Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-25
Two Squirrel Hiu Deals,

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Two Squirrel Hiu Deals.
The Whitman tract. located on the SO nth.
| west corner of Forbes and Murray avenues,
and adjoining the residence of Mr.. Harry
Brown, the wellkaown coal operator, has
changed hands, Mr.. Whitman selling the
property to prominent county official for
s54, 4,OO0 The traot contains alb out six acres.
| This is one OF the largest deals that has 90
CURED in the Squirrel Hill district for some
time, and the price shows quite an enhance
| ment in values in that vicinity.
| The SCOTT property, q tract located on he
| corner Of Forbes avenue and Shady lane,
| comprising several acres and larye DWELL
| ing, has been sold to n well-known Fifth ave-
| nue. merchant for $35. 900.
The Burgess Property Deal.
The sale of the tract known as the Burgess
property for Mrs Mary B. Foster, between
Fifty-fourth and Fifty.ffth streets, on the
Allegheny Valley Railroad, mentioned as
sold to an Eastern concern by Black &
Baird, was sold by this firm to the Frank
Kneeland Machine Company, application
| Ior a charter for said company having been
| made. Among the members of the company
are Isaac W. Frank and Ed Kneeland, late
| the Lewis Foundry and Machine Company,
| Southside; William Metcalf, James j. Dom
nell, j. II. Purdy and other local capitalists.
| Consideration. 1000. Plans have been
and machine shops will be started the COM
| ing week.
Items of Gossip.
A number OF petitions will be presen ted at
the meeting OF Councils on Monday next for
the Improvement of a number of streets
and avenues in the squirrel Hill district.
s. J. Fleming is negotiating for trade Of
improved property in the Twenty-frst ward
for an acreage tract located in the Twenty
second ward, near Forbes avenue, involving
about $50 900.
undoubtedly occur in the Squirrel Hill dis
trict within few months, such as the
widening of Forbes avenue, the compile
tion OF the Squirrel ELL electric road, which,
it is reported, will be in operation in SIX
weeks, the grading and improving of
several streets and avenues, city water, the
pipes for which are being laid at the present
time, ETC., will certainly cause an apprecia-
tfon In values in that locality. Several deals
there involving over $3.50 QUO are under way,
and it 1s reported that one of these sales has
been closed. The realty in question is all
located near FORBES avenue.
At the next meeting of Councils an ordi-
nance will be presented for the widening of
Forbes avenue from the entrance to Schen-
ley Park as far east as Beechwood avenue,
which Is the second avenue east of Shad y
lane.
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued to-day;
Captain John Warner, Q frame two-story
dwelling. Meridian avenue, near GTandview
avenue, cost S., 800. William Scanlon, a frame
addition, Norton avenue, near Gray street
cost $3.50. John w. Shields, two-story frame,
dwelling <560 Friendship avenue, cost So, 100.
Daniel Donahan, two-story frame dwell
ing, Thirty-frst street, between Jane and
Mary streets, cost $500. George Dewalt, q
two-srory franc dwelling, Ruth street, near
MULBERRY street, cost 81 800.
Reports From the Agents
Baxter, Thompson & Co. sold for Mr.. Il. 8.
A. Stewart lot No. 1l3 in Nesley Place plan,
Nineteenth ward, fronting 40 feet on Hays
street and 1854 feet to Samoan alley, with
new two-story brick dwelling of ten rooms,
to prominent business man for $4,000
NJ. F. Nipple s. Co. sold to C. F. Ewing lot
No. 10 in til Fulton Place plan, Fourteenth
ward. having frontage of 80 feet on the
west side of Craig street and extending back
l42 feet to an alley, for $5,000
A. M. Tressel & Co. sold for VIM. Harris
to a well-known business man Of Allegheny
the property No. A Park Way, with a lot
2Oxlso feet to an alley, for S.. 900 cash.
john X. Ewing & Co. sold for W. P.
Martsolf, to W. j. Lightner, the property
No 40 Lithgow avenue, Second ward: Allie
house of seven rooms, hall and bath, with
lot 2Ox10O feet to an alley, for s2,5O0.
Black & Baird sold for Mrs: Eliza Ittel to
A. R. Kuldell lot No. Is in the Ittel plan in the
Eleventh ward, Allegheny. fronting 40 feet
on Fleming avenue by depth OF 100 feet to
an alley, !or 81 200 cash.
George Schmidt sold another lot on Look
out avenue 2ox97 feet. being lot No. las in
his Eureka Place plan, Oakland, to Miss 8.
C. Bailey for $525, on easy terms.
Sklvington, Pedder & Co. sold for Samuel
plan, Twentieth ward. The purchaser will
in few days break ground for q handsome
brick residence, to cost $1,000.
Charles Somers & Co. sold for Robert
Coward to Z. A. Dittler, prominent South.
side druggist, the property No. "a Bluff
street, consisting of a lot 23.9xl33 feet, with
q fine two-story and'mansard brick house of
ten rooms and all modern conveniences, for
S., 600.
Peter Shields sold in william Flinn's
Greenfield avenue plan. Twen nty-third ward,
lot 1885, 30x90 feet located on Hoosao street.
for $780,
The Burrell and Kenstngton Improvement
Companies report tho following sale of lots
at Kensington: Steve and Alex sydoryk,
Mcdonald, lot &c. block g. s43l 25; Anthony
Polish Roman Catholic Church. Kensington,
l96f aosT S 81 nna & soek :sss sahS
Gabrielle Pascuzzi Essen, Pa, northern half
of lot 3, block s. ss75; Michael Lepera, Bead
ling, Pa, southern half of lot 2, block 8, 1915;
Is. block 26, 50 09O; John c. Crissman, smix-
burg, Pa, lots 257 and 20s. block %, 81, $50;
Mrs. Barbara Redman, Kensington. lot l54.
6s7, SIS and $50. block "a. sl,762 so; Charles
Ebeling, Allentown, lot 1109, block g. $453 80;
James Martin, KenstngtoD, lot 262 block e.
$500; George Anton Hartman, Pittsburg, lot
i471, block %, $3.50 So: John Schoeffner, Pitts
burg, lots 4l3, 4l4 and 415 block 25 $i,762 80:
August Reinert, Braddock, part of lot No3S
block g. $425; jeremiah Thomas, part of lot
No. 33 block II, S325.
George n. Beckwith has sold the following
properties: House and ~ acres at wilkins
burg for A. NJ. Van Tine to N Lyler
for S3, 50O house and lot in Williamsburg for
Thomas Deithorn for sl2. 900 to r. B. Ivory, |
of Pittsburg; lot on Ross street. wilkins.
burg, for A. Fred Stoner to G. NJ. Krachartz |
for $3.50; lot on Holland street, Williamsburg.
for Mr.. NJ j. StattenfleId to NJ. James, for |
81, 500; house and lot on Pitt street. wilkins |
burg, for w. E. Hamnett to E. C. Upstill, for |
S. 600; triangular lot, corner of South and !
Hoyt streets, Williamsburg, for s. 600; 21 lots |
in Il r Ivni.v,s nlan Sfantnn auanna 10. |