Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-16
CHANCE FOR BUYERS.
Presbyterian Church Property in
Williamsburg to Be Sold.
A LARGER BUILDING REQUIRED,
Ground for Which Has Been Purchased on
South and Center Streets.
THE FEATURES OF LOCAL SPECULATION

| soHs IOr IllS. One Is tnat the DulQlnS is 10
small for the congregation, immediate roor
being needed for 60 additional families, an
the other is that it is too close to the raj
road. The property consists of a churc
building and parsonage and a lot frontin
about 2e0 feet on Wood street with dept
of l20. Part of the church ediice was put u
| % years ago. This was remodeled and er
larged four years ago at a cost of $4,000. L
has n seating capacity of 700 or SEQ. Rev.
| H. Moore is the pastor. The parsonage is
handsome two-story brick building of 10 o
Il rooms, standing on the church lot an
cost about $1,000 The property is easil.
worth $4,000 or 5O,OOO for business purposes
but the figure at which it will be sold viii
not be determined until nexs Monday even
ing, when the matter will be laid before tn
congregation and the trustees be empoweret
to act.
This important move in the religious lif
of the borough has been quietly discussed
for some time, but it was only yesterda.
| that anything definite came to the surface
As preparatory step toward the consum
nation of the change, the trustees feV
| days ago purchased the Doran lot on th
| corner of South and Center streets, fo
which they paid $1,000. 1t is about 200 fee
| square. The new church building will b'
| considerably larger than the present one, t
provide for the growth Of the congregation
modern throughout. The parsonage will b
| large handsome and convenient. The cost
| OF the two buildings will be between $4,000
| and SIS O00. In the event of the immediate
| sale of the church it will be stipulated tina
| the congregation be allowed to hold thu
usual services therein until the new ont
shall be ready for occupancy.
A Lively Place.
/ Substantial progress is being made in the
| development of KensingtoE. Plans for the
| passenger station. which will be similar il
character to those at Brynnsawrand Wayne
and the freight house have been completed
and work on them will begin as soon as nee
| essary changes in the roadbed are com
| pleted. Material for Is houses is on the way
| from Michigan and will be here early this
week. Contracts for six dwellings were lei
| by lot-owners Saturday. The belt line road
| factories has been completed and put in op
Grafton.
Business News and Gossip.
Work on the new NJ. E. Church at wilkins
burg has commenced. The old Howard resi-
dence has been removed to one side of the
lot.
Fred Rinehart yesterday bought so shares
Switch and Signal and 80 Birmingham Trac.
tion at about market figures.
Uniontown will soon have a park, about 90
acres of woodland adjoining the borough
having been set aside for that purpose.
The stone work for the new college build
ing at California, Pa, will soon be COM
pleted. The superstructure will be pushed
as fast possible.
Black & Baird sold ten lots in Elwood on
Saturday to persons who will build soon.
1t was reported on tn London Stock Ex-
change yesterday that Russia would make
large Withdrawals of gold this week
Pittsburg returned to seventh place among
Clearing House cities last week.
Nearly all the real estate agents report an
active demand for suburban lots-in nearly
all cases for use.
was more abundant in Pittsburg than at any
time since he had been in business.
There were no street consultations yes
terday and no talk about the Christ Church
property. 1t was too hot for gossip.
1t is understood that the Jones & Cavitt
Glass Works, the sale of which was reported
in this column Sunday, will be used for the
manufacture of an iron specially.
Lorenz Schaefer has sold to Michael Enz a
large lot and fine dwelling a5 Millvale for
S26 900.
The Building Record.
Permits for the erection of the following
buildings were issued yesterday:
John Koenigsaman frame two-story dwell.
ing 2OX2S feet on Brainard street, Twenty
first ward. Cost 1000.
Andrew Seibel. frame two-story dwelling,
19x32 feet, on Omega street, Twenty-first
ward. Cost, $780,
E. Gaudig frame one-story dwelling, 12x1s
feet, on wellington street, Twenty -sev enth
ward. Cost, S150.
Benno Newmeier, frame two-story dwell
ing, 14x2S feet, in rear of Rowan avenue,
Twenty first ward. Cost, $l50.
Timothy Quinn, frame two-stOry and attic
dwelling, 20x30 feet, on Stanton street, Eight
eenth ward; Cost 81 600.
Schenley Park and Highland Railway Com
pany, irOn-clad one-story carshed, l2xlS5 feet,
on Boquet street, Fourteenth ward Cost, $3.50
Movements in Realty.
Reed B. Coyle & Co. sold two more lots in
theic Marion Place addition, being Nos
l9s and 199, fronting so feet on Parnen street
and extending back l5O feet, more OF less
for $500.
Black & Baird sold for Da vid Price to
Alexander Albitius, through Straub & Nor
ris, lot No. 81 i'll the r. j. Hardie plan, 'front.'
ing % feet on Juliet street, near Frazier,
and running back a distance of Isl feet to
Hardie alley, for $500.
Pearl T. Campbell & Co., with c. T. Beck
man, sold for A. L. Watkins seven frame
dwellings, on River avenue, East End, for
$40, 800.
Thomas McCaffrey sold for William
Duckam to Pennsylvania National Bank.
the property 1923 Butler street. lot S3xIOO
feet, with an old brick dwelling, for S., 200,
and for Harry Sellers to Thomas NJ. Cullen,
the property 479O Cypress street. lot 25x4O,
with q new frame house containing four
rooms, inside shutters ETC., for 81 400
W. A. Heron & Sons sold a lot 2Ox225 feet
on Boggs avenue, Thirty second ward for
$780, the purchaser to pay (if there be any)
all the expenses for street expenses This
is the fourth lot sold on the street in the last
four days, for NJ. ID. w. Loomis, of Detroit,
Mich.
Black Baird sold in Elwood two more
lots to S. Weimer and A. Swanson, Nos s72
and S73, for $500 each, payable $25 down and
the balance in monthly payments; sold to
Josiah c. Cunningham, James b. Cunning
ham, John G. Weitz, Robert S. Cunningham,
Jr., and Howard G. Thompson, lots Nos 1907
for $780, zoos for $780, 1909 for 5000 and 1910 for
$500.
The BurreH Improvement Company sold
the following lots yesterday: To j. H. Down
ing, lot 50 i'll block 5, for 81, OBS; to Lizzie
Gallagher, lot 100 in block 6, for $276 25; to j.
Il NJ. Hammon lot 1876 in block 6, for $276 %;
to Benjamin Bennett, lot 1856 in block 8, for
1895; to w. Uebing, lot 175 in block 6, for
$276 %; to NJ: G. Lyon, lot lss in block l. for
S276 %; to G. E. Booth, lot 132 in block 4, for
$552 80; to Lizzie Thompson, lot 1873 in block l.
for $552 30, and lot ls in block 4, to j. C. Allies
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