The San Francisco call., 1908-07-20
OAKLAND BUILDINGS
RAPIDLY GROWING
Plans for Improvement of Water
Front Attract Attention
of Eastern Papers
MANY Summer Visitors AM
nOunce Intention of Return
ing to Live in City

OAKLAND, July 19.-Records for the
fiscal year just ended show that be-
tween July l. 1907, and June 80. 1908,
there were 3S2 more building permits
issued in this city than in the preceding
fiscal year. The number Of permits is
sued in the fiscal year 1867 was 3,4o4,
and in l9O7-S 1856. These figures do not
include the building operations in Pied
mont, Emeryville. Fruitvale and Mel
rose. which have grown at proper
tionately rapid rate. Berkeley ana Ala
media are separate municipalities ana
issue their own building permits. " heh
il is considered that during the middle
half OF the fiscal year which ended last
month the whole coast was in the grip
of one of the most disastrous financial
panics which has disturbed the business
life of the country in many years, this
record Of increase is remarkable.
The record Of building permits issued
by the board of public works for the
week ending July 16 is worthy of par
ticuiar note as an illustration OF the IN
creased vigor of the growth Of the city
since the passing of the hard times.
The records show that the permits is
sued for new buildings during last week
numbered AZ. the estimated cost OF the
structures being $156.02L25. During
the same period the permits for altera-
tions numbered &c, to cost $S,lO6. The
value of the buildings for which per-
mits were issued last week is greater
by s71. 407 than those recorded the week
before.
WATER FRONT IMPROVEMENTS
The new plans for the improvement
of the water front, embracing the con-
struction of wharves and docks, which
will represent an ultimate outlay of
$4,000, 600 and will convert the mag
nificent harbor Of Oakland into one OF
the most important maritime certers in
the world, are attracting a great deal
Of attention in the east. Many news
papers and industrial journals through
out the country have devoted columns
TO the discussion of the proposed i'm
provements and their Importance to the
industrial life of the nation.
The number Of visitors to the city is
greater than ever before at this season
Of the year and the real estate offices
and commercial and civic organizations
are delUged with communications in
Quiring about the possibilities for ad
vantageous investments in the city and
county. Many of the visitors have as
sured their friends here that they in
soon as they can wind up their affairs
in the east
IMPROVES CAR SERVICE
The Oakland traction company win
install a regular 10 minute car service
on the Fourth avenue extension to
morrow. This news viii cause an i'm
mediate increase of building activity in
the districts bordering on the line and
a corresponding advance in real estate
values.
NEW STRUCTURES PLANNED
W H. Morrison has secured a permit
TO erect a two story seven room dwell
ing in the west side OF Adeline street.
Just south Of Fourteenth street, to cost
S3.22e
A new building to contain three
stores and a dwelling will be erected
by Charlotte Gruendolyn at the south
west corner of Market and Apgar
streets The cost viii be $4,000.
An $4,000 residence is to be built for
Mrs c. 5. Houghton in the north side
Of Van Buren avenue east Of Perkins
street II will be a two story affair-
and contain eight rooms
Architect J. Gather Newsom has pre-
pared plans for a fiat building which
viii be erected IN the east side Of Tele-
graph avenue near Twenty-eighth
street The building viii contain six
large flats Of eight rooms each and will
be equipped with every mbdern con-
Venience- The architectural design is
very attractive, with ornamental por-
ticos and decorative outlines of the
oriental type
The same architect has Just complete5
two picturesque homes in Elmwood
park at a cost Of $4,000. Both houses
are surrounded by a wide pergola. which
lends broad, homelike appearance.
Mrs NJ. L. Esckbacher has secured q
permit TO build two story IL room far
building in the north side of Eighth
street west of Kirkham, at a cost of
$4,000.
Another attractive two story II room
fat building will be built by J. A. Hase1-
bacher in the west side of Park street
just north of Fifty-eighth. The cost
will be $3.50.
A two story IL room dwelling is be-
ing erected for r. S. Coxhead in the
east side Of Bellevue avenue south of
Palm avenue, in the beautiful new resi-
dence district of Adams point. 1t will
cost $4,000.
3 Cornheld is preparing to build a
seven room dwelling in Regent street
near Aicatraz avenue. TO cost $4,000.
PERMITS FOR BUILDINGS
Following is summary Of the build-
ing permit applications for the week = :
compiled by Walter B. Fawcett. secre-
tary Of the board of public works:
No. Of
% .s Permits Amounts
one and a half story dveIlinos FO5'o,'y'oo 55sy ~
Two story dwellings % - w w
T7,rs. - ---ts- , - ----.---: p, eGO. 90
coS.at o@elllngs ...-.-...-.... 100000
STs 60 ~ ,i'5l, ~. ''.----.-. - 900. 90
Dieao,-' ' e - u.ll's' d"i .---.-.-- I0, 600 90
One story school building - Sc 20
Work shops tank frame ana o0'VO
alfsres,o,s ,ss,;;, 10000
pAils '''------------.-.. 26 s.loe 90
fotals -'-----.-'---.---... Is sIs4. I27 25
No. Of
Ward Psrmfte -.