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20 Sunset District Offers Many Attractions For Home Seekers SECTION IS RICH IN UNDEVELOPED LAND Inevitable Extension of Car Lines Certain to Enhance Vaiues Greatly The Sunset district of San I'rancisco is pre-eminently a residential district. However, that lined with stores may exist there is a reasonable expectation. But there is no reason to anticipate that Sunset- will ever become a manufacturing region or a warehouse section, or any other of the sort of eiu viions such as proximity to the water on the sheltered bay must make commercially important. Sunset is a region of comfortable homes. It Is bound to become the seat of as large a.

population as its limits will A representative of this ptper has walked all over the district surd lias carefully observed all the lands that are now less accessible than those that have been turned into streets and home sites, and it is obvious thai there is no part of Sunset that is unsightly and no part of the district that not be improved at relatively smali cost and become sightly in quite a remarkable degree. The excellent olass of dwellings that the immediate vicinity of a park inspire Is demonstrated by all the parks in San PVancteoo that are in residential pails of the city. Kddy street on the north s-ide of Jefferson square furnishes one example of this. The improvements surrounding Washington park, bounded as it is by some of the finest residential thoroughfares in San Franr-isco, supply another conspicuous instance. Alta plaza has made of Jackson street, Stciner street.

Pierce street and adjoining streets close to its picturesque slopes a residential neighborhood of very high class. The same is true, of the other parks in sections where business is not mixed in with home sites, and especially is this true along Hie entire panhandle of Golden Gate park and along that portion of the park that is marked by continuous improvements westward from Fim avenue, either on or immediately back of street. There are many excellent residences in street. That thoroughfare is the key to the transit situation in the Sunset district, it therefore, in addition to its residential aspect, partakes of the nature of a well situated business street. A little back from II street there are costly structures for residential uses, and that all the heights will ultimately be crowned with handsome is reasonably certain.

Only a few years ago, before the old Market street railroad ran its line along the south line of the park panhandle, there were few if any houses entitled to notice in that neighborhood. Both north- and south of the panhandle are now choice areas. In a way, Ashbury heights is topographically duplicated in the Sunset district, in relation to nearness to Golden Gate park and in the degree of elevation above the park a distance of a few blocks. Between Fourteenth avenue and Twentieth avenue there is an elevation, which, once surmounted from the side nearest Thirteenth avenue, supplies views that sure not surpassed in San Francisco. This is only one of several points from which the landscape to be observed from any one point of advantage takes in a range from the top of VNob" hill to the Farallones, up the coast to Point Reyes and all the land intervening between street and the Golden gate, the park, the Presidio and the heights of the Mount Tamalpais range on the Marin shore.

This height has proved 10 lie a temporary interruption to street making. The avenues run toward it and so do the streets, but it is so far removed from street that it has not been developed. After this height has been passed all of the west part of Sunset, including Oc-eanside, is in easy walking distance. There are fine homes in Nineteenth avenue, along which the double tracks" of the residential section in Twentieth avenue, along which the double tracks of the United Railroads pass. The view from the heights between Fourteenth and Twentieth avenues is duplicated at points along Parnassus avenue, in front of the Affiliated colleges and alons, a.

number of on that holds, entire unbroken blbcik on the north of Paijnassus avenue, directly opposite Affiliated colleges. While the avenues are cut through on both sides of this block, there is street work yet to be Immediately back of the; Affiliated colleges the Sutro woods begin and they extend over to Ingleside, clothing one of the most impos-. heighunan -the peninsula of San Francisco, the apex of whicji Is just abciut on- a line with the greatest east and west diameter of the heights if terraced and made accessible by winding roads would be fully as picturesque "as-, anything to be found in Marin 'county, and the locatioli is within less than half an hour by cars from Third and Market streets, not; far from the -geographical center of city and within 15 minutes by cars The heart the Sunset district has not' yet been reached by street railway, the. line that runs along Twentieth is The northern margin lis served by a railway line length and all. parts of jfcovtke transfer'system are brought into connection with 11 street.

