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The San Francisco Call Real Estate and Financial Section SAN FRANCISCO: "The Only Brand New City on Earth" FIRE MADE NEW AND GREATER CITY POSSIBLE Thoughtful Review and Forecast of Future By a Well Known Rea(ty Dealer Perhaps the most careful, hopeful and th.ougrhtf.ul review of the real es tate situation in this city that has been made since the fire is the article writ ten by Thomas Magee on the effect of the fire of ISO 6on real estate values History does c-it record cny disaster in whl<"h property o* so much value was dej-troy«"d as in the great Cre of San Francisco in lWfi. It ku been estimated that the value of builllrics «»d content* destroyed alone amounted to £S-"A 000.000. This estimate Is ba*ed upon insurance liabtMry. tlie cencrfil ratio of Insurance to value (about 70 per cect> and tbc probability that aooct 5 per cent of itroperty carried no ir.sur »ac*. A» to the tot^l loss, chesses hsve befit taefle tbst ma from $500,000,000 to ?!.000, 000.000. XETW' A\D BETTER CITY T\*bea the fell ertent of the calamity bo.-ame knowQ pnSietiOOM were fre<.-ly made that the city would never recover. Tbe large proportion of buildings la the business section destroyed, the shook to burfues* confidence and the oppor tunity afforded to Saa Francisco's rivals aN'iut Pujret so-jnd to Kelze a part of fcer trad<» gave liliuyib'.lity to this opinion. That it was in fact without foundation, and that a new Psn Ftrti cisco. better end more full of promise then th*> old one that -was destroyed. !;ss come into being. Is now generally admitted. What has not been so cl^nrly oercejved Is taut tbe San Francisco disaster affords a unique test of the jieriEfirience snd stability of urban land vslues. In the four jcari; before the lire ssU-s of real p»=tate reachfd' a total of $242.672. 1M5: during the four yeem succeeding \the fire they amounted to J233.77fi.fi74. a fallliig off of r.'.K.ut 45 per cent. But it must be understood that durltiif the latter period local capitalists needed sll their money for rebuilding, tlis t they had nr> n:r>ney ft>r ssiy othor investtH«nts. The asking price made no' difference. Neither capitalist n«r sp*culati«r conld oonsldtr proposals to purchase land. Merchants had no surplus to invest in BTiythins but new stock. Tlie ff>*:il for 1906 «M V.XYT r,\>o f.-utTen*d l«ecs;ise sales of a total v«lne or JlO.ono.itfH't made jw-for" the fire were wujceled. Tten, the pnnle of 1<.»07.l < .»07. which ti«d up capital in every city in the country, also limited rosl estate sales for that year. First, ss wjs expected, there was a decline In tbe volume of real estate nlea after the fire, due to the cb-wpllon of ianch of tlie cajil tt! tost wns avnlliible In buildise oi>er.iliocs. A« to nrices ;->sid for property after the flre. there was a redaction, probably of from "10 to »ri per oont. dej»endinc on the location. Market «tre*>t. r-ie hPck»K>ne of the city, suffered least. Before the fire little or no real estate crold !\u25a0«» boucbt on tbls street. In a flnrr.!">er of case* land bad been cold s<< bl^h es $10.f»0O a front foot, or $104 per square foot, with ninny buyers •otnpptlnjr md verr little property offered. The ire pro*-Mf><s an <r,>pcrtuo!ty for tienfc>> to pecure wttrr locgtifjng by purchSFinc cew sitcc od Ssn ?Y«i3Hsco's crrat \u25a0rt«7. TJie purchases made )y tbw bunks of s-^tae of the >n<t Market itre*>t eornert! \rer<» at pries cs high an those wfcleb prevßUed l.efore t!?e fire. For the Market 'treet corners prsrchssei! by bar.ks after the fire in Brer«gf of fns per squsre foot wes paid. ADVANTAGES OF STREET Market street, becsnse of the manner In which * was oriiriniUy laid or.t, enjoys Barb a tnonop )ly of trfivel and of trade tbat sales on that hcroughfare can not be tnke;i cs an exact meas iw> of Tim gerjeral rise end fall in values for the \u25bantlre city, eitber before or after the fire. The depredation of from W to 40 per cent a»ted but a few tr.nntfcs. 