National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-04
JUDICIAL SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION OF
] THE BUILDING AND PREMISES OF TIM
VEST NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON,

JUDICIAL SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION OF
H1RsT NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON,
Upon an order passed on the 27d day Of July, 1874
By the supreme Court Of the District Of Columbia,
and FOR said District in the matter Of real and per-
SSnahl progerfX Of The ,lF First Nati9nAl Bank Of
the hoar Of u O'CLOCK noon on the second
MEPNEsDAY, being t6e ninth aaS, q DecemSsr,
1874, IN mont Of the building, in Washington, Dis
triet 81 Columbia; 1he 9snki6g house Of THE First
nifare and sppendaees theFeo9 subject to confrm
alton ofthe sale BY said court
mainder IN one and two YEARS IN edaa aSnaSl s
staIneFtS bearing siX Per cent interest per an
reserved upon the property sold, and the purchaser
post 81 HsR ne ns n es1b w q be
required at time Of sale. All conveYaneing At ex-
II terms Of sale are not complied with within
seven days rom day OF sale right is reserved to re-
sell property at risk and cost OF defaulting pur-
The property above referred to is described by
metss and bounds as follows; Consisting or parts
oflots known and designated on the plat OF said
square numbered two hundred and tEeaty-fou r
GA and bounded and Described as follows; Be
corner Of said lot number eight (sl and running
tWentyethree feet spd Two inclSeH III n my my
along the north line Of said lot numbered eight (s)
ten CO to the east line Of said lot, at point sew
enty-hve feet 90 IT. from street, thence south
thiTtyeigS feet eight and one half inches as r.
sen n E 70 tne nosa n1I as IN Sy
three feet and two Inches ga n in to the east
line Of said lot numbered eight, q, thence south
along the said east line OF said lot numbered eight
(s) two feet, point forty feet eight half
said lot; thence west in line parallel with the
north line Of said lot one hundred feet 0e ft.) 70
Fifteenth Q5th) street At point forty feet eight
and one half inches 90 n. 81 in) rom the north
west corner Of said lot Numbered eight, Isl ! and
thence north along the line Of said street said last
named distance to the point OF beginning.
1t Is improved by handsome, marble-frOnted,
hre-proOf building, the lower story OF which was
Jay Cooke Co., and the upper story by First
National Bank Of Washington, ID. O..
The building fronts forty feeI eight inches on
Fifteenth street, opposite to the United States
more advantageous for banking business pur-
poses. 1t contains in the upper and lower stories
Well-constructed and commodiOus vaults.
The personal property to be sold includes four
National Bank and firm Of Jay Cooke q Co.,l be-
The real estate is among the most valuable in
Washington city. The building Is handsome and
1854 Is estimated at eighty-four thousand dollars
(S4 Co., exclusive Of the price Of the land, which
has since enhanced in value.
The property was purchased by The First Ma
tonal Bank In 1866 for ninety-seYen thousand dol
lars, and taxes and assessments have been paid up
The lower banking-rooms were leased by the
Receiver from August ], 1874, until February Z,
1875 at the rate Of dtv dollars aSweek, to the Cit
zens' National Bank Of Washington. On the ex-
plration Of this lease the purchaser-after the
drmaton OF the sale by the courtcan take absolute
possession Of these lower rooms, as well as the
upper ones. EDWIN l.. STANTON
Recsiyer Of First National Bank or washington,
LATIATRR CLEARY, Auctioneers.
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