Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-14
$1,000 AN ACRE
Paid for the Murray Property, Tract Of
30 Acres, in the Twenty-SecOnd Ward
Another Big Deal in the Squirrel Hill
District In Hand.

30 Acres, in the Twenty-SecOnd Ward
Another Big Deal in the Squirrel Hill
District In Hand.
THURSDAY, Oct. 13
The largest deal in real estate that has
occurred In this city since the sale OF the
Demmler block was closed to-day. The
Murray property, tract containing 30 acres
situated in the Twenty-second ward, in the
Squirrel Hill district, and bounded on the
north by Homewood avenue, on the south
by Irwin avenue, on the east by Dallas ave-
nue., and having frontage on Shady lane
of about 300 feet, was sold to-day by Reed B.
Coyle & Co. to syndicate of local capital
lists for s15o. 900, or s. 900 per acre.
enhancement in the value Of this properly
within the past year, the consideration Is
considered by the brokers who heard OF the
deal as very reasonable. The transaction
caused considerable talk among the brokers
when made known day, and it developed
the fact that another Squirrel Hill acreage
tract will change han ds in a few days for
consideration not far below S150,00O.
Current Gossip.
Messrs Reed, McEllroy & Co. to-day nego-
tfated a loan of $40, 900 on city property to
run for three years at per cent.
Smith and Anderson streets and part OF
Second avenue, Hazelwood, are being sew
cred. The paving OF Smith street has also
been commenced.
The stone work, or bedding. for an
avenue a distance of nearly I500 feet, or
from Kaercher street to Wheatland street.
Many new dwellings are being erected in
the vicinity Of the contemplated boulevard.
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued to-day:
John Ober, two two-story stone and brick
W. inn Nntr1n Rrrro Iofro n.
cost, $14, 900 for both. William Ban koff, two
story frame dwelling. Magnolia street near
Gregory street; cost, $1,000. Mrs. Margaret
Hammie, two-stofy brick dwelling, Bing-
ham street near Twelfth street; cost
$1,000 Michael Farrell, g three-story frame
dwelling, brownsville avenue, near Gray's
road; cost s., 900. Mrs. Maggie Mcdonnell, a
two.story frame dwelling, Barr street near
L. Boyd, two two-story frame dwell
ings, Collins plan, near Gladstone street:
cost 81, 900 for both. Frederick Nauman, q
two-story frame stable, Bertha street; cost
$500. Mrs. John Garrigan, two-story frame
dwelling, Fifty-third street near Wickiff
street; cost $500 william slater, two two
story brick dwellings, Kearsarge street near
Virginia street; cost 81. 400 for both. John
shoup, two-story frame dwelling. near No.
Atlantic avenue; cost 81, 900. William Stoud,
a two-story frame dwelling, Eleanor street.
near Joseph street; cost $780, John Ober, a
two.story brick dwelling. Negley avenue
They Mean Business.
A special train conveyed a party of capt.
talists from Chicago up the West Penn Rail-
road to-day to the new town of Hyde Park.
OF the party were Messrs. Warner and
LIE wis, of Chicago, who are officials of the
international Tin Plate and Refining Com
pany, who came here to select the site for
States. They are under con; racs to be pro-
ducing tin at Hyde Park by April !, 1898.
Reports From the Agencies.
Black & Baird sold for Marcus and Jacob
Sherman to j. B. Millikin lots Nos. and7
in the Haywood plan on Heron Hill, 'front.'
ing together 4S feet on Madison avenue by
100 feet in depth through to Heron avenue,
for 81, 700.
Baxter, Thompson & Co. sold a lot on the
west side OF Lincoln avenue, near Leming-
ton avenue, 25xl2O feet, for s, 400. The pur-
chaser will improve at once.
w. A. Heron 6 Sons sold on South Negley
avenue, near Howe street. n beautiful build
ing lot, 42x1OO teet to an alley, for $500.
John K. Ewing & Co. sold to Fred Leer lot
No. % in the B. A. Elliott Company's plan,
fronting on Magulio street, in the Tenth
ward, Allegheny, for $3.50 cash.
Ira M. Birchfield sold residence prop
erty situated on Second avenue, near Mobile
street, Hazelwood, comprising frame
house with lot 5ox2OO feet, for s., 900.
Peter Shields sold in William Flinn's
Gre6nueiu dVenuo plttil, IWtHGy-Iulru Waru,
n rour-room modern frame house. with lot
3Ox90 Ieet, located on Coleman street, for
$1,000.
Henry W. Armstrong sold a residence
properly at Ellsworth, consisting of three
eighths of an acre of ground. with a six-room
frame house, to Miss Emma Hanson, for
5000.
George S. Martin s. Co. report the follow
ing sales i'll their North Williamsburg sub
division plan at Williamsburg: Iremus K.
Burns, lot No 81 on Coal street, s4OO; Mrs.
Annie E. shannon, lot No. l65. Maplewood
avenue, $3.50; Patrick Martin, lots Nos. 164
and POI on Mill street, $3.50 for both; George
W. Rodgers, lot No. 81 on Maplewood ave-
nue., Tor $459; Mrs. Margaret H. Potter. lots
Nos. 2O1 and 202 on Coal street, $375 each.
The Burrell and Kensington companies re-
port the following sales OF lots at Kensing-
ton: Elizabeth Joyce, Allegheny, Pa, Is
feet north lot 56 and feet south lot 81,
block 4, for $1,O62 50; Mrs. Mary Keating
Kensingron, lots 1913 and 16l9 block %, for
$3.50; Mrs. Henrietta Jones, Pittsburg lot IS,
block g. for S7S7 80; John P. Beech, Pittsburg,
lot 46l, block 25 for $544 Joseph Miller, Pitts
burg. lot 462, block 25 for 1855 66 Enos Bar
tholomew, Coalport, Pa, lot Al, block, q. for
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