Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-21
Legal NOTICES.

VIRGINIA.: At Rules held in the Clerks
Y Office OF the Corporation Court of the city
of Alexandria, on the Sd day of March, l814,-
Louis A. Won Hoffman, plaintiff,
VS.. In chancery.
John II. Russell, defendant,
The object of this suit is to obtain a decree lor
the sale of the unexpired term of lease OF nlne-
ty. nine ye.rs from the 26th of February, 1915,
made by the City Council of Ale&andr's 70
VIM H. Fowle ind George ID. FoWlc, DF dee1
bearing date on that day devlslng all that lot ol
ground in Alexandria, beginning at Inc ihtel.
Section of the south side of Duke street WIN tne
east side OF Potomac strand, and running east
wardlv with Duke street into the Potomac river;
then returning to the point OF beg nning a,o
running southwardly with the east slde q u.
;omac strand one hundred ana torty-a'G lceI
seven inches more or less, TO the me OF oaiits
Green then eastwardly paraliei 10 DuAe . uth
into TIE said river; then north 10 connect WIN
the first line with the use OF the strand III com
mon with others entitled thereto. Also Inc uh-
expired term of lease ofninety. nine years rom
July %, 1854, made by said City, Council 10
VIM. ii. Fowle. by deed bearing daIe ol Dep,
tenn Der Is, 1854 devsing all those lots oil grounn
in Alexandria, beginning at the intersection OF
the south side of Duke street with the west siae
Potomac strand a d running southWardly vain
the west side of Potomac strand one hundred
feet; then westWardly parallel TO DUKE street
thirty ono feet .then northwardly parallel to the
thirty lone feet to the p ace OF beginning. Lou
number two immediately west Of that first de-
scrbed, and exactly Of .hesame Dimensions. Lot
number three, Immediately west OF NUMBER Two
and exactly of the same dimensions. Lot num-
Der four, beginning on Duke street at point
ninety three feet from its southern intersection
with Potomac strand, and running sculh"ardly
parallel with the western line OF lot numper
three one hundred and twenty feet; then vest
wardly thirty feet eleven inches parallel to Duke
~ IL, Ill al 4
line of lot number three one hundred ana twenty
feet; then ea>twardly thirty feet eleven inches 10
the place of beginning. Lot number i've, pc
ginning on Potomac strand, west side at point
one hundred and fifty. one feet seven inches from
its intersection with The south side of Duke
street, and running westwardly parallel with
Duke street one hundred and twenty,three feet
eleven inches; thel. northwardly parallel TO 70
tomac strand thirty one feet seven lnchesi then
eastwardly parallel with Duke street one nun
dred and twenty three feet eleven lncnes then
southwardly and along the west side OF fotemac
strand thirty one feet seven inches to the begin
ning-all the said lots bounding on an alley
twenty feet vide in the rear leading to the 70
tomac strand, with the use Of the said Potomac
strand in common with others entitled thereto.
rights, members, privileges and appurtcnances
thereto belonging. Also all the machinery,
engines fixtures, &c, upon the premises, ana all
the estate of the said John II. Russell at law snd
equity in and to the devised premises ana every
part thereof and for an application o. the pro-
ceeds of sale to the payment Of claim Of the
psntitf if against aga the defendant for the sum Of
SIS, 500. with interest thereon from October lst,
1872; also for the sum OF S744 -, with interest
thereon from October lst, 1872, under mort,
gage from the said j ohm Il. Russell to the SAID
Louis a. Won Hoffman, bearing date October lst,
1872.
The defendant not having entered his appear
ance and given security according to the act OF
Assembly, and the rules Of this Court, and it APP
pearing by affidavit that ne is not resident Of
this State it is ordered that said defendant appear
here within one month after due publication OF
this order and do what is necessary TO protect his
interest in this suit and that p copy Of this or
der be forthwith inserted in the Alexandria Ga
zette, a newspaper published in the city Of AL
cxandra, once week for four successive weeks,
and posted at the front door Of the Court House
of this city. a copy-test.
MORTON VI ARYE, Clerk.
S. Ferguson Beach, p. O. NH G-w4W