The San Francisco call., 1909-09-25
HASTEN ERECTION
OF NEW BUILDING
Y. Nj. c. A. Directors File APP
plication for Permit-Fine
Homes Under Way

OAKLAND, Sept. 24-The Young
Mems Christian association has applleu
at the ofice of the board OF puDhc
works for permit TO erect its s2oo'ooo
building at the northwest corner OF
Twenty-first street and Telegraph ave-
nue.. The specifications call for a REIN
forced brick and concrete structure
The architect is william c. Hays. Con-
tracts for various parts of the buiioing
will be let through the trustees of the
building association. The excavation
for the building IS nearly made and
the foundation laying will be COM
menced in q few days
BIDS for the rest of the construction
work viii be opened October IL Inc
! directors in charge of building the new
Y NJ c. A home are bend
ing every effort to hurry along
the work of construction, as well
as to insure good building
being erected. Property in the neigh
borhood of the structure is expected to
enhance in value
RESIDENCE PROPERTY
Though business property has not
changed hands much during the week
and 40 important sales or leases can
De I6COrGeC OF QOWnlOWn property Tue
same can not be said of Oakland resi-
dence property. Moet of the local real
estate men report healthy demand for
home sites OF the better class and
architects and contractors tell the
same story. Among the new residences
is that Of Mrs E T Planer at Weldon
and Walker avenues in Grand avenue
terrace. of which J. Gather Newsom is
the architect. 1t is a fair sample of
the substantial yet ornamental homes
that are being erected.
Among the favorable reports from
brokers for the week is that which
follows by Wickham Havens:
a decided satisfaction in the weeks
work-lively sales and higher class
properties have been the rule. OF
particular significance has been the
sale Of five pieces of property in the
Crocker tract. each in itself Involving
a cash consideration of over SIS, 900
The different pieces were epurchased by
Jennie c. Skinner. James A Thomson,
Louis Titus. Pauline Mofitt and w. a.
Barbour.
Each was purchased for a home
which will mean the erection in the
near future OF dwellings aggregating
well over s15o.oo0 in cost. The homes
of Mrs. James X. Moffitt and w. F.
Kelly are well under way and Will
add TO the beauty of the Crocker
tract
In the last week negotiations for
the erection of the following homes
have been closed:
VIII J. Bradshaw. s.. 900: A. F. sewell, S. 600
Fourth avenue extension-J- w Tansey, s.. 300;
East Piedmont heights-W ". Dennis. $4,000.
In the sale OF lots East Piedmont
heights has taken the top place. with
Fourth Avenue Terrace extension q
close second"
QUICK SALES EFFECTED
George w Austin said: About G
month ago I placed on the market on.
and a half blocks Of the Main & Win.
chester estate in the neighborhood OF
Thirtieth and Adeline streets and il
has been snapped UP much quicker thar
] ever dreamed Of Two-thirds of il
is already sold and there won't bs
& foot of it TO offer in another 80 days
The calling of an annexation cleo
tion November Is will undoubtedly have
the result of improving a great deal
of suburban property If the outlying
district decides to become part of Oak
land. / know of no good reason why
all this territory should not unite will
Oakland. Annexation will result ir
adding very large territory and pcpu.
lation TO this city.
THE AUTOMOBILE MEET
we are TO De COlgIatul6leu Oll nav
ing secured the auto meet of Po-tols
week 1t is estimated that there viii
be 25o,0O0 persons lining both sides o.
our magnificent boulevard from Oak
land TO Hayward on this occasion. Ths
county is spending a large sum O.
money in strengthening out an awk
ward turn and is building two concret,
bridges, so that we can boast of hav
ing the finest auto racetrack in th'
United States. The citizens are sub
scribing a large sum of money TO
cash prizes and undoubtedly the da'
will be a memorable one in the histor,
of Oakland. 1 merely mention this a
fnstancing the enthusiasm which tn
people of Alameda county are showin.
has a very strong tendency TO buoy vi
the realty market.
The letting OF contracts during tn
last week for the building of a s250.00
Young Mems Christian Association
building. the adding of two stories L
the Oakland Bank of Savings and tn
acceptance of plans for the Bankers
hotel are among the larger butldinl
events of the last few days, while tn
rapid construction of the mammot
plant of the Great western power com
pauv of East Oakland is another evi
dence of material progress
The magnificent system of fire pro
lection which is now being laid -hroug
the business district, to be supple
with salt water from the city's ow
plant. is another element of progres
and has already had the tendency Q
reducing insurance rates. There ar
more municipal improvements OF
material nature being carried out !
Oakland today than in any other cit
on the Pacific coast"
BUILDING PERMITS
The following is a summary of til
building permits issued for the weel
as compiled by Walter b. Fawcet., sec
retary OK the board of public works:
Permits Amount
One and a half story dwellings 2OOU-t
Two story dwellings --...--.---. 2l-33S-t
Two story fats. s-5UO',
One story kindergarten, BOD,
Two story stable. e........---:... i.eee..
Garage tank frame and sheds. ll5s
Alteration, additions, repairs: bS ls.24s.'
Total ...................s 90 s7s,727.i
REPORT BY WARDS
first ward ---.-.---- = coo, loo.'
Second ward. DOS ~