Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-11
NO LONGER IN DOUBT.
Details Arranged for Extension Of the
Second Avenue Railway.
THE ENGINEERS NOW AT WORK.
Baltimore and Chic Railroad Considering q
Big Thing at Hazelwood.
OFFICE AND STREET NEWS AND GOSSIP


Company has effected an arrangement with
Senator Finn and the Schenley Park Land
Company whereby the extension OF that
road to Schenley Park becomes an assured
fact. At meeting of the parties named
on Saturday all the details of the project
were arranged, and yesterday surveyors
were set to work mapping out the route.
The road will be about one mile long. 1t
will begin at the corner of Sylvan avenue,
thence to Greenfield avenue, to Winter
burn avenue, and so on to the park. The
work of construction will begin as soon as
the engineers shall complete their surveys,
contracts for the entire plant having been
let. James Lawler has the contract for the
roadbed, and Albert Schultz for the bridge
over Forward avenue. The Thomson Hous-
ton Company will furnish the electrical ap-
paratus. The completion of this road will
be of great advantage to the real estate in
that quarter of the big Twenty-third ward,
and it will bring Schenley Park within
reach of large population on the Southside
and up the Monongahela.
After More Acres.
Among q number of big things in real es-
tate under consideration, with a fair pros
more and Ohio Railroad for the purchase of
over 100 acres at Hazelwood. So much
secresy has been observed in the negotia-
tions that the object of the company in ac-
quiring this property is not definitely known,
but 1t is supposed to be foradditional tracks
and buildings to meet the increasing de-
mands of business. This is an encouraging
sign. With the railroads crowded for room
to handle local traffic. it cannot be doubted
that Pittsburg is well Off in material things
The Law of Mortgages.
The following decision of the Supreme
Court of Ohio is of interest to Pittsburgers
who are considering appli cations for loans
on mortgages in that State: In the case of
Betz VS.. Snyder, assignee. a mortgage of real
property, which has not been deposited for
record with the recorder of the proper
county, before an assignment of the prop
erty by the mortgagor for the benefit of Ills
creditors takes effect, is not valid lien
upon the property as against the assignee or
the creditors, nor does it become so by being
subsequently recorded. The assignment
takes effect, as to all persons, from the time
county in which the aSsignor resided at the
time of its execution, and it is not necessary
that it be also filed for record with the
Recorder of Deeds. q.
Business News and Gossip.
Work was begun yesterday on the found
alton for the NJ. E. Church building at Wilk-
insburg.
The revival of speculation in Oil will post
pone the sale of the Exchange building. 1t
couldn't be bought to-day at what it was
offered at a week ago.
Senator Finn is building ten houses on
Greenfield avenue. They will be finished
this season. Peter Shields is putting up
residence for himself in the same locality.
Chief of the Department of Public Works
Blgelow is authority for the statement that
the permanent menagerie at Schenley Park
will be at the Greenfield avenue entrance,
and that the race track will be in the i'm
mediate vicinity. From what is known of
MI. Bigelow's views on public improve
ments, it is safe to say that the buildings
The schenley Park Land Company has
sold 60 lots on Haldane. and Lydia streets,
Twenty-third ward, within the last two
Oil bobbed up and down yesterday suf1-
GENTLY to make it attractive to outsiders,
and should the improvement hold they will
no doubt ego in again.
Very little was said yesterday on Fourth
avenue in regard to the SchmertZ embarrass-
ment. 1t was denied that he was in any way
connected with the Maryland Central Rail-
road deal.
John Rented has sold to Henry C. Clark
two lots, with improvements, in wilkins
burg, for $4,000.
Pittsbury was eighth in the list of Clearing
House cities last week. Sne will do better
this week. ,.
John NJ. Chaplin, Manager of the Clearing
House, was absent from his post yesterday
by reason of sickness. His place was filled
by Mr.. T. b. Macmillan. .-
Mrs. Cecilia Riley took out permit yes
terday for two story frame dwelling on
Arch street, Thirteenth ward, to cost 81 400.
Movements in Realty.
Hoffman & Baldridge, Williamsburg sold
lot No. %, in Palmer place, Swissvale, Penn
sylvania Railroad 40xl20, to a 20-foot alley,
for $500. On account of the eligible location
of these lots there is quite demand for
them.
Black & Baird sold to William Hinkel lot
No. IL, in the Brown & Donnell plan, Nine
teenth ward fronting on Dearborn street,
for $780,
plan, Valley View, CHARTERS Valley Rail-
sS5. '
W. A. Heron & Sons sold lot on corner
ward, being 115xl9O feet through to Coral
street. The purchaser, prominent business
man, will erect number of houses thereon
at once as an investment. They also closed
the sale of two lots in the Brown & Donnell
plan, just opposite the above, at $500 cash
each. f.. .-'-.
The Burrell improvement Company re-
port the following sales of lots ut Kensing-
ton on Monday, August 10: Mrs. Kate B.
Weaver, Freeport, Pa, lot 36 block 5, for
Sl,Ol2 so; J. II. Krummell, Pittsburg, lot IS
block Z, for $43l 25 cash; to William Webelun,
Homestead, lot Al block 2, for 5000 cash. to
Henry Meyer, Mansfield, Pa, lot 25 block 4,
for 81, A7 so; to Mrs. Sarah K. Reddinger,
Jeanette, lot 90 block 8, for $3.50; to Platter
Zekowic, Homestead, Pa, lot St block 2, for
$lsS 75
John X. Ewing & Co. sold No. 27 Fountain
street, Allegheny, for John Farroll, to
Thomas OMalley, being a two-story frame
house of four rooms, with lot 35x50, tor 81, $50
cash.
THE FINANCIAL PULSE.