Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-03
Business News and Gossip.

| Disquieting rumors seem TO have played their
| part and taken their flight. There were none
on the street yesterday.
At the annual election for directors of the
| Monongahela Insurance Company. held yester-
day, the old board was retained. with the ex-
| ceprion of Mr.. R. S. Smith, who was chosen to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr.
Hays.
A movement is on foot among members of
the Oil Exchange to impose the duties of
Clearing House manager upon the Secretary.
This would give the Exchange full control Of
the Clearing House and save $500 year.
Mr. Alexander Adair has made arrangements
for building a $4,000 Opera House in Johns
town next spring.
Two well-known gentlemen who think they
know how to run hotel are after the Central
in Allegheny. The lease of the present pro-
prietor will expire next April. 1t is not known
whether or not he desires to renew it.
The most important mortgage on file yester-
day was tor S6, COO. Fifteen OF 81 were for pur.
chase money.
Plans have been prepared for an opera house
at Canal Dover, o., TO cost $4,000. Mr.. A.
Hardesty, of Cambridge, is at the head of the
enterprise
The sale of the Bulls Head Hotel. on Second
avenue is the NEST important transaction in
that locality for about two years. 1t is thought
to be the precursor of several other deals.
Williamsburg people who have purchased
property from the National Bank OF Com
merce are fully convinced that the titles are all
right and are giving themselves no further
trouble about the matter.
1t may be well enough to repeat what has
been written more than once that there is a
fine opening in Williamsburg for good hotel.
On January IL the stockholders of the Mo-
nongahela Incline Plane Company will vote for
or against an increase of capital stock.
A valuable business property at Third and
Penn avenues will be PUT under the hammer at
2o'clock this afternoon.
The Building Record.
Three permits were taken out yesterday, the
most important involving 81, $50. The Twentieth
ward got two of the three. They follow:
Mrs Elizabeth Agans, brick two-story and
mansard store and dwelling. 24x36 feet, on
Smallman street, Twelfth ward. Cost. 81, $50
George L. Peabody, frame two-story stable
3lxS0 feet, on rear Center avenue. Twentieth
ward. Cost. $780,
George L. Peabody. frame two-story
dwelling, 5lx2l feet, on Center avenue. Twen-
teth ward,s Cost, 500.
Movements in Real Estate.
c. Beringer & Son sold to Riddle & Funora
the brick dwelling, No. 23l Wylie avenue for
s., ,55U
]. b. Larkin & Co. sold to Alex Loving for
William McCully a four-roomed frame house,
with lot 20xlO0 on Gazzam street. Fourteenth
ward, for 81. 200 cash.
S. A. Dickie d Co. sold for w. A. Dickey and
]. C. Alrich to I. Z. Orr a lot on Conrad street,
40x133 feet TO alley, for 81 600. The purchaser
intends putting up residence at once.
Black & Baird. sold to Frank Swarzmeer
two-story frame dwelling on Howard street,
Allegheny City, with lot 2Sxl07 feet, Tor $500
cash.
Reed B. Coyle & Co. sold for II. G. Watson a
lot in the Twenty-third ward, fronting on Glad
stone. Home Rule and Speer streets. being
421l50 feet, more or less, for s475
A Heron Il n ha
Brown Donnell plan, 20xl00 feet. on the cor
ner of Winebiddle avenue and Dearborn street,
Nineteenth ward, for $500.
w. w. EIderkin sold to Mrs. Margaret Lay
man. lot No. in his plan IN Block street,
Nineteenth ward, being 25xl00 to an alley, for
$3.50 cash.