The San Francisco call., 1906-07-30
BUILDING RECORDS
SHOW PROGRESS.
Eighty Two Permits Are
Issued During One
Week in Oakland

OAKLAND, July 29.-Positive evil
dence of the rapid growth of this city
since the earthquake is furnished by
the record of the last week of the office
of the City Building Inspector, by whom
eighty-eight permits for the construc
tion OF new buildings have been issued
within the last week. The permits
issued include those for factories, ware
houses and business structures, but by
far the largest number were for resi-
dence structures, proving that Oakland
property owners and capitalists are
needing the cry of real estate dealers
for more dwellings TO accommodate the
demand of those seeking homes in this
city.
Following is a detailed statement of
the character of the new buildings for
which permits have been issued in the
last week: One store, thirty eight one
story cottages, one one-and-a- -half-story
cottage, twelve two-story cottages, four
stables, seven sheds, two storehouses,
one draughting-room, thirteen flats, one
brewery, two carpenter shops, one ma
chine shop. one planning mill, one office,
one three-story apartment-house, one
combined store and fats, one printing
Office. Besides the above forty-foar
permits were issued for the alteration
OF old buildings, and the total value
of the work for which the permits were
issued was s2O1,672.
This is by far the largest number of
permits issued by the Building Inspect
or since the establishment Of the Office
little more than year ago.
All the machinery for the new plant
of the Golden Gate Cracker Company,
which is now in course of construction
at Ninth and Cedar streets, has arrived
in Oakland and will be installed in the
new factory as soon as the latter is far
enough advanced to protect the ma
chimes from the ravages of the weather.
/ 1t is expected that the company Will be
/ able to begin operations within sixty
days
REINFORCED CONCRETE.
Building Inspector Towle has called the
attention of the municipal authorities
/ to the fact that the building ordinance
of this city contains no provision for
4 the use of reinforced concrete in the
/ construction of buildings erected in
! Oakland and suggests that the ordi-
nance be so amended at once as to per-
nit the use of this material, which
/ since its introduction short time ago
has found great favor with builders
Inspector Towle has already drafted
an amendment to the ordinance, and
this will be presented to the City Coun-
/ ell for consideration within a short
time.
II has just been announced that the
| well known Toler ranch, the property
Of Mrs. Maria Toler, which is located
on the foothills road between Elm
| hurst and San Leandro, has been sold
/ by the Z. P. Vandercook Company The
ranch consists of $50 acres of elegant
residence property, and it is said thai
the property will at once be subdi-
| vided and placed on the market The
/ price paid for the ranch was $4,000.
The well known real estate firm OF
Simpson & Andrews, which for some
| time past has maintained Offices at 404l
| Piedmont avenue, has recently opened
new Offices at 1910 Broadway, where
they will conduct a general real estate
/ business. The members of the firm are
j. II. Simpson, who for many years haC
! been a prominent contractor in this
/ city, and z. L. Andrews, formerly man
ager of the Oakland office of one of the
best known real estate firms of Sar
! Francisco. The new Offices of the firm
will be the principal place of business
but they Will continue to maintain
their Piedmont Office for the accommo
dalton of homeseekers in that part Of
the city.
NEW FRUITVALE FIRM.
The new firm of Hunt & Davis ha.
just opened offices at 1918 Fr1itval,
avenue. The members of the firm ar,
c. H. Hunt. a well known pioneer resi-
dent of Fruitvale, who was formerly
connected in an official capacity witt
the San Francisco Gas and Electri,
Company, and w. A. Davis. who for
number of years has been engaged IL
the real estate business in San Fran
cisco.
c. +. Lee, one of the oldest real estat,
dealers of Fruitvale, has just purchases
a large tract of land on Yokum avenue
between East Fourteenth street ant
the foothill boulevard. which he will
at once subdivide into building lots ant
place on the market. Mr.. Lee recent!
sold the last of the lots in the Fruit
vale Boulevard tract. .
A. w. Burbank, a brother of Luthe
Burbank, who has performed such won
ders in the development of new form
of vegetable life. has recently pur
chased an interest in the real estat
business of George A. Taylor. who's
offices are located in Melrose. Mr.. Bur