Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-22
THE LULL VANISHES.
Real Estate Shows That 1t is Neither
Dead Nor Sleeping.
BETTER INQUIRY AND MORE SALES.
A Disposition to Surrender the Old City Al
together to Business.
JOKES OF A PROMINENT OFFICIAL

as anticipated would be the case, the
real market commenced the week with
an active inquiry and number of i'm
portant transactions. The luIl seemed to
have eliminated and passed away. Among
the deals reported yesterday were the fol-
lowing: A lot 1251200 at Shadyside brought
SIS, 750, or $3.50 foot front. The purchaser
will erect an elegant stone residence thereon
this season. W. A. Heron & Sons were
the agents.
of Howe street and College avenue, East
End, was sold by o. M. Edwards to prom
inent business man at q price approximate
ing S100 foot front Howe street has just
been opened, and is unimproved, but prom
ises to be one of the most important thor
oughfares in that part of the city; and this
is about the first sale made there at the price
named, which is considered quite reasonable
in view of almost certain enhancement upon
the completion OF the electric road system.
A transaction of considerable Importance
to Williamsburg leaked out J. B. Bailey,
the architect. sold lot 90x124, in the rear
OF the Spowden property for s., ,050, or $45
foot front-a good price for back street;
but the borough is growing SO rapidly that all
description of property within its bounds are
valuable, and being picked up very fast.
In connection with this suburban transaction
it may be stated that the people are beginning
to realize that the city proper is needed for
business exclusively. and are focking to the
rural districts in constantly increasing num-
bers where many of them will buy or build
homes
Meat Inspector McCutcheon Is humorist
and frequently cracks jokes with the market
house butchers. The other day while poking
fun at one of his old friends who sells meat for
living he clinched joke by saying: THE
last roast bought from you was so tough that
the children couldn't even eat the gravy"
This knocked the butcher out so completely
that he could say nothing in his defense. To
another he said: "You think your steaks are
tender. do your Well, the last one you sent
me could have been worked up into kangaroo
shoe strings and nobody would have known the
difference"
The activity in building keeps the local archi-
tects busy at least Is hours in the "a, and still
they complain of being behind in their work.
Among the plans just completed or in progress
are several for fine stone residences out Fifth
avenue, the Dalzell building on Penn avenue, a
$40 900 schoolhouse in Williamsburg and large
number of dwellings in the East End, among
which that of George McWilliams, on St. Clair
street, is conspicuous. The same activity pre-
walls on the Northside. The Southside and
down the valley, where large number of fine
dwellings have been planned and some Of them
commenced. One of the finest in Allegheny
will be that of L. A. Smith, on Allegheny ave-
nue.. Ii will cost about S35, 00O
This reference by no means exhausts the list,
but it is sufficient to show that those who have
predicted that this year will be the best ever
known in the history of the building trade in
Pitts5urg are not tlikely to be classed among the
false prophets.