Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-12

| changed hands at about $780, 1t is now on
! the market at or near $3.50, with prospect of
| finding purchaser before the week is out
Street Improvement pays in more ways than
one.
A Hint to Land Owners.
Improvement in the outlying districts
shows no signs of abatement. The demand
for houses is as great as ever. Many new
districts are being opened up as result of
| rapid transit. The building up of the
suburbs is a great stimulant to business of
all kind, and should be encouraged by land
owners keeping prices within reasonable
bounds. Ali things being even, the average
citizen would rather live in the country
than in the city, but the majority cannot
afford to pay heavy tax for the luxury.
Business News and Gossip.
Another hotel deal is on the string. It will
be surprise when announced.
Last week was the best of the year In the
building trades. Builders are hustling to
make up for lost time.
Pat Connell has placed mortgage with L.
Vilsack of $4,000 Us security for purchase
money.
j. W. Psul has sold lot with improve
ments in Oakmont to Felix R. Bruno for
$4,000.
Mr. Westinghouse says there Is no warrant
for the statement that the PHILADELPHIA
Company will pay q dividend in October.
He says the company is in excellent condi-
tion.
Up to Friday morning, 132,2 ,26O shares of
Electric stock had been surrendered to the
reorganization committee.
On the opening board yesterday, 20 was
bid for Birmingham, 1534 for Duquesne 3sH
for Manchester, offered 80, and SO fiat for
Birmingham bonds, offered 81.
1t was reported in New York yesterday
that $500,00J gold had been shipped to that
CITY from Paris.
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there were no market quotations.
An offer of $4,000 for the Singer property,
at Williamsburg, is under consideration.
The Splane corner has not been sold but
prominent banker is ready to snap it up at
fair price, which he thinks is considerably
less than $4,000
Purchase money mortgages are slow at
anything under 6 per cent. There is prac-
tically no Eastern money in this market.
A large brick factory will soon be in opera
tion between Hawkins and Copeland.
The Pittrat Brothers have built and are
operating Touring mill at Brushton.
The Building Record.
During the past week 50 permits were
issued, representing 70 buildings, 4s frame,
26 brick and iron. The total cost of all
was sl16 9O6 The Thirteenth and Nineteenth
wards led with seven buildings, each fol-
lowed by the Fourteenth and Twentieth,
with five each.
The number of permits issued the previous
week was 80, representing 81 buildings. The
estimated cost being $34,510. Number of
buildings for which permits have been |
issued this year to date, 1915. Yesterdays |
list follows: |
William Collins, frame two-story dwelling, |
22x32 feet, on Elizabeth street, Twenty-third |
ward. Cost, $1,000.
Bell & Colwell, two brick two-story DWELL !
ings, 21x35 feet, on O'Hara street, Twentieth |
ward. Cost, 50, 500.
Mrs. Mary Cote, frame two-story dwelling, |
17x32 feet, on Dearborn street, Nineteenth |
ward. Cost, $1,6oo.
Frank Liebel, frame two-story dwelling,
l7x34 feet, on Taylor street, Sixteenth ward.
Cost, 50, 900.
Lawrence Hoffman, brick three-story ad- |
dition dwelling, AXIS feet, rear Butler street,
Fifteenth ward. Cost, $3.50.
Peter Kliber heirs, brick two-story dwell
ing, 21X34 feet, on Locust street, Fourteenth
ward. Cost So, 400.
Miss Beulah Little, brick two-story DWELL
ing, 22xS4 feet on Mawhinney street, Four
teenth ward. Cost, So, 800.
Mrs Tate, two brick two-story dwellings,
Z2x4 feet, on Mawhinney street, Fourteenth
ward. Cost, $1,000.
Henry Glover, frame swesso1 Axsiiins. /