This includes a special car service in the that runs directly into Sunset and out to the ocean by way of Valencia street. The line that runs up to the Affiliated colleges ttops at the colleges. It will be necessary to construct only a few blocks more of the line make the most populous parti tjte Sunset district well '-streetcar A great ystlmtiitJs 'has-been, given; to the Sunset' district, 'from one endjlto the by the plan of easy payment for ''lots. On the sign boards erected by realty brokers all through the district, visitors are Informed that they can truy lots on installments. There are Sunset, heights equal in bVauty to "nob" and In fact excelling it.fn rilan'if particulars, though removed of course -very much farther from the of city, that can yet be" on --the payment of" a relatively -small and the remainder in installments.

There are many on the hills, which will ultimately be: supplanted by much more costly structures, as the lands are brought more fully Into market and their values are enhanced. LONG WILL DiSCUSS WATER SUPPLY Water Supply, of will discussed by City Attorney Percy the weekly luncheon of- the Commonwealth club today at 12:30 o'clock red room of the SL Francis Long- will take up the water question from an angle not yet approached by other speakers and many features of the project of interest to voters will be developed. The lecture, will be fllustraled. John T. Harmes, Real Estate Broker AUCTION SALE OF LOT UNDER ORDER OF COURT S.

A. he St. Germain was appointed by the superior court as referee under a. decree of partition to sell" the lot 95x93 on the northwest corner 'of Parkin street and Cedar" avenue, L. 15x25 to Post street.

Mooser St. Germain advertised this sale, af public auction. At the sale several prominent real estate men were bidders. Archbishop Riordari of San Francisco by a representative bought, the property for This was considered a fair ligure. It is understood, that according to the new.

law this bid can be raised in court' before the sale is confirmed, in the tame manner as in prolate proceedings. HEAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS Mary J. Murborn to Jessica Jackson, in STY line of Hi ten street. SK of 15iannan, SE by SW W. T.

Albertson-and- -Alrlu C. Selig et lot in Hoe of street. SO of Leavenworth. 137:6: JflO. Caroline Nelson et ai.

to Clyde S. and wife, lot in street, SOW of Hyde. TlcSSr-JJO. Sarah Connell to Irene Conncll. lot in line of Shotirell "01 of Twentyfourth.

SO by Ixmis Fisher Urcene ami wife to John H. Graves an 4 wife, lot in', line Valencia street, 103 of Twentr-nrst, 23 by SW; $10. Bernhard Getz and wife to William H. Holland and wife, lot in line; of Twenty-fourth avenue. 150 of Clement street, 23 by 120: $10.

Xarzarcno Moretti to Celestlno Cuneo, half interest in lot in SK line of Porter avenue, 201 SW-of Worden. 25:4. SR. 10:0 to Mission street. XE 25:4.

XW 64:5: $10. H. and Kunst to Kobert Henry lot.ln line of Boyd. street, $0 of Chester, e2oby 50: I Charles Rosensteln to Leopold Weinstein, lot in SW line of 14, block 6, tract People's homestead; gift. Jacob Heyman company to Honiestead realty company, lot 32.

block 2, Heyman tract $10. American land and trust company to George Tyrrel. lot in line of Forty-first avenue. 130 of Irving street, 25 by 120, and one other piece; $10. George E.

Gray to Anna Spencer Gray, lot in S.line of Bush street. 192:6 of Leavenworth. 42:6 by Bernard Burns and wife to Eda Vosti, lot IG6, gift map Ivy ostrom to Carmel Xi. OKtronj, lot Ju line of street, of Union street, 27 by' 100; $10. Tbomas Fletcher and wife to Mary Rpeaknmn.

lot 10. block vX, Park Lane tract $10. Catherine Winterson to Mary S. Winterson, lot In line of Hayes street, 200 of FTanklin. 25 by 120; Rift.

