Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-13
POINTS IN REALTY.
Activity in Full Swing in the Green
field Avenue District.
A CONTRACT LET FOR TEN HOUSES.
That for the Newsboys' Permanent Home
Will Be Awarded Saturday.
HUSTLING ON MARSHALL AVENUE

The Schenley Park Land Company yes
terday let the contract for 10 good-class
dwellings on its plan in the Greenfield ave-
nue. district, Twenty-third ward. They will
cost close to $40, 900. By the terms of the
contract work will be commenced immedi-
ately. and the houses finished early in July.
A large force of workmen is engaged in
grading four streets passing through this
and Senator Films plan, where 65 houses
are in course of construction. These streets
are Lydia, Gertrude, Alma and Stanley.
Winterburn avenue. Coleman and Hoosack
streets are also being fixed up. Everything
is ready for the cars to run on Greenfield
avenue.
Two Contracts to Be Let
The contract for the erection of the
Newsboys' Home will be let by Architect
J. W. Offerman next Saturday. The same
architect will also let at the same time the
contract for alterations in the art gallery
of the Exposition building It will be con-
verted into a music hall. Mr.. Oferman is
preparing plans for Catholic church at
Connellsville to replace the one recently
destroyed by fire. 1t will cost S75, 600.
Hustling on Marshall Avenue.
The Tenth ward, Allegheny, is full Of m
proyement schemes, many of which will
materialize before the end Of summer. Lots
are selling rapidly, and to reinforce the
supply between 30 and 40 acres have re-
Gently been plotted Building is very
active. Marshall avenue is the coming
thoroughtare in this district. It will be
widened to 60 feet from Perrysville avenue
to the Brighton road and to 40 feet from the
Brighton road to California avenue. The
assurance Of this improvement has already
strengthened land values The last re-
ported sale, that of large building site,
was at the rate of $40 foot front Among
MANY handsome residences on Marshall ave-
nue. may be mentioned those of Thomas M.
Marshall, Sr., Prof. Barris A. G. Johnston,
ESQ.,, R. B. Scandrett, ESQ.,, and Prot.
James Morrow. 1t was the theater Of stir
ring events during the Civil War. Fort
McKeever is still in good state Of preser-
walton, and the rifle pits are in much the
same condition as when they were formed
to repel the Morgan raiders.
The Building Record.
Yesterday was the best building day of
the week, If not of the year. The sun came
out bright and warm, and owners and con-
tractors made the most of it. Delay early
in the season is being made up for very fast
Twenty-three permits were issued, repre-
senting 80 improvements, the large major
ity being dwellings. The cost of all is esti-
mated at S34. 225 The most important are:
H. H. Wanderlick, two frame dwellings on
Hamilton avenue, Twenty-6rst ward, So, 100;
Thomas Malady, brick dwelling on Mary
street, Twenty-fourth ward, $500; Louis
Schnuth, brick dwelling on Washington
avenue, Thirty-6rst ward, So, 200; Thomas
Armstrong, frame and cement dwelling on
Shetland avenue, Twenty-frst ward, 81 ,000;
D. E. Sheridan, frame and cement dwelling
on Shetland avenue, Twenty-frsr ward,
$4,000; William Eihler, two brick dwellings
on Twenty. seventh street, Twenty-ffth
ward, So, 500; A. Harris, frame dwelling on
Harrison street, Thirteenth ward, $1,000;
Miss N. j. McRoberts, two brick dwellings
George Ventress, brick dwelling on Wylie
avenue, Thirteenth ward, S., 900.
Special Features of Trade.
George Williamson is having plans made
for a high class dwelling in sewiokley.
1t was reported yesterday that another
piece of Cherry alley property had changed
hands, but inside facts could not be OBJ
tanned.
The Tenth ward, Allegheny, school house,
near the terminus of the electric road, on
Perrysville avenue. will be completed in
week or Two.
1t is reported that tho city has made an
offer for the Shannon property, adjoining
Highland Park, recently purchased by a
syndicate for 100000.
river. near Rock Point. by the Pittsburg
and Lake Erie Railroad to give it an en-
trance to Ellwood City, and also better con-
nection with the Baltimore and Ohio, is no
longer in doubt. All the preliminaries have
been arranged.
At the annual meeting of the Anchor Bank
yesterday the old Board of Directors was re-
Ewing, H. J. McCracken. R. J. Stoney, Jr.,
John Kelly, Henry Smith, James H. Scott, 4
George W. Schmidt, and A. v. D. Watterson.
six acres, with good dwelling and outbuild-
ings, in Leet township, for 5000.
The grade of Perrysville avenue will be
made to correspond to that of Charles
street. This is satisfactory to a large ma
jority of the land owners.
Two business properties on Liberty ave-
schoenberger estates, will be offered at auc-
tion tomorrow at P. NJ, by A. Leggate &
Son.
Wilmerding school bonds were offered on
the Exchange yesterday on basis to net
the investor ~ per cent.
Latest Events in Realty.
Real estate brokers received considerable
encouragement yesterday. They succeeded
in getting number of prospective buyers
out to examine the properties they were
unusual of late on ac-
count of bad roads. Prospects are improv-
ing with the weather.
J. J. Cupples sold for Robert C. Lyons q lot
on Third avenue, corner of Redoubt allev,
with q twO-Story building, No. Is, for $40 000
Black & Baird sold to John j. Foster for
John P. Hickman lot No. 6 and a part of lot
No. in J.. Delp's plan at Vast Bellevue,
fronting 371a feet on the Beaver road by q
depth Of 1lS feet, for $3.50 cash.
Reed B. Coyle & Co., sold lot No. 30 in their
Glenmawr plan at Haysville, Pittsburg. FIT. |
Wayne and Chicago Railway, being 30x110 |
also sold in the same plan lot No. g. front |