Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-12
Some Progress Made in Spite Of Poll
tics and the Elements.
INTERESTING EVENTS IN REALTY.
Six Acres in the East End Picked Up BY .
Professional Gentleman.
FEATURES OF MONEY AND SPECULATION

less disposition to shade. The real estate
market was reasonably active, several large
sales being closed, some of which estab-
lished new standard of values. There
was q brisk movement in single lots.
Building, although not up to the high
water mark Of the year, made satisfactory
progress
Regarding the Hump.
It was stated authoritatively yesterday
that the building to be erected by Mrs
Thomas Carnegie on the square on Fifth ave-
nue., recently purchased by her, will be
constructed with q view to the removal of
the portuberance commonly called the
'thump." The Kaufmanns are building to
meet the same possibility. Should the
Cathedral property change hands, of which
there is some tall talk, and be converted to
business purposes, this question, which has
been prominent for years, would be quickly
settled in favor of the cut, for . level ap-
proach would be a necessity. Sentiment
seems to favor the Improvement
Go This Time.
The Hamilton property, corner of Penn
and Dallas avenues, incorrectly reported
sold some time ago, to Mr.. j. G. Stephen
son, changed hands Yesterday through the
agency of Samuel w. Black & Co., at $751;
600. 1t consists of a good house and six
acres of ground. The purchaser, profess
sional man of Lawrenceville, will. when the
lease expires, improve the place and occupy
it as a residence.
An Investment Pans Out
Particulars of transaction in Highland
Park realty, which was concluded some
time ago but not reported, leaked out yes
terday w. C. Lyme purchased through the
of n L ha olrar
erty, corner of Highland avenue and Cal
lowhill street, for $40, 1875 Mr.. Lyme cut it
up into large lots, and has within the last
few weeks sold all of them excepting two,
the aggregate amounting to $4,000 Two
of the lots were disposed of yesterday by
Mr. Love-one to C. L. Reno for 5000.
and the other to Staley & Mccormick for
s., 500 The two lots unsold are valued at
s12, 500. This deal is good illustration of
the profit to be derived from judicious in
vestments in real estate.
Two More Fine Housea
Mr.. E. j. wilkins, who recently sold his
Penn avenue property to John B. Jackson,
of the Fidelity Title and Trust Company.
has purchased fine lot on the corner
OF Linden avenue and Mcpherson street,
Boulevard Place, upon which he will i'm
mediatelv begin the erection of q fine resi-
dence. 1t is understood the sale was made
by Black G. Baird. A prominent merchant
is making arrangements to build in the
same locality.
VIII Build . Church.
Morris & Aisbitt yesterday sold to the
First PRESBYTERIAN Church Of Ingram two
lots in the Hodgson plan, situated at the
corner of Stanley, Mckee aud Renfrew
streets, for 81, 500, less the usual discount
for cash, on which the congregation propose
erecting fine ediice at an early date.
Church building has become great feature
OF Pittsburg and its environs, showing that
moral growth is keeping step with material
development.
Buildings for tho Week.
Building was brisk during the week.
Sixty-three permits were issued for 81 i'm
provements, all estimated to cost S23S, S22
On Friday permit was taken out by the
Calvary Church people for a structure to
replace the one burned few months ago, to
cost S20, 900. The same day w. w. Carde
took out permit Tor O stone residence,
Penn and Homewood avenues, to cost S24,
600. Two permits Of importance were
issued yeserday-one to j. M. Braden for
remodeling a brick warehouse on Liberty
street, Fourth ward, at cost of IS, 900, and !
dwellings on Junilla street, Thirteenth
ward, to cost Sc, 0G0.
Special Features Of Trade.
There is a demand for rapid transit to
Homewood Cemetery, which traction COM
panies would do well to heed.
Property in the Eeighborhood Of Schenley
Park, from all reports, is mightIer than the
dollar. A number of wealthy citizens were !
bidders for some choic sites at fair figures |
last week, but failed to get what they |
wanted.
T,o Edward uouse nroperty nm Murray
avenue, recently sold to W. G. Park OF Park |
Bros & Co., is being plotted and will soon be |
on the market. |
force at work laying double tracks on New |
lille street, and expect to have cars running |
by the goth.
Air Brake will probably be 10 per cent and |
not loss than per cent. being the regular
per cent quarterly and another extra.
Additional Points In Realty.
Baxter, Thompson & Co. sold for C. Boil |
linger n tract of land in Baldwin township, |
size 200 100, with a cottage house of six |
rooms. for 81, 500 cash.
W. c. Stewart sold for the Yoder Land |
Company lot No. 80 in the ArdshiI plan, |
Squirrel Hill, to Mrs. May j. Smith for ST. $50 |
cash,
Morris & Aisbitt sold for L. and j. schlelein
to A. E. Brohma, lot on East street, ALE |
ghenv 2Oy1l0, for So 600 cash; also sold for A. |
H. Childs to Mrs. Caroline McFerron lots |
and in Oakland place addition, Tor s., 900: |
also sold lot No for the estate of Adams
Jacobs to William L. Smith, for $500: also
sold for the same to W. H. Hosmer lot No. 8,
for $500: also sold for the same to Henry |
schaub lot No. 49, or sloo
W. A. Lincoln sold or w. II. Daley to Mr.
Thomas, of Thomas & Sterres, q lot on Pa
cific avenue, approximating s.. 500. The pur-
CHASER has commenced the erection already
o. n fine residence.
Black & Baird sold to JOSEPH, Bihlman,
ESQ., for O'Neil, Rook & 1hmhoff fine two
story and mansard brick and stone dwelling
in Oakland square, with lot 2S1ll0 feet, for
So 500.
The Kensington Improvement Company
report the following sales of lots at Kensing-
block "a, tor 81, $780, Peter Bagrolupe. Pitts
burg, lot 571, block 10. for s1275: Mrs. Lizzie
c. Machlin, Jeannotte. lot 45, block %. tor
$s35; Edward L. James. New Kensington,
Pa, lot 2. block q tor $50; A B. Kelly and
Mary c. Cozad, Pittsburg. lot 63I. block 19.
for 81 062 50; ]. T. chadwick. Jeanette, lot
lot 81, block o, for $3.50; Isaac Weller. jean
nette, lot sS, block p, for $3.50: Gcropera
Kapp. Baldwin township, lot 500, block 10,
for 1887 so; NJ. and \. Burton, Pittsburg, lot
Tittsburg, lot 66. block q, for ,o5a 50: Henry
Otto, Pittsburg, lot 81, block 27, ior 1887 90;
Isaac Oppenheim, Greensburg, lots 357, 1858,
block 25 Tor s. 100; Sarah Stein. Pitts
Louis sappie. Midway. lots iss 4ss. block Is,
for 81, ,O5O Mrs. Mary McKeown, Homestead,
lot $50. block 26 for 81 ,062 So; X. Robson, Du-
quesne: lot $50, block "a, for $l275; Timothy
81, l05; Henry Anton, Jeannette, lot l634,
block 2s for $3.50: Arthur Pride, Jeannette,
lot 1901, block So for $50; Thomas w.
welshons, Jeannette, lot 2s7. block 2s, for
block IS, for sg75; George W. Coroshree,
Grapev1lle. lot 35l. block %. for$1, los: Joseph