Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-17
BIGGEST THING OUT.
More Light on the Project for Build
ing Five Hundred Houses.
HOW AND WHERE 1T WILL BE DONE.
Contracts Being Drawn Up and Other Pre-
liminary Arrangements Made.
IMPORTANT EXPANSION AT ALTOONA

1t was mentioned in The DISPATCH yes
terday that negotiations were on foot which
might result in the building of 500 houses
on a new plan of lots Just opened. Fuller
information was obtained yesterday evening
In regard to this great enterprise, which
justifes the statement that it is a 60. The
ground is at no great distance from the
Fifth avenue market house and is within
pistol-shot of the cable cars.
1t recently passed into the possession of
two or three well-known gentlemen, who
appreciated its central location and the
rapid growth of that part of the city. Upon
this ground the purchasers contemplated
the erection of at least 500 houses to satisfy
a long-felt want for modern low-priced
apartments. The houses will be built so
that they can be rented in suites of from
three to eight rooms, each suit having all
the modern conveniences. They will be of
brick, with stone trimmings, and three stories
high.
In the Improvement Of the ground the Cleve-
land idea will be followed to some extent.
Streets and pavements will be wide, with
small parks between the streets and sidewalks,
containing grass. shrubbery and trees. 1t is
the Intention of the promoters Of the enter
prise to make this place one Of the finest resi-
dence sections of the city. Contracts for the
buildings are being drawn up.
1t has been stated that the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company contemplated large in
crease of its works at Altoona. According to
reliable information this will include boiler.
machine and blacksmith shops, boiler houses,
electric and hydraulic houses, office and store
house, paint shop and paint storehouses- The
works will be large enough to employ be-
tween 800 and 1000 men, and the different
shops will be so arranged that at any time they
can be enlarged. These new works are to be
used only for the making of locomotives. and
all the repairing will be done at the old shops.
The capacity of the new works at first will be
$50 locomotives per year, and will be capable
of being extended to 500
1t is also contemplated to erect another and
larger foundry. All Hanging, shearing ma
chimes, hydraulic presses and cranes for lifting
will be of the latest designs, and where steam
is row used hydraulic presses viii, be the mo-
tive power. These buildings will be only one
story high, except the machine shop and the
Office and storehouse, which will be two-stories.
The ground will be about 2, 200 feet by $50 feet.
An Offices of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany states that the company intended to
build a number of nrst-class locomotives es-
pecially of q new design. An order for II loco
motives of class "P'' pattern has been received
The boilers will be of 7-16-inch steel plates.
which is larger than any ever before used. The
steam pressure will be l60 pounds to the square
inch, and If necessary 1t can be increased to 1S0
These new locomotives are for the United
Railroads Of New Jersey, but 1t is presumed .
number of them will be used on the Atlantic
lines
The mortgage business has been rather slack
this week. both in the number placed and the
amount of money represented. Still, the total
makes a very good showing for the time Of
year when many of the capitalists are away
from the city. Only II were officially noted
sl50,000 placed with the Fidelity Title and
nue. Passenger Railway Company. as security
for bonds of an equal amount, the money to
be used in completing the road. The others
ranged in amounts from S4O0 to $S,000
The Standard Oil Company has not given up
the idea of refining Lima Oil. Through Ritchie
Mitchell the company has been hiring boiler
makers, riveters, still builders, ETC., in Titus.
vile and vicinity the past few days. Several
hundred are wanted and workmen are scarce
These men are sent to Fielding. Ind, so miles
from Chicago, to begin the construction of
mammoth refinery, where several new process
ses will be tried. In the mean time the mon-
opoly will keep an eye on the exchanges SO as
not to allow the stuff to get away from them.