Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-16

dwelling, Highland avenue, Nlneteenth
ward, $16, 600; Mrs. j. P Kaufman, brick two
story dwelling, Negley avenue and Margar-
eta street, Nineteenth ward $4,000; South
side Turnverein, brick three-story public
hall. Thirteenth street, Twenty-eighth ware, ,
$35275
Under Way and Projected.
John Mooney has broken ground for row
of eight houses on Duquesne Heights. Peter
Stone will soon have four under way at the
same place, A large Catholic Church 1s un-
der consideration at Copeland. There is
talk of tearing down the old Swisshelm
homestead on Nine-Mile Run, near Swiss
vale, and erecting modern residence in its
place.
Hazefwcod improvements.
Drs. o'Brien and Holman have broken
ground for an office building on Hazelwood
avenue, Hazelwood. 1t will be the finest
structure Of the kind in that quarter of the
city. Charles n. Bingler has begun the
erection of large business house on the lot
adjoining the above.
Homes for tho People.
During the past week 90 building permits
were issued representing 81 houses, the total
cost Of all being estimated at $273, ,557. The
number of permits issued the previous week
was 66 representing 81 buildings, the esti-
mated value being s2o974o. Total number Of
buildings for which permits have been issued
4his year to date, 1882.
The Building Record.
The following permits were taken out
yesterday: C. NJ. Bartberger, two brick and
frame 216-story dwellings, on Pacific street,
Twentieth ward. Cost, $4,000. Edwara
ODonnell, four brick 2]55-story dwellings, on
Ackley street, Twenty third ward. Cost,
$3,976.
Business News and Gossip.
Building operations last week were almost
up to last years level.
Oil closed strong at the best price Of the
week. Room traders are now ready to well
come the lambs with hospita bic hands.
The fractions are long time coming for
ward as leaders of the market. There Is too
much inside buying for that just now.
Some of the brokers are predicting a rise
in Switch and Signal stock after the meeting
next month.
Deposits in the Braddock National Bank
amount to $793, ,0l6. The capital and surplus
fund is S195, 600.
Hidalgo Mining stock sofa last week to the
extent of 600 shares. Luster $40, and Phila-
delphia Gas $50; The demand for the latter
was unsatisf1ed.
From the drift Of the talk, there NAV be
objections at the coming meeting of the
Switch and Signal Company to the ratifca-
eruy. Some of the stockholders do no like the
idea of changing the security for q mortgage
There is considerable of the non-assented
Electric stock held here. One broker knows
of 500 shares.
The new certificates Of the Electric Com
pany will not be ready for delivery before
the middle of September. So Mr.. Westing-
house intimates.
There was a report yesterday that Sellers
Mckee had sold HIS interest in the Birming-
ham Traction Company. The same story
was denied some time ago.
Chicago went wild on wheat yesterday
New York was strong and active, London
was better. The week finished with snap.
Movements in Realty.
John Z. Ewing & Co. closed deal for four
brick houses on Church avenue, Allegheny.
at q price approxima ting $4,000. They also
sold for the Burrell Improvement Company
to F. H. Speer a lot 20x10o, on Ninth street,
being No. 10 in the Kensington plan, for SS25
cash.
j. B. Larkin & Co. sold to Charles Quinn
and Hugh Sweeney the lease, furniture and
fixtures of Hoffman's hotel and restaurant
Federal street, Allegheny, for $1,000 cash.
This is the oldest and best-known restaurant
on the Northside. The transfer OF the
license took place yesterday. The same
firm also sold the Mackin House, on the
same street, a few weeks ago, to Artz Bros
for $9, COO cash.
Charles Somers & Co. sold for William
Corbett and A. j. Brady to F. A. Wood a lot
in the Nineteenth ward, fronting 26 feet on
Vista street, with depth of 80 feet, for $3.50
cash.
Black & Baird sold to L. sarner lot No. Is,
in the Haywood plan on Heron Hill, 'front.'
ing "A feet on Madison avenue by 100 in depth
to an alley, for $500.
Holmes Co. sold house and lot for S, ,26o
cash for Mrs. Flora Marshal, on Bingham
street, Mt. Washington.
A. q. Byers &. Co. sold for the Ridgeview
Land Company to Mrs. Julia Gietz, lot No. So
CITY, on the line eff the California avenue
electric road, for 1925.
The Burrell Improvement Company sold
Thomas Y. Davidson, Allegheny, lots 1O2 and
lO3, block 7, $500 cash; Samuel Kirshner Nc
Keesport, lls. block 2, $3.50; Mrs. L. A. Ford,
Tarentgm; Pa, 2S. block :, SOL :sSo 3; August
Berg, Pittsburg, 6S block 7, 5000 cash; Will
lam r. Finnerty, Pittsburg, 14s and 149, block
Z, 1856; Luige Schappacasse ,Braddock,9 block
q and 40, block 2, 81, 200; Joseph NJ. Robinson,
lot No. 90, block 2 slSas Is cash;
Mrs: Kate B. Weaver. Freeport, Pa, S6, block
block Z, $lSl % cash; William Webelum,
Homestead, Al, block 2, $500 cash; Henry
Meyer, Mansfield, 25, block 4, 81, l47 30; Mrs.
s255: Peter Zekowic, Homestead. Sc, block 2,
$4sS 70.
George Schmidt sold another of those five
roomed houses, being on lot No. 166 in his
Eureka place, Oakland, to NJ Conroy, for
s., 600.
Charles somers & Co. sold for William Cor
bett and A. j. Brady to Henry Schrempf,
Jr., a lot in the Nineteenth ward, city, 'front.'
ing q feet on Vista street and with depth
of 96 feet for $3.50 cash; also another lot of
same description to Henry Weber, at the
same price.
S. ]. Fleming sold during the week, s44 600
worth of city real estate, as follows: For John
Hamilton, three houses ON Boquet street, for
% 900: for Henry Weber, house and lot, Fill
more street, S. loo; for Henry A. Davis, two
lots l05xl06, in Boulevard plan, for IS, 100; for
John r. Moore, six houses, Thirty third
street, lot 72xlaN 49, 500; for J. L. Glass, prop
erty on Boquet street, $1,000, Parker street,
q, $50; for Charles Il. Cornelius, IA lots and
office building. In Morningside plan, $1,000;