Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-06
FEATURES OF TRADE.
Fourteenth Ward Keeping Up Its
Reputation for Progress.
WORK BEGUN On NEwSBoYS' HOME.
4 Movement to Complete the Paving of
Penn Avenue. Williamsburg.
TREND OF MONEY AND SPECULATION

| A petition is ont for the paving of Penn
avenue from the city line to the. Pennsyl-
| vania Railroad, Williamsburg. 1t lacks but
one or two names to give the required two
| thirds in interest and numbers. Penn ave-
nue. being the principal thoroughfare con-
Meeting the borough and the city, it is ad-
mitted on all sides that its improvement as
J indicated is a necessity. As it is, it makes
an unfavorable impression upon strangers
who get the first sight of the town from that
point. The rest of the avenue is in good
shape.
Fourteenth Ward Movements.
An option was taken yesterday on four
acres of ground on Allequippa street, near
Robinson, at about 81, 900 an acre. As there
appears to be no obstacle in the way, the
deal will probably be closed in few days.
If so, the tract will be subdivided and put
in the market It will make between 40
and so good-sized lots, This locality Is
building up very fast. At the head of Rob-
inson street Is to 20 houses are about ready
for roofing. Among the owners are Aaron,
Moore, Shaefer and Dyer. Aaron has five.
Charles Roberts is erecting q commodious
store on Lookout avenue, near Wallace
street, which is greatly needed as residents
now obtain supplies at long range As
showing activity in the lot market, George
Schmidt has disposed of 65 In Eureka place,
and has built and sold IL houses.
Tho Ground Broken.
Work has been commenced on the News
boys Home, corner of Forbes and Shingiss
streets. on the lot donated by Mrs. Schen-
ley. The plans are by j, W. Offerman.
Rose & Fisher have the contract They e1-
pect to have the building ready for occu-
pancy by November 15-an event looked
forward to by the newsies with great inter-
est. 1t will cost in the neighborhood of
$50, 900.
Building New Quarters.
The old structure in Washington, Pa,
long occupied by the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad as ticket office, will soon be de-
molished to make room for handsome
Office building, plans for which are being
prepared. 1t will occupy the space be-
tween the freight depot and Main street.
The new depot will soon receive the finish
ing touches. When occupied, the work of
leveling the old structure will begin. 1t is
expected the new building will be completed
by November 1.
Yesterdays Building Record.
Twelve permits were taken out yesterday
for IA improvements, aggregating in esti-
mated cost So, 430. Those of special inter-
est and value are: II. S. A. Stewart, two
story stone and brick dwelling on More
wood avenue, Twentieth ward, $24, 900; Mrs.
Margaret c. Ricketson, frame dwelling on
Juniata street, Twenty-second ward, 81 300;
Mrs, Z. Laying, three-story frame dwelling
on Emerson street, Twentieth ward, $1,000;
r. NJ. Adams three-story stone and brick
dwelling on Sheridan avenue, Nineteenth
or1 L f-.r
dwellings on Wadsworth street, Thirteenth
ward, 81, 900.
Special Features OF Trade.
People in all lines of business are taking
advantage of good weather to push things.
Everybody has "a move on"
]. d. Jarrett has purchased a farm in
Washington county and will engage in the
small fruit business.
Larkin & Kennedy, while talking little are
saving great deal Of wood. They will
make some interesting announcements in
real estate before long.
Architect Frazier is completing plans for
Joseph Horne & Co.'S mammoth drygoods
store on Penn avenue.
George Schmidt has completed the founda-
tion for his residence on Center avenue
near Aiken. 1t will rank with the finest in
that locality.
Architect Campbell has finished plans for
a Presbyterian Church at Mansfield, Pa
The lot on which it will stand was pur-
chased a short time ago for $4,000
The West End Savings Bank has declared
q semi-annual dividend of per cent, pay
able on and after the 18th inst.
Pittsburg and Western Railroad earnings
for the month of April increased $62,Ao0.
Additional Points in Realty.
A wealthy brewer has entered the real
estate market as an investor.
J. W. G. Smith has sold his Twenty-third
ward property to Michael McNalley for slO,-
800. 1t is on Kansas street, and is 5Oxl5O feet
in size.
A. j. Pentecost sold for A. D. Sharpe. ex.
ecutor of the estate of George Hutchinson,
deceased, n lot e46xll0 feet. on which is Il |
two-story brick dwelling, known as No. % |
Resaca street, Allegheny, for S. 400 |
c. L. Reno sold to Henry Loxterman lot |
51xl2I on Edwin street, near Pennsylvania |
for 81, 700. |
Holmes & Co. sold for the keystone Land |
and Loan Association in Etna Place plan, at |
lot No. 80, section G, to David |
W1lDert, OF homestead, for $3.50: lot No. 49, |
section G, to Robert Steele of Braddock, for
$3.50: lot No. ], section J. to W. s. Boyce, of /
Washington, Pa, for $3.50; lot No. 25 section |
NJ, to j. D. Kline, of Allegheny, for $3.50: two
lots in section A to b. A. stevenson, of LAW
renceville, for $3.50. They also sold for T. c.
Pitcairn a house and lot on Eighteenth
street, city, for 81 100, cash.
Peter Shields sold another lot, being No. 23l,
l5Xl26 feet to 20-Toot alley, situated on STAN
ley street, in Schenley Park Land Company's
plan, Twenty-third ward, for $3.50.
Black Baird sold four more lots in the
Alta Land Company's plan. on Lupton
street, Duquesne Heights, No 400, to Cathe.
rine Garvin, 40l to james Garvin, 4O2 to John
Garvin and 403 to Mary Diggins, each for
~ so cash.
j. H. Coleman & Co. sold for NJ. Mawhin-
7 D., l. .lot/ -tnn-