The San Francisco call., 1910-05-21
PLANS MADE FOR
MANY new HOMES
Oakland Investments in StruC-
tural Improvements Make
City Thirteenth in Land

OAKLAND, May 20.-Esstern tech
nical publications have credited this
city with being thirteenth in the list
Of American towns for the amount
expended in new buildings during the
month OF April. Those cities which
stand ahead OF Oakland are among the
largest in the country, and only one
Californian town, Los Angeles, did more
construction business than Oakland.
While the permits for May can not
be estimated accurately, il is not likely
that there viii be any great difference
between the two months 1t must be
noted. however. that one permit applied
for in April was an unusual project.
That was for the Oakland hotel COM
panys steel frame hotel building, to
cost Ss50,000, at Thirteenth and Har-
rison streets on what is known as the
Bankers hotel property. With permits
OF more than 100000 for the week
ending Wednesday, it is probable that
the total for the present month will be
large Many new residences are
planned, and before the month ends
IL is likely that permits viii be sought
for the erection Of several large busi-
ness blocks. The Chicago Construction
News, which has followed the records
Of this place. cites the increase of 220
per cent, which Oakland has made in
building values in this year. and this
record will be more than doubled be-
fore December 81.
MUNICIPAL BUILDING PLANS
The city government will soon apply
for two permits. One Of these will
be for the new s1,00O,0 600 city hall.
The other will be for the $4,000 build
ing for the fire alarm and police tele-
graph system. With other big building
tai il is certain that in percentage of
increase this city will stand close to
the head Of the list Of American cities,
and probably viii exceed all other Pa
Ciic coast centers.
Some Of the buildings proposed to
be erected this year have been de-
signed. Others are now in the hands
Of architects. It is estimated by realty
workers that the years total cost of
new dwellings win run into the mil
lions.
Cumming & Weymouth, architects
and engineers. with Offices in the Mac
donough building, have completed the
drawing Of designs, plans and specif1ca-
tions for a five story loft building, 10
be constructed Of either brick or con-
crete and terra Gotta, at a cost of s70.-
600. in the south side Of Fourteenth
street. between the properties now oc-
cUpied by the First Methodist church
and the Eastern Quitting company.
The proposed building will be owned
by A =. Wilson, vice president of the
Security bank and trust company and
win be used for either business Offices
or by a large company. The ground
floor is to be adaptable for use by a
store, and the upper four stories will
be lofts that can be used for either
stOrehoUses or business Offices. The
building viii have a frontage of so
feet and a depth of 100 feet.
The inside fittings and wood work
viii be Of the best material and of the
most modern design 1t will be a steel
frame structure and viii contain pas
senger, freight and sidewalk elevators
all Of the latest improved type.
WEEKS BUILDING PERMITS
Secretary Fawcett of the board of
public works issued the following state
ment today Of building permits ap-
piled for in the week ended Wednes-
day at noon: