Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-27
ANOTHER RICHMOND.


A Big Plan Near Highland Park, Com
prising 81 Acres, Now ON the Market
Current Gossip. Latest Building Fer.
mits and Transactions.
One of the largest plans that has been
laid of in this city for long time has been
placed on the market by Samuel W. Black
& Co. The new plan comprises 81 acres Of
very level land, and adjoins the property
recently purchased by the city Of Pitts
burg from the Peoples Savings Bank,
which tract adjoins Highland Park. The
81 acres were purchased two years ago by
gentleman very prominent in realty circles.
sold an undivided one-half interest in
the tract to gentleman who
requests that his name be withheld from
publication for the present. The owners
their plot to sell in acreage, having decided
to pursue the course as stated above. The
exact number of lots the plan will contain
cannot be definitely stated at prese1t, as .s
market for few days. The lots will front
30 feet on Jouett street, Stanton avenue,
Wintenton and Heberton streets principally
tion will be enforced regarding the building
of houses on the lots. All buildings erected
must be certain distance back from the
bGre66, GnuS leaving Su11C1enC SpAC6 1Or .
lawn in front of each dwelling.
items of Gossip.
A sale OF city property involving $to 900 is
known to be in hand and likely to be closed
at any time.
gentleman who is interested in consider
able property on the Southside reports In
creased activity in realty in that locality.
Within the past few weeks inquiry has in
creased wonderfully, and many large deals
are under way at the present time.
A new plan of lots is being prepared for
e Vest ERs and The Vii &@ w be ths
lots. With rapid transit line in this dtrec-
tion, property will undoubtedly enhance in
value to great extent.
A large tract of land located on Perrys-
Vile avenue, near the terminus OF the cleo
trio road, may soon change hands. If the
deal is consummated q large sum viii be
paid, as the property is very valuable. hav.
ing several houses erected thereon with all
modern conveniences.
Building Permits.
The following building permits were is
sued Yesterday: Mrs. Catherine Bailey. frame
twostory dwelling, Fifth avenue between
Oakland and Boquet streets, cost $1,000. G. E.
Jones, eight brick two.story dwellings, cor
ner Plummer and Home Streets cost $l6,600
Guy P. McCandless, a block of II brick two
story dwellings, Home street between Plum
IneT anu SLre0CS, COSG TzS.UUV hOD6TC
8. Glass, a frame two-story dwelling, Rural
avenue near Negley avenue, cost s., 900. John
Newell, an additional story to building on
Fifth avenue between Wood and Smithfleld
brick two-story tin shop, Chairman
street between wylie ,and Fifth
avenues, cost s645. John Hays. a brick
dwelling Wylis avenue near
frame two-story addition to dwelling. Soho
street, near Reed street, cost $1,000. D. P.
Black, brick one-story restaurant, Dia-
streets, cost IS. 100. 7. j. skipp, two frame
two-story dwellings, Lincoln street, near
Apple avenue, cost s., 500. Mcfarland Bros,
q stone front three-story dwelling and store,
land avenues. cost $A,47. C. II. Watkins. 3
frame two-story dwelling, Wallace street.
near Terrace street, cost $l,600: also two
frame ~ two-story dwellings, e So Eliens M street. tree
two-story dwelling, Parker street, corner
Summerlea street. cost 81, 800.
Reports From the A.encisa
GRABBING Lyon sold to j. C. Dick the
following property: A lot Ex100 feet on
Center avenue, on which are erected two
brick two-story dwellings and brick stable,
for $l3, 600. A lot 2Ox1l0 on Resaca street, Al
legheny on which are erected two brick two
story dwellings for SIC, 900, and a lot 6Sxl60 in
West Bellevue, on which is erected q ten.
room frame dwelling for $500.
George Schmidt sold another lot in his
Eureka Place plan, being No. 15S. situate at
Lookout avenue and Wallace treet, to Mrs.
Jane Roberts for $3.50.
Black & Baird sold to Pa trick Connolly
for Mrs. K. N. Anderson, lot No. in j.
Walter Hays plan of lots. fronting "a feet
on Madison avenue by depth OF 100 feet on
Heron avcnu g for $780,
C. H. Love sold three more lots in the
Hunter plan at Williamsburg, Nos. 40 and Al
to ". f. Askins and No. ~ to W. r. Scohe,
for $500 each.
James W. Drape & Co. report the sale of
q house and grounds near the city for 81 $50:
also O small house and lot at Homewood lor
81, ,25O: also a residence and lot in the East
End Tor So, 750
The Burrell and Kensinaton Improvement
Companies report the following sale of lots
at Kensington: Thomas Bailey, Pittsburg,
lot go, block Is, for $3.50; John B. Wellons,
Pittsburg, lot 81, block Is, for $3.50; Mrs. Ella
W. Williams, Pittsburg, lots 827, 1928 and S29,
block % for 81 800.
F. B. Tomb sold for George Fornof to Jacob
Weinman lot on Penn avenue, Williamsburg,
nrI faot In