Anna to J. 11. Boege. lot in XE line of -Eleventh arenne South. 123 XW of XW 25 by XE 100; Jacob Xoll et al.

to Bragida GraMo.lot 43, block 26, Sunnysjde; $10. R. Locke and wife to James P. Locke, lot in line of street. 107:6 of Thirteenth avenue.

25 by 100: $10. Vharles S. and wife to Oscar Wilson and wife, lot in line of .1 street, 100 of Seventh avenue. 8 liy 100; $10 Peter Shannon to Lizzie Shannon, lot In line of Union street, lUO of Hyde, 20 by 00; gift. Baker? land company to William C.

Carson, lot In line of Thirty-second avenue, 530 of California street. 3.1 by. W120: Small Wickenhauser to Mark Rendle King-, lot in line of Chatham place, 113:9 of Bush street, 23:9 by $10. Manus Davis and' wife to Joseph Tresmont an, half interest" in lot in SG line of Shipler street. 403:4 XE of Fourth, XE 19:2 by HE CO: $10.

Harry J. Stauffacher and wife' to Mary E. Grant, lot In line o.f street. 52:6 of Twelth avenue. 50.

by $10. Henry Mnlrihill to Margaret Mnlvlhill, lot in line of Duncan street, 200 of Castro, 25 by 314: Henry Mulvlhill lot in w'llrie of Castro street, 00 of Tweutyfirst, 48:4 by 125: gift. Abraham Bernstein to Mary Bernstein, lot in line of Page street, of Pierce, 25 by gift. Mary Bernstein to Selig GrooMiehr, third interest in lot in line of Page street, of Pierce, 25 by Catherine Kenney to Helen Hall' et lots 7 and block 71, Railroad avenue" extension association. $10.

Charlcn E. Penei to Vespa'P. Penez, Jot in line of Fourth 275 Point Lobos. 25 by 120: $10. Rivers to Harold C- Taylor.

lot 13. block. 2o. Lakevtew; $10. John Brickell company.

to Florrince Zucco. lot in W' line of. 100 of California street, 25 by 120; Home land company to Arthur A. and Frances M. Lambert, lot 15, block Sunnyside; $10.

Caroline Meyers to John J. Quinn, lot in line of Clement street, 57:0 W. of Second avenue W2sby 100: $10. William I. and wife to Solomon Schmulowitz, lot at SW corner of Second avenue and A Ktwet.

525 by 95; $10. Albert Allen and wife to Ray Allen, lot in line of Scott street," 112:6 of Ellis, 25 by Mary Bird Bowers to J. Hermiin L. Harms lot In line of Post street, 40:6 of Baker. 50 by $10.

Bakers Beach land company to Francis lot In line of Thirty-second avenue. 67 of. California Btreet, 28 by sa-fi- $io WUliam O'Donnell to Joseph C. Stromnwold. lot in XE.line of Xlagara 228 XW of Mission street.

XW 25 by XE SO; $10. Lulgl F. Dlckenson and wife to Henry Feige DSD M- fo 36:0 of Du Ia i'ickfnson to Henry Feige, lots 896. and 900. gift map $10.

B. P. Oliver to Charles Xlquet, lot in line TCn "2 of California, Bam? ilo Re lchlcy et al Charles Xiquet, George. Wapener to August Meijttman. lot at x- toe lo street, by 'i 16 company to Joachim Garkus an tri ot 'r block 2 tract slo.

Elizabeth KJlbnrn to Joseph' James, lotin line of Twenty-sfxtb street. 212.C-W of San by mo; M- Shepherd investment; company Jo John Shepherd investment company, lot in E- line of 1111 223 o' -Lake street, by i. f. Sliepard investment company to John 1 Shepard investment company, lot in line of Capp street. 70 8 of Elgbteenth.S 30 122: Emll Schneider to Jeanette M.

