National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-09
JUDICIAL SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION OF
THE BUILDING AND PREMISES OF THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON,

Upon an order passed on the 22d day OF July, 1874
by the Supreme Court Of the District Of Columbia,
and for said DISTRICTS in the matter Of real aud per-
s9nal property Of The First National B!nk OF
the hour Of y O'Clock noon on the second
1874, in front Of the building in Washington, Dis
tTict sfC0lumba. the banking house OF The First
niture and appendages thereof, subject to confirm
alton Ofthe sale by said court
malnder in one and two years, IN equal annual in
FSF SSa Rnpss sf Pef 4 s1 pei a he
reserved upon the property sold, and the purchaser
poslt OF Twenty-Five hundreddoIlars in cash win be
required at time Of sale. All cOnVeyanclng at ex-
If terms Of sale are not compsIed with within
seven days from day Of sale right Is reserved to
sell property at risk and cost Of defaulting pur-
The property above referred to is described by
metes and bounds as follows: Consisting of parts
Oflots known and designated on the plat OF said
Sq9are numbered two hundred and twenty III m
C22l,) and bounded and Described as follows: Be.
Of said Lot HqmReE eight 81 and running
along the north line of said lot numbered eight Isl
ten uO) to the east line OF said lot, at point sew
enty-hve feet C75 ft.) from g street. thence south
feet f eight and one haIf inches as IT,
81 n to The north Line or aIee1Ifo9t alley:
three feet and two inches 825 H. in to the east
(S) two feet, point forty feeteight aud one half
inches go II. 81 in south from the north line of
said lot; thence west in line parallel with the
north line Of said lot hundred feet ClCO ft.)
and one half inches "a 81 rom the hes norR
west corner of SAID lot numbered eight, Is and
thence north along the line of said street sill last
named distance to the point of beginning.
1t Is improved by n hands some, marble-frOn ted,
hrs-prOOf building, the lower story of which was
recently occupied q banking house by firm of
SatiOnSI Bank Of WHshinstohP b. Oy Flr''
The building fronts forty feeS eight inches on
Fiftesnth street, opposite to. the United States
Treasury Department; no locality in the city being
more advantageous for banking business pur-
poses. 1t contains in the upper and lower stories
Wel-constTucted and commodiOus vaults.
The personal property TO. be sold includes four
large and excellent safes, formerly used by First
National Bank and firm Of Jay Cooke & Co., be-
sides tables, desks, &c.
The real estate is among the most valuable in
Washington city. The building is handsome and
substantially constructed, and It's original cost, in
1854 Is estimated at eighty-fOur thousand dollars,
49, 0OO, exclusive Of the price OF the land, which
has since enhanced in value.
The property purchased by The First Ma
tiOnal Bank in 1860 for ninety-seyen thousand dol
lars, and taxes and assessments have been paid up
to June 20, 1875.
The lower banking-roOms were leased by the
Receiver from August !. 1874, until February Z,
1875 at the rate of ftV dollars week, to the Clti
Zens' National Bank of Washington. On the ex-
hrmaton of the safe by the couTt-ean take absolute
possession of these lower rooms, as well as the
upper ones. EDWIN L. STANTON,
Recover Of First National Bank Of Washington,
LATINIER s CLEARY, AuctIOneers.