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PLANS FOR MANY NEW APARTMENTS GROWING TOURIST TRADE • CREATES DEMAND ONE STRUCTURE WILL CONTAIN OVER A HUNDRED ROOMS Proposed , Building on Bunker Hill Calls for Bixty —Contract for Pasadena Apartments Represents $39,000 From the looks of plans prepared by architects last week, Los Angeles Is to have numerous new apartment houses at the opening of the tourist season next winter. Among plans Just com- pleted are those- for a 102-room struc- ture on Flgueroa street, a sixty-room structure at First street and Bunker Hill avenue, a two-story sixteen-room flat on West Thirty-first street, a class C building at Third and Clay streets, a two-story apartment on Adams street east of Main street. Contracts were let last week for the Maryland apartments at Pasadena, to cost $39,600. Among other important plans com- pleted are those for a three-story six- teen-room residence on West Chester place, for the complete remodeling of quarters formerly occupied by the Los Angeles-Nevada mining stock exchange in the 11. W. Hellman building, a mountain home In Swiss rustic for a canyon near Hollywood, a class C. structure at Santa Ana and a lodge building at Hollywood. Plans are being revised for the pro- posed Can* building on South Broad- way, to comprise seven stories, costing $150,000. The Builder and Contractor reports among the architects as follows: Architect A. F. Rosenheim, 615 H. W. Hellman building, Is taking bids,for the construction of a three-story and basement slxteen-room frame and brick residence to be erected In West- chester place for John Howze, 102 Se- curity building. It will cover a ground area of 75 by 75 feet, and have con- crete foundation walls, piers and but- tresses, slate roof, open terraces with tile floors, mahogany and quarter- sawed oak trim, white enamel finish to chambers, boudoirs, dressing and bath rooms;'furnace, automatic heater, plate and art glass windows, etc. It will contain five bathrooms, four of •which will have marble floors and tile wainscoting. The sides and roof of the breakfast room will be in glass. A se- lected number of contractors are figur- ing on tho work. The same architect has made plans for the complete reconstruction of the quarters formerly occupied by the Los Angeles-Nevada stock exchange on the flrst floor of the H. W. Hellman build- ing. New mahogany fixtures, tile and marble floor and wainscoting, vault. ornamental iron grlllework, etc., will be Installed. When completed it will be occupied by the Adams company. Architects Dennis & Farwell, Fay | building, have prepared sketches for a 102-room brick apartment house, 50x125 feet, tt) be 'erected on Orange street | west of Figueroa street, Estimates are being taken to ascertain tho probable cost of the structure before deciding definitely what will be done. The plans of Dennis & Farwcll for remodeling the fifth lloor and roof of the Columbia Trust building for the Sierra Madre club have been accepted and are ready to be figured. The fifth floor will be altered to provide Office, billiard, reading, buffet, cloak, smok- | ing and card rooms. The roof will he- ! removed and transformed Into a roof I garden, part of which be enclosed for kitchen and dining rooms. The Sierra Madre club is a mining men's affiliated with tho American min- ing congress, and Includes all of the foremost mining men in the United i States. The intention Is to provide tha j best of quarters in the west for a club . of this kind. Big Brick Apartments Architect Garrett & Bixby, Currier building have J prepared plans for a sixty-room apartment bouse to be built at the corner of First street and Bunker Hill avenue, for Mrs. U. W. Murphy. It will be three stories in front and four stories In rear, first story brick and rest frame. The apart- ments will be of two and three rooms each, and will be fitted with wall beds and heated with steam. The first floor will contain two store-rooms with plate glass front. The building will cover a ground space 60x82 feet, and will be erected by day work. Architects Myron Hunt & Elmer Grey, Union Trust building, are pre- paring plans of a two-story 17-room Colonial residence to bo built on San Rafael Heights, near Pasadena, for 11. W. Bailey. It will be of frame con- struction and measure 112x88 feet. The specifications provide for shingle roof, white enamel finish, hardwood floors, five