a cable gram .received today at the navy de partment from' Captain Mertz, in charge of the naval station .there. . . .' .- Wlrarf \u25a0 Xeyer bee^ there! Bet- ; ter po • down tomorrow."- 50c \u25a0• for " : round trip :if .- yoa' get ticket to- ' ' day. ; of « ns. •? . \u25a0:-\u25a0. \u25a0 \u25a0 . •\u25a0-,-\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0_:-'. , \u25a0'- BOOKLET FKEE \" ' BALDWIN ; & HOWEIX, - 318»Kearny,Bt.,'S. T. ' PERMITS FOR MAY LARGEST OF YEAR The building permits for May were the largest of any month this year, to taling $2,447,076, made up as follows: . . Amount. Class A. one building $300.000 1 Class B, two buildings.. 166,000. Class C. 39 buildings 1,001.399 : Frames. 223 buildings 810.000 : Alterations, 197 : 79,002 Total ..." {2,447.078 The total for the year to June 1 is $10,008,015. . as against 111,735.687 for the same period of last year. The largest building permit issued • - . . - . - ' J^^ OPENING f^^} \ FARMER CJr Th#**/\crP* i *"^ . . . *»\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0- m» i— w »^bJ 18,000 Acres Best Land and Water In San Joaquin Valley $150 Per Acre \ | PATTERSON IRRIGATED FARMS~I The attention of homeseekers is directed to these 10-acre units cut up from the famous Rancho del Puerto, better known as the Patterson ranch, and actually constituting 'the very cream of Stanislaus county, the banner county of the San Joaquin valley. No man or woman looking for land can afford to ignore thi3 opportunity, which is one that never again .will be -presented. There is juit so much of this land and no more. _~ I Patterson Soil Needs No Encomium 'Its past record is known to be enormous, and its future possibili- ' ties have no limit. All you need to know is that with its wonderful ! soil, producing everything that grows in this climate, it how ha 3 unlimited water, distributed by the best and most perfect irrigation pumping system lin the United States. The plant cost $250,000, and « isiill paid for. One share of the stock is sold with each acre. Until the present crop is harvested it goes free with the land, equivalent \ to handing back $30 to : sso an acre. This is a consideration worthy ; of instant action. . \ - i Whether you wish land for fruits, walnuts, alfalfa or ! dairy— no matter what, your farming intentions may be, \ Patterson irrigated farms will make for you > ; THE BEST INVESTMENT ON EARTH Excursions 1 ! Every Saturday and Sunday San Franclaco. Cal. and private parties by appoint- ' ment any day. • Farni3 v 10 ' acres and. *up with water Name stock on 6 years' time, $150 p«r Address i... ] during the month of May was for St. Mary's hospital, to cost $300,000. Chief Building Inspector Horsan states that there has been a slight im provement this year over last year at the same season in the larger class of buildings. The outlook shows that thia tendency will be kept up. :\u25a0.-.•-_--: Among the larger buildings which will be begun thi3 month are the Mor riss theater in Bills street near Stock ton; a five story apartment to cost 155,000 for J. Soboslay in the west aide of Stockton, street north of Sutter; a five story apartment for I* H. Seley and the McNutt apartments.