Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-08
WILL BE REMODELED.
Anchor Bank Building to Have Two
More Stories, and
MODERNlzED FROM BOTTOM TO TOP
Another Fine East End Dwelling Picked Up
for the Purchasers Use.
THE FEATURES OF LOCAL SPECULATION

The Anchor Bank building on Fifth
avenue and Cherry alley, owned by the
Hamilton estate, is to be remodeled and con-
verted into an Office building. Two stories
will be added and handsome stone front
put in. The banking room will be en-
larged and entirely re6tted, so as to make it
one of the handsomest and most convenient
| financial stands in the city. This enlarge
ment is necessary to accommodate the grow
| ing business of the bank. The work Is In
charge of Architect Barr. The Improvement
will cost between s2O, 600 and $4,000. Its now
under way, and will be, if the terms OF the
contract are complied with, completed within
go days.
r. j. Stoney, Jr.. who is identified with the
bank will remove from his present quarters
on the first door to a handsome suite OF rooms
ON the third. The reconstructed building VIII
contain about 90 rooms, a number OF Wnlcn
have been engaged. Access to the upper
floors will be gained by an elevator.
Another Dicker Completed.
The movement in East End property keeps
up. Several important transactions in that
quarter were closed on Wednesday. as noted
in this column. Yesterday Mellon Bros. sold
the Galley property on Negley avenue. Baum
Grove plan. consisting of a fine new Queen
ness man for Sl3, 00e or thereabouts. The pur-
chaser will occupyit as residence.
These transactions show two things-that
there is an active demand for choice home
properties and thar sellers and buyers are ap.
preaching each other in their views
Business News and Gossip.
It is probable that bank will be established
in Odd Fellows Hall. Williamsburg. Local busi-
ness is sufficient to sustain such an institution.
1t was mentioned in this column q short time
ago that another story would be added to the
Kaufmann building on Smithf1eld street. The
improvement is we'll under way.
Workmen are excavating for the Hussey
uilding on Cherry alley.
Mr.. Kahn will not begin his six-story busi-
ness block on new Grant street. near Seventh,
until the strike Is settled.
The largest mortgage on the Recorders 3ls
yesterday was for SO 300.
Duquesne Traction was wanted at H. but the
bid was too low to draw 1t out. Citizens' Trac-
ton has advanced over $40 in little over
month.
Fred Riuehart sold 100 Citizens Traction at
Buying orders for Electric yesterday outnum-
There was an offer of 500 shares OF Brming-
ham Traction ut q; lgN was bid for 90 shares.
Bond quotations. Pittsburg and Castle shan:
% TPas.os lon 5 siSs ssEsa Fi..Dufs @ s'd Trsoson g.
Transverse, Sl05 bid.
A. :. Lawrence 4 90. sold 100 shares West.
The Controller OF the Currency has issued
q call for report Of the condition OF National
% banks a. the close OF business on Monday the
Ground will be broken at Kensinrton next
week for whsel factory and several dwellings.
The Bank OF England yesterday advanced tho
rate OF discount 70 per cent.
The Buiiding Record.
Permits for the erection Of tho following
buildings were issued yesterday
William Graham, frame one-story stable, i6x
10 feet, on Herbert alley. Twsnty.third ward.
Cost, teo
Fergus Baker, brick twostory and attic
dwelling. iexa2 feet on River avenue, Twenty
first ward. Cost SI,l00
, Charles Roessner, frame addition, one-story
Kitchen. loxie feet, on rear Grove street, Thir'
g. Q. Boyle. three brick two-story and attic
Tenth ward. Cost, 81, 700
ing. S4x4s feet. Stanton avenue, Nineteenth
ward. Cost, $500.
Movements In Realty.
Samuel w. Black q Co. sold lot ON Murray
Hill avenue. near Fifth avenue, shadyside,
size about l20x200 feet. for 81, 900 cash,
Reed B, Coyle Co. sold lots Nos I6B. 1874
l6o In their Marion place addition, Twenty
third ward, being II feet on Gladstone street
by las feet in depth to Parnsll street. for 900
cash.
W. H. Heselbarth sold for Fred Junker to
NJ. E. McDermitt a four-roomed frame dwell.
ing with lot 25xl2O feet at Charters, for 81 $50
cash.
Lggett Bros sold for E. N. Watkins to David
Bough lot No. II in Park View plan No. 2, for
$3.50 cash; also for N. F. Hunter to Thomas
Liggett vacant lot on BoQuet street, Oakland,
for LOO.
Morrison & Banks sold for William d.
Thomas to Elizabeth Summons house and lot
on Monastery street. Thirty-first ward for SO 800:
they also sold for Margaret Day to John d.
Banks house and lot on Fourth street, Beltz.
hoover.
6. a. Saint sold to L. c. wightman lot No.
l52 in the Baum Grove plan, fronting 40 feet on
Euclid avenue and extending north la feet to
an alley for S3 200.
Allies q Bailey sold for M. Boyle to c. T..
Mohney TWO lots in the Boyle tract, Nos 90 and
lou, Tenth ward, Allegheny City, for s., 200
cash.
]. E. Glass sold for A. @. Watkins lot No. 81
in his AlleQuippa place plan, for $3.50.
A. Y. Byers Co. sold for William A. Black.
Esq, to Frederick Mabel lot No. IO7, In Black
d Rohrkaste's plan, in size 2OxlOOsfeet running
through from Grant to Howard avenues. Tenth
ward, Allegheny, on the line of the PerrysyIIle
avenue electric cars, for $3.50, on monthly pay
ments
Magaw & Gof, Lim sold for Phil. yortish
to I. M. Porter, lot 55xl2O on West street,
Williamsburg. for $500
8. A. Dickie & Co. sold to ]. II. Rure lot on
Bennett street. west Of city line, 50 75.l0Oxl35,
through to an alley, for $780,