bathrooms, heating system, elec- tric wiring, plate glass windows plumbing and electric fixtures. The excavating has been let. Mayberry & Parker, 703 Pacific Elec- tric building, arc preparing preliminary sketches for a two-story store and of- fice building to be erected at the cor- ner of First and Main streets, Yuma, Ariz., for Paul Morettl and Charles de Corse of that place. It will be a re- inforced concrete, Soxl2o feet, and modern in detail. - Yuma Office Building \u25a0 Architect Robert £>. Farquhar, Secur- ity building, has prepared plans of a substantial two-story and basement residence to be erected In Berkeley Square for Dr. Robert P. Mcßeynolds, Coulter building. The main building will measure 57 by 56 feet, with a two- story wing for kitchen department and help's quarters, 33 by 20 feet. It will have concrete footings and piers, brick foundation and chimney, veneered brick exterior with cement plaster finish, clay tile roof, Iron balustrades and grills, plate and art glass windows, cedar and redwood trim with white enamel finish, hardwood floors, paneled walls, tile and brick fireplaces^ seven chambers, four bathroom/, large sun porch, hot' and cold water system, furnace, gas and electricity. • All work will be done by the day under the supervision of the architect. Architects Edelman & Barnett, 323 Blanchard building, have prepared plans and the contract has been award- ed to the C. F. Borton company for the erection of a two-story, 16-room frame flat building at 223 West Twenty-first street for Charles Amols. It will con- tain four four-room apartments. In- terior finish Oregon pine, with hard- wood floors/in all living and \u25a0 dining rooms and halls. Each apartment will be equipped with Marshall & Steams mantel-front wall beds. The founda- tion will be brick, cement porches with columns of artificial stone, and the exposed portions of all chimneys will be blue brick. • Architect A. R. Kelly, Security build- ing, has prepared plans of a mountain home to be erected in one of the can- yons near Hollywood for Dr. L. C. Frost. It will be in the Swiss rustic style and contain nine rooms. The In Mountains Near Hollywood work will be done by the day and all modern features Installed. Architect George H. Wyman, Henne building, has taken bids 'for a three- story and basement apartment house of class C construction to be built at the corner of Third and Clay streets for the Ferguson company. It will be 42x 62 feet and contain fifteen two-room and six one-room suites, equipped with all modern improvements. The present frame building now occupying the premises will be removed In order that at some future date further Improve- ments may be made. Architect Fred R. Dorn, 232 Douglas building, Is completing plans for a two- story apartment house, 42x75 feet, to ho built on Adams, Just east of Main street, for Mrs. J. A. Newton. It will contain two six-room and two flve- rcom Mats. The foundation will be brick, pressed brick porch and front on first story. Exterior finish will be plaster on metal lath. Oak floors, plumbing, electric wiring, Malthold roof, etc. * .'. Archltect.Walter Erkes, Henne build- ing. is preparing plans for a two-story eight-room residence, Italian renais- sance' style, to be built on Fletcher av- enue, South Pasadena, for Mrs. Alice E Smith. Brick entrance, porch and verandas, living room 21x30 feet, in- terior finish redwood and Oregon pine, fireplace and mantel moulded ln con- crete, beams, panels, wainscoting, etc. Architect Julius W. Krause, 3035 Fos- ter street, has completed his design for the eight-room frame school building to be erected at Fifty-second and Hoo- ver streets, and will submit It to the board of education for approval. He Intends to provide a building with ev- ery modern improvement ln light, heat and ventilation. Mercantile Building Architect C. H. Brown, Stlmson building, has prepared plans of a mer- cantile building to be erected at the corner of Third and Canal streets, Wilmington, for the Banning company. It -will be one-story and possibly a second story will be added. Architect R. .B. Young, Lankershlm building, Is revising the plans for the J E. Can* building to be erected on South Broadway, between Sixth and Seventh streets. It Is Intended to make It a class A building instead of class B, as first • announced. It will be a .even-story structure, faced with white enameled brick with terra cotta trimmings and will cost approximate- ly $150,000. " Architect S. B. Marston. 