The morning call., 1891-01-05

entirely disappeared from the streets IN the
more thickly settled portion of town, and
have been Supplanted by cement stone
walks. All this work has added much more
than its actual cost to the value of the prop
erty affected. and indirectly to the whole
city.
There has been unusual activity during
the year in the development OF street raIi-
roads and cable and electric roads, COM
| pleted or commenced in 1890, are reaGnt n,l
I over the city in every direction, anu Tna
| into the suburbs and to interior towns. tho
Piedmont cable-road, opened Guile ~ sv o
| year, has done business eXceeuInS m 1T
pectattons of its most sanguine u;,nr,
and the magnificent residence .eat
opened I'D by il is in active uelnanu' .ha
marked appreciation is hoLcc -. ~ R.nid
value of land along the line VI 'iio , Nc pro
| Transit Company's electric ROAD, anu ths
same is true of Fruityale property alfecteu
nv the electric road i'll construction In that
part of the town. A.,
some of the large sales made during the
year, aside frum those mentioned, are th9Se
of the corner of Fifteenth and San Pablo
avenue, 100 feet on San Pablo avenue by III
on Fifteenth street, the gore at twenty
eli ghth and San Pablo avenue, tor S5o,ooo'
ia feet on the avenue; the northwest S6 c ~
ner of Eleventh and Broadway, 1O0xioo, iob
$4,000; the northeast corner Oh fIltcen w w
and Broadway; the northwest corner III o.
Tenth and Clay streets, loOXloU, oo5'Syo'
tho southwest corner of Nineteenth ana pan
Pablo avenues, 50X10D, with two-stofy orlcR'
$50 600; the property on west SIDE Broad
wav, IS feet front, at $4,000, improve
ments valueless; 20 acres at terminus OF
Piedmont cable-road, So, 600; lot 20OX3O0
on line of Piedmont cable-road, ST. 800, and
parcel Of 1917 acres on same line, $4,000.
LINDA VISTA TERRACE.
One Of the most eligible tracts OF land
which has ever been opened Tor residence
sites, if not the most eligible, is the Linda
Nisto frarraaa alnuD the line of the Pied
mont cable-road. Situated at command
| ing elevation, about midway between Oak
land and Piedmont, it combines in itself all
the requirements of tho most desirable resi-
dence land, and stands without rival any
where within range of San Francisco.
Its broad and gently rolling slopes afford
the most comprehensive views In every
direction, which can never be INSTRUCTED.
! The temperature IS even and entirely Tree
| from the penetrating chlllineSs OF the levels
| The natural drainage is perfect Inc prop
| erty is the most accessible high land, both OF
Oakland and San Francisco, to be had.
Time 10 San Francisco, 40 minutes, with
communication every 10 minutes.
The avenues are to be severed, graded
and macadamiZed, and cement sidewalks
are to be laid.
The land is sold in lots of from 70 to 100
feet front ana with restrictions as 10 the
value of improvements, thus insuring per-
manently its character as choice residence
| property.
Already number of fine houses are In
| course of erection, and several more will be
| commenced between now and spring. +
! a. Heron of 1850 Broadway is agent tor the
| above tract, which has been extensively ad-
vertised in The CALL.
WILLIAM J. DINGEE.
A visit to the office of this well-knOwn
J real estate broker was enough to convince
| enc Of the activity III the real property in
| tereSts in Oakland. Not only Mr.. Diugee
| himself but the numerous employees were
all very busy. A great many transfers
have been negotiated through this RESPONSE
| bic house. During the past two months Mr..
Dingee reports unusual activity in the mar
ket for this season of the year and said lie
was glad TO see that outside capital was be-
ing invested in Oakland. The increasing
demand for centrally located business prop
eTty has enhanced values on Broadway and
| haShlnSton street and on all cross streets
| between Seventh and Fourteenth and even
| as far as Twentieth. The heaviest transfer
! OF the year was made through this house
! last week, being the sale OF the unimproved
! southeast corner of Fourteenth and Wash
ington streets for $4,000, on which site a
magnificent building Will be erected early
In the spring. Mr.. Dingee is sanguine of the
condition of the market during the coming
year and firmly believes in the near future
that oakland will be listed among the
| largest cities in America. 1t has every
| drainage, fine water front, and the almost
| absolute assurance that transcontinental
| railroad will soon terminate there makes il
| the choicest spot on the Pacific Coast for q
| rapid advance IN values of real estate prop
erty.
CLoUGH & BAKER.
Clough IL Baker report that their sale
! during the past year have more than treDled
| The property which they have for sale i
| well situated and the new improvements
which have been made have brought theiI
property into the market. SDeaking of the
situation there, Mr. Baker said;
Oakland is progressing rapidly. In all
directions Street-Car lines and electric roads
are being built. This has enabled us to dis
pose OF our property, as it brought it into
| close connection with San Francisco.
During this coming year we Will place
| on the market number of fac tracts along
the electric road to Haywards. We had
| secured bonds on this property long before
the franchise of the road was thought of
and now We will be able TO sell lots and
| acreage property along the Haywards road
at considerably below the market prices.
"On January 10th we purpose placing
| on the market the University Villa tract in
| Berkeley, consisting of 13S choice lots. The
Berkeley Rapid Transit Company is now
building its road right in front Of this prop
erty. The prices OF these lots will range
from $3.50 upward. There is no doubt that
| the whole of this choice tract will be sold
on the market. Purchasers, before buying,
VIII dc well to give US a call. :"
4. W. WOODWARD d CO.
Among the real estate dealers in Oakland
no one has a greater claim to prominence
| than l.. w. Woodward, the senior member
Of this weli7known firm. He first estab
lished himself in business in Oakland in
| 1871. though Tor time he operated in Napa
| County, where he Was mainly Instruments
in organizing the Bank OF st. Helena.
| The firm Is quite equal to handling tracts
| of land of the greatest magnitude, guaran.
teeing prompt satisfaction to ali theiI
| clients. Special attention is paid to takine
care of property for absentee holders, th,
subdivision of plats and their sale at auc
ton, in which they have been particularly
| successful.
= Their operations are-not confned.to Ala
media County by any means. they having
| disposed IN most satisfactory way of large
| tracts of land in other counties, consisting
| oil almost every variety of property. They
| nave justly earned reputation Tor quick
sales and thorough reliability in all theiI
dealings, ana as consequence they have
the confidence OF the people. They are pro-
gressive, yet careful, having the welfare of
| the community at heart all the time, and
their good Judgment in real estate matters
mas mas p 4t proved beyond all question time
anu Ilme again. They also act as the Oak
Iahd agents Tor the Broadway Terrace
Tract.
f. p. VANDERcooK & co.
One or oakland's most enterprising firms
OF real estate dealers was established by d,
| Z. Vaudercooli five years ago, since which
tine 1t has steadily grown in Importance
and to-day they are handling some of the
most valuable properties in Alameda County
| Their operations are not confined to A la.
media County by any means, though they
| pay more attention to city and suburban
real estate than to outside property.
Mr.. VandercOok finds his business con-
genial one, and in it he has been prosperous
fact which is due mainly 10 his unvaryine
reliability and enterprising spirit.
CT MADV,S nlmuEnD