National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-29
JUDICIAL SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION OF
IHE BUILDING AND PREMISES OF THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON,

THE BUILDING AND PREMISES OF THE
FlRSr NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON,
Upon an order passed on the I'D day Of July, 1874
sitting as DisESt Court Of the USed Sass IN
and for said District in the matter Of real and per-
Washngt5n, b: G., IwiIi sell at public suction, At
WEDSEsDAY being tbe ninth aS On Of eSS9a
1874, in front of the building in Washington, Dis
National Bank OF " ashing toS, d. G.. and the fur.
niture and apPendages thereof, subject to CONFIRM
Terms Of sale are one third in cash, and the re-
maindeE IN one and two years, IN equal annual in
mum. For the unpaid instalIments a lien will be
viii be REQUIRED to Keep lie sam same insured. de-
posit Of twentT-hye hundred dollars in cash will be
required at time Of sale. Ali cOnVeyancing at eK-
II terms rms, Of sale are not compiled with within
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
city as lots numbered eight Js) and ten, (fO,J in
square numbered two hundred aud twenty-fSur,
ginning on Fifteenth (sthI street at the northwest
eS1ner Of said Lot number eight Gs) and Eunning
tEentySthTee. feet ct ana I've inches l23 r. z i1l
and In continuation thereof across lot numbered
tenQ0) to the east line Of said lot, at point sew
along the cast line e. q said lot 4unSeTed ten SOC
thirty-eight feet eight and one half inches (S It.
thence west along the north line Of said alley twenty
three feet and two inches (3 II. In TO the east
line Of said lot numbered eight, Is, thence south
l two feet, 10 point forty feet eight and half
inches 40 n. 81 In south from the north line OF
said lot; thence west IN q line parallel with the
north line OF said lot one hundred feet 100 ft.) to
and one half inches 20 n. S. in nom it6e north
west corner Of said lot numbered eight, Is } and
thence north along the line OF said street said last
named distance to the point Of beginning.
1t Is improved by q handsome, mar6le-fronted,
hre-proof building, the lower story Of which was
Jay Cooke Co., and the upper story by First
National Bank of Washington, ID. G.
The building fronts forty feet eight inches on
Fifteenth street, opposite to the United States
more advantageous for banking or business pur-
poses. 1t contains in the upper and lower stories
Well-constructed and commOdlOus 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 Its original cost, In
1864, is estimated at eighty-fOur thousand dollars
has since enhanced in value.
The property was purchased by The First Ma
uonal Bank in 1866 for ninety-seYen thousand dol
lars, and taxes and assessments have been paid up
TO June 20, 1S-5.
The lower banking-rooms were leased by the
Receiver from August l, 1S74, until February ],
1875, at the rate of ftv dollars week, to the Cit
Zens' National Bank of Washington. On the eX-
plratiOn Of this lease the purchaser-after the
hrmaton Of the sale by the courtean take absolute
possession of these lower rooms, as well the
upper ones. EDWIN L. STANTON,
Receiver Of First National Bank Of Washington,
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