616 Cham- ber of Commerce building, Pasadena, has let the general contract for the erection of the Frank G. Hogan com- pany apartment house to E. D. Tyler, 539 South Pasadena avenue. The con- tract price is $39,500. Munger & Hun- ger 167 East Colorado street, were awarded the contract for the plumbing on their bid of $4400. The electric con- tract was secured by W. A. McNally & Co, 73 North Raymond avenue, for $1245. The building will be plastered over metal lath, and will have a front- age of 172 feet on South Dos Robles avenue. It will be built In two wings, having a, depth of 87 feet The struc- ture will be two stories high and will contain 130 rooms, divided Into twenty- four apartments of three, four and six rooms. There will be seven artificial stone entrances, tile and gravel roof, cement, cellar, steam heat, private bath for each suite and the most mod- ern apartment house equipment. The building will be known, as the "Mary- land apartments." The' Milwaukee Building company, Wright & Callender building, has pre- pared Plans of a two-story and base- ment brick building to be erected at Fifth and Main streets, Santa Ana. for the Abstract and Title Guaranty com- pany It will be of class C construc- tion, 50x104 feet, and \u25a0 have oak and pine trim, plate glass and iron front and composition roof. The first story and basement will be equipped for the use of the abstract company, the sec- ond to be divided Into rooms and apartments. Architects Metcalf & Lochrldge. 614 First National bank building, Long Beach, have completed plans for the Harbor Land company's five-story ho- tel building on Ocean avenue, opposite the Kennebec hotel. The cost will be *30,000. _. \u25a0 „,_ Architect W. F. Thompson, 317 Wright & Callender building, has pre- pared plans for an office, store and lodge building to be erected for C. E. Toberman in Hollywood. The esti- mated cost Is $25.000. PROPOSED HOTEL AT REDONDO WILL OCCUPY VALUABLE SITE REDONDO BEACH. Aug. 28.—There is a movement afoot for the building of a commercial hotel in this city, Maj. Charles H. Whitehead having had plans drawn for a three-story structure to occupy his property at the foot of Diamond street, near the old plunge bath house. It Is understood that a lease of the property has already been effected, Browning & Shiner having agreed to take charge of the property for a term of years. The plans call for a struc- ture 150x50 feet and to cost about $18,000. The building will be of reinforced concrete of Mission style, to conform with the buildings of the Los Angeles & Redondo railroad, and will have forty-six rooms. It Is the Intention to run the hostelry as a first class com- mercial hotel. , Lose a good-pay tenant, or boarder? Let a want ad help you to take It like a philoso- pher. . ' >•;; : Eight Room Residence Containing Numerous Interesting Features PLANS for this handsome eight-room residence are now being prepared by the W. O. Hanson Building company for Mss. R. W. Donaldson, in the Wflshlre boulevard district. It Is something out of the ordinary run of houses. The most distinctive features are the built-in buffets, fireplaces, bookcases, ornamental stairway wheel- ing up the front turret, the spacious column openings and the cement porch. These porch buttresses are built of l artificial stone as are also the steps lon the side: and the buttress wail | around the turret. Artistic flower I boxes are placed where most conven- lent. A pergola is built over the stair- way and sidewalk will give, the house a very cool and much needed shade in summer days. Forty-One Lot Sales Is Record at Manchester Heights THE Grider-Ham.lton-Oswald com- pany reports an increasing de- mand for lots in its Manchester Heights tract. This tract is located at the southwest corner of Vermont and Manchester avenues and has a magnificent view of Los Angeles and* the mountains. The natural attrac- tions of the southwest part of the city, combined with excellent soil, publfc and private schools, churches and all street work completed, parkways planted to Monterey, pine trees, an abundance of pure artesian water piped In the rear of all lots, two rapid electric car lines with 5-cent fares (the Strawberry Park via Sunnyslde and the Los Angeles In- terurban both passing the property on Vermont avenue), are causing