Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-21
THE REAL ESTATE CONGRESS.
Local Agents VIII Attend the Second An
nual-Some Famous Men Will Make Ad-
dresses-Gossip and Permits-A Number
of Good Sales.

nual-Some Famous Men Will Make Ad-
dresses-Gossip and Permits-A Number
of Good Sales.
TUESDAY, Sept. 20.
A. 2. Byers, of Allegheny, and w. M.
Pollock, of Pittsburg, will attend the sec
ond annual congress of the National Real
Estate Association, to be held in Buffalo,
N. Y, October A, 8, 6 and next, mention
OF which was made in this column few
weeks since. An attractive feature of the
occasion will be a visit to Niagara Falls for
The purpose of inspecting the initial opera
tions of the greatest mechanical and scien-
t1hc undertaking of the age viz, the mann
moth tunnel, now almost completed, which
Will utilize portion of the mighty power
OF Niagara, supplying Buffalo, Niagara Falls
and many square miles ofadjacent territory,
with the best and cheapest of motive power.
Among the addresses to be made will be-:
Dependence of Owners on Agents." Ex-
Governor Hubbard, of Texas: Rapid Tran
sit and Suburban Real Estate" Hon.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, New York; "Urban
Realty Legislation" Hon. A. S. Colyar,
Nashville, Tenn; Building and Loan Asso-
clations and Their Influence on Real Estate
interests" Hon. Seymour Dexter, EImlra,
n. T.; little Guarantee Companies" Hon.
IL,
Building Construction From an Insurance
standard" Hon. f. C. Moore. President n. Il.
OF +. u; ''The Niagara Falls Tunnel" Hon.
Peter A. Porter, Niagara Falls, N. Y; "Titles
ana transfers." j. Cradock Simpson, Mon
treal, z. Q.
Notes of Interest.
The Fidelity Title and Trust Company has
finally secured undisputed possession of the
watson property, on Perrysville avenue;
Allegheny, containing in all over 800 acres,
the deed having been passed a few days ago.
The owners intend to dispose of the prop
erty by selling as q whole and are consider
ing several offers which have been sub
mltted.
Sales of realty in West Liberty borough are
increasing very rapidly, as is shown by the
TACT that in plan of 1S0 lots which was
placed on the market within q year by the
west Liberty Land Company, but % unsold
lots remain. Building in this locality has
been equally brisk.
Messrs. Daniel Mcwnliams & Co. have
taken possession of their new and cozy
quarters, No. So Fourth avenue.
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued to-day:
j. NJ. Hammitt, a frame two-story dwelling,
Almeda street. near Second avenue, cost
$1,000. Louis Ruppel, brick two-story
dwelling, Oakland avenue, corner Louisa
street, cost $1,000 Alfred Terry. q frame
Knox avenue, cost 500. W. K. Shaw, frame
addition, No. 23s Southern avenue, cost
81 900. L. Strichell, a frame two-story stor-
age shed, Susquehanna street, between
Murtland ana Dallas avenues, cost $780,
Reports From the Agencies.
G. w. Spencer & Co. sold to Clifford r.
Wilson lots Nos. II, Il and l3 in the West
Liberty Land Company's plan in West Lib
erty borough for s675. Also sold lot No.
20 in the same plan to C. L. Wilson for $780,
Larkin s. Kennedy sold lots Nos "a and 65
in the Blair Land Company's plan, Blair sta
tion, to John H. Grach for $500 each. Also
sold lots Nos IS and SO in the same plan to
John Grach for $500 each.
Reed B. Coyle & Co. sold lots Nos. 80 and
SO in the Highland Place plan, adjoining
Highland Park, fronting 100 feet on Pacific
street, and extending back 1875 feet more or
less, to 20-foot alley, Tor 1000.
George Schmidt sold a lot on Lookout ave-
nue., being lot No. 1s7 in his Eureka Place
plan. Oakland, to Mrs. Ella Cowan for $500.
a 5O-foot lot on Jonette street near its inter-
section with the park, for 81, 500. This street
is now graded through the Highland Park
to East Stanton avenue. 1t has excited more
comment in real estate circles than any
public improvement in the park district.
A q. Byers Co. sold for the Ridg-
view Land Company to Mrs. Augusta Miller
three lots in their plan. Eleventh ward, Allie
gheny, being lots Nos. 126, 127 and 12s, each
fronting 25 feet on Wyoming street and ex-
tending through PAS feet, for $500.
John Z. Ewing & Co. sold to K. W. Stead
man, Manager of the Singer Manufacturing
Company OF Pittsburg, piece of ground on
the east side of California aven ue, having q
frontage of 100 feet, and extend ing 161 feet to
avenue, Eleventh ward, Allie
gheny. Mr. Steadman will break ground at
once for handsome residence which he ex-
poets to occupy in the early spring. The
price paid was s., 800 cash.
Black & Baird sold to Mrs. Mary E. Dively
lots Nos 337, 3SS, 339 and a part of $40, in the
on Virginia avenue by 100 feet in depth, on
the corner of a 20-foot alley, for $3.50 cash.
w. A. Heron Sons sold lots Nos. 81 and
81 in A. H. Wilson's plan in the Twenty
wa nas saS nSh lot p%
deep, for s., 800 for both. This is part of the
ground sold few days ago to Mr.. Wilson,
and which he has subdivided
S. A Dickie & Co. sold for A. Campbell to
]. B. Paul and j. c. Alberts a vacant lot on
frame houses are already in course of erec-
ton on the property.
John F. S eeny sold to Charles j. Quolke,
of "a East street, Allegheny, a house ON
Clarissa street, Thirteenth ward, being sit
nate on a lot fronting % feet on Clarissa
street and extending back 100 feet to an
illey. The house was the property of James |
NeSbit, the well-known contractor, and the |
price paid was $3.50. This is the last of a |
arge number OF houses built on this plot, I
Ind the properties have'found remarkably |
eady sale to an excellent class of people. |
1r. Sweeny reports big inquiries on an |
'ther lot of new houses located near those |
ust closed, which are about completed.
Peter Shields sold for the Schenley Park |
and Company a six-room frame house with |
5xl45 feet to a O-foot alley, located on Stanley
treet, Twenty-third ward, for s., 700.