Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-08
OUT SECOND AVENUE.
Striking Features of the Most Pictur-
esque Part of the City.
IMPROVEMENTS AND LAND VALUES,
Property Bought and Held in Anticipation
of Rapid Transit Facilities.
HILLS TOPPED WITH HANDSOME HOUSES

| one of the most pleasing, districts of the
city. Some of the greatest iron works are
located in this quarter, among them the Lin
den Steel Works, Moorhead & McCleane's
big plant, the American Iron Works of Jones
| & Laughlins connected by a bridge over the
Monongahela with their mammoth concern
on the Southside, and others of almost
equal magnitude. None of them use smoke
| consumers.
The electric railway is well equipped, but
| is susceptible of improvement. The tracks
cross each other at two places, causing ire
| quent delays, to the annoyance OF passen-
gers. This defect could be easily remedied.
The cars are short and have a rocking mo-
tion that is not always agreeable,
and schedule time does not seem to
| be strictly observed. 1t is n good
road, however, and as improvements occur
to the management they will no doubt be
adopted. There is talk Of pushing branch
| of this road out into the Twenty-third ward,
| so as to secure part of the Schenley Park
| traffic. 1t will start, if it starts at all, at
| Four Mile Run. This would be of great
benefit to the Twenty third ward and in a
scarcely less degree to the adjoining wards
| by opening to settlement a large area of
| practically undeveloped territory. Among
| the large land owners in the Twenty-third
| ward is Senator Finn. For some time he
| has had under consideration the erection of
|
| to $1,000, for the benefit of the working
| people, but it is understood that he will do
nothing before the completion OF the branch
| road to give easy access to the property.
| Other owners are delaying improvements
| for the same reason.
| Halfa mile or so this side of Hazelwood
| the rugged bluff disappears, and a success
| sion of gentle slopes imparts beauty and di-
| versity to the landscape. These, for the
| most part, are crowned with handsome resi-
| dences occupied by some of Pittsburg's most
distinguished people, among whom may be
| Nankirks, Hugh Burgwin, Ira NJ Burchf1eld
and others. For beauty of location, p1ctur-
esque scenery and immunity from smoke
| and noise this quarter OF the city is surpassed
| by no other.
The value of land along Second avenue is
! an unknown quantity. There is no liked
standard. 1t varies according to locality.
| In choice situations building lots have been
sold as high as s.. 800 In the nefghborhood
| of the mills and on the hillsides near the
railroad tracks prices range from $50 to
| l,000 There is considerable vacant land,
| but it is in strong hands. The Blair estate,
| one of the largest in the county, is in the
| Twenty-third ward.
The towns of HaZelwood and Glenwood,
| which are practically one. are busy, pushing
| places \ considerable number of buildings
are under way and Others are projected,
among them two or three business houses
| and hotel. The Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road will soon begin extensive improve
| nents at Glenwood, which will give it a still
greater forward impulse. "To lets are as
rare rs in the business quarter of the city
proper. A Glenwood merchant said yester-
day: ''Our greatest drawback is the scarcity
of houses. Several hundred people would
come here at once if they could find shelter.
Please lay this fact before the capitalists
and builders and urge them to supply the
want"
Nearly $1OO0OO0 worth of property has
changed hands in this quarter of the city
within the last two years, and several big
deals are under consideration, one of which
involves over 100 acres. All that remains to
insure quick development is the introduc-
tion of rapid transit, and as two or three
roads are under contemplation, the proba-
bility is that this requirement will soon be
filled.
Business News and Gossip.
The manufacturing part of Second avenue
has lost none of its Satanic appearance since
Parton's time. The lid is still of.
Brick pavement is a great drawback to a
long stretch of Second avenue. Its existence
denotes too much old fogyism for this pro-
gressive city.
1t has been decided to locate the Female
College in the East End instead of Allie
gheny, but the selection of a site is held in
allegiance until after the sale of the Eighth
street lot. Two are under consideration.
