Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-18
BY r. A. Kerby, AuctiOneer.
DUBLIC SALE.

On WEDNESDAY, the 18th day of August,
1872 at II m, in Alexandria, Va, the under
signed, as Commissioners of the Corporation
Court of Alexandria, Va, under the authority
of said Court in the suit Of Dyer, wife ct al. vs.
Sidney 81. Davis ct al, will offer for sale, at
public auction. the following described LOTS
and PARCELS OF REAL ESTATE and all
taining-the' property of the late Josiah H. Ds
Wis, and situated in the city Of Alexandria, Va
to wit:
One LOT with three FRAME TENEMENT
BUILDINGS, on the west side of Columbus
street, beginning 1913 feet inch north of Frank
| lin; thence north 4G! feet on Columbus; thence
west ID feet inches back to 20 feet alley.
Also another LOT, with a FRAME TENE-
MEN,r thereon, adjoining the above described
lot on the north, having front of 80 feet on
inches back to the aforesaid 20 feet alley.
Also three-story BRICK HOUSE and LOT
ON tne nortn SIDE OF Prince street and 80 IT, east
of Fairfax street, fronting 10 feet on Prince st.
and running back 4S feet more or less-said lot
being subject to an annual rent charge of S38
Also two story BRICK HOUSE and LOT
on the west side of Water street. beginning about
l01 feet north of Wolfe street and fronting % #.
on Water street and running back westwardly
| l23 feet inches.
Also HOUSE and LOT on tie east side Of
Fairfax street, beginning So feet 3! inche- north
| of Wilkes street; thence north e feet on Fair
fax street, and running back eastwardly TO the
| depth Of 9S fe 5 inches-sad lot being subject
to an annual rent charge Of S. 81.
Alsotw WAREHOUSES; WHARF PROP.
ERTY, DOCK RIGHTS and LOTS, betwcer.
Prince and Duke streets, which have been di-
vided, and will be sold in separate parcels rs
follows, to wit:
One LOT fronting 81 feet inch on Union st.,
and running eastwardly 80 feet q inches to the
rear of the lot of the smaller warehouse with a
ten feet alley on the south side reserved for the
common use of each and all the parcels and run
ming from Union street to what is commonly
called The Strand
Also one LOT fronting % feet on Union st.,
and running back eastwardly 90 feet 6! inches
to the rear of the lot of the larger warehouse,
having ten feet alley on either side from Union
street through to the Strand.
Also the larger WAREHOUSE and LOT
| fronting 80 feet !! inches on the Strand, with
| ten feet alley on either side from Union street
through to the Strand, together with IA feet ::
inches of that part of the Strand next to and adj
joining the wharf and dock in front of said ware
house, reserving space of 80 feet in width be-
tween said warehouse and the said space OF Ia
fe. 7 inches as foot and carriage way common
to each and all the parcels and with said ware
house the WHARF or pier, with dock nght
or water privilege Al feet wide on the northern
side of said wharf and the exclusive use or the
eastern end of said wharf and water privileges
thereto belonglng-the dock right on the south
| side of said wharf being the property Of K. II.
| Miller, Win Tie riRHt III MN W coiIcCl toii',
wharfage and dockage on the southern side OF
said wharf; the wharf to be kept in repair at the
| Joint expense of the purchase and X. II. Her:
Also the smaller WAREHOUSE and LOT
| fronting 81 feet on the Strand, and running back
60 feet inches, with ten feet alley on the south
| side from Uun;on street through to the Strand,
toy ether with the space of ground "A feet a in.
| in width next to and adjoining the dock IN trort
of said warehouse, leaving space of ground II
! feet wide between the warehouse and the atore-
| o,fr nd 81 foot
~. 1t common OF each and all the parcels.
Also DOCK RIGHT in front of the Miller
warehouse, Is feet wide, with the right of cgrcss
and lngress from and to said dock along the
aforesaid alleys and reserved space on the
Strand, and all other rights thereto appurtaln-
| ing An accurate survey and plat of the above
| parcels to be seen ut the office of John s. Chap
| man.
4 Terms of Sale: One-sixth Of the purchase
money to be paid in cash upon confirmation OF
| sale; the residue in four equal annual install
ments, with interest from the day of sale the
purchaser to have the right ID pay any or AL ot
the deferred payments before the sam" shall be-
come due the title to be retained until all the
purchase money is paid. The purchaser will be
| required on confirmation of the sale t., INSURE
the buildings for such an amount as will be sat-
| sfactory to the Commissioners, and In the event
of their failure to dc So the Commissioners au-
thorized to insure the same out of the cash pay
| ments, and to charge the amount thereofto the
purchasers All State and Corporation taxes
which are in arrear and colectable, including
taxes for this year, will be paid under the dircc-
ton of the Court out of the cash payments.
| The sale Of all the pr perry mentioned above
to be made upon the lot in rear OF the smaller
warehouse JNO. 5. CHAPMAN,
S. FERGUSON BEACH,
Commissioners of Sale.