Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-11

The Properties Nos. Is and 20 Diamond
Street Sold for $50, ,OOO-A Large Acre.
age Deal at Walls Station-A New Town
toBe Established-The Weeks Record
SATUR DAY, Dec. 10.
One of the most important transactions in
realty that has occurred during the week
has just been closed. NJ. f. Hipple & Co. sold
through S. j. Fleming to W. S. Snyder, for
w. C. Lyme the properties Nos. IS and 20
Diamond street. consisting of two four-story
brick buildings and lot 26 feet inches by
so feet in depth, for $50 0O0 or about 81 900 per
foot front. The buildin IS will be remodeled
and the premises improved in general. This
sale shows quite an enhancement in values
in this vicinity within the past six months.
1t is very likely that a few other deals in
this locality that are pending will also be
closed. 1-.-.--.
A Big Acreage Dea,.
very large acreage tract near Walls
station, has changed hands at what Is
dce4ned a very reasonable price. Messrs.
Dixon & Hart to-day purchased the Spe IS
farm a tract containing 81 acres situated q
short distance north of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, at Walls station, having a from t.
age OF about 1900 eet on the Turtle Creek
road and extending through to the New York
and Cleveland Gas Coal Company's land,
for s25, 900, or about s30S per acre. A new
town will be built on this property. Messrs
erection of several hundred houses; new
streets will be opened, graded and some OF
them will be paved.
Current Gossip.
1t was stated to-day that the property
corner OF Aiken and Howe streets reported
in this column lew days ago as having
been selected as a site for a new church by
the First Methodist Protestant Church, has
been purchased by that congregation for
S36 O01. The property is 2C0 feet square.
Property owners and residents of wilkins.
burg are delighted at the progress being
made by James 81. Walker & Co., who
have the contract for the construction
ough to the Monongahela river. 1t is ex-
pected that the system including the hlaiu
sewer will be completed by the latter part
of 1898. With the exception of the main
sewer the other work will be completed by
next spring. 1t will cost $l30,C0O.
Late Sales.
Mr.. j. R. McGi inley to-day sold direct to
James Neale, of the firm of Brown & Co., q
lot on Ellsworth avenue, near Bidwell street,
having q frontage OF SO feet for Ss, $50 Mr.
Neale will erect residence on the property
at once.
Black Baird sold to John c. Schaefer the
last one of those brick and stone front
houses sltuate On b0q9ee street at the foot
of Atwood street. Oakland, having a lot
2SxllO feet in depth, Tor $780, sold for
Messrs Rook, o'Neill and Imnotf
John K Ewing 6 Co. sold Ior Robert ii.
Clark 10 Charles H. Kelly the residence
property No. Isl Jackson street, Second
ward, Allegheny, being a twostory and
mansard brick house OF eight rooms, hall,
hath and laundry, lot 2O490 to an alley, Ior
81 500
Robinson to Henry l.. Benner q lot on
Rowan avenue, S0x393 feet. for 81, 200.
Reed B. Coyle & Co. sold four more lots in
the Watson place plan, Tenth ward, AIle-
gheny, beiug Nos. 2s2 2se1<, 2s21< and 2s2N,
fronting 80 feet on Perrysville avenue Dy
$50 feet on Watson boulevard for s. 900. The
purchaser intends improving this property
next spring.
Samuel W. Black & Co. sold to Wesley B.
Case lot No. loon Winterton street in I4igh.
land Park plan, 50x12o, for %, ,000
Messrs. Piper 4 Clark sold for ROBBERS