Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-24
A DEAL IN ACREAGE.
An Iron Man Makes q Good Haul in
the Highland Park District.
WILLIAMSBURG TO HAVE A BANK.
Suggestions to Property owners and Others
on Perrysville Avenue.
FEATURES OF MONEY AND SPECULATION

the consummation point The 6nishin
touches were applied yesterday. Samue
w. Black & Co. sold to James H. Park, {
Park Bros, half interest in tract q
land consisting of between 80 and IS acre
adjoining the new extension of the park
and lying between Stanton avenue an
Heberton street. The consideration wa
close to $4,000. The property will be de
veloped to correspond to the high characte
of that quarter.
This is the fourth transaction in acreag
in the Highland Park district within a shor
| time, and another in which the city i
specially interested is in course of evolution
Street and other Improvements out Their
this year will be prosecuted on large scale
and with great magnifcence
Perrysville Avenue Improvement.
The meeting in the Second ward school
house tomorrow evening to consider way!
and means for improving Perrysville ave
nue. will no doubt be interesting. While
there is perfect unanimity Of opinion among
property owners on the avenue that il
should be graded and paved, there is a diff
arises from the topography of the ground.
the other All schemes for grading SO faI
put forward have met with opposition,
owners on one side wanting the road raised
and those on the other wanting it cut down.
This clashing of interests Is responsible
for the delay of the work. It will be the
object of the meeting tomorrow evening to
reach compromise which will be satisfac-
tory to all concerned. To secure this result
it will be necessary for owners to give and
take; set opinions must be abandoned, and
discussion, conducted on the line of the
greatest good to the greatest number. 1t
would be unfortunate if individual opinion
were allowed to prevent the consummation
of an enterprise of so much Importance to
the Northside.
A Bank for Williamsburg.
It is settled that Williamsburg will have a
national bank. 1t was stated last week that
the project was under consideration. A
meeting of the promoters was held Tuesday
night and all the details were arranged
The capital stock was fixed at ,000 The
demand for shares is so great that S37, 900
worth have been placed, and it is under
stood the remainder is promised. Distribu-
tion has been made in as small lots as possi-
fused.
The location of the bank has not been set
tied definitely, but it will probably be
quartered in the Clair-Reece building, cor
ner Of Penn avenue and Wood street. The
Lohr building is favored by some.
Special Features of Trade.
The city wants more elbow room at High
land Park, and is trying to get it.
The Stephenson property on Penn avenue,
Williamsburg, was put up at Orphans Court
sale Tuesday afternoon, but withdrawn on
insufficient Dids.
The entire issue of Cook County, Illinois,
per cent refunding bonds. amounting to
81, $50, ,00O, was awarded to the First National
Bank, OF Chicago, at l00.064 less 2 per cent
commission.
Permits were issued yesterday for Is i'm
provements. The most Important were: To
+. I. Lusk. for two frame dwellings on Oak.
land avenue, Fourteenth ward. to cost ST.
625; to Il. p. Douglas, for three brick dwell
to cost SOS to X. Z. Twyford, for three
frame dwellings on Stoebner street, Twenty
first ward, to cost $2,400. The cost of all is
estimated ut $4l, l23.
The Carnegie Company has commenced to
drill for gas on the Snee farm, in Snowden
township.
r. B. Thompson has sold to William Bruer-
ton a lot 76xls4, with good frame house. on
Trenton avenue, Williamsburg, for S., ,OOl
Aperusal OF the court records shows a
good movement in large properties, es-
pecially in the townships and boroughs,
which seldom reach the public in any other
way.
At the last call yesterday 26L was bid for
and 39s6 for Manchester.
: Oh sought still lower level yesterday, the
price being weaker than at any time since
last August. About that time there was
heavy selling at Oil City at so.
There were sales in Philadelphia Of 5000 1
per cent Allegheny Valley Railroad scrip at
81, and 800 shares of the new stock at I46I5.
There is indefinite talk of an electric road
from Lawrenceville to Homestead. This is
the Duquesne project used by bulls in the
said to have it under consideration.
Mr.. W. c. Strickler will build handsome
residence on South street, Williamsburg, this
spring.
its position between Hazelwood and Brad,
dock, but just how is a secret. The result
will be more tracks and larger yards.
william Shaffer will begin next week the
erection Of two good-class houses ON Troy
Sales Reported by Agents.
Larkin & Kennedy sold for the Blair Land
Company to a. L. MINDLESS two lots at Blair
station for 500.
Black & Baird sold to Henry D. Lindsay
lot in the Fairmount Place plan, being part
Of lots Nos. 80 and SO. and fronting 2l15 feet
$780,
D. Ii. COloIlun q 20. ClOSeu an important
deal in the Eighteenth ward, particulars of
which will be furnished later.
Charles Somers placed mortgage of 81, 500
for three years at per cent interest on resi-.
dence property situated in the Eleventh
ward, Allegheny City.
The Burrell Improvement Company report
the following sale of lots at kensington the
new manufacturing city on the Allegheny
Valley. Railway: John Fullo, PhenixvilIe,
Pa, north half lot %, block s, for $3.50 63; Mrs
Emma Buker, north half lot 4, block 8, for
$50 65; Leonard White, Kensington, Pa,
south half lot 6. block s, for $3.50 60: Martha
Horodnowicz, kensington, Pa, lot 3s, block
J, for $3.50.
Denniston. Elderkin & Co., Limited, report
.he following sales: Sold for 5. A. Dickie to
K. Ii. & Oscar W. Jones, lot on Inwood
street, 33xl36 feet, tor 81, 600 cash. For Caro-
inc B. Hughes to JOHN C. Schefer, a brick
'esidence of nine rooms on Negley avenue.
lear Stanton avenue, price approxlmating
y, 500. For John S. Holland to Robert L.
George, house and lot on Hastings street. lot
'5xle4 feet, for s., 800. For John S. Holland to
U. II. Long, 1ive-roomed frame house on
Hastings street, Twenty-second ward, for
=, 800. For Mrs. NJ. f. Englert to J. Irwin
Ireen, Murraysvflle, Pa, frame residence
IF six rooms modern conveniences, lot z7xl2O
eet, on Collins avenue, for s., COO.