Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-22
AGENTS ORGANIZE
To Fight the City in the Matter of the Busi-
ness Tax-Win Take Their Grievance to
the Supreme Court If Necessary-Gos-
sip, Sales, Etc.

the Supreme Court If Necessary-Gos-
sip, Sales, Etc.
W. EDNEsDAY, Sept. q.
The real estate agents are exercised over
the latest development in their dispute
with the city regarding what is known as
business tax" the particulars of which
will be found In another column. De-
linquent Tax Collector Ford having served
a notice on each agent who has not paid the
assessment, reading: "Please remit and
save COSTS" tie agents have organized
and appointed Messrs. Samuel W.
Black & Co., Black & Baird,
and s. A. Dickey & Co. a committee to act in
their behalf The matter was contested by
the agents year ago, and they defeated the
city on a technicality, and the question will
be fought and. and II i1 necessary. % carried to the
There is plenty of cash in the hands OF the
Treasurer, Mr.. Samuel W. Black, and the
contest will undoubtedly be spirited one.
j. Scott Ferguson, Esq, is attorney for the
agents. test case is expected to be entered
in few days.
A Large Sale of Lots.
j. E. Glass closed the sale to-day of so lots
in plot adjoining the Aliquippa Place plan,
No. 9, Thirteenth ward. The purchaser,
local capitalist, will commence the erection
of dwellings, on the property Immediately,
shs grad
The terms OF the sale are withheld for the
present
A Little Gossip.
Work on the extension of the Duquesne
Traction Company's line to Williamsburg Is
progressing very rapidly. The laying of the
road bed has been completed to within q
very short distance from the terminus OF the
line. . fc
j. E. Glass today awarded the contract to
a local builder for the erection of u dwell
ings in the Aliqufppa Place plan and OIL
adjoining properties. There are at present
IA houses i'll various stages OF construction
in the plan.
The sale of an acreage tract located in
Swssvale is likely TO occur in few days.
The tract contains u acres, more or less.
and has been laid off in plan of lots which
is being withheld from the market as q very
flatering offer for the property, as a whole,
Is being considered by the owners.
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued to-day:
81. j.. McCracken, five frame two-story
dwellings, Brushton avenue near Penn ave-
nue., cost for all, $l5,5Oo. George W. Morris,
cemenlne ewo-story dwelling, Howe
street, near South Negley avenue. cost S. 900.
]. A Graver, a brick two-story dwelling,
Forbes street. between Craig and Neville
streets, cost 200. joseph Partridge, two
frame twostory DWELLING, Kansas street,
cost S, 500 for both. Cold Rolled Steel Com
pany, an ironclad one-story mill, Sixtieth
street, between Butler street and A. V. r.
r., cost 81, 800 Vincent Coiness, a frame two
story dwelling, Greenfield avenue cost $500.
George Fritz, II frame two-story dwelling,
Summer street, cost 81, 100 j. q. Stewart,
frame addition, Emerson street, cost $3.50.
Reports From the Brokers.
The Burrell and Kensington Improvement
Companies report the following sale of lots
at Kensington, the new manufacturing city
on the Allegheny Valley Railway; Mrs. Bar.