Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-19
NINETEEN ACRES
Near Swissvale Bring $4,000 That New
Glass Plant VIII Likely Be Located Up
the Allegheny River-It Will Be q Big
C0ncern-Other Realty Matters

| ~NooT o"1ssValo Bring 830,OOO-In8s New
Glass Plant VIII Likely Be Located UE
the Allegheny River-It Will Be q Big
Concern-Other Realty Matters.
TUESDAY, Oct 18
or the many deals in realty being closed
the saleoof large and valuable acreage tracts
are still the most prominent. The sale Of 9
tract of 10 acres of the McKelvey farm,
located between Edgewood and Swissvale,
being in close proximity to the former
place, was consummated to-day, Mr.. Nc
kelvey selling the property toa Mr. Kelly.
OF the East End, for $35, 900. The sale shows
large increase in the value of this property
properties situated in this vicinity is likely
10 De heard of before great while.
That Glass Syndicate.
The syndicate which has been negotiating
for the purchase of between 500 and ]. 600
acres Of land o short distance up the Monon-
gahela river, and which was rendered q
tract of 30 acres situated in the Same vicin-
ity by Joseph Walton. Esq, a certain pro-
given up the idea of locating on either Of
the aforementioned properties as today
the company, with II. Sellers McKee's name
at the head Of it. secured 3U-day option on
oJO acres of the Carus properly. at Carus
station, about 20 miles from the city, on the
Allegheny Valley lsailroad. This company,
It Is said BY parties who are in a position to
know, will be the largest concern of the
kind in the country. Some of Pittsburg's
heaviest capitalists are interested in the en-
terprise.
Items of Gossip.
Forty acres of land, situated within the
city limits in the West End, changed hands
to-day. The particulars Of this deal will be
made public on Thursday next. The prop
srty will be plotted and an entirely new
district Will be opened up.
The sale Of about five acres of ground on
Homewood avenue, East End, was closed
to-day, the consideration being close to $685.
000. details OF which are like those of many
other deals equally as important, which
have also been closed, being withheld from
prominent firm OF Fourth avenue brok-
ers who are engineering deal involving
$l5O0OO report the transaction as being in
elegant shape" and anticipate its consum-
nation within q week. The property is
situated IN the heart Of the city.
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued to-day:
II. +. Hopson, three two-story brick dwell
ings, Forty.seventh street, between Butter
and Plumer streets; cost, $1,000 for all.
James Semple, two story frame dwelling,
Dresden alley, between Fifty-second and
McCandless streets; cost, 81, 300. Jnmes Col
nan, two-story frame dwelling, Winebid-
Ole avenue. near Liberty avenue; cost, 81 900.
Louis Ellar. one-story frame dwelling,
schenley View plan; cost. 1926 j. Crothers,
one-story frame dwelling, Schenley View
plan; cost, $3.50. Michael Tougnard, a one
story frame dwelling, Smiths way. between
kramer and Efcher streets: cost, $500. John
Kerr, one-story frame stable, Kelly street,
near Dallas avenue; cost, $500. John Brunor,
2 one-story frame kitchen, Barry street,near
quincy sti Get; cost, sl00.
Late Reports From the Brokers.
George W. Acho sold a residence property
cor insisting OF lot 4oxl35 feet and brick
dwelling. situated in the Shadyside district,
to well-known contractor for $llOOO.
Snyder White sold lot lCOxI2O feet on
Clifton avenue, Allegheny, to C. r. Bush
field for $1,000. The purchaser will erect
hve brick dwellings ON the premises, which
will be offered for sale VIXEN completed.
John ID. Bailey sold at auction t0-dny the
property No. Ninth street, lot 2Ox 100 for
$4,000. MI. d. P. Reighard was the pur-
chaser.
Black & Baird sold to G. W. Scheininant,
Jr., tor j. Lenninbrink, of Rochester, Pa,
lot No. 10 of the Kenilworth Place plan,
fronting 22 feet OH Clarissa street by u |
depth of 100 feet to an alley, for s7I0.
w. A. HERON & Sons sold three lots on |
teenth ward. 25xl0O feet each, for s. 500 for |
all.
The Burrell and Kensington Improvement
Companies report the following sale of lots |
at Kensington: James Baird, Homestead, lot |
go, block g. $s25 cash; August Wieland, Pitts |
Of lot q, block s, $l.4S0 cash: Frederick VIE |
land, Pittsburg. LOT 40. block Z. $3.50; John
Steven son, New Kensington, Pa, LOT As.
block q, $s77 so cash.