National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-27
JUDICIAL SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION OF
THE BUILDING AND PREMISES OF THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON,

THE BUILDING AND PREMISES OF THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON,
Upon order passed on the I'D day OF July, 1874,
sitting as District Court OF the United States in
and for said District in the matter Of real and per-
Washington, b. c., win sell at public auction, at
the hour Of II. O'Clock noon, on the second
1874, in front OF the building in Washington, Dis
trict sfColumbla. the banking house Of The First
nIture and sppendages thereof, subject to confirm
alton ofthe sale by said court.
mainder in one aud two years, IN equal annual In
stSlmepts bearing SIX per cent Interest pc, an
reserved upon the property Sold and the purchaser
posit Of tNentySye 6I9dred oIIars In cash Win he
required at time OF sale. All eOnYeyaneing AZ ex-
II terms Of sale are not compiled 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
oflots known and designated on the plat OF said
city as lots numbered eight !sl and ten, GO, in
GAL and bounded and described as follows: Be
ginning on Fifteenth g5thl street At the northwest
thence east parallel with street one hundred and
along the north line Of said lot numbered eight ts
and in continuation thereof across lot numbered
enty-fye feet as IT. from 9 street thence south
along the east line OF said lot numbered ten QO)
LEs
slf in.) TO the north line OF hfteen-foot alley:
thence along the north line of said alley twenty
three feet and two inches (3 H. in to the east
line Of said lot numbered eight, e. thence south
along the said east line Of said lot numbered eight
C) two feet, 10 point forty feet eight half
inches go 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 goo f.) 70
and half inches go n 50 in.) from the 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 a handsome, marble-frOnted,
hre-proof building, the lower story of which was
recently occupied as a banking house by firm Of
Jay Cooke Co., and the upper story by First
National Bank Of Washington, ID. c..
The building fronts forty feet eight inehes on
Fifteenth street, opposite to the United States
Treasury Department. no locality In the city being
more advantageous for banking or business pur-
poses. 1t contains in the upper and lower stories
well-eonstructed and cOmnlodious vaults.
The personal property 10 be sold includes four
large and excellent safe, formerly used by First
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
1884 is estimated at eighty-four thousand dollars,
(f84 CO., exclusive Of the price Of the land, which
has since enhanced in value.
tional Bank in 1885 for ninety-seyen thousand dol
lars, and taxes and assessments have been paid up
The lower banking-rooms were leased by the
1873 the rate of hfv dollars week, to the Clti
Zens' National Bank OF Washington. On the ex-
pration Of this lease the purchaser-ater the con-
hrmatiOn Of the sale by the courtcan take absolute
upper ones. EDWIN L. STANTON,
Recover OF First National Bank OF Washington,
LATIAfER 4 CLEARY, Auctioneers.
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