The Vandergrift deal is off.
Hazelwood is growing. A score or so of
houses are in course of construction. 1t is
fast becoming great manufacturing center
The boys out Second avenue call the cleo
trio cars "ding-dings," from the sound made
by the bells.
Additional dividends-Monongahela In
surance Company, 81 80 per share; Birming-
ham Fire Insurance Company, 81 90 a share;
Peoples Natural Gas and Pipeage Company,
2 per cent quarterly.
Birmingham Traction bonds were offered
at the last call yesterday at 90 and interest.
For Duquesne Traction stock Is was bid
offered at l6. For Manchester 3S was bid
Tln.a1 1nTro1 in of ha INT prilr
Company was held yesterday afternoon and
directors chosen. Only routine business was
transacted.
The Building Record.
Permits for the erection of the following
buildings were issued yesterday:
Oil Well Supply Company, five iron one
story shops and factories on Second avenue
Twenty-third ward. Cost, $21, 700 for ALL
John Graft, frame kitchen, lOxl2 feet, on
Angel street, Thirty-sixth ward Cost, $50
c. H. Boeherman, frame one-story slaugh-
ter house, l2x40 feet, on Natrona alley,
Eighteenth ward. Cost, $2I5.
G. kischier, brick two-story tenement, ,34xI7
feet, on Vienna alley, Eleventh ward. Cost,
$1,000.
40 feet, on Rebecca street, Twentieth ward.
Cost, 5000
Margaret M. Turner, frame two-story
dwelling, 1sx34 feet, on Susquehanna street,
Twenty-first ward. Cost, 81, 400.
John Quinn, frame two-story dwelling, 176
x3O feet, ON Dearborn street, Nineteenth
ward. Cost, 81 800.
Movements in Realty.
Baltensperger & Williams sold for n promi-
nent downtown business man piece of
property on Perrysville avenue, Allegheny,
for 81 900. This property was sold a month
ago for 50, 100.
John K Ewing & Co. sold to Edwin Martin.
for F. G. Rohrkaste a vacant lot, 20xIO0 on
Sheridan avenue, being No. 81 in the f. G.
Rohrkaste plan, Tenth ward, Allegheny, for
S275 cash.
Reed B. Coyle 6 Co. report a successful
opening sale of the Glenmawr Park plan at
Haysville, on the PittSburg, Ft. Wayne and
Chicago Railroad. They also report an active
inquiry for lots there, which are being sold
at reasonable prices and terms.
Black & Baird sold in Ellwood lot 92S to
Thomas S. Meagher for $500; lots Nos SSl and
So to X. Newman for 81 ESQ., another lot to s. |
French, being No. 500, for $780, and another |
to NJ Il. knoor, being No S74, for $500 and to |
Charles CarlozZi 121 for $400
NJ. F. Nipple Co. sold to Magdaline Kaule |
for the Burrell Improvement Company a lot |
30x120 feet, being No. lbs in block 6, Kensing- |
ton plan, for $50.
A. J. Pentecost sold lot 2os in Valley View |
plan Bower Hill station with q small one |
story frame dwelling, for $3.50 |
J. X Ewing & Co. sold for SS 900 for James |
H. Erwin estate to Peter NJ Hitchcock, of |
Cleveland, o., SO acres of coal land in Robin |
son township Allegheny county.
Charles Somers & Co. sold for GUY Hecker |
to James Holmes Il residence property stu |
ated on Locust street, Sheridan station, con- |
sisting of a frame house of five rooms on lot |
blxl50 feet for 81, 500 cash.
The Burrell Improvement COMPANY sold |
the following lots at kensingtorO Yesterday: |
To J. W. Underco1fer, of Wilmerdinp lot lbs |
in block 4 for $4Ss 70; William wallraben-
stein, of Pittsburg lot Il3 in block for S32j. |
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