Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-15
THE CITY'S GROWTH.
Nearly q Million Dollars Invested in
Buildings This Year.
THE RECORD OF THE YEAR TO DATE
What Rapid Transit Is Doing to Develop
the Suburban Districts
PEcUMARITIEs OF LEADING STREETS

greater magnitude than generally supposed.
The Inspectors Office figures to date show
these results: January, 80 permits, IS I'M
provements, $s7, ,s24; February, 1877 permits,
159 improvements, S194, 1856; March, 17s per
mits, 224 improvements, 1856, 5,61S; April, to
date, sc permits, 113 improvements. SIT,
264. Total permits, in little over three
months, 45s, representing 561 improvements,
the large majority dwellings, at an esti-
mated cost of S815, ,592. Considering the
long period of bad weather and almost i'm
passable streets which materially retarded
activity in this line of business, and which
are still serious drawbacks, the record Is
highly satisfactory. 1t. shows that Pitts
burg is growing right along in defiance OF
obstacles
Encouragement for Home-Seekers.
Rapid transit has opened large field for
home-seekers in the suburbs. Almost every
thrifty person in the city wants to be a land
owner Those unable to purchase in any OF
the old districts on account of high prices,
can, without much Inconvenience, pitch
their tents in new territory brought into the
market and made available by improved
transportation. Of all the influences which
have combined to expand the material
growth of Pittsburg rapid transit is by. far
the most important. 1t has built up thou
sands of acres which under the old system of
locomotion were practically worthless. This
accession of territory and its Improvement
have added largely to the revenue of the
city by increasing the number of taxpayers.
1t will be years before Pittsburg will ac-
complish its destiny by absorbing the coun-
ty, but with the progress of rapid transit the
work will 90 forward until consummated.
New commercial and business centers will
be established capable of sustaining large
populations, and comfortable homes fill the
valleys and hillsidea Tosome this forecast
may seem too enthusiastic, but that 1t is
based on probability is shown by the inter-
est which rich men are taking in county real
estate They could give no stronger proof
of their faith in the future of the city.
Diversion of Business.
Many of the downtown streets exhibit
peculiarities which are seen nowhere else,
and are doomed by influences which. either
do not exist or have no weight in other
quarters. Fourth avenue, for instance, is
largely devoted to the banking, brokerage
aud real estate interests. Commission men
monopolize the best part of Liberty street.
Fifth avenue is the fashionable shopping
thoroughfare. The iron trade is concen-
trated on Water street. This has been the
custom for so many years that it is next to
impossible to convince any of these people
that they could do as we'll or better else
where. But there are signs of change
which will bring in a new era by breaking
I'D old associations and forming new ones.
Improvements are under way or in contem-
platior which will drive certain kinds of
business from the leading thoroughfares to
the side streets or beyond the so-called bus
mess CENTER In this way the business area
will be enlarged and all interests benefited.
1t will be great thing for Pittsburg when
outsiders cease complaining OF inability to
secure business stands in good locations;
but the greatest benefit which the new order
of things will confer upon the community
will be- its restraining influence upon owners
in the matter of rents.
-' Homes for the People.
Ten permits were issued yesterday repre-
senting IA improvements, aggregating $685.
7S5. The most important are these: Henry
Smith, four brick dwellings on Elm street,
Seventh ward, $1,000; w. NJ. Granger,
brick dwelling on Dithridge street, Eleventh
ward, 81, ,OO0 James H. Riffell, frame dwell
ing on Joel street, Thirty-second ward,
81 ,45O; j. C. Armstrong, frame dwelling on
TAYLOR street, Sixteenth ward, $1,9S5.
Seven were tor less than 81 900.
Special Features of Trade.
Stock and financial institutions OF the city
will be closed to- day.
The building fund Of the Sixth u P.
Church has been increased to $102, 600 Sew
eral of the wealthy members remain to be
heard from.
Ground will soon be broken for two nice
dwellings on Locust street, Edgewood. Talk
S again heard of sub-dividing part of the
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northeast.
Baltimore and Ohio stock has been listed
on the London Stock Exchange.
The next dividend on 1000 shares of
an ex-official of the company for one-half of
per cent.
The annual report of the Fidelity Title and
funds of the city, affords evidence not only
of public confidence in the integrity and
capacity of the management of this instftu-
tions. The Fidelity has clearly demon
strated that 1t is no longer necessary to re-
sort to Philadelphia or New Yors, to secure
the capable handling of large trust and COR
Henry NJ. Long yesterday sold S. 900 Pleas
ant Valley lateral IS at 1917. In New York
$4,000 Pittsburg and Western Is brought
s2A
Realty Rather Slack.
Man proposes, but the weather disposes.
Several engagements TO snow suburban
property yesterday were broken by the rain.
The result was dull day.
1t is reported that Wood, Harmon & Co
are the people who are dickering for large
slice IF acreage at Swfssvale.
A. Leggate & Son sold at auction the
shoenber-er property on Liberty avenue,
between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets.
being a lot 4o1loo and Improvements, for
$l3, $780,
Black & Baird sold to r. S. Smith lot on
Mariepoe avenue, corner of May alley, Ben
Venue place, East End. G)x120 feet. for 81. .OO0
W. A. Cole sold for I. H. Aaron two-story
frame of seven rooms, all modern improve
ments, lot 36xl10 feet, on Lamar street, Will
kinsburg, for 50. 800; also sold fQD same, two
lots, each 20xlO0 feet. in the Sawyer plan,
Eighteenth ward, for 5000.
A. T. Byers & Co. sold for John C. Hterhol-
ger to Frank Huckestein a vacant piece of
ground in the Fourth ward fronting 60 feet
on Church avenue. extending through 2s4
feet to Liberty street. Consideration SIS. 900
The Burrel Improvement Company re-
port the following sale of lots at Kensing-
ton: William N. Voegtly, lots IS and 49,
block Is. $500; Daniel W. Dewalt and Daniel
T. james. north half lot S6, block 8. 1915; D.
E. Weis, Harold, 10 feet north lot SO and 10
feet south lot 81, block 9, 1926 80; Joseph and
Maggie Rutkowski, north half lot IS. block
g. $3.50; Mrs. Annie Monroe, lot 16 west half
block IL, $325; Stanley Chesky, lot e6, west
half block Il, $276 %; Mrs. Eliza j. Moore, lot
81, block 2, $s25.