The San Francisco call., 1909-10-02
DEALERS REPORT
BUILDING ACTIVE
Broker Calls Special Attention
to Municipal Improvements
Oakland Has on Hand

OAKLAND. Oct Activity in build
ing has been the fact most commented
on during the week among real estate
dealers. architects and contractors.
The number of important building
contracts recorded and the number Of
permits TO contractors granted by the
board Of public works, together with
announcements OF the early beginning
Of other buildings. have made the
week A remarkable one
The application for a building per-
nit that is of the most Importance was
that Of the Young Mems Christian as
sociatioh for its new home at Tele-
graph avenue and Twenty first street.
II is TO be four stories high. of re-
Enforced brick and concrete and viii
cost 100000.
Intending 10 remodel and enlarge
his palatial hillside residence in Pied
mont. Frank C. Havens has filed a
builders contract calling for prompt
completion of the work along the
highest grade lines. The residence as
remodeled after plans drawn by Frank
Stimson, the architect, win show a
design in rich Moorish style with low
pointed arches and a wealth OF ornate
pendant effects. The interior viii in
clude an elaborate dining room with
heavy overhead beams and a magnif-
cent hanging lighting fixture Bill
Iiards viii be allowed for in the base
nent and other changes call for an
extension OF porches. canvas covered
outdoor apartments, with several new
entrances and some modification OF the
principal features of dining room,
kitchen and reception hall. The price
for the alterations was given at
s25.s25.
WILL BUILD HANDSOME HOME
Among handsome homes for which
building permits have been asked is
that of Joseph T. Hinch for a two
story nine room dwelling on the north
side Of Moss avenue. so feet east of
Fairmont. at a cost OF $500. An
Improvement OF some Importance is the
contemplated erection of building
at the southwest corner of Linden and
sixteenth streets by Sommarstrom
Brothers at cost OF $500. The
building viii contain fats and stores.
Another building for which a permit
has been asked is the creamery Of the
Rancho san Miguel on the seuth, side
Of Twenty-second street, east of Tele--
graph avenue, al a cost OF $4,000.
Next week the contract VIII be let
for the remodeling of the Josiah Stan
ford residence in the Willows property
in Oak street which has been pur-
chased by the city for museum. The
city museum is q pet project of Mayor
Mott, who intends that it shall be used
as an adjunct OF the school depart
ment The sum Of $4,000 has been
set aside out Of this years budget for
the purposes Of the museum.
MANY BUNGALOWS
Dwellings in great number are in
course Of construction. Among them
the bungalow type seems to be popu-
ar al present. W c. Price announces
that he is TO erect five bungalows in
East Oakland IN the neighborhood of
Nineteenth avenue and East Twenty
second street.
The Cast Rosa apartments. in Mar
ket street near Fourteenth, are now
completed and have been much ad-
rlired for their appearance. The build
ing was erected for J. Kennedy after
plans drawn by J. Gather Newson,
architect
Archbishop Riordan has approved a
mortgage for $4,000 given TO the Cen
trial bank and secured by church prop
erty at Thirty sixth and Magnolia
streets and at Adeline and Thirty
sixth streets The latter is the site of
Father Quinn's new church, which was
dedicated recently
THE BANK CLEARINGS
The following statement OF the bank
clearings in Oakland was issued at
noon Of Thursday by the clearing
house:
Corresponding week last year -. 1855. .467. 81
Secretary Of the Board OF Public
Works Walter B. Fswcett issued the
following summary of building per-
mits applied for during the week: