The San Francisco call., 1907-03-11
WORK ON NEW OAKLAND
BUILDINGS PROGRESSES
Frame Structure Permits
Within Fire Limits
VIII Stand
LARGE SALES MADE
Realty Market in Berkeley
and Alameda Also
Remains Firm

xiOns OF this city was the decision OF
the City Council last week that the
Board Of Public Works should not be
required TO revoke permits already IS
sued for frame structures within the
extended FIRE limits.
The action OF the Council applies
only TO property owners who actually
have begun work on their improve
ments. or have let contracts for ma
ferisl, thereby incurring actual expense
after the issuance OF the permits. In
cases where no expense has been in
CURED by property owners the permits
issued by the Board viii be Cancelled
This, however has not interfered
with the Improvement OF property, as
already several OF the property owners
whose permits for frame structures
have been revoked have prepared plans
for the buildings conforming with the
requirements OF the fire ordinance.
Within a few days il is expected that
construction work on the new business
block TO be erected on Clay street by
Taft & Pennoyer viii begin. Bids for
the work OF eNcavating for the founda-
tiOns OF the structure were opened
and the contract viii be awarded early
ihis week
The excavation work for the build
ing 10 be erected at Sixteenth and
Clay streets by the Alameda Building
and Loan Association and the Home
Security Loan Society has been COM
pleted, and the foundations are being
installed. This building which viii
be five stories in height viii be Of re
Enforced concrete construction, and VIII
cost approximately $4,000.
OTHER BUILDING ACTIVITY
The work Of eNcsvating the base
ment OF the new A. J. Snyder building
at Tenth and Jefferson streets is pro
crossing rapidly. and the work OF lay
ing the foundations will be commenced
within few days. This is one OF the
buildings for which a permit was is
sued before the extension Of the hre
limits and the Board OF Works has
permitted Snyder 10 continue the erec-
tion Of the building, as he had already
begun work before the limits were eX-
tended The new structure viii be
three stories in height and be devoted
TO stores and apartments.
Announcement has been made tlfet
NJ Friedman. owner or the property
al the southwest corner OF Broadway
ano Tenth street and the southeast cor
ner of Tenth and Washington streets.
IS prepsr ring plans for the erection of
handsome business blocks on both sites.
II is the intention OF the owner TO
erect thoroughly modern and freproof
buildings, both Of which viii be Of re-
inforced concrete construction. The
details OF the plans are not complete.
Zellerbsch & sons. wholesale paper
dealers OF San Francisco have leased
lot on Franklin street just below
Seventh, from Christian Ruedy. the
owner OF the building on Seventh and
Franklin streets. for term OF ten
years, and they wiH erect a three
story building. which. when completed,
will be the headquarters Of the COM
pany. The new building viii cost
about $4,000.
The Laymanoe Real Estate Company
reports the sale last week OF q lot on
Twelfth street. near Brush TO the Tn
ION Carpenters Hall Associate for
$1,000 II Is the intention Of the pur-
chasers 10 erect three story frame
building on the property. which viii be
devoted 10 meeting halls for the va
riOus carpenters IN ions OF this city,
= banquet hall and anterooms The
building VIII cost about $4,000.
Frank Watson of the Realty Bonds
q Finance Company has secured per
NIT for the erection Of a residence in
the Adams Tract, TO cost $1,000 A
permit has also been issued to William
Mauer for the erection Of a frame
building on Telegraph avenue and
Forty-tbird street. which viii cost
$4,000.
w NJ EALfN
One Of the most important sales Of
real estate of the last week has been
reported by George W Austin. this
being the transfer OF a two-story brick
building on Eighth street, between
Broadway and Washington street. from
the MOfirt estate TO =. A Whitaker
The price paid for the property has not
been made public.
Another important sale was that OF
the Welsh Presbyterian Church prop
erty on Harrison street between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth, which has been
purchased by F. y. Porter. The price
paid for the lot was about $4,000
The Superior Court has ratified the
sale OF the Blake e. Moffitt property on
Broadway. between Ninth and Tenth
streets. to ". l. Reed. and the pur-
chaser viii begin the Improvement Of
the site within a short time
Percival a. Thompson last week re-
ported the sale of a handsome resi-
dence lot on Moss avenue. near Fair
mount. to Thomas J. Lynch, a min
ing man Of Goldfeld, who will here
after make his home in this city The
price was $4,000.
IN BERKELEY AND ALAMEDA
BERKELEY. March 1O.-An import
ant meeting Of the men interested in
the sale OF the big tract OF land north
OF Berkeley, which the Ferrier-B Brock
Company is handling, is 70 be held to-
morrow afternoon, when all the de-
tails concerning the plans for the sale
will be decided upon.
The Mason McDufhe Company REPORTS
that their sales in the Claremont tract
are going steadily on, not q day pass
ing without several transfers in that
region being recorded The company is
interested with other concerns in sew
eral large tracts north OF Berkeley, one
OF these being the Cragmont tract. soon
10 be opened. The firm says that Berke-
ley's growth is bound 10 he toward the
north. as the hills bar Its extension to
the east.
Frank M May has sold residence
on Warning street TO Professor Simon
Littman for $1,000.
ALAMEDA, March 1o.--Mark Miller,
formerly with Hammond & Hammond.
and Charles Banta. formerly junior
PARTNER in the firm OF Charles Adams
& Co, have embarked in the realty
business under the firm name Of Miller
e. Banta-
One Of the important building moves
made this week was the removal of
three structures from the north side
OF Santa Clara avenue. between Park
and Oak streets, 10 make way for the
n he.