Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-24
ONE OF THE FINEST.
Gov. Campbell Declared Thatthe View
From Highland Park Had
NO COUNTERPART IN AMERICA.
Features of One Of the Newest and Hand
soonest Divisions of the City.
FINE HOMES OF WELL-KNOWN PEOPLE

FINE HOMES OF WELL-KN0WN PEOPLE
From Wood street to Highland Park Is
about seven miles. Car No. 26 of the Du-
quesne line made this distance yesterday in
8s minutes. This is schedule time, which is
strictly adhered to. At the car-house, q
magnificent structure at the corner of Ellis
worth and Craig avenues, the timekeeper
rushed out and complained to the motoEman
that he was half minute fast. 1t was
merely a difference between watches and
each believed his own. The conductor sa1d
the cars on that line were running regularly
and smoothly, all the friction encountered
at the beginning having been overcome. He
added that much better time could be made,
but the company wouldn't allow it, safety
being the first consideration.
trip to the Park via Forbes, Craig, Ellis
worth and North Highland avenues would
open the eyes of some of the fogies whose
knowledge of the city is limited to few
squares down town. Such display OF
wealth as represented by splendid resi-
dences and large handsome grounds cannot
be duplicated in America, and there Is
flavor of newness and freshness over 1t all
that gives an indescribable charm to the
landscape. There are no ruins in this part
of the city. Here are the homes of many OF
the well-to-do people of Pittsburg. On
Forbes avenue, bevond Soho, are the resi-
dences of Charles J. Clark. Hon. c. L. Magee,
the Wearings, vankirks and others of equal
prominence. On Craig avenue are those
of Mr.. Farrell Mrs Lloyd, Samuel Will
son, Mrs. Lewis and many others. Ellsworth
avenue contains the houses of DR.. I. A. Rex,
Mr. Hays, the Guthries, Bidwells, Laughlins,
Allerton, Schoonmaker, McClntock, hen-
Gliat a.. w
j. Friday, NJ. j. Becker, Esq, ana otherS
well known in business. political ana soclal
circles Among other distinguishes peopie
who have their habitat on North Highland
avenue are j. c. Buhum, Mrs. OLeary,
Brainard, Wainwright. Charles Lockhart,
Senator Finn, j. D. Gallery, r NJ Magee,
ESQ., s. Hamilton, Thomas S. Bigelow and u.
w. Elkins.
Handsome as are these avenues, many at
fractions are being added which will make
them still more beautiful. Almost score OF
fine stone houses is IN various stages OF
completion, and the vacant spaces are belng
cleared preparatory to building. The amount
of unimproved grounds is small consider
ing that ten years ago the entire district
beyond Soho was little more than moving
Wilderness" Good thoroughfares, rapid
transit and the natural beauties OF the To-
cality have wrought the change.
The view from Highland Park so enrap-
tured Governor Campbell, of Ohio, when he
known citizen that he had never beheld its
equal. just across the Allegheny is ASp1n-
wall, a new settlement that is building up
very fast 1t has its own water works, ana
will soon have an electric road. A short dis
tance above the pumping. house on this side
is number of oil tanks and refinery
owned by the Standard Oil Company. This
ground comprising % acres and good
house, was offered to the present custodian
OF the park IL years ago for 1000. Ten years
ago it could have been purchased for S., 000
1t is now valued at $4,000 short distance
above the refinery. on series Of undulating
fields, is row OF 20 or 30 handsome resi-
dences, owned by George Stewart. These
are nearly all vacant, for the reason tnat
the only road to them is up steep hill,
making it almost impossible to deliver coal
and other family supplies. The owner pro-
poses to build so more houses and construct
a road that will give easy access to the prop
erty.
There was depth of II feet in the High
land water basin at II O'Clock yesterday.
There is a feature of this reservoir that is
not known to everybody. 1t is bisected by
a heavy stone wall. Water from the Alle-
gheny is pumped into one part, allowed to
settle, and then drawn off through 56-inch
pipe into the other, whence it is lifted to
Heron Hill, and thence distributed through
out the city All the water used in Pitts
burg comes from the Highland basin which
big pipes full all the time. These engines
are very powerful, but make less noise than
an ordinary sewing machine.
Business News and Gossip.
More fine buildings are going up in the
Highland Park district than ever before.
Seven miles in IS minutes on the Duquesne
road is fast enough for ordinary people.
At the last call yesterday 80 fiat was bid
for Birmingham Traction bonds.
The Burren Improvement Company have
their hands full making out transfers for
lots sold at Kensington. They disposed of II
on Wednesday.
Currency is still plentiful, but it will soon
be absorbed by pay rolls.
The new plant of the Pittsburg Plate Glass
Company at Irwin went into operation yes
terday.
The statement that the airbrake works at
Wilmerding were running almost full had
good effect in business circles.
Pittsburg and Western first mortgage
bonds sold in New York at rs.
At the yearly meeting of stockholders of
the Central Elevator Company, yesterday,
the Old board of directors was retained in
office.
London was about steady yesterday. New
York was weak and stagnant.
Money is going West from New York, not
to grow up with the country, but to move
the crops.
Only seven "tolets" were seen during a
ride of seven miles on Duqesne Traction
car yesterday-one to the mile.
county is at Aspinwall. 1t is just large.
enough to hold the engine.
The Building Record.
Permits for the erection of the following
buildings were issued yesterday:
G. H. Palmer, frame two-story dwelling,
22x4S feet, corner Euclid and Margaretta ,
streets, Nineteenth ward. Cost s. 0OO
Mrs. L. B. Childs, two stone and wood two
story dwellings, 42x56 feet. ON Morewood
street, Twentieth ward. Cost, $4,000
Mrs. Eveline Schwartz, two brick two
story dwelling, 4sx99 feet, on Penn avenue,
Twenty-second ward. Cost, $4,000.
W. S. Fraser, two stone and wood two
story dwellings, 34x5O feet, on Stanton street,
Nineteenth ward. Cost, $4,000
John Martin, frame addition twostory \
dwelling, l4x15 feet, on Bigelow street |
Twenty-third ward. Cost, 1865.
E. Maloney. frame two-story dwelling I6x |
IS feet on Arch street, Tenth ward. Cost |
$780,
f. Mellon. six frame two-story dwellings, |
l6x32 feet, on Malakoff street, Twenty-seventh |
ward Cost, Sc 20f. |
T. P. Hirshberger. two brick two-story |
dwellings, 14x32 feet, on Neptune street. |
Thirty-first ward. Cost, 81 800
L. Schuchert, two frame two-story dwell |
ings, l6x30 feet, on Industry street. Thirty |
first ward. Cost. $1,S00.
Chris Beers, frame addition bath, 4x12 !
feet 222S Sarah street, Twenty fifth ward. |
Cost, $l75.
Timothy Dunn, frame one-storv shop, l6x
30 feet, on Forbes street, f fourteenth ward. |
Cost, $50.
Movements in Realty.
The Knoxville gentlemen who recently |
purchased the Vilsack, Scott and Tappey |