Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-25
CITY REAL ESTATE.
Inside Points Of an Important Trans
action on Water Street.
ANOTHER SALE ON PENN AVENUE.
Stockton Avenue. Allegheny, the Scene Of
Large Improvement Scheme.
A DICKER FOR ACRES NEAR sHARPsBURG

Still another deal on Penn avenue. That
thoroughfare is maintaining its reputation
for activity in downtown realty. Yesterday
c. b. Love sold the Bishop property on
Penn, near Third, landmark In that
quarter. for $4,000. The purchaser is a
wealthy manufacturer. 1t is his intention
to improve his holding on liberal scale for
business purposes
A Sale on Water Street.
The first transaction in Water street
realty for nearly year was consummated q
few days ago, and came to the surface yes
terday. The Chess, Cook & Co. property on
that thoroughfare, midway between Wood
and Smithfeld streets, was sold by c. II.
Love to Mrs Mcintosh for $40, 900. The lot
is 30x160 to First avenue. The building is
brick four-story warehouse.
The price is equal to $500 foot front on
Water street, which is the more valuable,
and $500 on First avenue, which is certainly
quite rea enable for central business prop
erty.
A Northside Movement.
1t was stated short time ago that an AL
legheny syndicate was dickering through
the agency of John K. Ewing & Co. for
large frontage on Stockton avenue with a
view to the erection of 10 or IL frst-class
dwellings as an investment. 1t was learned
yesterday that the transaction had been
practically closed. The location will be
given as soon as the deed passes. The
amount of money involved in this transac-
tion is about 100000
leading oil operator is negotiating for
several acres near Sharpsburg. IT success
ful ne Will pnt up number of dwellings
during the spring and summer
Special Features of Trade.
The acquisitions of Laughlin Co., in the
Twenty-third ward, will probably result in
the building up of a new manufacturing
center.
Andrew c. Taggart has sold to A. K Neal
a residence property on Irwin avenue, Sc
cond ward, Allegheny, for $4,000. The lot is
22xl39.
The Baltimore and Ohio station in Wash
ington, Pa, will soon be under cover. When
it is completed, east and west bound trains
will pass each other at the station instead
of at the sidings outside of town as at
present.
Four permits were issued yesterday for
seven improvements. all estimated to cost
sl5,36O. The one of most Importance was
taken out by W. NJ. Bell for three frame
dwellings on Woodworth street. Twentieth
ward, to cost $1,000
The Western Traffic Association will meet
on April !, and already rumors of contests.
Cnmniaint u is ma%e oS insnf,icient serv,,.
on The AtwooY street feeder Of the P,ttshnr9
Traction line and the comnanv will he nett.
toned for redress.
norts orders a5nn1b to .eonthe Wnrts ao;ng
mi time for seVeral months soAs
Some attrihute tba actiI,itr in f,bor+;o-s
Gas to increased receipts and some to the
nossihilitv os total absorntion hy tive PbiIa
deInhi a Gomnanv Anvtbing ~ nnssihie
Henry NJ. Long sold YESTERDAY $s. o0o Pleas.
ant valley lateral bonds MT l0lIi
Oil annroached nrettv closely the 5o-cent
line Yesterday. The long nrice bronebt onS
buyers. and reaction TOOK Mace
On call Yesterday Chatannns lake lee
Comnsnv STOCK was onnted at on b;d ieo
A. Fraser has anniied for memhersbin in
the Excbanpe -n
sales Reported BY Agents.
Mrs Honn,Iton two-stor,, - n..;o