The San Francisco call., 1909-06-12
PLANNING TO IMPROVE
REDWOOD CITY HARBOR
Shrewd Investors Are Buying
Up Adjacent Property

1t is reported that George A. Merrill.
chairman of tho board OF trustees Of
Redwood City. is planning extensive
harbor improvements in his munich
pality. He has succeeded in interesting
a number OF large manufacturing con-
Germs in the water frontage avaiIa bic
at Redwood City, and recently went upon
a tour OF inspection with T. Ahearn.
division superintendent of the Southern
Pacific. They investigated the deep
water channels leading 10 various man
ufacturing sites. and It is proposed to
construct wharves to accommodate
deep water vessels and to arrange for
connections with the Southern Pacific by
means OF spur tracks.
There are, no doubt, plans of great
magnitude under consideration at Red
wood City, and the continuation and
persistence OF rumors regarding the vast
work that the railroads are undertaking
butproves the well founded confidence a
few shrewd investors are showing in this
section.
In Dingee park. for instance, more
! than 5000, 600 has been invested to make
homesites for the inevitable increase in
population, and although the tract has
been upon the market for but short
time advance prices are already being
| offered to many OF those who bought six
weeks ago.
Daniel r. Stafford of Redwood City.
an enthusiast over the possibilities Of
Dlu6cc PARK. IndL BALDWIN, q
Howell. in offering 20 foot lots in this
tract for s49o, were doing wonders
toward the immediate settlement of the
property.
Il would not part with my lot IN
Dingee park for anywhere near the
price l paid for It," said STAFFORD re-
Gently.
"Dingee park is undoubtedly one OF
proposition on the peninsula said II. ".
Lascelle of 332 Fair Oaks street yeSter-
day. Although lots at San Mateo have
been selling at $40 and sac a front foot
going at $50 a foot, the promoters OF
Dingee park have held the price down
to the seemingly ridiculous hgure OF
| lots, not especially because though.
| they were bargains. but because IL Is
my intention to build q residence on the
with the property even IL were offered
a handsome advance over the price I
paid for it."
Baldwin & Howell state that lots are
| being sold rapidly and IL is only ques-
tion of a short time before the present
allotment will be disposed OF. Most
sales are being made to people thor
oughly acquainted with the property
and familiar with conditions.
Quite number of sales In Dinges
park have been made recently. among
| them the following:
W. a. Almen. lots S. 10 and IL. block 5.
Arch street. with depth Of 100 feet.
J. G.. Turner. lot rs. block 3. fronting IS
feet on Arch street With depth of $50 feet
| G. z. Ludwig. lot Is, block IS, fronting SIS on
Broadway, with depth Of f55 feet.
| NJ. w SeliR. lot 4. block II. fronting 20
feet on Clinton street. with depth Of 130
| feet.
s. E. Levy. lot S. block IL. on Clinton
street, size T0xf30.
John Isaac, lot. "A aud Is. block 5, on Arch
street, size 15oxi30 feet.
| William Knight, lots and 9. block s. front
| ing Arch street, having a combined front
age of $50 feet by a depth OF 1870.
c. NJ. StntE. lot fs block II. size 6ox1S5.
| on Eleventh street between Birch and Clinton
| II. W. Lascelie. lots and 8. block II, size
i140xi30, on Clinton street near Eleventh.
! G. P. Hall, lot Q. block II, size 70xi30 on
Clinton street near Eleventh.
r. s. Stierlin. lot 3. block 13, size f0xfS0,
1 on Clinton street near Fourteenth.
| Another important sale in Dingee park
made by Baldwin & Howell was TO c. ID.
| Hayward. assessor OF San Mateo county
who purchased lots II and Is, block So
at the northwest corner Of Broadway
and Jeter street. The two lots have q
| frontage of $50 feet in Broadway and
| 135 feet in Jeter street.
/ All OF the purchasers have bought
with the intention of building on their
| lots, and q number OF bungalows and
several more pretentious houses will be
| constructed at once.