Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-20
MORE EAST END ACREAGE
Changes Hands at Good Prices-Nine Acres
In the Twenty-Second Ward Sell for
About $4,000 and Fourteen in the
Twenty-First for S2S.OOO.

Changes Hands at Good Prices-Nine Acres
in the Twenty-Second Ward Sell for
About $4,000 and Fourteen in the
Twenty-First for S2s.OOO.
MONDAY, Sept. 19.
Another important sale of East End acre
age has been consummated, w. A. Heron
q Sons selling to A. II. Wilson, proprietor
of the East End Hotel, tract of land COM
prising nine acres fronting on Braddock
and East End avenues and other good
streets in the Twenty-second ward. The
property is beautifully located near Penn
Williamsburg. The Duquesne Electric line
| passes through the property along East End
avenue. MIR. Wilson has arranged to have
the tract subdivided into large-sized lots,
| and the plan will be on the market as quickly
as possible. The agents report that the de-
| mand for lots already is very good, owing to
| and that the price at which they will be
| offered is considered very reasonable.
Messrs. Heron & Sons refuse to make known
the price paid, but it is understood that the
consideration Appropriated $4,000 or SIoOO0.
The Spencer Property Sold.
The Spencer property, a tract comprising
IA acres, located on Spencer avenue, near
Lincoln avenue, Twenty-f1rsr ward, changed
hands to-day. MIR. Seibert the Penn avenue
merchant, purchasing the land for $2S 600 or
200 per acre. Mr. Seibert, it Is reported,
purchased the property with view of lay
ing it off in a plan OF lots The price paid
is considered very reasonable, in fact bar
gain for the purchaser, by several agents
who are we'll posted on values in the Twenty
first ward.
Current Gossip.
The sale or tract of Squirrel Hill prop
erty will be closed by Ira NJ. Birchfeld upon
the return from the East of q gentleman in
tereSteQ. The deal involves 800 600.
The grading of Murray Hill avenue is COM
pleted. The paving and laying of f1agstone
sidewalks on this avenue were commenced
to-day. This thoroughfare when completed
will be one of the finest driveways in the
East End and is the principal outlet to
Schenley Park from the Shadyside district.
The grading of Ridge and Dixon avenues
ana portion OF California avenue, Ben
The contract has been awarded and specifies
That work must begin on the day men
toned.
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued to-day:
Isaac Jenkins, stone and brick two-story
dwelling, Bellefeld avenue, between Fifth
avenue and Bayard street; cost IS, 800. NV.
Leech, stone and brick twostory dwelling,
Aiken avenue, between Center and Ellis
worth avenues; cost, $l4, ,OO0 Mrs. Eliza |
Cluley, two stone and brick two-story dwell |
ings, Penn avenue, Twentieth ward, cost for |
both, $1,000. VIM. c. Dressler, frame addition.
corner Twentysixt and Jane streets; cost |
$500 Mrs. Dora Bowers. frame addition, |
Park avenue; cost sl,5OO. Jacob Graft, Sr., |
a frame twostory DIV elling, Euclid avenue, |
near Hays street; cost $3, 500. Miss Aggie |
Carnahan, brick two-story dwelling, |
Wylie avenue, near Erin street; cost 81, 800. |
c. W. Lewis, q brick two-story dwelling, |
River avenue, near Station street; cost |
81, ,9C0. Fred W. Kaedrele, a brick three. |
story business house, corner Carson and |
Thirtieth streets; cost So 600.
Houses and Lots.
Black & Baird sold for Eliza j. Mahaffey |
two-story frame house on the northeast cor
ner of Murtland avenue and Pennsylvania
Railroad on a lot "A 100 feet for 81, 600.
Samuel W. Black 6 Co. report the sale of a |
lot in the Highland Park plan, 50x1l5 teet,o
the northwest corner of Jonette and Bryant |
streets for 81, 900, or $50 per front loot. The
purchaser, a well-known business man of |
the Fifteenth ward, says he has bought for
speculation and expects to realize q hand
some profit in q few months on the compl e.
tion OF Jonette street and the many improve
ments now under way in the vicinity.
W. c. Stewart to-day closed the sale of an
East End residence property, selling for
oush dwelling situated on Denniston ave-
nue. for Sl1, 500
The Burrell and Kensington Improvement |
report the following sale of lots
at kensington: Steve and Alex Sydoryk, |
Pa, lot So, block g. FOR $43l %; st. |
Polish Roman Catholic Church, of
lots 90, "a, IS and Sc, block A. for
81 AS; John Hotfert, Pittsburg, lot 1l44, block
80, for 1892 so.