'V\^^e«'n the people raurht tfce-ir bresth. tlif-y realized that San Fran •iiico «t!'l L"ld the power cf position, and that '.*--r plsce on the map was a guarantee of .per r.Rnecce end erenrual greatness. Within a few *"efks M«rk»-t street property sold nb^ve the best former prices: and today the orieinsl shrinkage it probably 70 per cent has wbol'y disappeared. In other locations, where the depreciation was as i!ch as 40 per cent, depending on distance from -.!d *«t«b'ished centers, the depreciation now rnrle* from 5 to 25 per cent, not exceeding the ;atter propnrtlon. Taking the prices nsld for land since the fire m<l tbe pr!ce« r f all tbe estimaled value of the ruJlfllncs wliicli stood l>efore the conCagration. t Is foan-1 that tte averace prW- paid on this +reet for tte foor years preceding tie fire wss ! HO • Kqn«re foot, aud for the four succeeding Ie Cre fc-1! n t^nare foot. This comparative scresse of 25 percent. t>owev«T. can not be hown 05 ccy other ftrpot. On every street, ex •rpt Msrktt street, Ihrre bus h«-n and Is a per •fptible decline. CndacMedly the decline In >ther Fev-Uoiis will be ooly trmporary. as the n!vance'd t>rlce in tliP tr,;-.!n tbornucljfare is, <»f tsetf. pcfficlent to prove tlie confidence of in estorp in ttte cltr a* a whole. As property vgJne? in atjy city are estsblislied ;nd generally mesrured by central values. H Is -.ot putirely nnrc»?«>naWe to qnote the sales on be ir. \'.:. retfill thoronjehfar"? «s yhowlng.ln a reneral rray th» rise and fall la values of a rimle city. Or>e of tt»> first quept'.ons which a transfer. If be !k» n husine^msT!. asks In visiting Elegant Home At a Bargain '"^^J^^" — '. — iSf.^jr '.-'•' •.*. * • "\u25a0-•Ni^.i $4,200 — Small amount doxrn and balance llke'rent- Here Is a brand- now five room bungalow. Beautiful exterior, stone chimney,- terrace' porch built of sandstone, percola beams and broad bay •windows. Well arranged interior, fine reception hall.l larg* living room with open fire- place and wood cornSce, spacious diningr room with hig-h panels', plate rail, beamed ceilings and artistic buffet, two swell bedrooms, fine kitchen, laundry, elegantly finished bathroom, concrete basement and •wjneroom. 66S Gsth st. bet.. Adeline and Shattuck. half block east of S. P. or Key Route, South Berkeley. Ap- ply to M. S. SHOW, owner, on prem- ises every day 1 to 4 p. m. Open all day tjundaj'. |HOMtSfDRYdyRREIi'T"KJ" | ; We are tow baildlsg modern 6 roam 1 1 end bath nooses In tbe SUNSET DIS- . 1 1 TEICT, aloof car line. Bent money [ I terms. . ' - -.: OSCAR HEYMAN & BROTHER H IUMOHTGOMEHT STREET PJo Money Required It yon own a lot I «rlll build you a home ot? *nry terms. Expert eatlmatee furnished on alter- \u25a0tloos. Ebcwlns bow to Increase income. ' % „ FELIX 3IAIICCSE, 153 SutterVst^; / of San Francisco, which appeared orig inally in the Political Science quarter ly, published by Columbia university, which has attracted widespread -no tice and created great comment throughout the east. It Is, in part, as follows:' THOMAS MAGEE n large r\t T i S : '-what is the highest price ever paid here for real estate?" All that the world knows of land values in New York is tfce top price that has ever been paid, and that price is sivravF compared with the highest figure ob tained 1n othnr cities. For a gore In Market street an offer was made this year of $162 per e'liiare foot. A sa!p wns made In the same K'rert st the rate of $117 per square foot. The highest price paid before the fire was $.103 per square foot. PRICES PAID XOT HIGH _I>.nd values were never high In San Fran <*is(v>. Ten thousand dollars a front foot, or $IO(i a square foot, in a street which enjoys a practical monopoly of travel and trade is not hlph. No city over experienced a more reason able and healthy growth; It has been consistent and continuous s!nc<> the "forties." The records of sales Mnce IS<57 will show that Market street valnes iiavo never dropped, except In a f«>w f-alp« made nft«r tlie tsre. Tlie unusual con ditions then existing naturally made It diffi cult to raise money, aud n few owners sacrificed sr.rnA of thHr lots to r«i««» money to improve thoir other holdings. Aside from these, the rec ord shows n consistent and continuous advance. The tire gave San Francisco a great city house cleaning. All the old. undesirable bulldincs were swept away: ' four and a linlf square miles of '•improvements." consietine of old wooden nnd brick two story shacks and 10 and 13 Rtory class A structures, were purified by flre. At present San Francis™ enjoys the unique reputation of be in? the only brand n«>w olry on esrth. From the vsntace nrlnt of new and better and more per manent buildiiiirs. with rents as hich as those that prevailed before the disaster, the maiority of property owners now look back on the fire as a Memlßjt In dlsetiiso. A New York banker vls iiins: her" recently, said: "Your loss may he $.W>.r<oo.ooo. bi,t tlio advertising is worth $RiiO. nno.fiOrt t o San Francisco.'* The eyes of the world tnrned toward Snn Francisco: its location, its back country and l!s. prospects wore reviewed: «nd tlißt of itself was a ere at aid toward giving pernjsnence and sr.Jidity to values. In formin? an estimate of values, sales tell an exact story: but th°y do not tpll a full story of tlie rise and fall r.f any city th:it may have ex nerirnced a setback. For the first month sales could tell no story, for thorp were no sales. The only thfuieht in th»» mind of the prrn>erty owner was: "Hf»w can I most expedltiously and most economicnlly regain my lost income?" lie would not sacrifice hi* lot. Partly from patriotism and ciric pride, partly from the memory- of other days, when his buildinc was h good nnd consist ent Income pr<v!ueer. his one. desire was to erect r, better buildln? than the old one. The old tenants were rea/iv to pay the old rents if the owner tvouM rebuild In letter fashion. Material w«s high, Ir-.bor was" high (and one-third less efficient), cut owners nnd tenants were alike di»terminf><l upon better structures. The courag r<vjfi ennfidence of the downtown owners and ten ants upheld values and imnarted to them firmness and soundness. Tliere was no alternative. . The people were bound by their investments, and thow? investments must be made to produce. So everybody prtineed Into the work with a will. Other cities less favorably situated mleht have felt such a blotr rnc.fe keenly; but San Francisco had a great deal in her favor and her recovery was very, rapid. OVERBUILDING PREVENTED The money needed for rebnildinz was readily obtained. The rate of interest was not hiirb. although, before a quarter of . the • burned dis trict was restored the stringency of IM7 arrived. This strlncency. however, was a blessine. for tight money prevented overbuilding. The flre in surance co;nnanies and the local banks and cap ttallsts.. with the aid of eastern life Insurance companies, provided more than $175,000,000 for Investment in permanent improvements. The business of the port- was good andthe fire sfimulated.it.