Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-09
Court Records Throw Light on q
Smithfield Street Transaction.
A BIG BOOST FOR FIFTH AVENUE.
A New Town to be Called Minerva Laid Gff
in Washington County.
THE WILLIAMSBURG R. f.'S WILL BUILD

them or himself is not known.
Will Build Church.
The Reformed Presbyterians of wilkins
burg have decided to tear down the old
church building, corner of South and Gen.
ter streets, and rebuild on the same site
this year. This will obllterate one of the
landmarks of the borough. There has been
church on this ground for nearly 100 years.
The present structure was erected in 1915,
the year of the great fire in Pittsburg. The
new edifce will be large and handsome.
which they have subdivided, and some of
which they have sold, justifes the under
taking.
A Boost for Fifth Avenue.
Yesterdays DISPATCH was full of impor-
tant and stirring news, but probably the
most interesting item in 1t, when considered
from local point of view, was the story of
the purchase of an entire block of property
on Fifth avenue with view to the erection
of an Office building to cost $500, 900 or more
This substantial method of showing conf
dence in the future of the city cannot fail to
strengthen the business position along the
entire line. The property in question came
within small fraction of passing into the
possession of hotel syndicate about two
years ago One of the owners objected to
the terms, and this caused negotiations to
be broken off. At an earlier period it was
under consideration bv one of the large in
surance companies. The sale was confirmed.
yesterday by one Of the late owners. The
improvement of this property as indicated
together with that of the Park property ad-
joining, on which, according to report, r.
story building will be erected, will give the
Court House district forward impetus, and
perhaps disturb the Rip Van Winkleism
which has for an indefinite period held sway
on Grant street.
Anothar Town on Paper.
1t is reported that q company comp osed
of Messrs. Lucius Marchand, L. s. Miller,
L. 7. Clavbaugh, J. w. Allies and Mrs E.
n. Lilley have purchased 20 acres OF the
bottom land just below Marchandville,
Washington county, and will lay it off into
a town, and that good inducements will be
offered for manufacturers to locate. The
proposed name for the new town is Minerva
The town of California, in the same county,
is experiencing quite a building boom.
and are completing on an average one
day.
Yesterdays Building Permits
Sixteen permits were issued yesterday for
16 improvements, all estimated to cost $780,
363. The largest are: Mrs. H. E Vain
right, brick dwelling, on Penn avenue,
Twenty-sacond ward, S24, 600; n. Seibert,
double residence, on Fairmount avenue,
Nineteenth ward, Sc, 500; John Bissel, brick
and stone dwelling, on Frankstown avenue.
Twenty-frst ward, $500; Edeburn &
Cooper, brick Office, on Grant street, Sec
ond ward, $1,000; w. Bauershith, brick
dwelling, on Rebecca street, Twentieth
ward, 5000; j. P. McCrea, brick dwelling,
on Center avenue, Twentieth ward, S. 600.
Special Features Of Trade.
Work is progressing favorably on the
Vandersrift office building, corner of Wood
and Water streets. 1t will be one of the
largest in the city.
A side entrance is being made to the build
ing on the northwest corner of Wood street
and Fourth avenue.
A state bank has been organized at Me-
dina, o., with capital OF $50, 600.
The for the property on
PentecoSt and reported yesterday, was S.
AIS, not s., 800 as printed.
At the last stock call yesterday l09 was bid
for Citizens Traction 5s. Manchester bonds
were wanted at 105
Standard Plate Glass Company stock was
offered on Change yesterday at 50. West
inghouSe Electric new at 80 and Electric scrip
at 80.
The Comptroller of Currency has declared
first dividend OF so per cent in favor OF the
creditors of the Lima National Bank, of Lima,
Isl sS. 0 " ~-''''
Baxter, Thompson & Co. say the only diff
Guilty in the realty market is the firmness of
owners. They are using their persuasive
powers on some OF them.
Two thousand dollars foot front for
property on central Fifth avenue is consid-
cred quite moderate. 1t is safe to say there
wi IN nf 10 hlfx S,,i fo1d n
Grant streets at that figure.
Additional Points in Realty
Among transfers recorded this week, not
pre- eviously noted, are these: S. N. Prather
ct ux to Edward S. McLain, lot 24xlO0, North
avenue, Allegheny, $l7.5Oo; Cath. Schanzen-
bach to Grace Redenbach, tract in Ross
township. 21a acres, sl2. 900.
John X. Ewing & Co. sold for B. A. Elliott
to Nj. A. Rippenger two lota, A1l2O each, on
Magnolia street. Tenth ward, Allegheny
near Perrysville avenue and Charles street.
being Nos. q and 2s in Elliott's plan, for
S 200 cash.
Black s. Baird sold to Maggie Gavin lot
3l7 in the Alta Land Company plan on Du-
quesne Heights for $50 cash: to j. W. High
town, 39l for $50, aud to Mrs. C. A. Berry
lots Nos. SS6 and 3S7 for $l20
A. j. PenIe Iecost sold to tine Safe Deposit |
and Trust Company of Pittsburg, lots Nos.
30, "a 55 56 and 81 to Harvey Henderson for |
$1,000. He also sold lot No. s6 ON Wylie |
avenue to B. H. Waughter !
A. z. Brers & Co. sold two more lots, to |
James ORilley Tor the Ridgeview Land |
Company, being Nos. 2 and 3 In their plan, |
Eleventh ward, Allegheny City, havins, a |
iron tage of so feet on Fleming avenue ana |
extending through l2O 1eet to u 20 foot alley, |
for 81 800.
Norris & Aisbitt sold for tine estate of |
Adam Jacobs, decea sed, lot No. 81 in Oak |
land Place plan to VIM. SutIey for 81 600; !
also sold for A. II. Childs lot No. ii in Oak
land Place addition to John F. Armitage for |
s. lOOO
Charles Somers & Co. sold another lot for
Messrs. Haberman & Schaub, in their Grace
Park plan of lots, CHARTERS township, being
No. 10, fronting 25 feet on Lorenz avenue by !
90 feet in even width to an alley; Joseph |
purchaser price, $780,
II. A. Heron & Sons sold property corner
and Station street, East End;
lot 50X65 ieet, wine fine new business block,
for price approximating So 900; the pur-
chaser, nonresident, bought it for an in
vestment.
The Burrell Improvement Company report
the following sale of lots at Kensingtop:
Lacien Clawsen, lot 529, block a. $500; Mrs.
Henrietta George, lot 70, block b. $525; VIM.
Ashton, lot 6lO, block "a, $l.052 30: charles
Skclton, lot 652, BLOCK 49, 1917 30: Lewis e,
Westbrook, lots 26S, 269 270, b. 26. $3,O75: Lu-
Glen Clawson and VIM. A. Griffith lot 23I, /
block e6, 1852 so: John Vorhoff, lot 267, block
D. 81, los; VIM. A. Griffith, lot $50, block 49,
$500
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