Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-16
MONEY WELLPLACED.
Expense of Schenley Park Will Re-
turn Like Bread Upon the Waters.
MANY VISITORS LAST SUNDAY.
Commissioners Think They Will Get a
Good Price for County Buildings.
THE NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE CITY

The improvement of Schenley Park is
progressing as fast as money and muscle
will permit. A number of roadways, or
drives, have been opened and were largely
used last Sunday. More than 80 carriages
were in sight at one time. In the shady
hooks settees have been placed for tired
pedestrians, and swings erected for the little
ones, who enjoy them immensely.
A gentleman who was out there ON SUM-
day for the first time said yesterday: ''The
park is big thing, and there is no doubt it
will be appreciated by the people. 1t will
add greatly to the prestige of Pittsburg
abroad, by showing that while We push
business for about all there is in it, we still
have regard for the beautiful. The pleasure
and solid comfort which the public will derive
from the park will be worth the cost many
times over"
The County Buildings.
The County Commissioners are going slow in
regard to the old Court House buildings and
are not very anxious to sell or rent them at this
time They are awaiting the completion of the
Duquesne Traction road, which will run along
Diamond street Immediately in front of these
buildings. Their idea is that this will enhance
the value of the property and enable them to
sell 1t at what they consider fair price. which
is 500 900 for the building at the corner of Ross
and Diamond, and $4,000 for the one on the
railroad.
When offered at public sale about year ago
the highest bid for the smaller building was
SS7.Oo0 There was no offer for the larger. As
there was ne authority for giving them away
they were Withdrawn.
Business News and Gossip.
1t is now said theDuquesneTraction Company
will cross the railroad at Wilkins burg by way
OF the old tunnel, through which Goose creek
finds its way.
The baseball grounds at Homestead are To-
Gated on the Plummer property. which recently
changed owners, but they will not be disturbed
until the close of the season. This sets dis
quieting rumor at rest.
OF "A mortgages on file yesterday Is were for
purchase money. The largest was for $751; 600.
The Pennsylvania Railroad reports that the
quantity OF coal and coke originating on and
carried over its lines east of Pittsburg and
Erie, for the week ending September 9. was
2S6, Az TONS of which 1888 l33 tons were coal and
SS 2S4 tons coke.
Persons interested in the affairs of the sus-
pended Lawrence Bank are referred to the
statement, or report, in another column.
Roads in some parts of the East End are so
pad that 1t is impossible to- deliver building
material. AS a result work on numerous
houses has been suspended.
Mr. John w. Heron, having returned from
his European trip in good health and spirits
was at his desk yesterday. While abroad he
met over 80 Pittsburgers and heard of great
many more.
The Butler Salt and Chemical Works are
running full in some departments on orders
from East and West. large amount of the
product finds a ready market in this city.
Financial institutions and trustees of estates
are in the market for gilt-edged bonds with
which to replace the Governments which they
recently sold to the Treasury Department.
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Permits for New Buildings.
Bad roads are holding down the building
rades to point far below expectations. There |
S no other reasonable explanation of the fall |
ng of in permits during the past week or two. |
only five were taken out yesterday. They |
ollow:
j. Davies and John M Davies, two brick two |
'tory and attic dwellings. 25x50 feet each. ON |
O'Hara street, Twentieth ward. Cost. 3d. 9.0OO
Auguste Koch, frame two-story dwelling, |
ISx32 feet. on Wilmot street, Fourteenth ward. |
cost, s., ,O00
IL Amperson. prlck aooltlon GWo-story and |
nansard dwelling, 2lx20 feet, on Bluff street,
Sixth ward. Cost, 81 800
E. s. Graner frame two-story and basement
table. 24x42 feet. on Merrimac street, Thirty
econd ward. Cost, $780,
FRANK Felberg, frame two-story dwelling,
Sx32 feet. on Brereton avenue, Thirteenth
ward. Cost, $1,000.
Movem ents in Real E.tate
Major A. j. Pentecost has purchased IS acres
II Ian d. known as the Montgomery farm, about
wo miles from Mansfield, at pr1ce approxi-
mating $4,000. The tract will be laid out in
ots and put on the market. There Is large
mining population in that locality