Schneider, lot In line of Fortyflf th avonue, 225 of Fu ton street. 25 by 120; George M. Schneider to Tessie Sclmeider lot in line. Late street, 1 of Seventeenth avenue, 25' by 8 100; gift. Bulldlne San Francisco fireproofiris: company with Floodberg Plastering for -Paciflc Union la ln bKK bo" I Sacramento street, by.

Mason: by. California by Cushl man place; $30,400. The San Francisco gas and electric comnanv with I. Mitrovk-h, W. F.

I Wilson glazing, Jiaint- plumbing, for, addition -toStatron In-X. Use Jessie street, of Fonrtb SO uiore more "or less more or less. to beginning $12,032 Bibbero with Peterson evcept painting, heating; electrical-work and fixtures, for a two story frame building llne.of Pacific 110- EOf Baker street. Zo 127 $2i 914 Mary; E. Harris with tho -Turner- company ct erect story and basement apartment- building line street, 165 Eof by $64 724.

THE SHOW FORESIGHT IN REBUILDING OF CITY Property Owners Erect High Class Structures That Furnish Object Lesson JOHN T. HARMES of Madlnon Burke We have been', through a somewhat novel, experience during the period- of reconstruction. We had a city to rebuild," that the most expensive part of it, and we" started on that task. with much less money, derived fr6m, insurance than the; total cost in view. Our streets were blocked with' debris, our sidewalks many of our sewers were wrecked beyond repair, and the status, of- titlos to realty unsettled.

All those facts should be considered and are considered by- San Francisco people, as they look- around 'and see' what sort of a have those portions that" have been rebuilt. The chief lesson in that. is one, that relates to the. vitality the city, and the spirit that has actuated citizens. BEST BUILDINGS DESIRED Without pluck and foresight we might have remainedMn poor condition for a long while.

But it was significant that, after the period that immediately followed the fire of 1906, when it was necessary to put 'up temporary, buildings to enable us to' business without interruption and to protect our commercial'interests against the competition that was put up by the cities at the north that seek to rival us, we wanted, the A roster of the high class buildings that have beeri constructed in, the last three, years, a'description of them, the statement, of the cost involved in them also comparison with: their predecessors; on the- same sites, would good reading and would convey a lot of information that would the outsider' to 'respect us for what there is even more than he does now. MOItE ACTIVE TIIAX EVER Now if you look around you will notice that the same impulse that caused property to put up buildings that sums of money when the insurance' companies were "furnishing a large part of the cost by the payment of risks isstill at work! Market street is nearly reconstructed for a distance of more than a mile, and on both'sides of the street. The retail section off Market' street, northerly and extending, out to Un'on square, -is a much finer section than any of us expected to witness in that vicinity, even when the was on inU9OS and 1906. I take it that what we have, done cbn.tains'the promise of shall do. a private capacity, but iri a public capacity we are more'active than ever before.

This -is proved by. the Twin peaks reservoirs which are about to be constructed; by pumping stations and neighborhood reservoirs; by' "the higher class school buildings that have been erected for the- grammar grades and for one qt. "the' high schools; by the approval' that' 1 has -been given to the plans 'for'ihp- Polytechnic high school, that 'will cost "with equipment the acquisition of the new site for a splendid" building to be erected for LoWell high school; by the action of the citizens secure' a armory -building at of Kess avenue. PROSPECT OP BETTERMEM' It is not necessary 1 to make, the list any longer, but there are many other things that.are encouraging. to the observer.

We added many buildings in 1909 both in the business and residential sections. -We have made a beginning in the'matter of rebuilding the old residential district- west of Kearny street out to Van Nessayenue. As we provide" better accommodations and more accommodations that public that ever was fond of Francisco will return in increasing number. The year, 1910 unquestionably will bring about the construction of a. great many buildings and the improvement' of any section-.

wHl, enhance the valuer of all adjoining sections arid practically of all the citjv Taking, all. these, things in I look forward to year of that will redound to the advantage of local 're'al- estate. RECENT SALES MADE IN THE SUNSET DISTRICT Demand for Lots in District South of Park Sol Gfetz Sons report the following recent 50x120. west line of Thirty-third avenue, 100 feet south; of Point Lobos, with improvements, to. William Pilger.

