Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-10
POINTS IN REALTY.
Rapid Development of the Great VAL
ley of the Monongahela.
A NEW B. & 0. TRANSFER STATION.
The Greenfield Avenue Railway Ready to
Begin Business To-Day.
FEATURES OF MONEY AND SPECULATION

A gentleman who yesterday returned from
visit to Charleroi expressed surprise at
the rapid growth of that place. He re-
marked: 'It is running ahead of Du-
quesne There is more building and more
enterprise. 1t contains number Of wide
awake people who are making the most of
their opportunity. But every town in the
Monongahela valley is forging ahead, and
land is being bought up on all Sides"
Wheels May Turn To-Day.
1t is expected that the Greenfield avenue
railway will begin operations to-day, the
change of grade of Greenfield and Second
avenues having been completed yesterday.
This line, as is we'll known, is branch of
the Second avenue road, and extends from
Second avenue to the bridge at the main
entrance to Schenley Park, distance of
about 1000 feet It will land passengers
within few feet of the menagerie. The
impression is abroad that double fare will
be charged. II was authoritatively stated
yesterday that the trip from the city to the
park by this route will cost only five cents.
A New Transfer Station.
Work will begin this week on the iron
bridge for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
at the intersection of Greenfield and Second
avenues This Improvement is to enable
the railroad to transfer passengers to the
Junction road to make connection with the
Pittsburg and Western, by which they will
save 40 miles of travel. To carry out this
object large transfer station will be erected
at the foot of Greenfield avenue, which will
not only facilitate the business of the rail-
road, but greatly improve the approach to
Schenley Park, and thus increase its value
to home-seekers.
Yesterdays Building Permits.
Eighteen permits were issued yesterday
for 10 Improvements, the cost of all being
estimated at S22, ,505. Those OF most i'm
portance are: Z. NJ. Moore, two brick
dwellings on Mcpherson street, Twenty-first
ward, 5000; 7. R. s. Bausman, frame
dwelling on Natehez street, Thirty second
ward 81, $50; George Haas, frame dwelling
on Virginia avenue, Thirty-second ward,
81, ASS; Mrs. Matte Mcintyre, frame dwell
ing and store on Klncaid street, Nineteenth
ward, 81, 200; Schenley Park Planning Mill
Company, frame planning mill on Boundary
street, Fourteenth ward, $1,000.
Special Features of Trade.
One of the purchasers of the Singer prop
erty is national bank director.
Carrie NJ. Fisher has purchased a lot 5O11S2
s3, 500. upon which she will build nice resi-
dence.
The street seems to have adopted the
opinion that the Manchester Traction peo-
pie will declare dividend in July.
Among important subdivisions now In the
Mensington Mayed Gra4dview a1s paes
and the plan of the Knoxville Improvement
Company. Southside. These offer home
seekers wide range for selection at moder-
ate figures.
Bond quotations yesterday: Manchester
Traction. lO4 bid; Birmingham, 10l bid: Citt-
zens' Traction, los bid.
H. NJ. Long yesterday sold small lot of
Mechanics National Bank stock at ITO, and
Diamond National at 220.
Westinghouse Electric stocks have been
listed in Boston. U. S. Glass stock will
be admitted to the regular list on the Pitts
burg Exchange this week.
Three small business houses on Rebecca
street, Williamsburg, are receiving the finish
ing touches. They are owned by j. A. Will
son.
Additional Points in Realty.
Two good sized deals were recorded on
Saturday. In one Daniel O'Day acquired a
interest in lot on Fourth ave-
nue., near Smithfield street, Second ward, for
$50 O00 and in the other John D. Archibald
obtained q like interest in the same prop
erty for the same amount j. j. Wander
grit was the seller in both cases.
W. A. Heron & Sors sold lot 241100, with
small frame dwelling, on Sarah street, South
side, for $l,s00 cash. They also report the
sale of lot No. 20 in the Brown & Donnell
plan, on Dearborn, near Winebiddle avenue,
Nineteenth ward, 20xl0O, for $500.
Charles Somers & Co. placed mortgage of
SC, 500 for five years at per cent on resi-
dence property situated in the Thirteenth
ward, Allegheny.
S. j. Fleming sold to Mr.. r. F. Beales the
property formerly of the Cappell heirs,
fronting % feet on Penn avenue by 145 feet
to Kirkwood street with a small frame house
on the rear. for s., 900.
Black & Baird sold to C. p Theis lot No "a
in the FairInont Place plan, East Liberty,
26 feet on the north side of Rosetta
street by lj4 in depth, for $1,000.