Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-14
Two Fine Properties Purchased and
Donated as a Site for
A CHURCH FOR THE SIXTH Q. P.'S.
Unprecedented Activity in Building in the
Mt Washington District
INVESTORS WORKING THE TOWNSHIPS

Highland avenue and Station street, fol
s25, 900 cash, and also the adjoining prop
erty, owned by j. C. Buffum, for $23, 600
These properties have a combined frontage
of 200 feet on Highland avenue, and about
the same on Station street They will be
turned over by Mr.. Lockhart to the church
authorities as q site for the new ediice,
which will be OF stone and cost S150, 900 OF
more. The work of construction will begin
in June. Subscriptions already made prac'
tically cover the entire cost of the building.
A Busy Quarter Heard From.
Building on Mt Washington Is quite
active. John Mooney has just completed
90 five and six-roomed houses on Sweet
briar street and started 20 more in the same
neighborhood. B. j. Williams has COM
menced eight on Belonda and Natchez
streets, to be completed as soon as possible.
Kirk Bigham has purchased material for II
houses in the Duquesne Heights end of the
district and will break ground for them
about May 1. George H. Hershey is put
ting up three on Leila street. A deal is in
progress for piece of ground in the Boggs
avenue district, which, if consummated, will
result in block of 16 houses. One stone
contractor has 200 cellars under way or en-
gagged. Indications are that work on the
Grandview Traction Railway will begin at
an early day. The second assessment has
been called for MAY 1. 1t is intimated that
the capital stock will be increased at the
next meeting of stockholders, which will be
held next week.
Moro East End Homes.
Galen c. Hartman. ESQ.,, has commenced
four eight-roomed frame houses on Graham
street, shadyside. Architect M. Jacob
has prepared plans for three brick dwell
ings on Ophelia street, opposite the Chill
dren's Hospital Ed House, JE., the con-
tractor, will soon begin the erection of a
fine stone front brick mansion on the same
street.
Activity In tho Townships.
The city is reaching out, not only into
the boroughs, but the townships, where a
great deal of real estate has changed hands
within the last few months. The impress
sion prevails that Pittsburg will ultimately
absorb the county, and it may be that long
headed investors realize this consummation
more forcibly than others, and are getting
in on the ground floor. SO as to lay foun-
dations for future fortunes Several good
sized deals in township property were noted
few days ago. The following transfers
are taken from the court records: William
Hesselbarth ct ux to Joseph Schwarzmiller,
lot in Stowe township, 50x100. $4,000; c. B.
Harmon ct al to Joseph P. Frischler, lot in
Hampton township, 25x7S, Butler road,
$125; Crawley & Carroll, Limited, to John
j. Keil. lot in Shaler township, 5Ox1OO,
Grove street, $3.50; Frances M. Love to
Margaret H. Slack, lot in Leet township,
81. $50; A. F. Klein ct al to Frank Nath, lot
in St. Clair township, 25114O, Rechtenwald
street. 5000; Daniel w. Morrow ct ux to
$500.
The BufIding Record
Yesterday was another good day in the
building line, but not equal to the dav
before. Ten permits were issued for Is inn
provements, aggregating in estimated value
SIS, $50. The most important are: Martin
Shaughnessy, brick addition to dwelling on
Penn avenue, Twelfth ward, 1000; A.
Lennx, three brick dwellings on Bedford
street, Eleventh ward, 81, 500; D. Knox
Miller, brick dwelling on Rebecca street,
Twentieth ward, s6,5OO; T. H. Groak, two
frame dwellings on Winslow street, Twen-
ty-frst ward, $4,000
Special Features of Trade.
Tomorrow, Good Friday, being a legal
holidaysstock and financial institutions of
the city will suspend business for the day.
Twenty banks have been organized in
various parts of the West during the last
few weeks, adding nearly $2,000,000 to the
banking capital of the country.
The list of new buildings given above
shows activity in that line of business.
They are generally of a better character
than heretofore.
T. A. Dunshee has sold to Clarence A.
Walker for $4, 500 125x135 feet of ground on
High street Roynoldton. It will be i'm
proved.
A material reduction on the assessed valu-
alton of the Exchange property having been
secured, the members are comparatively
happy.
Progress is reported in the negotiations Of
the United States Glass Company for ground
outside the city as a site for all of its plants.
Signs still point to the Blair district as the
place.
Edgewood people continue fighting the
Pennsylvania Railroad. 1t is said, the au-
thorities are willing to grant rights of way
tween Williamsburg and Braddock.
Andrew Caster yesterday sold s., 600 Point
Bridge seconds at q slight advance on auc-
tion prices.
At the last stock call yesterday 3sM was
bid for Manchester Traction.
The annual election for directors of the
Odd Fellows Savings Bank will be held next
Thursday.
Additional Events in Realty.
The principal events in realty transpiring
yesterday are noted above. There was
good inquiry for lots and many changed
A season of good weather to harden the
roads is all that is needed to enable the mar
ket to assume an aggressive attitude.
Ira NJ. Burchf1eld sold two lots in North
Homestead. Twenty-second ward. 6OxI20
each, for $1.275.
Black & Baird sold for A. v.D. Watterson,
ward Place, near Linden avenue, 50xl4O feet,
for S., 500.
TRAFFIC IN MONEY.
Private Capital Loaned as Low as Five Per