many homeseekers as well as speculators to put their money in this choice location. The -Hamilton-Oswald com- pany reports forty-one lots sold at Manchester Heights in the last thirty days to the following purchasers: To H. A. Michel, lot 177. on Seventy- fourth street near Normandie avenue, for $375; to Lea Powell, lots 253 and 254, on Seventy-fifth street near Vermont avenue, for $1000; to Mrs. E. Shafer, lot 251 and west one-half of lot 250, on Seventy-fifth street near Vermont ave- nue, for $750; to Mary Calvert, lot 196, on Seventy-fifth street near Norman- die avenue, for $375; to Lizzie Daniel, lot 368, on Seventy-eighth "street near Vermont avenue, for $425; to John Nixon, lots 401 and the east half of lot 402, on Seventy-sixth street between Bullions and Normandie avenues, for $525; to Sam White, lots 280 and 283, on Seventy-fifth street near Budlong avenue, for $900; to E. G. La Fon, lot 404, on Seventy-sixth street near Bud- long avenue, for $350; to E. Wagner, lots 403 and west half of 402 on Seven- ty-sixth street near Budlong avenue, for $425; to L. and Rosa McClaln, lot 257, on Seventy-fifth street near Ver- mont avenue, for $500; to Mrs. M. Shar- key, lot 232, on Seventy-fifth street near Vermont avenue, for $500; to L. J. Harrlman, lot 326 and west half of lot 327, on Seventy-sixth street .near Bud- long avenue, for $562.50; to Anthony O'Hara, lot 333, on Seventy-sixth street near Budlong avenue, for $375; to Mrs. J. C. Bllsland, lot 258 and east half of lot 259, on Seventy-fifth street near Vermont avenue, for $750; to Ralph Bartlett, lot 323, on Seventy-sixth street near Normandie, avenue, for $350; to Mrs. A. B. Dawson, lot 399 and west half of lot 398, on Seventy-sixth street near Budlong avenue, for $537.50; to H. W. Walters, lot 288, on Seventy- fifth street near Budlong avenue, for $425; to Anna B. Bangert, lot 161, on Seventy-fourth street near Budlong avenue, for $450; to S. J. Breen, east half of lot 327 and west half of lot 328, on Seventy-sixth street near Budlong avenue, for $375; to Mrs. Mary R. Bishop, east half of lot 398 and west 30 feet of lot 397, on Seventy-sixth street near Budlong avenue, for $468.75; to Alice A. Hudson, east 10 feet of lots 397 and 396. on Seventy-sixth street near Budlong avenue, for $468.75; to Sarah M. Cooley, lot 395, on Seventy-sixth street near Budlong avenue, for $375; to Mary E. Falkenstein and Clara M. Peter, lot 128, located on the northwest corner of Seventy-fifth street and Ver- Mont avenue, for $900; to Vincent B. Glbbs, lots 391, 392, 393 and 394, on Seventy-sixth street near Budlong ave- nue, for $1590; to J. N. Nohm, lot 330, on Seventy-sixth street near Budlong avenue, for $375; to Ralph G. Graham, lot 386, on Seventy-sixth street near Budlong avenue, for $400; to R. D. Woodard, lot 385, on Seventy-sixth street near Budlong avenue, for $400; to Miss Ella Garvin, lot 373, on Seven- ty-sixth street near Budlong avenue, for $400; to S. R. and Lulu Rice, lot 384, on Seventy-sixth street near Bud- long avenue, for $400; to F. E. Gasso- way, west half of lots 259 and 260, on Seventy-fifth street near Vermont ave- nue, for $750; to Florence Faure, lot 357, on Seventy-sixth street near Ver- mont avenue, for $450; to J. F. Ander- son, lot 74, on Seventy-fourth street near Normandie avenue, for $375. PAYS CASH FOR CORNER ON WILSHIRE BOULEVARD Hardware Man Makes Second Pur- chase in Preferred District—Will Erect Mansion The Arthur W. Kinney company, through Its lot department, has made the following sales: Louis C. Scheller, treasurer and gen- eral manager of the Uniqn Hardware & Metal company, 50x145 feet on the south side of Wilshire boulevard, 110 feet west of Kingsley drive, for $5000 cash. This lot' was acquired by Mr. Scheller In addition to the southwest corner of Wilshire and Kingsley drive, 110x145 feet, purchased about a month ago for $11,000 cash. This gives Mr. Scheller one of the handsomest corners on Wilshire, with 160 feet frontage on the boulevard and 145 feet depth. New owner will erect a handsome residence in the new future. Joseph G. Barker is the grantor. Clara It. Shatto to Bruce L. Dray, lot 45, Commonwealth tract, located on the east side of Virgil avenue, 300 feet north of West Sixth street, 60x170 feet feet. Consideration was $3600. Mr. Dray buys property for purpose of Im- proving with fine ijome, In keeping with his surroundings. W. W. Carruthers