Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-29
ON THE NORTHSIDE.
What Our Neighbors Are Doing in
the Way of Improvement.
MANY ENTERPRISES UNDER WAY.
Speculation Continues Featureless, but
Holders Not. Alarmed.
OFFICE AND STREET NEWS AND GOSSIP

OFFICE AND STREET NEWS AND GOSSIP
Thomas W. Hartman yesterday sold his
handsome property on South Highland
avenue, consisting of stone and brick
dwelling of II rooms and lot 50x12O, to c.
H. Stewart, well-known oil man, for SIT,
600. The purchaser will occupy the place
as residence.
Points From the Northside.
Allegheny City is fourishing like the
proverbial green bay tree. Business is
good, and Improvements are numerous and
important.
The Snaman building, owned by Captain
Dunlap, and lately wrecked by fire and ex-
plosion, will be rebuilt at once The walls
are sound, and will be utilized in the new
structure, which will probably be one story
higher than the old one.
The Gregg building, on the corner of Fed
eral and Lacock streets, is nearing compile
tion. 1t will be one of the best business
stands on the Northside.
No. 1873 Federal street has been demol-
ished and work commenced on fve-story
business house to take its place Nos 1856
and 100 will be razed next spring to make
room for modern business structures
j. X. Ewing & Co. sold short time ago
to Samuel Weaver, a well-known contractor,
lot on Irwin avenue, 90x110, on which he
will erect row of handsome apartment
houses. Mr. Weaver will start this i'm
provement in few days and expects to
have the houses ready for occupancy by
April /.
The Ninth U. P. Church people are dick
ering for site for new house of worship.
1t is reported that they have made an offer
for lot on Irwin avenue.
Colonade row, on Federal street, which
will be torn down next year, may be re-
placed by first-class hotel. The site is one
Of the best in either city for that purpose.
The work of remodeling the Central
Hotel building is in its last stages. The
principal feature of the improvement is a
restaurant on the top floor.
Owing to the influx of strangers, many of
whom are railroad men, who have been
transferred from Alliance, the demand for
small houses is almost equal to the flush
times of last spring. The supply is totally
inadequate-a fact which builders would do
well to take into serious consideration.
East Bellevue is looking up. Quite
number of prominent Northside people
have invested there in the last six months,
some of whom have already built handsome
homes and others will do SO in the spring.
Report of a Big Deal Confirmed.
Two months ago Mr. II. c. Love said: 81
expect to sell the Magee property, Fifth
avenue and Grant street, in a short time,
but don't mention it until the deal is
closed" The request was complied with.
On Tuesday afternoon the transaction was
mr. coll tod Tho hoe
been passed, but hand money was paid yes
terday morning. The purchasers are w. G.
and f. Park, and the consideration $50, 900.
The buildings are of little value, but the
site is among the best in the city for bust
ness purposes. 1t is not quite large enough
for frst-class hotel The purchasers have
not divulged their intentions, but it is un-
derstood that they will as soon as possible
raze the present buildings and cover the
lot with one of the largest and finest bust
ness structures in the city.
Business News and Gossip.
The Hussey building, on Fifth avenue, is
being improved with a new front.
1t is reported that the Allegheny wing of
the Christ Church congregation have an
option on building site on Stockton ave-
nue..
Building is active in all parts of the city
and suburbs. Pittsburg is growing.
The general sales agents of the anthra-
cite coal companies will meet to-day, to dis
cuss the situation of the trade.
The earnings of the Buffalo, Rochester
and Pittsburg Company for the third week
of October show an increase of $S,377 as
compared with same time in 1890, and from
January l to date, the gross earnings
amount to S2,234, 437, an increase of
$500, ,O00.
The Fallston Pottery, of Beaver county,
with a capital of $40, 900, and the Dispatch
Building and Loan Association, of Pitts
burg, with capital of $1OO, 1000, were char
tered at Harrisburg yesterday.
AT the last call yesterday Citizens Traction
IS were quoted at 105@1O6. For Pittsburg
Traction bonds 1887 was bid.
tits stated that large majority of the
income bondholders of the Allegheny Val
ley Railroad Company have agreed to the
proposed plan of reorganization.
Daniel Hendric has sold to James Hav
business property in the First ward, Allie
gheny, for $40, 500.
Movements in Realty.
Charles Somes Co. sold for L. H. Stotler
to Charles II. Carnahan, a vacant lot in the
Eleventh ward, fronting about 80 feet on
Erin street, and iii depth 81 feet for s., ,O0O
A. z. Byers Co. sold TO Samuel Hender-
son a new frame mouse or .nVe rooms, hail
and attic, with lot 25xlOO, situated in Du-
quesne Park, Tenth ward, Allegheny city,
1or 81, 400
Hoffman & Baldridge sold new frame
house of six rooms, with lot 45x12O to an
alley, on East End avenue, Twenty-second
ward for s. $50; they also sold lot No. in
Palmer place. Swissvale, 40x120 for $500
Black 4 Baird sold to William e. Williams
the south half of lot No. II, in the John A.
Roll plan, at Linden station, Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. for $500.
Reed B. Coyle & Co., sold for Samuel Wat
son lot No. 2S6 in his Watson Place plan,
Tenth ward, Allegheny, being 25 feet front
on Watson boulevard, by 125 in depth to
Chemung street, for $500.
Baltensperger & Williams sold for Fl, W.
Crab a four-roomed house, with lot 5SX6O, on
River avenue, East End for $500.
Thomas McCaffrey, 3509 Butler street, sold
for Jas. McKing to Henry A. Schmidt prop
erty on Penn avenue near Thirty-seventn
street lot SoX130 feet, with large frame dwell
ling, for $40 COO; also for s. j. Mo fiat to John
Reed lot 50x139 feet on Meridian avenue. Mt
Thirty-second ward, for $94O.
The Building Record.
Four permits were issued yesterday for
eleven improvements, the estimated cost of
all being SIG, 100.
Sankey Bros, eight brick two-story and man.
sard dwellings. Thirty-third street. Twenty
fourth ward. Cost, s12, 600. Eckard DaIn frame
two-story dwelling, rear BoQuet street. Fourteenth
Ward Cost. $500. M. McAunan, frame two-story
dwelling. rear Bertha street. Thirty-second ward.