The San Francisco call., 1910-03-05

more. The street work on the
property has been rushed with
would lift and the early spring
will show macadamized streets
completed over mile in length.
The next house in the tract to be
started will be built for DR.. John
Shook of Berkeley in Ocean View
drive, adjoining the home of r. H.
Harris. 1t will be from plans by
McDougall Brothers. architects.
English in its effect. low and ram
bling and covering a large part of
the so foot lot on which it will set.
Plans are also being drawn for
Holm G. Berry of Berkeley for a
$4,000 cement bungalow to be built
in West View drive on lot so by
40: The plans are from the ONCE
extremely artistic. The lot on
which this home is to be erected
slopes away from the street on
an easy grade, giving an oppor-
tunity for the sunken garden effect
in the front. Instead of coming
straight off from the street and
building the house on stills, as is
usually, the case on hillside lots. It
will be kept close to the ground, with
a true bungalow effect. The en-
trance from the street will be down
cement steps through the garden
to a low court. From this court
you enter large living room
sash doors al the end, opening
from the living room to a pergola
porch 16 by IS feet at the. rear;
The view off from this porch will
be one of the charms of the entire
property. including as it does full
sweep of San Francisco bay, with
the Golden gate and Tamalpais in
the background and Berkeley and
Point Richmond off to the north.
RESULT OF PUBLICITY
Minney said:
Business is good and getting bet
ter every day. | attribute this
largely TO the publicity recently
given Oakland's advantages. l
have more inquiries from outside
and eastern sources during the last
month than ] have had for two
years previously. My business has
reached such dimensions that !
have been compelled to- lease the
longing to Henderson & Tapscott.
This has doubled my office space
and increased my selling force ma
terially. Some of my recent sales
are as follows:
Lot at northwest corner of
Fourth and Webster streets, with
stores and rooms above, account of
William NJ. Buffers Jr.. s27,5o0.
Lot in east side of Jackson street.
81 feet south of Fifteenth, account
of Albert 5. Day, $4,000. The
owner of this lot expects to i'm
prove it with first class improve
mentS very soon.
Lot in east side of Thirteenth
avenue, 100 feet north of East
Fourteenth street, with two stores
and rooms above, account of Mary
J. Humphreys, s12,5o0.
Lot 9Sx125, with II apartments.
account of Fred Tate, $4,000.
Four flats in Fair Oaks avenue.
Alameda, account of Mary j. Hum
phreys, $4,000.
Pair of flats in Fifth avenue, be-
tween East Eleventh and Twelfth
streets, account Mary j. Hum
phreys, $500.
Lot in Magnolia street. between
Thirty-first and Thirty second, ac-
count John Wynne, s1.025.
Three fiat building in Hawthorne
street, $50 feet east of Telegraph
avenue. account J. M. Wilson, terms
Cottage in Fifty fifth street, near
Market, account Mary j. Hum
phreys, $3.50.
Lot in Sylvan Crest tract, account
Mary j. Humphreys, $1,So0.
The First Presbyterian church prop
erty at the northeast corner of -Four
teenth and Franklin streets is on TIL
market. The asking price is ,s360,000.
Bids for the steel work for the ne'
Bankers hotel are being received.
The Security bank and trust com
pany has notified tenants of propert
at the northeast corner of Elevent
street and Broadway to vacate b
March 1, 1911. The bank will bull
on the site Plans will be invited fo
a modern banking structure.
Bank clearings for the week wer
as compared with S3,064
S21.73 for the corresponding week las