Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-01
A .N0RTHSlDE BOOM.
Light Shed Upon the Kennedy Pur'
chases in Allegheny City.
BISHOP PHELAN STEPS FORWARD
He Will Erect One of the Finest School
Buildings in the County.
GROUND TO BE BROKEN IN THE SPRING


GROUND TO BE BROKEN IN THE SPRING
The Northside purchases of Mr.. A. b.
Kennedy, of the firm of J. B. Larkin q Co.,
and his willingness to take all that is Of
fered in the same locality at fair price is
being discussed in real estate circles and
about City Hall in Allegheny. He was
discreetly silent until his purchases
amounted to nearly $50, 1000, and even then
no one could tell what disposition was to be
made of the load. He seemed to be In no
haste, and evidently did not care whether he
sold or bought. He began just as the Gov
ernment Inspectors left the city, and this
gave rise to the report that a site was being
quietly picked up for the postofice, although
number of the knowing ones insisted that
new and splendidly equipped theater would be
built upon the place in the spring. To set all
doubts at rest Mr.. Kennedy yesterday said:
Il never had any objection to stating my pur-
pose to any person in interest, but the NUMBER
of such persons was few, and in this as IN other
matters of business only used the caution and
care necessary to its proper transaction. This
property will be used for educational purposes.
and have to-day transferred it to Bishop
Phelan. 1t is his intention to erect on tAls site
early in the spring, magnificent parochlal
school that will compare i'll value, appearance
and appointments with the finest school Dulld-
ing in the county-creditable alike to the city
of Allegheny and the Pro-Cathedral congrega-
tion. The building will be modern in every re-
spect and will cost when finished about s7o.oOO,
exclusive of grounds"
To the question: "Have you all the ground
said. PS have
all that Is necessary for the purpose stated"
Penn Avenue Improvements.
It was announced yesterday that the south
west corner of Penn avenue and Thirteenth
street. lot 50xl00, will be improved after April
next with a four or five story building having
stores on the first floor and the upper part SO
arranged as to be adapted to business or Hats
for light housekeeping. Inquiry was made OF
w. A. Heron & Sons, who sold the lot some
time ago. They admitted that it had been
bought for improvement. but would not say
whether it would be built on now or a year
later. They knew that plans had been pre-
pared for such building as above described,
and said decision would be reached in regard
to It in few days.
AS to such buildings paying, a member of the
firm said: THE best answer is to give our ex-
perience In renting houses of this kind. we
have one on Penn avenue, near Eleventh street
the rent is reasonable. it pays the owner well,
and gives persons of small families who must
live in the downtown district good satisfac-
tion. 1t has all the latest improvements"
Local Business Improving.
There was some expansion Of local business
during the past week. as compared with the
early part Of the month. but the volume was
considerably smaller than that of the CORE
1os ia n-
counted for however, when the conditions
under which 1890 and 1891 came upon the scene
are taken into consideration. DISTINCTIONS are
being removed, the money market is well sup
piled, and there is disposition in all quarters
toIbegin pushing things. Signs of awakening
are visible on every hand. By the time the
weather settles in the spring, if not before. all
the activities of the country will be running at
their full capacity, with Pittsburg in the lead
as usual
Growth of Electric Lighting.
On December 30. 1890, the East End Electric
Light Company reported: Number of l6-candle
power lamps equivalent on circuit, 2o,l34; arc
lights on circuit, 430. At the same time 1889,
the number of the former was IL sos, and of the
latter 1886. This illustrates the rapid growth
of the electric lighting business in this city.
President Rowand, of the. East End Company,
says more incandescent lights are used in Pitts
burg than in any other city in the United
States.
The Building Record.
During the past week Al permits were issued,
representing 81 buildings-12 brick. 40 frame
and composite-the total cost of all being
SIS, ,62S. The Eleventh and Fourteenth wards
led with seven each. followed by the Sixteenth
with six.
The month turned out much better than was
expected from the bad start. The number of
permits issued was 96, representing lS5 struct-
ures, mostly dwellings, the estimated cost be-
ing Sl54,O6S. The number of houses for which
permits were issued in January. 1890. was Ill
The list of permits taken out yesterday IS
large enough to be a reminder of old times. 1t
follows:
Mrs A. ]. Lee, frame two.story dwelling 2Ox
AZ feet, on Rippey street. Ninth ward. Cost
Frank Klllian. frame two-story dwelling. 2ax
81 feet. on Larimer avenue, Nineteenth ward
Cost. S., 900.
Kari Sohnupf, frame two-story and attic
dwelling, 20x32 feet on Industry street, Thirty
Mrs Abby L. Barnes. frame one-story stable.
l6xls feet, on rear Amber street, Twentieth
ward. Cost Sl50.
John aenning, two frame one-story and man.
sard dwellings,. 19xS2 feet each, on rear of
Forbes street. Fourteenth ward. Cost 81, ,0O0
John HenniuG, frame two-story and mansard
DWELLING. 22xs6 feet, on Goo Forbes street, Four
Patrick O'Shaughnessy, brick three.story
dwelling. 15x20 feet, on Peach street, Eighth
ward. Cost 81 Goo
T. Griffin, three frame three-story dwellings,
2Ox24 feet each, on Cedar street, Sixteenth
ward. Cost $500 each.
Denny estate, brick one-story office, 24x60
feet, on corner Thirty-second and Smallman
streets Twelfth ward. Cost S3 600.
Mr.. Briuget O'Brien. frame two-story and
mansard dwelling, 20x32 feet. on Kirkpatrick
street, Thirteenth ward. Cost Sl.0Ou
Samuel NeeSon, frame two-story and attic
dwelling 20x2S feet, on Butler street extension,
Eighteenth ward. Cost $1,000.
James Rees & Son, brick and iron-clad boiler
works, 95x2l0 feet, on Penn avenue, First ward.
Cost, $500.
Young but Vigorous.
Since its acquisition by purchase OF the busi-
ness of the East End Electric Light Company
east of the city line, the Williamsburg Electric
Company has found it necessary to enlarge it's
plant to more than double its present capacity,
which will be done at once. 1t has upward of
sou customers, and the number is constantly in
creasing. 1t is furnishing $500 incandescenE
and 46 arc lights, bringing in revenue of about
$4,000 per annum. The district in which the
company operates is being built up SO fast that
there is reasonable certainty Of doubling both
service and earnings within the next three or
four years.
Etna Alive and Kicking.
Magaw & Golf furnish tho following interest
ing Information about district that is not
heard of as often as 1t ought to be: One of the
places that very little has been said about and
yet that is coming to the fore, is that part of
Shaler township adjoining Etna. One short
year has seen many lots laid out and sold and
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