Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-17
A NEW HOTEL +.
viii Be Erecsed Corner of Fifth and Mur-
ray HID Avenues by East End Capitalists
-Building Permits = Late Safes and
Gossip.


ray HDZ Avenues by East End Capitalists
building Permits - Late Sales and
Gossip.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16.
1t is very probable that very fine hotel
| similar to the Kenmawr will occupy the
property corner of Fifth and Murray Hill
avenues in the near future. This tract con-
adjoining acres, by the Yoder, Land Company,
and large force of men has been at work
grading the property for the past week.
about 20 feet ~ above the level
one.haif the distance. M nc % Which VIII Will be- o. very very
nice elevation. A four loot stone wall will
be constructed along the easterly side Of
Murray Hill avenue, q distance of one-half
mile, and along the Fifth avenue frontage
OF the property. a distance OF 400 feet. It is
expected that within six weeks the grading
will have been completed.
All parties interested in this movement
are residents OF the East End, and are
having plans prepared for the new structure,
which will be of firebricll and Amherst sto Q
and will cost from si5O,O0O to 100000 The
will figure most prominently IN the move
ment, having agreed to take one-third OF the
stock.
Current Gossip.
j. c. Allies & Co. have succeeded Allies
Bros. & Co., tho former well.known real es-
state agents of Fourth avenue.
w. c. Stewart to-day passed the final pa
pers to E. G. Ferguson, the attorney, for one
OF his (Mr. Stewart's) Murray Hill avenue
houses; consideration, SIS, 600.
Ihe Government property at Penn ave-
nue. and Garrison alley was for the third
time offered for sale at the Chamber of Com
merce at II o'clock to-day The bidding
started at $l5O,OOO and bv $1,000 bids was in
creased to SIZE, 900. From this on bids OF $500
ran it up to s205,5OO. After consultation
with George H. Weeks. Quartermaster Gen
erai u s.. A., Mr.. Bailey announced the
limit of the Government was S295 0c0, and
property must be sold at public sale. No
better bid could be obtained, and TIE ham.
best bidder, and it is understood he repre-
hotel had they purchased the property.
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued to-day:
Miss Grace E. Murray, two two-story frame
dwellings, Clybourn street, near Graham
street; cost, ST. 900 for both. Rebecca Cap
Ian, three-story brick dwelling. rear No. II
Logan street; cost, s., ,50O Anton Waigand, a
two-story brick dwelling, Mary street; cost,
sSsSpi ,SsI;,n Charles Devlin, a two,story brick
lie and Cassatt streets: cost, $1,000.
r. McElldowney, two two-story
frame dwellings,, Hill alley, between Kirk
patrick and SOHO streets; cost, ST. 800 for
both. Matthias Burkhardt, a two-story frame
dwelling No 80 McLain avenue; cost 50 600.
L1ndell Hallett, a two-Story frame dwelling,
Hallett street, near Junilla street; cost, 900.
Nat wilkinson, two-story frame dwelling,
Flavel street, near Millwood avenue; cost,
$3.50. John Murdy, a two-story frame dwell
ing, Flavel street, near Millwood avenue;
cost $3.50.
Late Transactions.
W. A. Cole sold for j. H. Wise to I. H.
Aaron two-story pressed brick house of
ten rooms and bathroom, with all modern
situated on the corner of
South Thirteenth street and Virgin alley, on
a lot 25x76 feet, for $1,000.
j. C. Reilly sold for James D. Gallery & Co.
to James A Henderson four lots in the Cal
lery plan, ut the junction of Bedford and
w ebster avenues, for price approximating
s., ,0OO Mr.. Henderson will soon commence
the erection of an elegant home on this
property.
j. Ii. Coleman Co. have sold for B. H.
Peabody a lot on McCully street, Nineteenth
ward, 4Sx1S0 feet, for 3,575 The purchaser
will erect 4 broom brick dwelling.
Black & Baird sold to Maggie A. Russell g
small frame dwelling on the easterly side of |
Murtland avenue, corner of the Pennsylva- |
MA Railroad, East End, on lot 2Sxl90 feet, |
for 81, $780,
Reed b. Coyle & Co. sold for the Fidelity |
Title and Trust Company lot No. 22011 in |
the Watson Place plan, Tenth ward, Ale |
g sheny, fronting 80 feet on Natchez ST., by % |
feet deep, for $500.
McCune & Coulter report sale Of lot No. 20 |
in their Dean Park plan to James Hamilton, |
and lot No 80 in same plan to Martha P.
Moreland, for $3.50 each.
John X. Ewing & Co. sold for B. A. Elliott |
70 John Pickley a. lot 24x115 on Rosedale |
Terrace, Tenth ward, Allegheny, being lot |