to Amelia Bont, lot on south side of Wilshire boule- vard, 360 feet west of St. Andrews place, 60x150 feet. Price paid was $3200. Bought for an Investment. Samuel G. Blackburn to Bruce L. Dray, a lot on the south side of Wil- shire boulevard, 192 feet east of Nor- ton avenue, size 50x130 feet, for $2400. Purchased for investment. Francos H. Flood to Ella K. Shellen- ger, lot on west side of Harvard boule- vard, 170 feet south of West Fourth street, size 60x150, for $2450. Purchaser contemplates Improving. Josephine Leet to John B. Roby, the soutnwest corner of Manhattan place and West Fifth street, 60x150 feet. Price paid was $3000 cash. Mr. . Roby will erect an'elegant home at an early date. Nellie M. Lowinsky to Alexander Brick, lot on south side of Wilshire boulevard, 150 feet west of Wilton place, 60x130 feet, for a consideration of $2650. To be improved with a fine home. William J. Bennett to Emma S. Ware, a lot-on west side of Catallna street, 150 feet south of West Eighth street. 60x145 feet. I Bought for $2500. Mr. and Mrs. Ware will Improve with a beautiful home at once. Union League Plans The final arrangements for the construc- tion of the Union League club building will be closed this week, and active work on the premises will start Immediately. At Slauson Junction R. G. Davis has sold to E. Elkeler through the agency of Black Bros, seven lots in the Bowen's Slauson Junction tract for a cash consideration of $4000. TWO TOURIST HOTELS MAY BUILD AT BEACH Plans Under Way at Santa Monica Call for Expenditure of $150,000 SANTA MONICA. Aug. That the continuous agitation for a modern tour- ist hotel for this city Is of good effect is evinced by the plans which are now being considered for not only one, but for two structures. John M. Hammant has plans under way for a large structure to be erected on the Baker property at Ocean and Nevada avenues and Second street, which will cost in the neighborhood of $150,000 and will be one of the best on the beach. John Forster, former manager of the American house of Denver, Is also look- ing to plans for the construction of an up-to-date, tourist hotel, which he may erect at the Seaside terrace property, which was formerly occupied by the Arcadia hotel. It Is the intention of Mr. Forster to form a stock company and dispose of bonds for erection purposes, and it is understood that a portion of the 'paper has been already underwritten. CITY RECEIVES PLANS FOR NEW POLICE STATION Plans and specifications for the new police station to be built at 825 West Jefferson street, have been prepared, and are now on rile with the board of public works, city hall. The new building will be two stories and base- ment 65x80 feet and have concrete for foundation footings and read portion of. first-story walla. Other exterior walls to be of brick. The basement floor, driveway and floors of cell sec- tion to be of concrete. The celling to five small cells and corridor walls to be of concrete; also area floors and basement stairs. The front elevation will be facedwith Utah white standstone, tool dressed, carved panels and courses. The en- trance will have vitreous tile floor, Tennessee marble threshold. Orna- mental Iron gates will be placed at wagon entrance. The building will have double floors, skylights, Mathoid roof- ing, pine trim, Woodstone for floors and wainscot of bathroom. Herring- bone metal lath on all walls and ceil- ings, except masonry; galzanized Iron skylights, vent pipes, etc. Steel and Iron lintels, columns, bearing plates, I- beams, window gratings, steel ; doors and cell work; electric wiring, hot and cold-- water system, vacuum cleaner, low pressure steam heat, radiators, etc. A garage will also be built, equipped with a turntable, such as is manufact- ured by the Seaboard Metal works of this city. The garage will be of frame construction, with concrete, foundation, floor and shingle roof. The first story of the station will be divided into quarters and offices for the force stationed there. The second floor will have assembly hall, court and bailiff's offices. .'. San Diego Contracts Show Unusual Building Activity SAN DIEGO, Aug. 28.