The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27
OAKLAND BUILDING
ACTIVITY INCREASES
Shipping Records Show Devel-
Opment of Business and COM
mercial Life of City
Alameda and Berkeley Reports
Show Rapid Expansion OF
Residential Districts

Of public works last week shows en-
couraging activity in building opera
tions. The total number of permits
issued for the week was Sc and the
total value Of the buildings to be
erected sl69.l9s. This is within few
thousands Of the record mark Of the
week before and shows cenciusiyely
that the growth Of the city recently
has not been merely sporadic.
Outputs OF local lumber yards and
building supply concerns indicate that
there is even more building going on
in the suburban districts of Oakland
than in the city proper. Alameda re-
ports show that there has been more
building and Improvement work In that
city during the past few months than
ever before ia its history. Berkeley is
expanding at rapid rate and the ter
ritory bordering on the eastern city
limits OF Oakland is being built. UP so
fast that the entire appearance Of the
district has changed within the last
few months.
SHIPPING RECORDS COMPARED
A comparison Of the shipping records
OF Oakland today with the records of
q few years ago affords a telling Illus
tration Of the increased strength of
city. During the six months ending
June 80, 1905, there were $50 vessels
docked at Oakland wharves. This
number includes 709 steamers, SO
schooners, 16 barges, u sloops. barks,
9 lighters and barkentines. The total
tonnage Of freight brought in by these
vessels was 425,2S4 tons.
During the half year ending June so,
1900, just eight years ago. the total
number Of vessels coming into Oakland
harbor and docking at Oakland
wharves was 1O7. This shows an in
crease Of more than zoo per cent in
local shipping in less than a decade.
during which there has been scarcely
any Improvement Of the estuary and
harbor. The gigantic improvements
which the city has planned for the
water front are just about TO be begun
and when they are completed it is
practically certain that there will be
an even greater increase in maritime
activity at this port.
BUILDINGS IN PROGRESS
Excavation work was begun this
week for the Lakeside apartment house,
a 30 room structure TO be erected at
the corner of Athol and Lake Shore
avenues. for Mrs Ada Christensen.
William A. Newman, the architect. de-
signed the building in the Spanish
1000.
c. P. Mengel has had plans drawn
for a twO-fat building TO be erected
on the north side Of East Fourteenth
street west Of Fourth avenue. A. Y.
Alder is the architect The building
will cost $500.
r. J.. Matthews is preparing TO erect
an artistic 10 room residence at the
corner Of Lester and Newton avenues
in the fashionable Lakeside district
Architect William A. Newman prepared
tie plans for the house, which will cost
about $4,000.
A permit was issued this week to
Louis Dowie for the erection Of a two
story. y room fat building on the
north side Of FOrty-hrst street east of
Telegraph avenue at cost Of $4,000.
Mrs. Ora J. Krause has taken out a
permit TO build a handsome one and
a half story, six room dwelling on the
east side Of Randolph avenue south
Of Miiibury street, 10 cost s6,SOO.
A, 4. Teslau has commenced work
on a one story, six room dwelling on
the east side OF Regent street north of
Alcatraz avenue, to cost $1,000
B. Lissner is building a one story
eight room dwelling on the west side
OF Vernon avenue north Of Moss, to
cost $4,000.
Five two story, Il room fats will be
street west OF West by c. r. Lewis. a
local capitalist. The cost viii be
$4,000.
fine two story. eight room house
is being built on the east side of Oak
land avenue north OF Moss for ]. c.
Tossing. who will expend 81, 900 on the
structure.
TEMPORARY OLD PEOPLES HOME
permit has been taken out by the
board of directors OF the German Old
Peoples home TO build a one story
temporary building on the north side
OF Hopkins street, zoo feet east Of ALL
ston avenue at a cost of $4,000.
One Of the finest apartment houses
In the city is being built by Fred Tate
on the south side of Fifteenth street
east Of Jackson. II will contain 80
rooms and cost siT.5Oo
An attractive two story, room resi-
dence is TO be built by George r.
Chambers on the south side OF Santa
Rosa avenue west OF Oakland avenue
10 cost 81 800.
Mrs Alice Brady secured q permit
this week TO build a two story, nine
room dwelling on the southeast corner
OF Bsyo Vista and Monte Vista avenues
at q cost OF S4,575.
Va. II. FIske has commenced building
two story, II room rat building on
the west side OF Peralta street south
of Twelfth to cost $500.
seven room bungalow will be built
for Mrs. Helene B. Lang on the east
aide OF Staten avenue north of Grand
at cost Of 1880
Mrs. J. c. Smythe has had plans
drawn for Eve room bungalow in San
Pablo park William A Newman is
the architect.
PERMITS FOR BUILDING
Following is a summary OF building
permits applied for during the week
as compared by Walter B. Fawcett.
secretary OF the board OF public works:
10. OF
Buiidings- Permits Amounts
oue stor< dwellings. .-... 20 s ~ IDO O0
One aud o1e-hsn story dwell
1nEk > b.600.ol
Two story dwellings. -, S25 90
TtFn story hats-....---.-....-. IA 3 $500 90
Three story % room apartments I I5,OOO. .OO
Tl,ree story 30 room lodging
houses 1 lf.J00. .O0
One story 81 room temporary
hxgidlne .................. 5000. Oh
One story harm. rn.-........-.--... 2.5O6. O0
1ae story warehouse. .......-.. / 900 90
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