- Up to the time of the con flagratfoo • ?20,000.000 had been expended for seawalls and docks. : Since the flra about $5,000,000 has been expended for further exten sions, repairs and Improvements. A bond Issue for 510.000.000 for permanent . harbor Improver rtipnts trill b«» submitted to the approval of the people this fall. All the new piers have been rebuilt and at the solidity, which marks its re construction. Those, however, who study "the situation cease to marvel. Even a cursory ex amination of table 111, showing San Francisco's population, bank clearings.- real estate sales, savings banks deposits and building operations for the last 13 years indicate* that sneb a population dolnuFucb a business required the Buy This Home In Park Residence Park With Marine Views ; " A sheltered slope, parked and terraced. ; Extra large lots commanding the most, magnifi- cent, views of Ocean, Beach and Mountains. "Motor^ out Lake Street, fifteen minutes from your office. Sutter Street cars (owl service) will take you to -Twenty-second Avenue' and , Lake street. Twenty-five minut^ from Market { Slreet. '?» House' open ; for inspection. . ; Send;fpr.iilustr a ted FoWer ,. . ' '. ' ' . IT- WILL. - PAY YOU -TO READ \u25a0 '. .PAGE'; iO,. ; .-/.-.\u25a0 THE SAN FRANCISCO G^S^S^^ New hotel in Bush [street,"" west oohf h PpTpell, which has- just : been [completed.. buiMlDjrs and the macUiuery to continue the con- [ 'duct of its affairs. • \u25a0 \u25a0 ' | \u25a0 The as-srssed vnlustion of land' and buildings j In San Francisco before and since the fire shows a shrinkage for the year of' disaster and records the subsequent restoration of values. In Ifiio the valuation of- the land " was cnlv *16,OO0.(iO0 less than in -190.-,; the valuation --of I improvements • was $-17.000.0(>0 more. Xbe gen- j ernl correctness of these valuations, both »s re gards the shrinks.se of 10W5 and the -subsequent restoration. Is evidenced by the records of. SBles. - The legitimacy of the. increase In as sessed valuations -Is also sliown by : the absence of protests from tax payers. Tbe taxes on -real estate and improvements for the fijx-al year 1000-1010 amonnted to over 59.000.<V)0: the delinquency, as reported by the tax collector, amounts to little more "than SIOQ.COO. • Foreclosures of mortgages . on \u25a0 San Francisco real estate have not been more nu merous ' since the fire than before it; "and with Improving conditions It is reasonable to believe that there will be no more than might occur in the ordinary course of bnMness In any. city. At the time of the fire Sau .Franclgco. was solvent. Its credit whs- good: • Its bonded * in debtedness was the lowest In America, only $3,500,000 of bonds ;. having. , been - -sold. It's mortgage Indebtedness was apparently- the low est of the 1.3 leading cities of tup United States. amounting to .*.mly 17% per -cent- of the esti mated value of the land- and impVovements. MOIR WOPS PARK V .15. 15 n J lnu J« s fr»m Mill Valler- .Marine WiooSn-' tain view. Wooded lots. . Sansalito ferry to MUI t a AcA c : v Ar,^22 k . f or the ; solden. badges at depot. "• LAPACHET &-CO., i . " 407 Pine st. 4 .. .: . Tel. Douglas 1113.,.- ,r v .'": r l IRRIGATED LANDS! y'l 10 AND 20 ACRE TRACTS' .'\u25a0> *-:'• .-' \u25a0."''\u25a0 Sold' on . ' .'.\u25a0':\u25a0' '\u25a0 - CROP .PAYMENT PI^AIV • rCo-OperaUvejCand and. Trust Co. r.- r I IS, .-\u25a0''. '.VLandi That; Produce .Wealthl" \u25a0 " r " ; \^v ! \u25a0 505 MARKET! ST.,* SAN^FRANCISCO^ I while the mortfrace indebtedness of other large yties was as' follows:- ' . ; : \Nen-'Vork city .'. 1 ... ... ..1 . , . . ." Sf» per cent Roston 33 per cent Cleveland 31 per cent Pittstmrg-. ....'.v. SO percent Philadelphia .26 percent Petroit ;..-.-... Y. ......:...