Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-02
A NEW PARK PROBABLE.
Allegheny Citizens Want the Watson Prop
erty Purchased by the City and Con.
verted Into Park-Current Gossip
Sales, Etc.


verted Into a Park-Current Gossip
Sales, Etc.
TUESDAY, Nov. 1.
Allegheny City will in all probability
have another park before great while.
Many of the most prominent citizens ol
that city are taking very great interest In
the movement, and the officials are also as
deeply interested in the enterprise. Mr..
| d. L. Park, at the suggestion of the citizens
whose names appear below, has secured an
option on the Watson property, q tract men,
| toned in this column some time ago as being
a very desirable one for park purposes. 1t
lies on the western side of Perrysville ave-
nue. and contains lS7 acres. The option is at
$3.50 an acre, which is considered to be about
one-half of the real value OF the property.
Some realty adjoining it, of a similar nature,
which has no frontage on the avenue. was
recently sold at $l.25O an acre cash, and the
watson land is contidered worth at least
$oO0 an acre more. The inducement onered
to the owner for placing the price at $3.50 an
acre Is that it is to be used for park purposes,
and that the conversion of the tract into
park will enhance the value of the property
on the opposite side of the avenue, which Is
also owned by the same gentleman.
The people interested propose to have tho
city take the property, ii possible, and they
promise to contribute handsomely toward
the Improvements of the ground by private
some OF the gentlemen interested as stated
above: B. F. Jones, Mark W. Watson, John
Chalfant Thomas NJ. Mashall, Thomas M.
A. Chambers, Edward Il. bravo, Judge Nc
Chung. d. F. Henry, Mrs. Gusky, Boggs &
Buhl. A. NJ: Marshall. George Shiras. Lewis
Hill, F. Andriessen. Thomas r: Pusey, Judge
Porter. James McCutcheon, Willis Dalzell,
Harry Darlington, A. T.. w. Painter, James
g. Park, John H. Dalzell, Joseph Walton,
Isaac Craig, Judge Bredin. George P. Ham
1lton, Jr., James Ii. Lindsay.
Little Gossip.
Messrs. Piper & Clark to-day closed deal
In city realty involving $65.o00
Mr.. Edward Krebbs will shortly COM
men ce the erection of n fine stone dwelling
on Fifth avenue, near Neville street.
1t is reported that two more stories will
be added to the Western Union Building
corner of Fifth avenue and Wood street, the
work to be commenced soon.
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued to-day ::
Peter Sieger, two-story frame dwelling,
Maple avenue: cost $2,575. William Scott, q
one-story frame carriage house, corner Fifth
avenue and Craig street; cost 81, 300 John
Dolan, two-story frame dwelling, Whitney
street. near Ward street; cost $1,000. c.
Welsh, a two-story frame dwelling, Home
stead street. near North Homestead: cost
two-story frame carpenter shop, Larimer
avenue, between Broad and Station streets:
cost s52S Adam Alter, one-story frame
avenue; cost sl75. Henry Kemmaren, a one
story frame dwelling, Harrison street, be-
tween Fifty-second and McCandless streets;
cost S400.
Late Sales.
John F. Sweely sold for A. W. Ripple, OF
No. Carson street, lots Nos. q, % and %, in
Kennelworth plun, Thirteenth ward, Pitts
burg, each fronting 20 feet on Adelaide
street, a paved thoroughfare and extending
back 100 feet to a 20.foot alley, to Miller &
Bowman, who will Immediately begin the
81, 400.
Reed b. CoyIe & Co. sold for tho Bellevue
Land Company lot No. 1854. in their plan of
Sunny Side, Bellevue. fronting SO feet on
also report the sale of lots Nos. 96 and 81, in
the A. L. Watkins plan, Wilmerding, for
1000.
Black & Baird sold to John j. Kelly lots
Nos. 3s2, 323, 324 and 325, in the Alta Land
Co.'s plan, on Duquesne Heights, Thirty
fifth ward, fronting together ~ ieet on Sweet
briar street. near r. Virginia ayenus 9s:o by 100
Mssrs. Piper & Clark sold for w. II. Will
lam in his plan in the Nineteenth ward. lot
No. 5, 4o1loo feet to 2o-foot alley, for l4oO
cash
Z. T. Schaffner, the hilltop real estate
agent. reports the sale to John j. BrodericlS
of a frame house of eight rooms, with q lot
30N120 feet. situated on John street, Mt.
olive, Tor s., 900 cash. He sold this property
for Henry Bauer, of Knoxville.
John X. Ewing & Co. sCld for S. F. Hoois to
Mrs. Ell Zabeth McGurgan, q lot fronting "a
feet on Ellis avenue and extending through
to Shelton avenue Isl feet, for $3.50. Messrs.
Ewing s Co. have sold this same lot three
times since July !. The first sale was made
ut S475, the second at S525 and the last one at
$780, showing a small increase each time.
They report real estate in the Tenth ward
very active, especially in building lots.
c. X. Chamberlin sold lot No. 49. in the
Nimmick Terrace plan, Williamsburg, 31xl4O
feet. to John A. Witter, of Braddocl, for
$3.50
W. A. Heron & Sons sold lot 50xl60 feet,
on Wallingford street. near Morewood ave-
nue., Shady Side, for 81 l25. The purchaser,
besides. pays for the street improvements.
The property will be improved soon.