Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-13
SALES OF ACREAGE
In the Eighteenth Ward-One Tract Brings
S35,OOO and Another S3O,OOO-A Big
Deal Cooking Up the MonOngaheia
River-Gossip, Permits, Etc.

III tno EASnteentn Waru-One ArdCe DiAiSo
S35,OOO and Another S3O,OOO-A Big
Deal Cooking Up the MonOngahela
River-Gossip, Permits, Etc.
WEDNESDAY,, Oct. L.
Two sales of acreage tracts located In the
Morningside district, Eighteenth ward'
sold for Joseph G. Wainwright to w. Z.
Lyme, of Williamsburg, tract OF 14]I acres
OF land, having q frontage OF several
thousand feet on the Morningside road and
little frontage on Stanton avenue, the
consideration being $50, 900.
Mr.. Lyme also purchased another vaiu-
able tract through C. II. Love from William
k- Gillespie. This tract contains II acres
and is situated short distance from the
wainwright property, $50, 0OO, or $2,ooO per
fronts on tine Morningside road Tor quite
distance. Subsequent TO the signing OF tne
final papers in the latter deal Mr.. LYME solo
Washington, D. c., and Edward O'Neil, OF
Sewickley, at very nice profit. The 1nten-
t1on of Mr.. Lyme il not known. but the sup
position is that the property will De sud-
divided next year.
New Glass Factory Probable.
A syndicate of local capitalists interested
tiating for the purchase of tract of from
500 to 1000 acres of land. situated up the
Monongahela river. part of which is under
1ayed with u large vein of coal. Should this
deal go through a new town Will be built
and large plant for the manufacture OF
specialties in glassware will be erected. The
company in tends to mine and consume It's
own own coal II they purchase this particular nn
sidering an offer submitted to them by
Joseph Walton, the coal operator, who offers
to give the company a tract OF 90 acres. Win
the understanding that all coal consumed
by 1t is purchased from Joseph Walton q
It is rumored on the street that H. Sellers
Mckee ana Thomas Wightman are inter-
ested IN the enterprise.
Items of Gossip.
The sale of tract of land containing ten
acres situated in the East End. near Stanton
avenue. was closed few days ago, S. 900 an
acre being paid for it, showing an increase
OF $500 per acre in q little moro than one
year. A gentleman interested in the deal
disclosed these facts to-day.
Haight's run, i'll the Eiyhteenth ward, is
being filled in and it is reported that the ra-
vine will be bridged at several places.
There is considerable talk among the real
estate agents in regard to the organizing of
a real estate exchange. Several of them de-
clare themselves as being tavorably i'm
pressed with the idea.
Petitions for the opening of several streets
in the Eighteenth ward, which have been
located IOr several years, will be filed in u
few days. With the opening of these
thoroughfares an enhancement of values
suit.
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued to-day:
Mrs. L. Schultz q two-story brick dwelling,
Sidney street, between Twenty-third and
Twenty-fourth streets; cost $3.50. Mrs. C.
j. Aikens, two-story brick dwelling, Cas-
tleman street, near Anderson avenue; cost
$5,ll0. James Mckee. q brick addition No.
80 Cliff street; cost $780, Mrs. c. j. Aikens, q
frame addition near Castleman street, near
Morewood avenue; cost ST 900. Jacob Hart
man, a one-story frame dwelling near Lem
ington street. near Twenty-fi rst ward school
house; cost 500. Christ Bougarty, two
story frame dwelling. McCandless avenue,
near Fifty-fourth street: cost, 81 500. August
Hitler, three two-story frame dwellings, rear
Kelly street, near Terrence street; cost 81, 500
Tor all. Bernard McLay, two-story frame
dwelling, Greenleaf avenue, above Carson
street; cost, $3.50. G. A. Morrow. a two-story
frame dwelling Collins avenue, between
Hoeveller and Bond streets; cost, 50 900. Mrs,
Mary kaufmann. two-story frame dwell,
ing, Denniston avenue, between Howe and
Marchand streets: cost, $2300.
Latest Sales.
George S. Martin & Co. report the follow
ing sales in their North Williamsburg sub.
division plan: To F. c. Sullivan. lot 25xl2O
feet. on Coal street. for $4O0; to Mrs. Marga-
ret Williams. n lot on Coal street, f5xl20 feet,
for S400: to Miss Jennie Gregg, n lot on James
street, 27xl10 feet, for $3.50 TO j. Il. Frank, a
lot 29Xl2O feet, on FahneStock avenue, Tor
$500; to Wilfred Crane, n lot 25x120 feet,
on Nimick street, Tor $3.50: to Warren c.
Wills, lot 26xl20 ieet, ON Singer street, for
$3.50
John F. Sweeny sold for P. Corrigan lot
No 3s in Kenilworth Place, Thirteenth ward.
having a frontage of % feet on Adelaide
street and extending back 100 feet to an
alley, for $50; also, sold ior f. V. Goodchild
the adjoining lot, No. 81, OF the same diinen-
sions at the same price. The purchaser will
Immediately break ground for the erection
of two handsome houses.
A. z. Byers 6 Co. sold for Bartley & Fan
n1ng, to William WertZ, new frame house
of five rooms. hall, porches etc., with lot
25xll5 feet on East End avenue, Allegheny,
for 81 500.
John K Ewing & Co. sold for Christ Eisen-
berg to Joseph Kumpel frame house with
lot So ieet front on corner of Milroy avenue
and Vine street, Tenth ward, Allegheny, for
$l,450 cash.
Peter Shields sold in the Freehold Land I'M
provement Company's Park Entrance plan,
twenty third ward, to William Schildecker,
lot No. 8, located on Winterburn avenue, for
800.
Black s. Baird sold to Charles Henderson n
lot on Webs CT avenue, in the Heron Hill
Park plan, 40xS0 feet, for $685.
w. A. Heron & Sons sold on Dithridge