- 34 per cent . Tbc total'authorlzed issue of rannlclpal -lv>qds Tnr public bulldinßP, ;sch'»ls. sewers, hospitals; for a water supply and fo r the bnildinE-of a hitrb pressure- water system for fire, protection amounts at <he prevent time to $20,2C9,800. The amount sold 'is ?X«.140.500. ;, . : ,; " FAVORABLE . SITUATION' \u25a0'"\u25a0 To appreciate the prospects of San Francisco its exceptionally favorable situation 1 must be borne in .mind. The. city, is- backed, by .,an .em pire rich -in agricultural, and mineral resources.- The per capita wealth of ' California .Is greater than that of any otbeE-s*-.tc in the union. • In 19i>0 its total production • was - valued •at $763, 770.000 \u25a0--•I ' -:\u25a0 ' '- > \u25a0 . \u25a0 •'V \u25a0. \u25a0'; • .' \u25a0 .Colonists are arriTlag In jrreat numbers: each year brinps larger numherc. The great land hold ings of the . state." controlled" by individuals or by corporations. . are \u25a0 being ;rapidly subdivided and settled by, farmers from all over the. world. • There is reason, therefore, for the city to throb with Its old life and for "men to .plan a. greater future, j The; Golden gate-must remain 'open. .- and no calamity can: close -It. So long as that gate See Galifornia in a Say \u25a0By Visiting ' the* Wonderful State' Exhibit ! In ; the Ferry. Building:'(top- floor): Great display of i farm . and ' industrial products, • maps \u25a0 and; litera- ture. -. •'\u25a0:\u25a0':'\u25a0•\u25a0 '.-'.'-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0" -'^":. - ; \u25a0»\u25a0 . -A-.r-. .;.....» Stereoptlcon Lectures : Every Afternoon -<\ Reliable . information - on v all part* of -= Call- ifornla."; Everything free.,.. Open- 9to 6V - \u25a0' i CALIFORNIA • DEVELOPMENT BOARD ! r ; Ferry. Building.' Saa'Ranciaoo,*. CaJ.V r Z j SOL GCTi& SONS" \u25a0 '' \u25a0' i- \ REAL ESTATE OWNERS f] : Vr J" . CHRONICLBJ BUILDING - \ ''k\ Richmond,^Sa^setaJad .Oceanside Lots ori Installments a Specialty; :. .'->*( Main Of flee— 32B Chonicleßld»."^ : vs OFFICES. < Branch Of flce-^-Cor. \u25a0 24ta. ay. & H «t.* ? U \u25a0 - I Branch OXfice^Cor. 47th aT. : & H at. i remains open," San Francisco will live and pros per beside it. Above everything: else, San Fran cisco is a seaport.- : Outside ' its ' bay . there are SO.OC'O.OOO square an lies of ocean, into which open five great -seas.' The hundreds .of .millions of. people . living on those shores -.in;, direct -deep water communication with . San Francisco are awakening from a sleep of centuries/ China Is tingling with new .life and new ; ambition?. '.- The Celestial empire d°es not -want or -social or. po lltcal \u25a0 or religions \u25a0 institutions,- but \u25a0 It • does want f our ; products. Tbe ' enormous ; far eastern trade should fall primarily to-.tbe- states bordering on the Pacific.-; Von^Sehierbrand- estimates that'the potential trade 'of : China' alone. Is equal to that of five. .United- States of America... -were -there place, for such" commonwealths -between the Pa cific coast .and .the/Japanese, shores.',':' ,-.:. —The smoke cloud that darkened the -horizon for. a short tlmehaslongslnce dissipated. • The hori zon 'is. now. clear,'- and 'every'sign seems topolnt to a sure and steady advance of the prosperity of •the city and the state. • • : • • - I —What will the future show? jOg^ ':H \u25a0\u25a0'•\u25a0\u25a0' They tell us -Pullman- is destined. to be- Park is the very cream of the Pullman' |j| h| come a city of 10,000 or. 15,000 inhabi- townsite — the real money maker of the **| Wer% ! Hi tants. • .\u25a0= - •\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0• \u25a0" '• \u25a0-'-'^ • ' -.'-.