Lot southeast corner street and Eleventh avenue. Sunset to William P. McAlplnc. Lot 25x120, west line of Forty-fourth avenue, 250 eet north of I street, Oceanside district, to Cecilia 'M. Pohlmann." 25x120, west line of Forty-fourth avenue, 275 feet north, of I street, Oceansidc" district, to Harry D.

Pohlmann. Ix)t 25x120. line of Forty-eighth avenue ((Jreat Highway), 200 feet- north of T.strcet, to Dorothy Le Qulme. Lot west -line of Forty- fourth avenue, 3115 feet north I street, Occanside district, to Gordan L. Lee.

25x120." lino of Forty-eighth; avenue, 87:6 feet south of street, Oceanslde district, to Eugene. Lot east Hue of Xinetecnth avenue, 50 feet north of Sunset "district, to Christina Gessler. Lot Xinctcentb arenue, 75 feet- north 'of street. Sunset district, to Frank Gessler. Ijot 25x120, west line of Forty-sixth avenue, 0 feet pouth'iof I street, with Improvements, Occanside; district, to Sbcpard.

Lot. 25x120, east line. of Thirteenth' avenue. 200 feet 1 south of I street. -Sunset to George E.

and Jane; F. McCourtncy." Isot -25x120. west line-" of- Forty-second avenup, 100- feet north of street, district, to Adella Mclntye. JUDGMENT FOrt IS GIVEN HAYS Runaway Banker Fails to Defend Suit rs. Hassh'agen Judgment for $15,300 'against the: runaway; president lof (.

the defunct statelbank, was rendered by Judge Van Nostrand yesterday: in favor i of -Mrs. Adeline Hasshagen, mother of C.T.iHasshagren, who was associated with' Hays his bank- Ing; transactions." The defendant -was' served. with" a copy of Hhe c6mplaint'- before; he caped 'to' Manila junder the, nose "the local held' 'far hisflarrest: on-a charge of the state; banking: -laws. was from Mrs. Hasshagren times of, It in with the state sbahk and.

the' State; Rayingrs'andtc'omniercial In" both of lie i was interested." No opposition on'; behalf of Hays made "yesterday, to the motion of Edward Harrison for Juagment on the 1 jr ARMY STREET WILL BE BITUMINIZED Petition for Permit First Step Toward 1 Extensive in 'Section The first step toward the; improve-; ment'of Army street in tlie; to. make; it i'itie-: chief artery between the Mission' 'and: the the, bay of San' Francisco taken this. weeklwhen property owners. -street and San Bruno: avenue -filed jaipetitiohv with- the boaVd of. for a permit to -have the 'street Jjltuminized beY tween these two points.

Mission; Promotion association wIHJnow! proceed in' I'to1 'to have Army, street York street and eventually' rwide'ried 100 The paving; of the vblocks 1 between Yorkf Sari avenue, Willie done 'bitumen and with asphalt" blocks account of-'the excessive 'cost of the litter kind of paving! 'The board -of public -works is now; considering the advisability, of a basalt pavement along the whole length of Array street, thus rendering.it well fitted for heavy, traffic, even though the municipality will be compelled to' pay the difference between the cost of bitumen and basalt pavement. i i NEW POLICE STATIOX C. With the construction of the branch Mission police station Ocean. avetjues, Army street will become 'more important as a traffic thoroughfare, since the Ingleside. stalion under command of Captain Tobin will include large territory: betwe Army, street and trie San Mateo county Many property owners in Army street between Mission street arid San Bruno avenue have signified their willingness to accede to' the plan to widen the street lo'lOO feet, the widening to be made on 1 the southerly line of the street! between; San Bruno avenue and Kentucky and in the northerly line of the street between San avenue and Mission street.