—H. O. Briggs has been awarded the contract for the erection of a three-story brick store and hotel building at the south- west corner of Fourth and A streets for J. A. Morrow. The structure will be 100x75 feet and will have concrete foundation and basement, with pressed brick for the upper stories. It will con- tain two storerooms, twenty-four sleeping rooms, with private baths, sun parlor, steam heat, composition roof, electric fixtures, etc. The gen- eral contract amounted to $28,710. Schultheiss Bros, were awarded the plumbing and heating contract on their bid of $5675. Quayle Bros., Granger building, drew the plans for the build- ing. Bishop John H. Johnson has selected the Scripps estate at La Jolla as the site for the Episcopal school for girls. The contract for the first of the build- ings, to be erected on the block bound- ed by First, Redwood, Front anil Quince streets, was let to Pearl Acton of La Jolla. The contract amounts to about $11,000. The building will be of reinforced concrete, and will be the first of five similar structures to be erected on the site. Irving J. Gill Is the architect. The Western Metan Supply company has awarded two contracts for the erec- tion of Its new plant on Seventh street, between X and L streets. The carpen- ter work was let to James Shera, and the masonry and brick work to Thomas Kneale. The combined amounts of these contracts total $60,000. The building will be 100x100 feet, four stories and '.basement high, and will be of brick and frame construction. The walls will be 28 Inches thick at the base, and will taper to a width of 16 inches at the top. In spite of the largo amount of lumber to be used In its construction, the built] ing is rated at fireproof, owing to the solidity of its timbers. Three carloads of interior finish for the Grant hotel have arrived from the Southern California v Hardwood Manu- facturing company at Los Angeles, and are being rapidly put in place by the large force of mechanics now on the job. The ornamental plastering and staff work are also being placed. E. C. Thorpe, 3737 Third street, has begun the construction of a modern nine-room rsidence on Sixth street, be- tween Thome and Upas tsreets, for himself. It will be finished in hard- wood, with oak and maple floors, and will cost $5000. Percy R. Baker has begun the erec- tion of an eight-room residence for himself on Hillcrest drive, to cost $4000. Julius W. Anderson of National City has let the contract for the erection of a brick garage at the corner of Front and C streets. It will cost $7000. William Shaw will erect a residence for himself on a recently acquired lot on C street, near Nineteenth street. J. B. Brooks has purchased a lot on Fifth street, near Walnut, upon which he will erect a costly residence. L. F. Bass has sold to a local In- vestor two lots at the southwest corner of Tenth and G streets. The buyer will erect a brick building on the prop- erty, which measures 100 by 100 feet. The board of education of San Diego awarded the contract for the erection of two school buildings in Chollas Valley and Ocean Beach to Charles C. Gruell on his bid of $4600 and $4708, respectively. Eleven bids were received. Cornelius Echenique has had plans completed for a $10,000 residence to be located at Caplstrano in Hot Springs canyon. . BUILDING PERMITS FOR PRESENT MONTH Building permits issued since August 1 total 700 and have a valuation of $1,351,737. Only 593 perlts, with a total valuation of $530,992 were Issued in the corresponding period a year ago. Conditions this week Indicate a con- tinuation in the building activity which has been manifest in the early days of the month. Permits issued have a total valuation of $329,244, which is nearly double the amount in the corresponding week last year. Permits issued by the chief Inspector of buildings from August 1 to August 27, inclusive, are classed as follows: I.units. Value. Class A, reinforced concrete— 3 $ 462,000 Class C H 82,178 Class D, 1-story 273 317,0.5 Class D, Hi-story 31 71,463 Class D, 2-story ; 14 252.000 Churches 8 80,900 Public buildings (city) 6 57,071 Sheds 04 '.867 Prick alterations 32 13,109 Frame alterations 2*6 67,795 Demolitions * -54 Totals 700 $1,351,737 Following is a report by wards from August 1 to August 27, Inclusive: Permits. Value. First ward 6:1 $ 4t>, IS. Second ward 63 64,600 Third ward 61 418,154 Fourth ward 6.1 140,401 Fifth ward 201 255.785 .Sixth ward 144 80,664 Seventh ward 34 858,436 Eighth ward " -'.614 Ninth ward 70 54,904 Totals TOO $1,351.73,' .Saturday's Permits The following building permits were Issued by the chief Inspector of build- ings yesterday, classified according to wards, as follows: . Permits. Value. Second ward 1 $ 1.000 Third ward 4 28,000 Fourth ward 3 23,600 Fifth ward 6 10,600 Sixth ward 4 8,400 Totals IS $71,500 Jefferson street, 1927 West—Winona Building company, 606 Central build- ing, owner and builder; one-story, six- room residence, $2000. Grand View street, 916-22—Westlake Presbyterian church, owner; W. Bell, builder; two-story church. $20,000. Figueroa street. 