Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19
FEW FARMS TO SELL.
The City Is Not Overburdened With
Offers of POOrhOuse Sites.
ONLY ELEVEN OF THEM PRESENTED
Big Reduction in Prices Since the Last
Great Clearance Sale.
MORE MONEY MADE IN TOWN LOTS

Another job lot of poor farms was sub
Ito the city yesterday. AS the mania
for building new towns in the vicinity of
Pittsburg has grown so great, nearly all the
available lands are being taken up in that
way, and for that reason only IL tracts were
submitted and they are small ones. About
300 acres was the limit. Only two of the
old farms showed up again. They were the
Black farm at Oakmont and the Boyd farm
at Sandy Creek. In one of them
there is a reduction of $4,000 since
the last time it was offered. In
terest in poor farms also seemed to have
waned, for when the bids were opened
and when Chief Elliott entered Common
Council chamber the only objects present
were a man and varnish brush. Later
Clerk Cluley and Controller Morrow ap-
peared, and finally Judge Ramsey wandered
in, and stood as the listening public. Later
the personnel of the public was increased by
the arrival of City Clerk Martin.
Pleased With Church Facilities.
While the bids were being opened the
only comment on them was made by Chief
Elliot. One of the bidders enlarged on
the church facilities, and the Chief ejacu-
lated, "That's what suits me-" The list is
as follows:
Mrs. Ada D. Porter offers farm of 45
acres situated near Anderson station, on the
p & L. E. Railroad, II miles from the city;
25 acres are coal land, and the farm has a
1000 feet frontage on the Ohio river The
price asked is $500 per acre.
Holden & Loutit, attorneys, acting as
agents for F. S. Gardner, offers farm of 80
acres in Forward township, on the line of
the Mex. & B. V. Railroad, % miles from
the city, for S275 per acre.
William B. Anderson offers farm of BOG
acres in Crescent township for $40 per acre.
James Boyd and his wife, Mary NJ. Boyd,
offer farm of 17S acres and Ga perches,
located at Sandy Creek, Allegheny Valley
Railroad, and fronting on the Allegheny
river, at $3.50 per acre.
William A. Tomlinson offers the Black
farm, located in Plum township, consisting
of 213 acres, for $4,000. This farm has
$500 feet of front on the Allegheny river
and is 1415 miles from Union depot. The
Allegheny Valley Railroad runs through
the property and the land is said to be
underlaid with coal and has bountiful
supply of good running water.
Something of River Front.
The Randolph heirs offer the Randolph
farm, located in Harrison township, and con-
sisting of 162 acres, for S32, 500. This farm
is located at Sligo station, West Penn Rail-
road, is 26 miles from the city, and has
frontage of 26 perches on the Allegheny
river.
Campbell B. Heron offers farm of 124
acres situated near Springdale station, on
the West Penn Railroad, II miles from the
city, for $50, 1000 This farm is recommended
as having an abundant supply of spring
water.
Snyder, Seibert & Co. offer three farms.
The first contains 115 acres and is located
three miles above Elizabeth on the Mex.
& B. V. Railroad; S175 per acre is asked.
The second is located in Forward township,
three miles above Elizabeth, and consists of
1856 acres, for which S15O per acre is asked.
The third is located at Genoa station, on
the Mex. & B. V. Railroad, in Forward
township; it contains 315 acres and $140 per
acre is asked.
1t was generally thought the farms were
very small. Chief Elliot refused to say
anything about them. He said he would
probably commence to examine them on
Monday.