The Mission Promotion association has obtained -an appropriation of by which the- board ol public works will be enabled to begin the construction of the branch sewer commencing at Silver avenue and running under' the Mission viaduct as far as Springdale Simultaneously, with the work of sewer ybns.truction the; work of 'building the Mission viaduct will be started with the $65,000 appropriation now "at the disposal of the board of works. IVILIi CONSTRUCT VIADUCT The United Kailroads company is engaged in doing its share of the work, and when finished have spent $30,000 in making fills' and constructing the approaches to- the main One-half of the viaduct will be constructed- at first and the construction of the other half begun as soon as the United Railroads company makes its appropriation of Is a part of the joint contract between the" city and the United Kailroads In order that the immediate improvement of Fifteenth avenue south may be carried, out, the board of public works is now jcomputing the assessed valuation: of the property. In Fifteenth avenue between Sari Bruno and avenues. Supplementing its that: the appropriate for. dollar with the property owners to improve Fifteenth avenue, the board Of public works, will endeavor to create an assessment district arid the assessed valuation of the property spent in Improving the thoroughfare.

With the advariceof railfbad" construction in tiie eastern and Potrero, Fifteenth avenue and'its tributary, these thoroughfares' have assumed added importance, and. the street committee of the Mission Promotion association is preparing an exhaustive report Concerning the advisability of using a portion of the state bond issue for good roads in making passable several Important thoroughfares in the Mission district. LOCAL FIRM ANNOUNCES AUCTION OF REAL ESTATE Choice Property Under. Hammer Tuesday Next 1 Wright Co. announce, their initial auction sale for the" coming.

season to. take place at their, office, 125-127 Sutter street, Tuesday next, "January 11, the. catalogue, comprising the following properties, which the firm has selected from the special list the property holders are desirous of doing" business: in Greenwich streefand Imperial avenue between Franklin and Gough- streets, producing a monthly rental of $96. New; cottage Twentieth avenue near Point Lobos. lot 30x70 feet; house comprising six rooms and bath and modern improvements; street work completed.

Two flats at Page and Devisadero streets; 1 lot 27:6 by 137:6 feet; property' renting, for $79 per'month. First avenue at Golden Gate; two story modern building, comprising eight rooms and bath; street- work all completed. --Eleven; lots nearfCortland avenue, gift map No. 2, adjacent to the extension of the Mission street car line along Cortland Modern residence 'in Colo street comprising 14 rooms 'and all modern -improvements In fine tion, street all completed, streets sewered, bitumlnized, stone curbs- and cement property would rent for $75 per month. -'on Ashbury heights.

Belvedere and Rivoli streets; lot 25- 97; street "work completed; lot on- the level-ready for building. -Two Hats at Page and Pierce streets, comprising six. and seven rooms each; building insured for property renting for. s7s per month, The firm announces that a catalogue is issued and' ready for. distribution; comprising detailed 'descriptions; ot each; parcel to be offered and stating the terms of sale.

WEALTHY BUYERS FANCrag THE PRESIDIO TERRACE Baldwin Howeli; report sale forjaccbunt of M. Fisher to a wealthy, client from Humboldt, county 'of lot 25 in Presidio together with residence, in; course of- cbnstructiorirby the "purchase "price" being 23,000: sale, with the others heretofore made, makes the total of the transactions by Fisher the Presidio terrace" aggregate nearly "all of whichihasvtakehVplace within the months. only unsold lot: now, owned; by Fisher in -the terrace -is No. upon he will immediately it" the construction'' of an; attractive residence; which' in "all probability l.wiir be commenced.Vt.-:rt^;.-;:;'-;j^{ Fisher has entered into a contract Joseph for a residence covering lots 33 and Presidio? the; con- LOCATION LENDS CHARM TO SPOT Park and Ocean and Many Improvements features of J. M.

