National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-18
JUDICIAL SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTIeN OF
THE BUILDING AND PREMISES on THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON,


ElRsT NATIONAL BANK OF WAsHINeToN,
Upon an order passed on the IA day of JULY 1874
Sitting as s.DstEict eoGrt Of he United STATS n
and for said District IN the matter OF real and per-
WashihgtSnt b. G., W5I sell at pubic auction, At
the hour Of II O'Clock noont on the second
1874, in mont OF the bIsiding, in washington Dis,
Na af We SSd15S house Of 1T Th be-
niture and appendices thereof, subject to confirm
Terms Of sale are one third in cash, and the re-
mainder in one and two yeaEs. equal annual In
num For the unpaid PE len P % a Be
reserved upon the property sold, and the purchaser
post Of twenty-Te in cash win be
REQUIRED at time Of sale. All eOnTeyancing at ex-
n terms Of sale, are not compiled with within
sell property at risk and cost Of defauIting pur-
The property above referred 70 is described by
metes and bounds as follows; Consisting Of parts
city as lots numbered eight (s) and len, (iO,J in
square numbered two hundred and twenty-four,
ginning Fifteenth (i5thl street as she northwest
corner Of said lot number eight go and running
tTenty5thTee feet ana ty9 inches l23 n; in;l
along the north Line Of Ssa lot I eight 9
ten Q0) to the east lineof said lot a. point
Si"ng the east line Of said lot NUMBERED ten o
thlrty-eight feet eight and one half inches (Ss It.
thence west along the north line of said sey twenty
three fret and two inches (2l IT. in to the east
line Of said lot numbered eight, Is thence south
go two feet, 10 point forty feepegnr one half
inches 90 H. 81 in.) south from the north line Of
said lot; thence west in o. line parallel with the
north line Of said lot one hundred feet eco f.) to
and one half inches go n. 81 in.) from the north
west corner of said lot numbered eight, 81 and
thence north along the lneOf said street said last
named distance TO the point Of beginning.
It Is improved by handsome, marble-fronted,
hre-proof building, the lower story of which was
recently occupied as banking house by firm OF
Jay Cooke q Co.. and the upper story by First
National Bank ofWashlngton, d. @.
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-construeted and commodlOus vaults.
The personal property to be sold includes four
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
1884, is estimated at eighty-fOur thousand dollars,
ISL 600 exclusive OF the price Of the land, which
has since enhanced in value.
The property was purchased by The First Ma
tional Bank in 1886 for nlnety-seyen thousand dol
lars, and taxes and assessments have been paid up
The lower banking-roOms were leased by the
Receiver. from August 1, 1874, until February Z,
1875, at the rate of dftv dollars week, to the Clti
Zens' National Bank OF Warrington. On the eK-
nrmation Ofthe sale by the cOurt-ean take absolute
possession Of these lower rooms, as well as the
upper ones. EDWIN L. STANTON,
Receiver of First National Bank Of Washington,
LATDIER 3 CLEARY, Auctioneers.
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