National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-24


JUDICIAL SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION OF
THE BUILDING AND PREMISES OF TEE
RlRST NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON,
Upon an order passed the ed day OF July, 1874,
sitting District Court Of the United states in
and for said District in the matter of real and per-
washington g. G., viii sell at public suction io at
the hour Of - O'Clock noon, on the second
1874, in front of the building, in Washington Dis,
trict of COLUMBIA. the banking house Of The First,
niture and aPPendages thereof, subject to confirm
Terms Of sale are one third in cash. and the re-
mainder in one aud two years, IN equal annual in
reserved upon the property sold, and the purchaser
post Of SuRdre S dollars in cash win be
required at time OF sale. All cOnveyanclng at eX-
If terms Of sale are not complied with within
seven days from day Of sale right is reserved tore
chaser.
mGtes and bounds as follows: Consisting Of parts
lots known and designated the plat of said
square numbered two hundred and twenty-four,
GA, and bounded and described rs follows: Be-
corner of said lot number eight Cs) ana running
thence east parallel with street one hundred and
along the north line Of said lot numbered eight t5j
and in continuation thereof across lot numbered
ten Q0) to the east line of said lot, at point
enty-hye feet C5 ft.) from G street, thence south
tbiFtyegt eet eight and one baF ineSe te ~
81 in.) to the north line Of hfteen-fOOt alley:
thence along the north line of said alley twenty
three feet and two inches C21 II. I'M to the east
line Of said lot numbered eight, Is thence south
along tie said east line Of said lot numbered eight
(S) two feet 10 point forty feet eight and half
inches 90 H. 81 in. south from the north line of
north line Of said lot one hundd feet o To
Fifteenth C5th) street at point forty feet eight
and one half inches 90 II. s& in from Gthe north
west corner of said lot numbered eight, 81 and
thence north along the line Of said street said last
named distance TO the point Of beginning.
1t Is improved by handsome, marble-tronted,
hre-proOf building, the lower story Of which was
recently occupied q banking house by firm of
National Bank of Washington, ID. G..
The building fronts forty feet eight inches on
Fifteenth street. opposite to the United States
Treasury Department: locality in the city being
more advantageous for banking or business puT-
poses. 1t contains in the upper and lower stories
well-constructed and cOmmOdiOus vaults.
The personal property to be sold includes iour
large and excellent safes, formerly used by Ftrst
National Bank and firm Of Jay Cooke Co.. be-
sides tables, desks. sc.
The real estate is among the most valuable in
substantially constructed, and its original cost, In
1854, is estimated at eightyfOur thousand dollar,
1884, CO., exclusive OF the price Of the land, which
has since enhanced in value.
The property was purchased by The First Ma
tiOnal Bank in 1866 for ninety-seyen thousand dol
lars, and taxes and assessments have been paid up
to June 30 1875.
The lower banking rooms were leased by the
Receiver from August l, 1874, until February Z,
1875, the rate of fftV dollars week, to the Ctt
Zens' National Bank of Washington. On the eX-
pration Of this lease the purchaser-afer the con-
hrmation THE sale by the cOurt-ean take absolute
possession of these lower rooms, as well IS the
upper ones. EDWIN L. STANTON.
Receiver Of First National Bank Of Washington,
LATIMER 4 CLEARY, AuctIoneers.
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