GREGORY -The Sunset district Is as large as the addition. It extends along. 'll street to, the -ocean. It has frontage onthe ocean of practically 5 two miles and i contains Sutro is -practically, miles gradually, that i'areoccasiioned' by the'cuttlrig, through" of streets anake, each-I' bloek a. little higher than the 'one arid 'so every block.has of Golden ofthe Sutro wods.

Some the streets haye the -of all" three-v iews. Sunset-as healthful district because of the slopes; an ideal; condition or sewers; and also because it is all: sand -and land is a very "short time after the- heaviest is -now'and be homes, with sufficient streets to provide for the wants of the residents. There is: great; awakening in Sunset. street improvement work has been, performed during the last year than! in air the preceding years since began to, be settled. Sunset; began to be-known about the time of the.

midwinter faid, and then a few houses were built here andi there.v The last five years ticularly have brought; Sunset- to its present condition. It now has four business streets, namely II street, Ninth avenue, I street and Twentieth avenue. I am the old names of streets and avenues because they more familiar as yet than are the new streets are wide, which, is a favorable condition. The lettered streets are SO feet wide and the avenues are 70 feet wide. What has been accomplished in this district is very little beside which will This will always be, as it is.

now, distinctly a sectiort for homes, as certainly so as the greater part of the Western addition. FAVORED IN' MAW WAYS We are favored in many things. One is that we have no hospitals or is'' that we have no places where the grades can interfere with the establishment of a perfect sewer system. The crest of the Sutro forest reaches. a height nearly equal to that of the summits of the Twin Peaks.

At Eleventh avenue and.i street the street has an elevation of 600 feet, which is much higher than Nob hill. Above that" the slopes of the Sutro forest tower mightily. The present condition of the streets can' be easily summarized. The population of Sunset prefers permanent to temporary streets. For that reason a great amount of bituiriinized pavements has-been laid.

The bituminized area extends out Twentieth avenue. Beyond that there will undoubtedly be many more bituminized avenues and streets in the of a few years. What we want Immediately is a street railway to reach the center of the; greatest present population of Sunset, which is east of Twentieth avenue. We not care how we get that road or by whom it is built. This line should come" as far as or streets and along Ninth avenue.

There Is no question that it should run In Xinth avenue. The present population of Sunset is about 8,000. This includes the dwellers in the region bounded by First avenue and the great highway at the ocean and frbm Golden Gate park over to Ingleside. Sunset is well provided with 'schools and churches for the present. The Laguna'Honda school in Seventh avenue, between I and streets, cost.

$70,000. It Is two stories high and of brick, 'construction. The Sunset primary school Is Twelfth avenue, between and There Is a fine school building in the Oceanside MAXV CHURCHES IXDISTRICT The -churches include St. Ann's, which stands in I "street between Thirteenth and Fourteenth avenues; St. Paul's Presbyterian church at street and Forty-seventh avenue; the Tenth avenue Christian Church in Tenth avenue between I and streets; the Sunset Congregational church in: Ninth J.

M. Favors Sunset Realty avenue near-K street; the Seventh avenue Presbyterian-church between I and streets; the Church of Incarnation, Episcopal, at the avenue and I. street. This is a fine structure and has just been finished. St.

Ann's has a very large land 150 feet in Thirteenth avenue. 125 feet in Fourteenth avenue and 240 feet in I street. Golden Gate park Is a great and. increasing attraction. It.

Is highly improved'now in many parts and will be much more so. This furnishes a splendid playground to all of the children of, this district and for the men and women who live in it. It has such a. variety of attractions and all are so easily reached that tastes of all can be supplied with that which suits them with very little inconvenience and a very small expenditure of time. The nearness of the entire district to the park furnishes a great incentive for people to come and live here.

