Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-30
AN ACREAGE TRACT
In Osborn Borough Sells for S1,250 Per
Acre-Another Successful Meeting In
the Interest of Real Estate Exchange
Late Sales.

Late Sales.
TUESDAY, Nov. 20.
An acreage tract in Osborn borough has
just changed hands at . very good price
and shows that realty in that section has
taken an upward turn. Joseph P. Rankin
& Co. sold the tract containing eight acres
known as the Hays property for George S
Fleming to James B. Haines, Jr., Tor q pflce
appro1imating $40. 900, or 81. $50 per acre.
A small acreage tract situated in the East
End, near Highland avenue. also changed
hands to-day, James NJ. Wilkinson selIng
the property to a land company for sooVVs.
The Real Estate Exchange.
At the meeting of the real estate brokers
regarding the organization of a Real Estate
Exchange, which was held to-day at the
Chamber of Commerce, large and enthusl-
astic audience was present. AS on Saturday
nearly every real estate office in the city was
represented. At the suggestion of A. Leggate
the following officers were elected tenn
porarily: Samuel W. Black. Chairman. and
Franklin Brown, Assistant Secretary OF the
Fidelity Title and Trust, Company. secre-
by Messrs. j. l.. Marshall, j. r. McCune and
y. Z. Black, explaining the opera
tions of real estate exchanges In the
cities of New York, Philadelp phia, Chicago
and other large cities. and the benefits do
rived from them. Alter a discussion par
ticipated in by nll parties present a resolu-
that that co eommittee st of three R With the T Tempo
rary Chairman at its head, be appointed to
draw up plan of organization and draft
constitution and bylaws for government OF
the institution, after which the meeting ad-
journed to reassemble at the call of the
committee.
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued to-day:
George B. Kelly, two-story frame dwelling,
Fifth avenue extension, near Frankstown
avenue, cost, ST. 800. Home Dressed Meat
Company, brick addition, Twenty-frst
street, above Josephine street; cost 81, 500.
Morton avenue; cost ST 800. j. Blattau, a
frame addition. Station street, near Larimer
avenue; cost $40.
Reported by the Agents.
]. H. Coleman & Co. sold for Hannah
Schultz to A. and j. Charles Wilson house
and lot on Julius street, East End; size of
lot, 25xl00; for 81, $50.
Black & Baird sold for Marcus and Jacob
Sherman to John B. Milliken lots Nos 8 and
fronting 4s feet on Madison avenue by 100 in
depth to an alley, for s., 300.
McCune & Coulter report the sale of lot
No in their Dean Psrk plan Twentyhrss
John F. Sweeny sold for G. Fl. O'Donnell,
of Clsybourne street, East End, lot in
Aiken plan, Twentieth ward, having q
frontage of % feet on Claybourne street and
extending back l50 feet to a line for 81 900.
John X. Ewing & Co. sold to Mrs. Johanna
Deadly for the Fidelity Title and Trust Com
pany, through the agency of Reed B. Coyle
& Co., two lots 25xl2o each on Watson bonle-
ward, Watson Place, Tenth ward, Allegheny,
for $500 cash.
Reed B. Coyle & Co. sold for the Fidelity
Title and Trust Company lot No 223]9 in the
Boston Place plan, Tenth ward, Allegheny,
fronting 50 ieet on Natchez street by 125 feet
deep to Modoc street, for 500.
Z. T. Schaffner, the Hilltop real estate
agent, sold the following property for LAM
bert Schuckert: A new frame house of four
rooms, with lot Ax75 feet on Morton
street, in L. Schuckert ct ais plan, to Fred
Graul, Tor S., AIS: new frame house of four
rooms, with lot 44175 ieet on Schiehl street,
in L. Schuckert ct ais plan, for 81, ,425, to Rob-
ert knisel