Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-09
ON THE N0RTHSIDE.
A Good Lot Market and Activity in
Building in the West End.
WORK ON CALIFORNIA AVENUE.
Electric Cars Expected to Reach Bellevue by
the End of the Year.
MANY IMPROVEMENTS AT BRUSHTeN

rapid transit inside Of year. James Doran
has about completed arrangements for ten
dwellings in the neighborhood of the school
house. J. B. Steenson will soon start the
finest house in the place on the corn er of
Kelly and Harriet streets. Massena Bros.
are figuring on the material j. c. Dick
will probably put up a business house
nearby. There is considerable vacant
ground along the hillside, which rumor
says will be bought up and improved.
Progressive Quarter.
Ridgeview, in the Eleventh ward, ALLIE
gheny, on California avenue, is improving
faster perhaps than any other quarter on
the Northside. 1t has been on the market
but short time. Eight houses have been
finished and about the same number are uh-
der way. They are all of high class, cost
ing from Sc, 600 to 500 Among those
now building are Mrs C. Steffen, B. Dono-
van, brick contractor; G. Rose, of Rose &
Fisher; L T. Faulder, furniture dealer; Mr.
Mexican, brother of Postmaster Mexican,
and DR.. j. h. Wright.
A Northside Artery.
Work on California avenue, the great
thoroughfare to connect Allegheny City
with the western suburbs, is making SUBJ
stantial progress, much to the qualification
OF people in that locality. 1t has been
graded as far as the city line and paved to
Woodland avenue. The Pleasant Valley
Railway bridge across Jacks Run will be
completed by November l. Double tracks
have been laid to that point. The bridge
completed. work on the lower end Of the
avenue will be pushed forward as vigor-
ously as possible. 1t is expected that cars
will be running to Bellevue by the end of
the year. The completion of this avenue
will open up a large amount of as fine resi-
dence property as there is in the county.
An 5 ctive District.
As showing a good demand for lots on
California avenue, A. 2. Byers & Co. have
sold IL in the Grande Pointe plan within
the last ten days and have good prospect
of selling number of others These lots,
which are 5Ox140, are to be improved with
substantial dwellings costing not less than
Sc, 900 each. Mr.. Byers remarked: "Busi-
ness is fair with us. There is, of course, moth
ing like boom. but the inquiry is good, and
the prospect bright for good fall trade.
Idle money, of which the country is full,
must soon seek investment, and real estate
will get large share of it. -
Special Features of Trade.
The labor troubles st Homestead have
placed real estate in the background. Sew
eral promising deals have been broken off,
That local corporations occupy strong
position is shown by the promptness with
which dividends are announced. There
nave been no defaults in the regular list of
payers.
some offices at No. l66 Fourth avenue for the
transaction of q general real estate business,
for which they are well equipped by &C
quaintance and experience.
George B. Stoy has purchased from Mar
garet INevin s3x7s0 feet of ground on Grand
avenue, Leet township, for So. 900.
Six permits were issued yesterday for the
erection of ten buildings: The only one me,S,f Of
for four brick dwellings on Lytle street,
ward, at cost of $1,000.
The Dollar Savings Bank building Oh
Fourth avenue is being changed somewhat
The Board of Directors of the Hidalgo
Mining Company have declared a dividend
Of per cent payable % on JSy ~ 20
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Bridgewater Gas Company will be held
at Rochester on Monday, July 1s.
Additional Points in Realty.
George Schmidt sold for F. W. Hartung
Nos 1O4 and 1C6 Center avenue, lot 4oxl00
feet to an alley, with three brick buildings,
to E. Mathers and 5. s. Adier, 1or $io,ooo
Larkin & kennedy sold lots 81. IS and SO. in
the Blair Land Company's plan, Blair sta.
tion, to j. A. Baldwin for s., $50.
Black & Baird sold to John Wilmer a lot
ON the northeast corner of Dickson and
Harmar streets, Thirteenth ward. 25xl2o
leet, being No. l in the Denny plan, for $475.
James W. Drape & Co. sold residence of
seven rooms with lot on Taggart street, AL
egheny, for s., $50; also piece of ground in
O'Hara township TOT $3.50; also part interest
in properties in Sharpsburg, Hoboken and
the city for So,
John X. Ewing & Co. sold to Peter V. Row
nlnack a lot fronting 40 feet on Perrysville
avenue and extending through 1856 feet to
Ellis avenue. in the Mayfeld plan, Tenth
" ard, Allegheny, for 81. 400 cash.
The Burrell and Kensington Improvement
report the following sale of lots
It Kensington: Joseph Loutz, Pittsburg,
Pa. lot s, block Il, for $780, John F. Mowat,
Pittsburg, Pa, lot as, block 13, for $3.50; John
G. Becker, Kensington, Pa, lot 63l, block "A,
for 81, l05.