6"00 South—V. Ras- munson, 6800 South Figueroa street; alterations, $1000. Second avenue, Jones & Mar- shall, 311-17 Laughlin building, owner and builder; one-story, six-room resi- dence, $2000. Center place. 550-54—D. Edelman, Bradbury building, owner; , Myers & Condon, builder; two-story stores, $5500. Fifty-third street, 727 East—F. Hart- ley, 203 Frost building, owner; C. Jones, builder; one-story ,5-room residence, $1200. Reid street, 1805— C. Hayes, 1604 West Twenty-fourth street, owner; B. Byng, builder, one-story, .six-room residence, $2100. San Marino street, 3080—C. Wilson, 507 Grant building, owner and* builder; one- story, six-room residence, $1500. Echo Park avenue, 866— Scott, 1498 Sunset boulevard, owner; Empire Building company, builder; one-story, five-room residence, $1000. Burlington avenue, 620 South— Ol- covlch, 818 South Burlington; altera- tions, $1500. Fortieth street, 671 East— F. Foley, 3723 Trinity street, owner; M. Hughes, builder; one-story, four-room residence, $1000. Fifty-third street, 912 West— Red- path, 4200 South Flower street, owner builder; one-story, five-room residence, dence, $1500. Irolo street, Lewis C. Carlisle, 809 King street, owner and builder; two- story, nine-room residence, $5000. Fifty-sixth street, 221 West—William Roeder, 421 West Forty-seventh place, owner and builder; one and a half story, six-room residence, $1500. Twelfth street, 918 West— Mrs. O. Fuller, 918 East Twelfth street, ownar; D. Jepcoat, builder; two-story, 19- --room flats, $4700. Forty-seventh street, 615 West—H. Lanklove, 314 West Sixty-ninth street, owner; Smoot company, builder; one- story, seven-room residence, $2000. Fifty-ninth street, 1044 West—Hop- per-Macfarland company, 402-6 Laugh- lln building, owner and builder; one- story, six-roe residence, $2000. Bunker Hill street, 101-108 South—U. W. Murphy, 506 South Hill street, own- er and builder. three-story, 60-room tenements, $16,000. Builds Swiss Chalet The Milwaukee Building company, Wrlgl.t & Callender building, lues designed and la building a number of fine reside , among which la a Swiss chalet for Mrs. M. 1.. Moore to be built in Wilshire district. It will have shakes and heavy timbers for ex- terior finish and cost $7000. Also a very ar- tistic reside for Mr. Dollard of Santa Monica. One .if the features of this house will bo a pergola bay window, Cost $1000. Story Building Progresses Construction work on the W. P. Story building at Sixth and Broadway is progres- sing favorably. The brick walls and terra cotta facing have reached the ninth floor. The concrete doors and roof slabs ate com- plete, and work on plumbing and steam heating system is being kept close up. Archi- tects Morgan & Walls are- giving the entire work close attention. New McCarthy Tract 'lie MCartli? company's Van Ness avenue square, out Wilshire way, is being graded in preparation for street and cement work. Al- ready lookers are numerous for lots to build homes on. This last offering of the McCar- thy company la expected to prove popular and will command good purchasers, as the tract will be well restricted for homes only. \u2666« » Railroad Clubhouse INDIO, Aug. 28. —The Southern Pacific Is preparing to erect a clubhouse for tho use of railroad men on Its property adjoining the railroad station. The building will con- tain 'in assembly i^om, gymnasium, reading anil rest rooms, bath! ami sleeping rooms. Carl Peterson of San Francisco lias the mat- ter in charge. Builds Plant in Montana Carl Leonardt has returned from an cx- tenslvo trip through Colorado, Utah and Montana. About seventeen miles from Butte, Mont., he Is building a cement plant of 1200 barrels daily capacity for the Utah & Colorado Cement company. On Forty.second Street Cornell company baa sold for C. H. Strong to W. E. Llngenfelter the property at 1163 East Forty-second street for $2300. The lot Is 40x135 feet to alley, with flve-room house now under construction. M'CARTHY TRACTS SETTLE RAPIDLY