Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-13
ANOTHER ACREAGE SALE.
TWELVE ACRES IN WILLIAMSBURG
AND WILKINS TOWNSHIP
Change Hands at $4,000 Per Acre-old
Frankfort SPRINGS So o'd-The Resort VIII
Be Greatly Improved-Current Gossip,
Sales, Etc,


Be Greatly Improved-Current Gossip,
Sales, Etc.
MONDAY, Sept. Il
Another large sale of acreage located in
Williamsburg and wilkins township was
closed to-day. John Wesley purchasing
from Jacob Weinman tract of IL acres, of
which six acres are situated in Wilkins
burg, and six acres being located in Will
kins township. This property adjoins the
Clark and Wesley plan of lots No. ], and
will be laid off in q plot to be called the
Clark and Wesley plan No. 2 The new
plan will contain 127 lots, the
size of which will vary in 'front.'
age from 25 to 80 feet and from 105 to 150 feet
in depth. The pr1ce paid for the tract was
sSo, 900, or 800 per acre, showing quite an
enhancement of values in this section with
in year. The property will be improved
by the grading of streets, laying Of side
walks and new sewerage system, etc.
w Work will be commenced tomorrow (Tues-
day., and Mr.. Wesley expects to have the
plan on the market before the close of the
present week.
Frankfort Springs Sold.
Frankfort Springs the popular summer
resort located in Washington county, dis
tance of 2s miles from this city and ten miles
from Burgettstown, has changed hands.
George johnson, the prominent real estate
agent. purchased the famous old springs a
few days ago. The terms of the sale are
withheld for the present, but the price paid
is said to have been away up in the thou
sands of dollars
Mr.. johnson IS organizing q stock COM
pany, with capital of $l50, 900, for the pur-
pose of erecting new hotel to contain 125
and In fact, said Mr.. johnson, make 1t
within a short time a resort that will be un-
surpassable" "Old Frankfort" as the place
seE d wa kn0Wn oelag me. nearly 1o
but three hours drive over elegant roads,
and many OF the regular visitors will un-
doubtedly be greatly surprised to hear Of
the deal. Since his purchase Mr.. johnson
has had several fattering offers for the
place from local capitalists, but has refused
them all, having decided to pursue the
course outlined above.
A Little Gossip.
A deal for the sale of about 40 acres Of land
located in the Twentieth ward, involving
about 100000. is on. The intending pur.
chaser desires the tract for the purpose of
establishing driving park and stock farm,
and is very anxious to obtain this particular
tract. The deal has been on only few days,
but is said to be nearing the point of settle
ment Mt very rapid rate.
AS showing the increase of values in real
ty in the East End a tract Of seven acres To-
Gated in that vicinity was purchased two
weeks ago for $4,000 The purchaser yester-
day refused an offer of S26 900 for the proper
ty. This Is certainly sudden squirt.
Morris & AisDitt, the well-known agents.
say that they received more inquiry and Or
ders tor properties in various lines to-day
than on any previous day during their ca
reer in the realty business. Among the Or
ders received was one for a site for the erec-
tion of @ large warehouse in the city.
The paving, and laying of fagstone walks
on Stratford avenue, from Penn avenue to
Roup street, will be commenced in few
days. The thoroughfare has been extended
In width to so feet, an extension OF 10 feet.
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued to-day:
Messrs, Loeffier s. Hawley, two brick two
story dwellings, Fifth avenue, near Craft
avenue, in Ursula Terrace plan; cost, s4, 500
each. George Scott, frame two-story dwell
ing, Turrett street, between Shetland and
streets; cost, $4,000 Home Dressed |
Meat Company, brick and frame addition |
to slaughter house, Brownsville avenue;
cost, So, OOO Mrs. c. Moorehead, a frame two |
story dwelling, Edwin street; cost, 5000. |
Mrs. A. L. Runsden, brick two-story !
dwelling, Alder street; cost, 5000. j. |
Thompson, two frame two-story dwellings, |
cost So, 800 for both. Mrs. A. Wach, frame |
two-story dwelling, Calliop street; cost |
81 .625. Jacob Sallburger, brick two-story |
Locust street; cost $3.50. John Voight, q
brick two-story dwelling, Larkins alley, be- |
tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets, |
cost 81, ,3T. = |
Reported by the Brokers.
Baxter, Thompson s. Co. sold lot No. 346 in |
the Villa Park plan, Brushton, fronting 80
Ieet on Mohler street by $50 feet to an alley, |
to John s. Warnock, for $45l
John x. Ewing & Co. sold to John P. Nor
ley a lot 501l5O on Cedar avenue in the
Watson subdivision, East Bellevue, for
81 900 cash.
Black & Baird sold to Mannus Gallagher
'or Joseph Waters, lot No. % in the Arthurs
plan, fronting 26 feet on Baltimore and OHIO
by lib feet in depth, being second
| mortgage OF $l2 900 for five years at per
cent on business property on Penn avenue,
East Liberty.
Reed B. Coyle and Company cold lots Nos.
ng Highland Park, having frontage of so
eet on Negley avenue, and extending back
'0s feet, more or less. to Pacific street, ;or
8, $50.
E. T. shaffner. the Hilltop real estate
gent sold for the Birmingham Land I'm
,rovement Company lot No. $50 in their
south View plan, said lot fronting Is feet on
avenue and extending back 150
eet to an alley, to Samuel II. Donnally, Tor
$780,
S. A. Dickie & Co. sold for F. P. Bell to W.
I. Anderson a lot 5Oxl30 feet on Meade
treet, Fahnestock Place plan, for a price
$4,000.
The Burrell and Kensington Improvement |
t Kensington: Yee Chez, Yee Yum and
zee Pang, Kensington, lot SO. block 8, for
767 50; Amelia a. Brennan, Kensington, lot
8, block %, for $765: Phillip Rathes, Kens-
ngton, lot 16, block %, for s765; Gottlieb
,rousey, Homestead, lot 2s3, block 26, for
936 |