Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-16
A FEW MORE TRADES.
Real Estate Buyers Still Abroad and
Picking Up Bargains.
BUILDINGS UNDER AMUSEMENT.
A Washington County Physician Knocked
Out by Pittsburg Values.
TIE FEATURES OF LOCAL SPECULATION

TIE FEATURES OF LOCAL SPECULATION
Real estate is moving slowly on account
of the unsettled condition of labor, but there
is enough going on to show it is not in a very
deep rut. George T. Oliver sold lot l05x150.
with large two-story brick dwelling situated
on Sylvan avenue, Twenty-third ward. to Mrs.
Elizabeth NJ. Everson, for $4,000. Charles
Orrins yesterday consummated the sale of his
property near Beltzhoovsr. lot 54xl50, with a
good frame dwelling, for $1,000. A farm in
Pine township changed ownership on Tuesday
at S60 an acre. William Adams was the pur-
chaser.
Talk That May Materialize.
While nobody in position to know all about
it will talk for fear of saying something, it
comes from reliable source that two good
business houses will, if present arrangements
are carried out. adorn Fourth avenue before
the world is year older. They have been un-
der consideration for some time and would have
been put under contract early in the year, but
for the labor trouble One will be on a corner,
which Is owned by an estate, and the other in
the middle of a block. Both are in the shadow
of the new postoffice building. There is an
active demand for property in this district
with very little on the market. This denotes
that owners will improve their holdings. The
last reported sale on Smithfield street, below
diamond, was at the rate OF S25OO a loot front.
1t Came Too High.
A physician of Washington, Pa, came to
Pittsburg a short time ago to buy a place on
Penn avenue. When informed that 1t would
cost him about 81, 500 foot front. or $4,000 in
all. he remarked: Il am surprised. l had no
idea property was SO dear in Pittsburg. Why,
can buy town for that money in my county,
guess don't want it." He went home and
hasn't been heard from since. The figures look
large, but in sizing them up the fact should not
be overlooked that land values in Plttsburg are
lower than those of any other importan. city In
the country.
Business News and Gossip.
The Braddock National Bank has been
elected treasurer of the borough of Wilkins
burg.
Philadelphia Gas was the redeeming feature
of the local stock market yesterday. II Mir.
Watt had not nipped the boom there is no tell
ing where it would have landed.
Ground on Carson street, the great business
artery of the Southside is held at from $500 to
$500 foot from, while on side streets in Pitts
burg proper, values range from $500 to 81, 600.
These figures should be reversed.
The Williamsburg Electric Light Company
will soon begin the erection of a new plant. 1t
will be of brick and be much larger than the
present one.
divdend-paying basis. There is very little of
the stock on the market.
Fourteen of AZ mortgages on file for record
yesterday were for purchase money: The
than S., 900.
At one time yesterday Philadelphia Gas and
Electric were even in the trading.
Lake Erie and Western has declared quar-.
terly dividend of per cent on the preferred
stock, payable May l5
The Building Record
Permits for the erection of the following new
buildings were issued yesterday:
Michael L. Sander, frame two-story and base |
ment dwelling, l6xS2 feet on Greeley street,
ward. Cost. $500.
William Johnston, frame one-story addition |
dwelling, lex32 feet. Heron avenue, Thir- |
teenth ward. Cost, 600.
David D. Lewis, brick two-srory and attic |
dwelling, oOx5O feet on Ward street. Four
.eenth ward. Cost, s4,sOO.
H. Schusler. frame addition, two-story dwell
ng l4xlS feet, Frankstown avenue, Nine
,eenth ward. Cost. $500.
William G. Marts. frame two-story dwelling
AXIS feet on Puckety road, Twenty-first ward.
cest, $500.
Stephen Newburn. frame one-story bath
Dom. l2x5 feet, on Lincoln avenue, Twenty
William Decker, brick addition mansard
tory dwelling. 24x32 feet. Jane street,
Cwenty-ff.h ward. Cost, S400.
hop, 25x4O feet. on Broad street, Nineteenth
ard. Cost. $50
John D. Tucker, frame addition two-story
lwelling. skis feet, on Lincoln avenue, Twenty
irst ward. Cost, Sl45.
Washington Brown. two frame two-story
dwellings,. 15x32 feet, on Harmar street, Thir-
eenth ward. Cost Sl.400.
Movements in Realty.
George Schmidt closed the sale of business
louse. No. 459 Fifth avenue. with lot 20x90 feet
o Our alley. for Louis Nlhardt to George H.
Bennett for $500.
Ira NJ. Burchfield sold lot 6lxl3O, on Har-
let street.. Hazelwood, to Madison Jones for
8 200; also sold two lots in North Homestead,
oxl2O each. for $1,000.
Baltensperger & Williams sold 16 more lots
n the Kreiling plan, Tenth ward, Allegheny,
t their auction sale. This makes 80 lots sold
n this plan in two weeks. nearly all of which
will be built upon this season.
Black & Baird sold to Isaac P. Weaver for J.
:. Pollard, of Boston, dwelling in Valley |
View place. Nineteenth ward, near Penn ave-
lue. for 81, las. on the easy payment plan, s25
ash and the balance in small monthly install.
nents.
Reed B. Coyle q Co. sold lot No. l79 in their
1arior place addition, fronting 26 feet on
eet to Parnell street. for $3.50 on easy pay
nents.
NJ. F. Nipple & Co. sold lot No. SO in the
Dickson plan, Thirty-third street, having a
rontage Of 20 feet on Harrison street by
epth OF 20 feet, to Frank LibrechJ for $500.
Magaw Golf, Lim., sold to A. E. Robson a
OF 25x12o in the Elwyn plan. Pittsburg and
'astle Shannon Railroad, for Sl75 on easy pay
nents.
w. A. Heron d Sons sold on Frankstovn
DAD, near and out OF city line, in Penn town
hip. for D. McCurdy. one acre Of ground, with
rick house Of six rooms, for 81 600 cash.