-'\u25a0; "\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0- district — the place to invest if you want |.f| lif^rif B That' other great factories are coming, to make a quick turn or hold for the |J W£S£r\ \| H' : That it is. to be an. important manu- greater profit. \\ .J&g^pl \ B" rifacturing center— and that ultimately the One "thing is sure — these lots will •|&wMkJBI (\ BB| . Pullman works will be only one of sev- never be worth any less than the price hstvv^^iJ 11 .ma \u25a0 "eral "equally important institutions to you pay. If no one but the factory-hands f § V\V \ ' V H locate there. i'• , °* tne Pullman plant came here to live, || >vOi 4 » MR * . If such rumors 1 are^truc, we wouldn't this property would sell at any time at m \ l\ H| : ; venture :' tip - : estimate '"\u25a0: itic; -future, possi-} our opening, sale, quotations. \u25a0 |j| v^a^.l /I OT, bilities-,ofr % Pullman.-Park.vc ' iWhy-hotfcome over Sunday and in- Ki| \^V^ |l B| -• In 1900 lots sold" for $400 in Richmond vestigate the proposition? t| \\C\ * H that are worth $8,000 today, and if pre- \u25a0 m \\ H .dictions icome true, will >be worth $18,000 HOW-TO GET THERE |i W^ ;|O. fi^ y t? rS i^tv^lQno in Rirhmmid ' TakeKey^te Ferry, feototMar- M ' •\V :\u25a0 '-- -Such -property in- 1«X) .in Kichmond- ket street , any time between 9a. m. Jffl \v \ \u25a081 J was' not- as- close; to "the 'center- of ac- and 3- p. m.^ — After crossing the bay ?'l in Pullman: ' ta^ c pp l e^^ nt '* :» E ,L ectr £i*:. Train and \^ >\u25a0 . ; -j- D'^mnn^ I«t mmn nnnniatlnn S et ofr at 4Oth and San Pablo. rl ' KEH \u25a0 today. Richmond has IU.UUU population. Then . take the "Richmond" Electric X \u25a0 V Now, we T don t" claim ; : that- any ; of r our car outvSan Pablo 'Aye... golner North. Un -^\u25a0' .-'' $600 -Pullman 'Park -lots-; will ever' be and stay on. until you pass the Pullman fi B BALDWIN & HOWELL I NEW HOTEL DISTRICT FINEST IN THE WEST Latest Additions to Burned District Are Models Of Architecture and Equipment That the entire burned district from Van Ness avenue to Mason street and from Sutter street to Market will toe covered eventually with the finest apartment houses and hotels in any western city seems certain from the present construction work in progress and the new buildings projected for this district. " The latest addition to this section is the large hotel In the south line of Bush street.. IS3 feet -west of Powell, which is nearlng completion. The own er.of the property is Isa&e Grant. It 'will be ready for occupancy the first of the year. The hotel will be a six story and basement brick and steel building, cov ering: a lot 46x137:6 feet In ,the south line of Bush street, between Mason and Powell. Plans for the hotel have been made by N. TV. Sexton, the architect. They show an arrangement of the In terior which is new in this city. FREXCH HE.\AISSAXCE STYLE •J. Its'" 'exterior will be in the French renaissance style, in white and red. Every room haa an outside ex- posure.- a dressing room, a pri vate bathroom, private hall off the main hotel halls, a largo closet and an especially designed high disappearing bed. so that the room may be. used as a living as well as bed room. There are 78 of these suites in the building. Every room will have hardwood floors, mahogany wall panels with pa pered friezes and ceilings. . There will be French windows throughout the building. Mahogany will be used every where in the Interior wood finish.! The bathrooms will be tiled in white and have shower attachments. On the main floor wilt be a spacious lobby, reading room, library and recep tion room.. The ground floor will have a billiard room, ladles' cardroom. ban quet hall, kitchens, pantries, dining room and lobby. There will be an oil burning steam heating plant, circulat ing ice water and refrigerating and vacuum cleaning plants in the building. A gymnasium, completely equipped and ventilated, will be established In the basement, and in connection with it will be plunge and shower