New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-22

tbs District OF Lou:sian2-Ho. IGb.
Dy G.. Z. GIRARDES g. 80, AUCTION,
ID eers-0fice No. II Exchange p~laGe..SATU2
DAY, Marsh u; 1878, at tVefEe %otooh H. at the
street, between Canal and CustOmhouse streets, il
This city Of New orleans, by virtue OF = hnaS
the United, states Of America for the District OF
Louisiana, sitting in banarug'CS, dated the
first of March, 1873, will be soLd Dy public 2uc-
CERTAI SUGAR P~LASLAiIVH SITUATED IN the
parish of ST. Martin. at a place called Isle Liable,
said Isls II Abbe and running back with divergin8
lines. bOunGsd on the west or upper me oy IanoS
lately the property of the suc1eSe'on" yoIn 9iartln,
to the Fontennettes, together with all the improve
mentA the reon. Comprising IN part as follows: A
large, spacious and substantial Orlck sugar house,
with novrrfuI Engines and sugar mill, machinery,
cisterns. coolers, all complete t"o sttsei heltles
about fifteen negro cabins Ign pun OF orlcIN
there are two houses witt outoulIdlhSs' one OF
them nearly rev; a comfortable one story build
ing with attic containing SIX rooms, all having
fire places bailt OF brick. plasteredi the other
building is old, but very comfortable; besides sta
The foiloving description of the property $ taken
from the report Of MY Fred. DurIve, dated third
November. iG-r- who was sent by the asslgness N
bankruptcy zoe canine 4
In conformity With your desire THAT 7 should
Wait TagiIT. SANITATION, in the parish of ST. Mar
tin, and examine carefully the condltlon OF that
property and report to you tne result OF my re-
searches, I nC~ state that l nave cohscientlousiy
| insnectsd tn, improvements and find them to 10
| very extensive and very substantial. and. although
they have been very much neglected, could re,
cover ali their efficiency by repairs a great deal
| less extensive than l would have supposed on
reading the report that l foHna IN POSSESSION o.
been built With such superior materials that time
has produced comparatively very. little decay,
even on the external parts OF the oulldings-tor
in.tanre, ths roofs can, with very little expense,
I be made peTEectly tight ana oy repairing and! IN
soms cases, rene wing a dozen posts stpPortlnSthe
| out galleries of the sugarhouss ana Staples, Whlch
are both really splendid constructions. these build
/ ings would be secured for a long time against any
I successful degradaliens. The englneSand mill are
powerful and complete. Those parts that could
4 lave been taken away or affected by exposure
have beef carefully PACKED up and are
| lvino in n safe par vi the engine room.
In q short Anne an engineer could clean and put
| the whols in running order. The sngarhouse Is
I immense and completely built of bricks, and the
! root. iss those of al. other buildings, is covered
With shingles. The interior ct the sugarhs'lse
contains 10 substantis, Souhd coolers Unree OF
I which were ext to . neighb0r, Mr.. Durand-
1 Thefe i. n fine car. in very good order, to carry
| sugar from one end OF the sug 'rhouse to the other
end. mounted on = Iail-the whole substantial and
in coed order. The molasses CistPrns are all of
bricks and cement, and can accommodate sO
hOgsheads OF sugar. The cisterns are covered
l with well sea sOned spars. The two sets OF Kettles
are well set and in very tlne order, and ready cor
operations. 1t is through a large and valuable
copper pipe that extends from the sugarhouse to
the BAYOU, which is situated about thirty yards
from the engine, that all the water required 'or
the engine and sugar is procured. Around the
sugarhOuss there are six large slste'ns, In which
all the rain water is gathered. ,
There are Is negro eabins-s built of brick and
: of wOod-all requiring some repairs, especially
30 the roofs. At . small expense Vhey can DC
| made available.
There are two housed on che place, with their
| outbuildings One of them is y new, comfortable
Onsstorv building, with attic, containing six
rooms, al with tre-9lsCes. b. Is ou!lt OF orleK;
and is vel finished. The plaster has suffered
from the roofs requiring repairs. hundred
shingles would make it tight. The Other buldlng
is old, but vet good. The lands are high, and OF
the very best quality, and are reported all over
the country as requiring less labor than any other
and producing more. There % sufncient 1lmoei
sn the place TO last fifty years.
Such. gentlemen, are the facts concerning that
valuable property, and l may ",tnout rear OF
being cOntradIcted by result, say that OF all the
property offered Tor salei in the State, there IL AonS
otfeging a better chance of Investment.
Eours most respectfully
Parties contemplating TO purchase are respect
fully referred 10 the fore going report. and to an
examination of the property itself. with the lore
going will also be sold
A TRACT OF LAND located under State MAR.
SAINT No. Sc, the paro.hial section No. Is, OF town
ship No. 10 south, of range No. : east, containing
423.14 acres: one. half OF fractional section No. 10.
! same township and range, containing lo.89 acres
township and range. containing l62 80 acres, %
Gated under niiitar. land warrant No. i8.Dz. De
the same mere OF less.
The decree of the court ordering the sale of the
I above described property directs that the SAINT
be freed from all membranes, and the assignee
acting as the officer of the court will convey only
such title as is i'll him vested by the assignment
in bankruptcy. and by the aforesaid order OF court
Terms OF Sale-Cash on the spot at the moment
of the adjudication, and purchasers to assume pay.
ment over and above the price OF adjudication ol
all taxes which the property may owe up 10 int
day of sale.
Act OF .ale az the expense OF the PURCHASERS,
before NJ. GernOn, q Otsr! auoia.
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