Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-08
A BIG DEAL In ACREAGE
Being Pushed in the Interests of q Local
Manufacturing Concern-A welI-Known
Broker Buys a Home Out PerrysviIle
Avenue-Other Late Transactions.


Manufacturing Concern-A welI-Known
Broker Buys Home Out PerrysviIle
Avenue-O Other Late Transactions.
FRIDAY, Oct. Z.
A large acreage deal is in hand, and the
result of conference between the owners
and intending purchasers held to-day indi-
Gates an early settlement The tract con-
tains 180 acres, and is situated about 20
miles from the city, being in close proxim-
ity to Kensington. Mr.. j. C. Dick is ne
gotiating for the purchase of the ground for
local manufacturing concern, and the
amount involved is $4,000
George B. Hill, the well-known broker. has
just purchased from Commodore Rodgers IA
acres of land situated on Perrysvflle ave.
nue.. short distance beyond Keating's, for
$Zl,0oO, or 81, 900 an acre. Mr.. Hill bought the
property for home purposes and will shortly
occupy the large dwelling on the premises
Items of Gossip.
The sales recently made of properties
fronting on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
in Hazelwood, Twenty-third ward, have re.
suited in making that neighborhood quite q
manufacturing district There are now
erected and in full working order two tin
plate 1actor1es, namely, that of John HamiI-
ton, Esq, who supplies the local trade
and Messrs Griffith s. Caldwalder, whose
goods are shipped to distant places; also, the
firm of Oliver p. Scaife & Co., Limited whose
factory Is almost ready Tor the manufacture
OF tanks, receivers, ETC., for gas, Oil and
water.
broker is still confined to his home, being
seriously ill, the result of an accident re.
cefved this summer while ell route to the
bicycle meet.at Washington, D. C,
Perrysville avenue, it is reported, will be
wldened and improved in general from the
city line to Perrysville. distance of five
miles, in the spring. The idea. said an Allie.
gheny official, IS to have a driveway equal
to the finest in this section of the coun-
try.
The two old brick buildings which have
occupied the southwestern corner of Vine
street and Fifth avenue for many years,
and which had virtually become an eve.
sore, have been razed and two fine stone
sfead Sv are being erected in their
new design and are attracting great deal
of attention.
Rumor still has it that the Watson prop
erty, in the Tenth ward, Allegheny, will he
purchased by Allegheny City ior park pur.
poses.
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued to-day:
The Denny estate, a four-story brick busi-
ness and apartment building, corner Seventh
street and Bedford avenue; cost, $l2, 600. j.
81. Bruning, a two-story brick dwelling.
4 nural nco street, near Negley avenue; cost.
dwellings,, Spahr street. between Alder
street and College avenue; cost, s., 1000 for
both. Sadler, Evans & Co., six two-story
frame dwellings, Kelly street, between Lin
coin and Fifth avenues; cost, 81 GOO each.
George Huth. two-story frame dwelling,
BoQuet street, near Bates street; cost, 50. 500
Late Sales.
The McKeesport and Wilmerding Land
Company has just purchased $50 acres of
land lying between Mckeesport and Wilmer
ding. The price paid was 100000, and the
land will be trnversed by the McKeesport
pike also runs through the prop
erty. The McKeesport and Wilmerdils
Land Company Was organized with O capital
stock OF 5000 COG, and the following officers:
b. w. Carskaddon, of the Penn.
sylvania Railroad; Vice President, d. V, NJ
Taylor, Mckeesport; Secretary, j. C. De-
venny, McKeesport; Treasurer, Dr.. C. r.
President OF the Peoples Bank,
S. A. Dickie & Co. sold for F. P. Bell to j.
A. Murphy lot in the Fahncstock Place
plan, 4311xl4o feet fronting on Homewood
Black Baird sold to II. R. Shepard lots
Nos. and In the Eureka Land Company's
plan, fronting "a feet on Frazier street., near |
Wflnot street, by loo feet in depth to an |
alley, for $1,000. |
George Schmidt sold lot on AIleuuippa !
street, 9oxl00 feet to an alley, and being lot |
No. liS in MS Eureka s.,n Lace Plan, Oakland,
d. Behen & Son sold to Mrs Annie Con- |
nors for P. Shields. fOur-room frame hOuse |
and lot 20x100 feet, On Forty-flith street. |
near Calvan street, Seventeenth ward, for
O., 500.
John Z. Ewing s. Co. sold for Mrs. Rebecca
Hunter house and lot, being No. 81 South
street, Allegheny, for S., $50 cash.
The purchaser, Mr.. Adam Bepler, Jr, will
improve the property with new building
In the spring.
James ". Drape & Co. report the follow
Ing sales: A lot and small building on
syracuse street for 500; a house and grounds
III the suburbs for$7, 100; collateral interest
In two houses and lots of $1,000, and lot in
The Keystone plan, Grafton, for $4l0
A. z. Byers & Co. sold for the Rtdcsyiew
Land Company to Harry Hughes another
lot in their plan. being No. 6, from ting 25 ieet
On Fleming avenue and extending through
l20 feet to O 20-foot alley, for S725
Scott & McMilien sold for Harry Brooks to
q. w. Graft the property on the corner of
Sweeney and Overhill streets, Sixth ward.
Allegheny, being a lot 22xlOS feet.
w. A. Heron & Sons make the following
report, which probably refers to the above:
sold on the Perrysville road near the end
,f the electric railroad, "A acres of ground,
With a large frame house, for s2l 900 to q
,rominent business man, VINO purchased ~ |
or residence Il