baths, lockers and dressing rooms. A glass in closed roof garden solarium, the first in this city, will be built on the roof. The R. N. -Burgess company is the contractor for this building. . BRICK APARTMENT HOUSE A six story brick and steel frame building for * Dr. . Morris Herzstein on the southwest corner of Sutter and Jones streets, with a depth of 122 feet in Jones, ' and a frontage of 57:6 in Sutter, Is planned for apartments of two and three rooms. The top floor Is to be occupied by Doctor Herzstein for hla ofßces. and private living apart ments. This floor will have a separate entrance and elevator. The two roomed apartments are equal to, three rooms, having a small dining room in connection with the kitchen. This arrangement applies to the three roomed apartments also. • The exterior of the building Is to be of buff brick and white mat glazed terra cotta trimmings. The interior is to-be in eastern gumwood, with vesti bule and entrance hall of marble. Tha apartments are to be equipped with all rr/odern conveniences. The building has been leased for a: long term of years through Shalnwald. Buckbee & Co. The buHdinsr will cost $125,000. J. R. Miller Is the architect. STEEI. STRUCTURE DEI*AYED The St. Francis realty company's nlna story hotel for the northwest corner of Turk and Mason streets has been de layed on account of getlng structural steeL This material Is now available and construction work will now pro ceed rapidly. Excavating for the foun dations has been going on for several weeks. When completed In about nine months It will be one of the handsom est and largest hotels of the district. A six story apartment; house Ss to be erected by the Schmtedell estate com pany on the southwest corner of Post and Jones streets. Frederick H. Meyer Is the architect. The building will be pressed brick with terra cotta. trim mings and equipped with passenger and freight elevators, electric dumb wait ers and other modern conveniences. Provision is made for a large lobby on the first floor and the rooms are "arranged in apartments of two. threo and four rooms. A three story frame hu!ldfnsr will be erected for Mrs. Ella M. Leigh on the east line of Scott street, between Hayes and Fell. Edward L. Young Is the architect. The building- Is arranged in 12 apartments of three rooms each. The interior is to be finished in hard wood and the vestibule in marble. ' From plans prepared by the Home Planners, work is soon to be com menced on a six apartment building for Mrs. C. C. McKenzie. The location Is" Clay street between Hyde and Lar kin. COURT CONFIRiMS AUCTION OF SUTRO ESTATE LOTS Judge Coffey confirmed the sales yesterday to . the various purchasers of lots "on As'hbury heights sold by Baldwin & Howell at auction on No vember 5, 1910. \u0084.-.' -\u25a0\u25a0 . All of the purchasers were present In court, also several other parties who atended the auction, but with the ex ception of one lot which was raised from $1,200 to $1,370, bo advance bids were made. In consequence of which the purchasers obtained the lots at the price they offered at the auction. The sale of the large piece of prop erty, being a tract of land which Is capable of subdivision into 46 lots, has not yet been returned by the execu trix of the Sutro estate. An offer of $5,275 was made for It at the sale, but as the property was recently ap praised at about $13,000. it Is not ltkely that the court will confirm the tale at the price offered by the purchaser. It la the Intention of the executrix to return the sale of this piece shortly, at which time parties desiring to bid on it can be present in court and sub mit advance offers. Some men expect others to agree with them even when they don't agree with themselves.. %-' 1) 9