Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-14
TRADE OF THE CITY.
Points in Real Estate, Involving a
Number Of Improvements.
A BLOCK OF TWELVE STONE HOUSES
The Advance in Realty Due to 8 Good De-
mand, Backed by Ready Cash.
FEATURES OF HONEY AND SPECULATION

| The Order Of United American Mechanic.
at Ingram have purchased from s. j. Butte
through the agency of Morris B Aisbitt, 6
large lot on Prospect avenue, near the rail
road station, on which they propose erect
ing handsome three-story brick building
to be occupied as lodge rooms and stores
John F. Sweeny succeeded yesterday in
closing q sale of some importance, which ha,
been pending for some time. The property
consists of square of very eligibly located
ground near the Heron Hill Park, belong.
ing to George L. Heron. Mr.. Sweeny
represents a firm that will Immediately
break ground for the erection OF houses on
the entire plot which will soon be placed on
the market.
Fresh Building Schemes.
Ground was broken yesterday in the
Greenfield avenue plan of lots for two nice
dwellings, making about 80 houses just fin
ished or under way in this locality. Peter
Shields, the agent, yesterday sold fine
lot in the same place to a prominent busi-
ness man, who will improve it at once with
q commodious general store, which will be
a great convenience to large population.
Mr.. Shields also sold two lots in the Schen-
lev Park plan, both of which will be i'm
proved during the summer
The Baltimore and Ohio people are at
work on the bridge at Second and Green
field avenues. The Greenfield avenue cleo
trio road hauled upward of 1000 people to
Schenley Park on Sunday.
Views OF Business Man.
Despite the warm weather, Mr.. Edwin
Powell is busy making arrangements tor the
construction OF 12 three-story stone houses
on Alpha terrace. opposite the 13 already
built and occupied. In the course of o
conversation with Mr. Powell yesterday he
said: '"There Is Q fine opening for such
houses as I have built and expect to build.
Values of property all through the Nine
teenth and Twentieth wards, and especially
the Nineteenth, are advancing. For in
stance, side lots that were bought last year
by home capital tor S25 foot front are now
being sold for $50. The advance has been
especially marked on Stanton avenue 'front.'
ing on Hays, Euclid and St. Clair streets"
Mr.. Powell added: "The advance is in no
sense the outcome or forerunner of wild
speculation, but is the legitimate result of
good home demand backed by ready cash.
which, of course, is the basis of all values"
Yesterdays Building Permits.
The week started with a snap in the
building line. Twenty permits were issued
for "a improvements, all estimated to cost
$45, 400. The most important are: Mrs. j.
B. Barbour, brick dwelling on Beatty
street, Nineteenth ward, $500; j. c.
Rodgers, brick dwelling on Stanton avenue,
Nineteenth ward, s5, 100; j. B. Morland,
three brick dwellings on Highland avenue,
Nineteenth ward, S13, 900; NJ Melady, two
frame dwellings on Lytle street, Twenty
third ward, $4,000; English Lutherans,
stone and brick church on Stevenson
street, Eighth ward, 81, 900:
Special Features OF Trade.
Business opened up in good shape yester-
day. The prospect is fair for good week.
The New York Journal of Enonce says: "a
plan to unite the bituminous coal producers
on basis that will increase net earnings OF
all parties engaged in it is under way. The
special meeting of the Wheeling and Lake
Erie stockholders at Toledo on July is un-
derstood to be the first move in that direc-
tion."
Charles Thomson bought four lots in
Homestead yesterday. upon which he will
build during the summer.
Exports of gold from New York last week
were 81 65S SS3, nearly oil to France and Ger
many. and Of silver sssl,lss, nearly all to
The people of Kenton, O.. have voted to
establish q system waterworks at a cost of
$26.000
The New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
Company has purchased from Jemima Me-
Laughlin 81 acres of coal land in Plum town
ship for SIP, ,27s.
A Baptist church, to cost s21, 900, will be
erected this summer in Franklin, Pa.
At the last stock call yesterday, 27 was bid
for Duquesne Traction and 26sI for Birming-
ham.
J. A. Myler, Jr:, has applied for member
ship in the Pittsburg Exchange.
Owing to press Of business the Westing-
house Electric Company will fix up the old
air brake works in Allegheny and operate it
Way and Garrison alley.
The gross earnings of 142 railroads from
January l to May 81 were S20l, 1875 0l6 an
Increase M ss of sI2,sss sss For the month Of
an increase of ssA, 1892,
Additional Points In Realty.
Snyder White sold to Samuel Larry for
John Porterf1eld q six-roomed brick house,
with lot 2O1Ix75 feet, on jackson street, Alle-
gheny, for u, ,C0O also sold to Mrs. Eliza
Brown for James W. Grove the property No.
% Sherman avenue, Allegheny, for SlS.hO0
cash; sold to Martin L. Snyder for John
Porterfeld vacant lot 2O1<x76 feet on
Morris & Aisbitt sold seven lots in their
View Place plan for 81, 900 to Robert |
Reed and II. G. Genzow; also sold for the |
Of Adam Jacobs fly ge lots in their
Black & Baird sold to +. l. Rutledge a |
property on the Morntngside road, Nine |
teenth ward, containing about two acres |
Kelly & Rogers sold for E. G. UpstilI four
ots in the Twenty-firs ward, on Lowell and |
Windslow streets, for 81. 500, to a stock dealer;
;ic plan to Miss Maggie B. Keglel. for $500;
.lso sold for j. Mckee 6919s feet in the En-
,erprise plan to Sherers & Metzger, for s., 900
ash: also TOR same to Mrs. Cunningham a
< in fho Nira ord e SSn.
,lso sold for G. w. Schmidt to Longdon Sons
SS feet on Mellon street. for 81, ,7ss; also sold
% Hubbard & Hughes, in the Nineteenth
ward, three lots for S., 800; also sold for Mrs.
ISABELLA Sargent to a prominent real estate
lealer, 17lx1l0 feet on Euclid avenue for
h, 524; also sold for j. W. Arrott in his
Iepth, to W. G. Evans ct al. for SIS, 200.
S. A. Dickie & Co. sold for J. A. Murphy to
o NJ. E. Hoover a lot on Bennett street,
lear Homewood, 6o1l8b feet feet, for q, 17b;
N improved property on Edgerton avenue.
six-roomed frame house, with lot bsxloo
re- Reed ID b Coyle & Co. sold lots Nos. 1so 1s1.
g., 1853 and 1874 in their Glenmawr Park plan
t Haysville, Pittsburg, TT. Wayne and Chi
ago Railway, fronting l52 feet on Ingleside
venue by ITO feet on Leetwood avenue. for
$50.
EFT. schaffner sold for Henry Rhine a
rame house of four rooms ana lot soxS0
eet, on Albert street, Thirty-second ward,
O Miss Josephine Stack, of Redmondvilie,
or ST. 45O cash.
John F. Sweeny sold for George L. Heron
square Of lots fronting on Camp street 220
eet The purchasing firm will Immediately
egin the erection OF q number OF residences.
Charles Somers & Co. sold for Mrs. Nancy
hastings to Robert Fitzpatrick, O residence
situated on Grove street, Thir-
cen tn ward, comprising q frame house of
ix rooms, on lot 72x94 feet, for 81, 800 cash.
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