The San Francisco call., 1909-01-04

her, 1908 amounted 10 s705,767, larger
than the permits for any previous
month OF the year.
REAL ESTATE MEN PLEASED
! The real estate men express them
selves as satisfied with the present
trade and gratihed with their pros
poets. Among the sanguine state
ments by dealers is that Of II. B. Be&-
den. manager OF the Belden real estate
, company:
The Coronado tract Is moving beyond expec-
tatl0ns- Five new homes are now under con
srructlon and many others VIII begin that
! the new year IS here. We are spending nearly
s. 00O on street Improvements and the Southern
Pacific soon VIII extend its Forty y-hfth street
line into the terrace tract The Key Route vi
$50 pass near E0rtysecGnd street over their pri-
Tatc right of way 10 san Jose.
The optimism of real estate men is
evidenced also by the revival Of the
. Oakland real estate association. which
viii be more active than ever before in
stimulating business and sending out
reports of the actual growth OF Oak
/ land in property valuation, population
and volume Of trade.
: CTTY's FINANCES
The city starts the year 1909 with
municipal finances in excellent condi-
tion; with municipal improvements 10
. the amount Of millions under way; with
park system hardly surpassed in any
. city of the west; with government
dredgers at work in the estuary. and
. with q report concerning harbor i'm
1 prcvements, signed by Colonel John
2 Kiddle United States engineer on the
! Pacific coast river and harbor work,
coming up before congress in support
Of further appropriations
a summary Of the improvements
which have come TO Oakland in the year
just passed cites these:
Water front Improvements to the
amount Of s25.0o0.000 are proposed and
{ The plans prepared; 40 years OF water
front litigation has been virtually set
Tied by restoring the control TO the city:
several millions in railroad water front
improvement is proposed; $1,000. 600
has BEEN spent in new parks and public
Improvement and the United States
4 government has expended $500. 600 in
water front Improvement
Artistic Chapel for Berkeley
BERKELEY. Jan. 3.-The parish
ioners Of st. Marks have begun the
construction Of an artistic chapel at the
corner of Claremont avenue and Rus
sell street, the ground having been
7 broken Friday. The building will be an
attractive addition 10 the Clsremont
= district
r. T. Meakin has let the contract
A0A ADlAliOQlOur apartment mouse
which he viii erect at the corner OF
T. Derby and Ellsworth streets. The
structure VIII cost upward Of $1,000.
Another apartment house in the East
Berkeley district is planned by Mrs.
L. r. Hudson Of Derby street. The
building is 10 be located at the corner
Of College avenue and Derby street.
(. and viii cost $1,000
Contractors in charge OF the work
on the new town hall are rushing
their work 10 the earliest possible COM
pletion. and they are confident of hav-
ing the big structure ready for occu-
pancy by July ].
=. II is rumOred that the great cara
vansary on the hills back Of this city.
the ClaremOnt hotel, is to be finished
early during the coming year. Dun
can McDufie. one of the promoters of
the hotel, has estimated that S4OO. 600
. viii be required to finish the work
and 81 is generally supposed that bonds
VIII Zoe sold in the near future to pro-
vide the necessary funds.
New Women's Clubhouse
ALAMEDA. Jan. 3.-The latest addi-
tion TO the attractive large buildings
OF the city is the new home of the
Adelphian club at the northwest cor
ner Of Central avenue and Walnut
street which has jest been completed.
The structure is artistic, being con-
structed on the lines OF the old mis-
sions OF California.
II was used for the first time by the
Adelphian club for a union meeting OF
the sections yesterday. The building
scost about $4,000 IL was erected by
fthe Adelphian club building association.
tof which Mrs l. X Chapman, a past
president OF the Adelphian club is
president. The clubhouse is beauti-
fully fitted up and is said TO be one
Of the finest structures owned by any
club women in California.
That the condition Of the local realty
market for the year just closed was
good is shown by the report made by
Mark A Miller OF the business done by
thim during 1903. According to his books
he disposed OF Alameda realty valued
in all at $4,000.
Big Nursery at Hayward
/. HAYWARD. Jan. 3.-The c. c. Morse
seed company of San Francisco has
bought quarter Of mile of property
contiguous TO the Southern Pacific rail
road at this place. and viii establish
its shipping station and nursery on the
land. A large force of employs will
be given work at the new nursery.