The San Francisco call., 1905-01-16
RECORDS SHOW
BIG INCREASE
More Than Two Thousand
New Buildings Erected in
Alameda County in Year
REALTY MARKET ACTIVE
Dealers Report Better Bust
ness Than Ever Before
During Month of January
Oakland Office, San Francisco Call,
1O16 Broadway, Jan. 15.

IUl6 broadway, Jan. 10.
The records of new buildings in Ala
media County, kept by the secretary Of
the Alameda County Planning Mill
Owners Association, which are more
nearly complete than the records kept
by municipal authorities, show that ap-
proximately 1900 residence structures
were erected in Oakland, Alameda and
Berkeley during 1904 This far exceeds
the number in any previous year and
indicates better than anything else the
rapid development of the eastern shore
of the bay.
Official records kept by Sanitary In
spector S. +. Gemmell, and published
by the Oakland Health Department,
show that 853 new buildings were erect
ed in Oakland alone.
From these statistics a conservative
estimate would place the years actual
increase in the population of Alameda
County at 10000, and that of Oakland
at about 5000. Many of the newcom-
ers to Oakland business men,
who have not only erected homes, but
have entered at once into the COM
mercial life of the community.
The approximate cost of the new
buildings in Oakland, Alameda and
Berkeley, and of the improvements in
stores and offices, figured from the es-
Inmates of number of well-known
architects and builders, was about $6,-
100000. The cost Of new buildings in
the remaining sections Of the county is
estimated by the same men, among
whom are Councilman w. j. Baccus
and J. B. McKeon, secretary of the
Planning Mill Owners Association, to
amount expended in new buildings in
the county approximately $S,000,000.
Mr.. McKeon, in discussing the
growth of the county, as well as of
Oakland, said to-day:
After reviewing the records of this office
and estimating the number of jobs supplied
with mill work by the mills owned by mem
bers of the association believe that the closest
possible approximate estimate of the residence
buildings. erected in Oakland, Berkeley and
the number at about 2200. About 20 per cent
of these consist OF two-story or higher struc-
tures the remaining 80 per cent being one
story houses and cottages
The reason of any uncertainty as to building
figures is that in the past any contractor de-
string to erect any class Of structure for
almost any purpose could do so, provided that
the fire ordinance and street regulations were
ties ties for permit of any kind. Consequently
no complete record Of this most important
factor in the DEVELOPMENT Of our city has been
accurate statistics sas to the increase in the
building industry during the year Just ended
required persons erecting buildings within the
city limits of Oakland to apply Tor a. permit
from the Board of Public Works. / understand
that the new building ordinance. which has
just been passed TO print, requires permits
for all building work.
Sanitary Inspector Stewart F. Gem
NELL, said:
The reports Of the Sanitary Inspectors office
for the year Of 1904 show that S53 new build
ings were erected in the city of Oakland dur
ing the twelve months just ended These re-
ports deal only with the buildings in which
da new PLUMBING m ing has been done taking taxing no
pended in improvements in stores. office build
ings an dwellings, Of which no record has been
the detailed report of new buildings erected
within the city limits during the last year,
dwellings, 5ss; fats, PIT; additions, SO; stores
and dwellings, 81; new work in old buildings,
"a; warehouses 8; hospitals, 2; banks. 2; fac
tories, 2; one business college, one theater,
one cannery. one engine house. one railroad
station, one freight office and one nurses
home.
The present condition of the local
real estate market indicates that the
record of the present year will be even
better than that of 1904. AT this sea-
son Immediately after the opening of
the new year, dealers expect dull
market, but this year they have been
agreeably disappointed. The market
is much more active than ever before
during January and there is every
reason to believe the present prosper
ity will continue
The erection of the new plant for the
Seattle Brewing Company, to be To-
Gated at First and Jackson streets,
has already begun. The contract calls
for its completion within ninety days.
The new building will be 62x120 feet,
and two stories in height, of brick and
concrete, and will cost 100000 1t will
have the most modern machinery.
AT the regular meeting yesterday of
the Oakland Real Estate Association of
the Hotel Metropole the annual cleo
tion of officers was held, resulting as
follows: President, John T.. Bell: vice
president, Will J. Laymance; secre-
tary, Henry A. Dodge; treasurer, Har-
ry l.. Holcomb: executive committee
Frank ]. Woodward, A. J. Snyder, H.
B. Belden. Retiring Treasurer Sny-
der's report showed a good balance on
hand
A committee of three members was
appointed to interview the Board of
Health, looking toward the removal
from the outside of its building of the
large map showing the location of con-
tagious disease, as strangers are apt to
get the impression that Oakland is a
very unhealthy place unless they look
very closely, as few do, and see how
few cases there really are
Articles of Incorporation have just
been filed with the County Clerk by
the Overland Planning Mill Company.
which intends at once to begin the
erection of planning mill at Emery
Vile. The capitalization is $4,000. The
directors are: e. F. Seward of Emery.
vile, p. G. Ashenfelter and Alex Muir
dock of Oakland. NJ. E. Allen of Elm
hurst and r. Lawrence of San Fran
cisco.
An important deal in Berkeley real
estate was the purchase last week by
M. "A. Cheek Of large building lot on
the northwest corner of Dwight way
and Telegraph avenue. The property
was purchased from Julius Salzberger
and the buyer intends to begin the
erection of a large business block on
the lot In the near future.
The Haywards Board of Trade held
its first meeting of 1905 last Wednes-
day, and a large amount of important
business was transacted. The princi-
pal object of the meeting was to con-
slider the skimming station which the
Eden Creamery is to establish at Hay
wards. Fifteen hundred dollars worth
of stock in the new station has been
subscribed for by prominent business
men of Haywards