LOW PRICED BUNGALOWS APPEAL HOMESEEKERS PURCHASE FOR PERMANENCY Out of Fifty Houses Recently Erected by Company in Two Tracts, Twelve Are Already Occupied The McCarthy company reports an Increas- ing demand and galea in all of its tracts, tho more especially In low and medium priced bungalows, and out of the fifty it is now building by E. li. Vanbuskirk on its Mon ta- Manchester avenues and Main street tract and V Florence Avenue Heights tract twelve of them have already been sold. The materi- al;-; aro on the ground, and foundations begun during the past week for ten of the new bun- galows on its Florence Avenue Heights tract, and plans are out for* fifteen more, which will bo started this week. The following are among McCarthy com- pany's sales: John Hots, lot 7, block 1, Fifty-first and Norms ndie avenue, $1250. E. A. Mownlckle, lot 13, block 1, on Nor- mandle avenue near Fiftieth street, $700. L. J. McGlllan, lot 5, block 1, on Narmandi* 'nil' , near Fiftieth street, $850, George S. Alexander, house and lot 12, block 5. on Sixty-seventh street, $2500, T. W. Pettlt, builder, lot 64, on Seventy- sixth street, and lot 13 on Seventy-fifth street, $1300. A. 1,. Glase, 5-room bungalow, 237 East Sixty-fifth street, near South Park avenue, 12250. L. Norton, building by T. W. Pettlt, 5-room bungalow on lot 15, block C, Elghty-flfth place, near Moneta, $1830. W. J. Dunn, lot 30, block B, Eighty-fifth place, near Main street, $450. C. B. Rutins, lot 30. block B, Elghty-flfth place, near Moneta avenue, $450. Wadlelgh and Bayers, lot 4, block C, Eighty- fifth and Moneta avenue, $450. W. C. Brott, lot 40, block B, Eighty-fifth place, between Moneta avenue and Main street, $450. N. E. Norqulst, building by T. W. Pettlt, five-room bungalow on lot 14, block C, Eighty-fifth place, $1830. DOMINGUEZ RANCHER IS INJURED BY ELECTRIC CAR John Binder Struck Near Willowbrook, but Fender Shoves Him Off Track and Saves His Life John Binder, a rancher, who lives near Dominguez Junction, was struck by an Inbound Santa Ana car near Willowbrook station, on the Pacific Electric line, last night and seriously injured. Binder was crossing the railroad tracks and had stepped out of the way of one car only to get in front of the Santa Ana car. The car was stopped and he was brought to this city and hurried to the receiving hospital, where Drs. Chamberlain and Wiley attended to his Injuries. He sustained a frac- ture of three ribs on the right side, several lacerations of the head and face and numerous body bruises. Pasadena Orders Plans The Pasadena board of education have ordered plans for a manuel train- ing school building with domestic science rooms to be built on the Col- umbia street grounds. LOS ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 29. 1000. PART II 3 _ -^<Z\- f^ .' & * I* _ \v___ // •a_Ot»>^*7*" _:•"'( *""*' jtt's -_ '_-^~ \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0J *~==pf====== = I***^' Jp How Beaumont Makes Good ON THE Water Question This dry season has been a splendid test of the water supply at Beaumont. The summer season is the time to prove the amount, constancy and quality of any irrigation project, and Beaumont has come off more than victorious. The four magnificent wells and three run- ning mountain streams have kept a steady stream of water aggregating over 350 miner's inches, sufficient for all possible needs of this fertile decidu- ous fruit valley. The splendid quality of the soil, too, has been shown in many instances where economical ranvliers have experimented with semi- dry farming. In any test you wish to subject Beaumont lands to, they make good. Water here is king, so that tho rich soil and ideal climate insure boun- teous harvests. Vast acreage is being planted to apples and cherries, which are the banner fruits for this valley— $350 to $600 yield per acre may be con- fidently expected by Beaumont valley ranchers, making these lands at the present price among the most profitable In Southern California. Nine hundred dollars buys Aye acres with water and a city lot. Free Stereopticon*Lectures 10:30 a. m. and 8 p. m. daily, give a clear Insight into Beaumont conditions, and truthfully tell Its advantages. • 100 colored views of this fertile valley are shown. FREE BUYERS* EXCURSIONS every Thursday and Sunday, leaving Arcade station at 9:45 a. m. Back same day. 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