That cost which is incurred by a moderate size family simply for carfares on a Sunday or holiday visit to the public playground, the people of Sunset are free from. In 10 minutes' walk the residents of this district can enjoy attractions, absolutely free, that are quite astonishing considering that they are open for free enjoyment throughout the year. The, grass and flowers thrive in the summer because the park gardeners keep them watered and in the winter season the park is even more, delightful than it is in summer. LO.VG FRONTAGE OX OCEAN" The frontage of the Sunset district on the Pacific ocean is 13 blocks long, which, considering the wiJth of the avenues added, makes up a total of just about two miles. It takes only a few minutes to go from any part of Sunset to the beach.

By way of Ninth avenue the "cars connect to all parts of the the business sections, the theaters, railway stations and the water, front. There is enough level ground in Sunset to provide for all the business streets that will be needed. Ninth avenue has grown to considerable importance. There is quite a good showing of business places in II street. The business part of" "I street at present extends from' Seventh to Twelfth The business on Ninth avenue now extends from to'-K streets.

There is a new business section in Twentieth avenue which, has just begun. That is due, to. the running of the electric road along that avenue out toward Ingleside and At same time there is enough of elevation to give scenic to thousands. The cost of improving our streets Is small because it is so easy to move, the A sewer system will be constructed in II street, beginning at Twentieth avenue and running out to Forty-seventh avenue. The intention is to tunnel under the park at Fcrty-seventh avenue so that the may be letl- out 'to the Golden and so carried out to sea by the current of water that runs through -the gate.

These' facts concerning Sunset district ought to be generally known. When they are known and are generally understood there will be a strong movement in this direction. HOLLY PARK SOON TO BE IMPROVED Mission Promotion Association Wins Fight for Bettering Big Playground Following the request of the- Mission promotion association that Holly parkt be. placed in first class condition, the shrubbery trimmed, water' pipes laid to the parkand benches placed therein, the" board of park commissioners has. notified the association that the work of improvement will be started immediately.

This is a -boon Kras hoped for by the. large population in tha vicinity of the Holly park reservoir, between the Mission road and Saa Bruno avenue, since Holly park Is only pleasure ground in that vicinity. The action was obtained through the efforts of the committee on parks and playgrounds of the Mission promotion, association, consisting of Rev. O. Crowley, John Chettwood.

D. R. H- Seager, Edward H. Mitchell and J. Astredo.

The widening of -Fourteenth has now been completed. Special letters of thanks have. been sent td Mission promotion association by Mission manufacturers for Its determination to have this work prosecuted, as also for the success with which it has petitioned the board of publio works to reconstruct the pavement ot Folsom street. The United Railroads company is now repairing its right way in Folsom street between Fourteenth and Sixteenth, and as soon this has been completed the- city will pave its portion of the street. The United Railroads has consented to the request of the Mission promotion association that the CortlanU avenue cars be continued from tho junction of Cortland avenue and Mission street down Mission street Third street, over Third street Kearny, and over Kearny to Broadway and 'the water front.

This service has proved a great accommodation to the people living east of the Mission road and at this time, when the Visitation valley line through the Crocker tract bas been largely patronized, will greatly aid rapid transportation facilities. It is also probable that the Polk and Larkin street line will bo extended as far south as Daly's hill after January 1. The committee on streets and sewers of the Mission promotion association, consisting of Patrick Broderick. A. B.

Magulre. Michael Casey, Oscar Hocks and Bernard had several conferences wlih the officials of the United Railroads company and the Southern- Paciflc company regarding the feasibility of making the so called Bernal cut. The proposition is to shorten the present outlet from San Francisco and to do away with tho heavy grade south of the Mission viaduct, by constructing a direct road along the line of the Southern Paciflc tracks, between Randolph street ami the junction of St. Marys avenue and Mission street. General Manager Charles N.

Blaclc of the: United Railroads and E. E. Calvin of the Southern Paciflc company have approved the proposition of tho Mission promotion association to maka 1 the cut and the street committee oC the association will now confer witli the board of public works. Effective January 13, 1910 hrfciivc llUUfo I The "Tourist ExDrcss" I VUI list jViJiJ Santa Fe all the way As fast as the famous California Limited vity Leave. San J3.

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