Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-15
WANT FOUR TRACKS
Panhandle People Again Talking Of
Tunneling Mt. Washington.
MISTAKEN LAYING OUT THE ROAD
A Good Citizen Finds Substantial Evidence
of Pittsburgs Growth.
MAKING A HOME UNDER DIFFICULTIES

| NAMING A HUME UNDER DIFFICULTIES
The Panhandle Railroad people have not
it appears, abandoned the idea of securing 9
short cut to Mansfield OF vicinity by tunnel
| ing under Mt. Washington. A gentleman
| connected with the road said yesterday
1--WE need four tracks badly, but to make
| room for them we would have to cut Into
the hill, and this would involve heavy ex
pense and would be no saving of distance
The easiest way out of the difficulty, to my
mind, is to tunnel. think property owners
| beyond the hill would be willing to beal
some of the cost, as tunnel would make
! their land twice as valuable as it is now by
| bringing 1t so close to the city in point ol
time rs to make it desirable to home seek
ers. think the company made great mis-
| take when they laid out the road by moi
locating it along the river where the Lake
| Erie tracks are"
Full of Good Points.
| Interviews with some Of the principal
| real estate brokers yesterday confirmed the
| impression that the market is in excellent
condition for midsummer. Lots are selling
faster than at any previous time in the his
| tory of the city, and there is a strong under
current of heavy transactions which will IN
| time produce tangible results. In some
| cases sales are chung up" by the absence OF
| buyers on their vacations. But, all in all
the market is full of good points, with fair
prospects for very active fall movement.
entity will go into the market as purchasers
they will soon acknowledge their mistake.
Bound to Have a Home.
Pittsburg people are changing from
| tenants to proprietors so fast as to give
assessors considerable trouble. Home
| founding is almost a mania. A forcfble
| illustration of this fact came to light a few
| days ago. An enterprising individual pur.
chased hillside lot out Second avenue. 1t
cost him about $500 nearly all the money he
had. He scooped out hole about as big as
an ordinary room, covered 1t with boards,
and moved his little family into 1t. He
seemed perfectly contented.- II am paying
no rent he remarked, land will soon save
up money enough to build me snug little
lords" Surely where there's will there's
way.
He Was Surprised.
Few people fully realize the rapid ad-
vances in population and building opera
tions in Pittsburg in the last few years. A
we'll known business man visited Mt Wash
ington yesterday for the first time since 1882.
He was astonished at the change. Said he:
Il had heard that the Mount was being built
up, but had no idea of its remarkable
growth. Why, it's perfect hive. The pop
Pittsburg. When l was here before l could
have bought good lot for $500. Now would
have to pay 81 O0O or more The place is full
of business, too, and there are as fine
churches and school houses as can be found
anywhere. Seeing is believing. can no longer
doubt that Pittsburg Is wonderfully pros
porous and growing at q rate almost une1-
ampled in the history of American cities"
If other gentlemen who have hazy notions
OF the city'S progress would visit any of The
suburban districts, they would see enough
In an hour or two to convert them from
GROWERS to enthusiasts.
Streets in European Cities.
Mr.. d. P. Black, of Black & Baird, who is
sightseeing in Europe, was in Vienna when
last heard from. From that place he wrote
that almost any European city could give
Pittsburg points on street opening. Orig
inally streets in Continen tai cities were not
more than eight or ten feet wide. With the
growth of business more room became neces-
sary This was secured by tearing down
buildings for miles, regardless of expense or
who were benefited or in jured. In Vienna,
Mr Black says some OF the ~ streets hd Wnieh men
traffic that many of the banks are located on
the second and third floors. At one bank
where he had business he had to ring the
door bell before he could gain admittance.
Business News and Gossip.
George Williams is having plans drawn
for block OF 10 houses ON Fremont street,
Allegheny.
Mr.. Jacob Keller denies that he is nego-
t1ating the sale of his property to Harry
Alden, or anyone else. 1t is not in the mar
ket.
The White Electric Traction Company has
placed a mortgage with the Safe Deposit
Company for sS5, 900, the money to be used to
complete the road to Mckeesport.
Beechwood Park, in the Twenty-second
tod md <.f1, i,,,
proved by Straub & Morris for the. owners,
at an expense of s., 900 or $4,000.
Three local corporations will hold meet
ings to-day-the Electric and Manufactur-
ing Company, Pleasant Valley Traction
Company and Luster Mining Company.
Duquesne Traction bonds were offered
yesterday at IS.
Kuhn Bros. were the principal buyers of
Luster yesterday. George B. Hill Co.
were sellers.
London was slightly lower yesterday
New York was featureless.
This will be one of the best weeks of the
year in the building line. Operations are
being pushed on all sides wherever possible.
The Building Record.
Permits for the erection of the following
buildings were issued yesterday:
s. G. Baldensperger, frame two-story
dwelling s4x30 feet, on Vista street, Nine
teenth Ward. Cost, 81, 500
Mrs. Kate Alter, frame addition, two story,
and brick dwelling, 16x3O feet, on Kramer
street. Thirty-second Ward. Cost, ss75
The McConway & Torley Co., brick two
story office 20x4s feet, corner ortyeightn
street and Allegheny Valley Railroad, Seven
teenth Ward Cost, So 600.
Mrs. Ellen c. Green, frame two-story
dwelling, 20x24 feet, on Margaretta street,
Nineteenth Ward. Cost, s., 800.
George Legat frame two-story dwelling,
20xa2 feet corner Kincaid and Winebiddfe
streets, Nineteenth Ward. Cost, s1,6O0
Movements in Realty.
Samuel Black & Co. closed a sale for down.
town business property for $25, 900, particu-
lars of which are to withheld for the pres
ent.
Black & Baird sold for William Bigge to
Matthew Lanz an eight-roomed brick house
on Ward street, Oakland, with lot 24xl24
feet for s66OO This is the last one of four
residences built by Mr.. Bigge.
Reed B. Coyle & Co. sold to W. C. Mackey
lots No. 42 and so in their Glen Mawr Park
plan. Haysville, being 3OxllO feet each, for
$500.
"A. j. Pentecost sold lot 237, with a one
story frame house, Valley View plan, Beaver
Hill station, CHARTERS Valley Railway, for
$500.
Straub & Morris sold lots Is and l6, each so
60, fronting ll7xl60 feet on Beechwood ave-
nue.: also IS and a. each 5Oxl5O on same ave-
nue., for g, $50 per lot. They also sold tri-
angular piece, containing about one acre.
for a, 500. These lots are all in Beechwood
Park plan.