The San Francisco call., 1905-05-08
RECORDS SHOW
CIIY'S GROWTH
More Than One Hundred Per-
mits for New Buildings
Issued in the Last Week
REALTY. MARKET ACTIVE
Improvement Clubs Of Ala
media and Berkeley Begin
Busy Summer Campaign


OAKLAND, May Lone Of the best
possible demonstrations Of the rapid
growth of the city Of Oakland is given
by the figures taken from the records
of the Building Inspectors Office which
show that in the last week permits
have been issued aggregating in value
$103, 1888 The total number Of permits
issued was LA. and nearly all of these
were granted to people about to erect
homes of their own, thus proving that
the growth of the city Is not in any
way the result of booming" by real
estate spectators.
Real estate dealers in all parts OF
Oakland and the surrounding towns re-
port an increase In the demand for all
kinds of property in Alameda County,
but more especially for centrally To-
Gated business property in the city.
Four sales were made in the last week,
the total value of which was $72,000.
The most important of these was the
sale of a large lot on the southeast
corner of Eleventh and Franklin
streets by j. III. Macdonald & Co. for
Mrs. Caroline Bechtel. The name or
the purchaser has not yet been made
public, but it Is known that the price
|
portant transaction reported by the
same company was the sale or lot, loV
feet square, on the southeast corner OF
Eleventh and Market street, to ID. r.
Tate The price was $4,000.
The Laymance Real Estate Company
reports the sale of a fifty-foot lot on
the west side of Franklin street, be-
tween Eleventh and Twelfth, for $780,
600. 1t was sold for Mrs. B. M. Paul,
and the purchaser was j. 8. Myers.
A large block fronting on Market
street, between Twenty-first and Twen-
ty-second, has just been sold by the
Wellman-Peck Company to Douglas
Hall of this city. The consideration
was about $4,000.
Harry l.. Holcomb last week sold the
former home of C. D. Bates on Adams
Point to Mrs. Minnie c. Beal. The price
was $4,000.
The Pacific Land and Investment
Company has just opened a new tract
| in the Vernon Park district, recently
purchased by them for $4,000. 1t IS
called Woodland Park.
Ben F. Woolner, well-known attor-
ney of this city, has just bought a lot
| on Broadway Terrace, where he Will at
once begin the erection of handsome
residence. Mr.. Woolner purchased the
property from the Real Estate Security
Company.
City Engineer Frederick G. Turner
Iihas just purchased from Cordelia c.
IBishop two lots at the junction Of
/ Broadway and Webster street.
For several months number Of the
larger lumber dealers Of Alameda
County have been putting forth every
possible effeort to reorganize the Ala
media County Lumber Dealers Asso-
/ ciation 1t was announced to-day by
| representative of the Bay Shore Lum-
ber Company that the association Will
| be formally reorganized during the
coming week The old scheduleG OF
prices is to be established.
Alameda and Berkeley real estate
dealers are well satisfied with the pres
ent condition of the realty market, and
/ all report a steady increase in the in
| quiry for all kinds Of property, many
| of those seeking information being
people from other cities and from the
| East.
has determined. if possible. to arrange
with the Oakland Board of Trade to
/ have the tourists, who take the All
| Day for a Dollar" excursion. stop over
for at least an hour in the college town.
Under the present schedule. the ex-
cursionists simply ride to the terminus
| of the Telegraph avenue line. where a
stop of only a few minutes is made.
allowing the tourists no time to In
| spect the city and gain an idea of its
natural beauty. President Francis
Ferrier of the exchange will make an
effort to secure change In the
| schedule of the excursions so as to give
the tourists time to visit the campus
i of the University of California and the
Greek amphitheater. in order that they
/ may see at least two of the chief points
of interest in the city,,
i Preliminary arrangements were made
at the last meeting of the Real Estate
/ fnr hon of RI ha NJ
/ Wednesday at. BruePs restaurant in
| West Berkeley. President Ferrier at
that time appointed committee OF
three to complete the details of the af-
fair. The members Of the committee
are A. H. Hermann. s. s. Quacken-
bush and #. Sully.
| The work of excavating for the new
| bank building Of the Homestead Loan
Association, which Is to be erected on
the lot adjoining the new Carnegie
Library was begun yesterday. The
contract for the construction of the
bank building has been awarded to the
firm of Kidder & MCCULLOUGH and the
work is to cost about $4,000. The plans
for the structure were prepared by
Dickie & Reed of Oakland.
i Shattuck Hall, which for many wears
has been the only building in Berkeley
which could be used as theater. is to
be remodeled into a vaudeville theater.
At the last meeting of the Upland
Improvement Club, held in the as
serilbly hall of the Deaf and Dumb and
Blind Institute, the committee appoint
q ed to confer with the East Side I'M
provement Club regarding the fixing OF
the boundaries of the territory of the
two clubs, reported that it had been
agreed that the territory of the East
Side Club should extend to the north
side Of Parker street. and the west side
of College avenue, while that of the Up
land Club should embrace all of the
district east of College avenue. extend
ing from the south line of Berkeley tt
the university grounds.
William E. Pettes, Of the Alameda
Advancement Association. has ISSUED
!. an appeal for cooperation by the citi-
zens Of Alameda and urges more liberia
contribution of funds.