Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-19

VyIRGINIA: At Rules held in the Clerk S
Y office OF the Corporation Court ct the city
of Alexandria, on the Sd day of March, 1874
Louis A. Won Hoffman, plaintiff
John H. Russell, defendant,
The object of this suit is to obtain decree lot
the sale of the unexpred term ota lease OF nl n
ty.nine years from the 10Th of February, leoo,
made by the City Council OF AleSanaris 70
VIM Fowle nnd George v n p1 wi that lot of
ground in Alexandria, beginning al the in!e G
Section of the south side of Duke street with the
east side of Potomac strand, ana running ems.
wardly with Duke street INTO the fotomac tive !
then returning to the point OF beg nnlng anu
running southwardly with the east side 81 70.
tomac Strand one hundred and forty-lve 1eet
seven inches, more or less, TO the line OF james
Green then eastwardly parallel to Duke street
into tt G 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 ull-
expired term of lease ofnnety nine years rom
July Is, 1854, made by said City Council 10
VIM. D. Fowle. by deed bearing date OF sop,
TENT Der 49, 1854 devising al those lots OF grounn
in Alexandria, beginning at the intersection o.
The south side of Duke street with the Wcst sioe
Potomac strand, a,d running sou'n"HrI.y Sa
the west side of Potomac strand one hundred
feet; then westwardly parallel to Duke street
thirty one feet; then northwsrdly parallel to ine
first line one hundred feet; then eastWardly
thirty. one feet to the place of beginning. Lot
number two, Immediately west OF that hrst de,
scrlbed, and exactly of the same d .menslons 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 scuthWardly
parallel with the western line OF Iot NUMBER
three one hundred and twenty feet; then west,
wurdly thirty feet eleven inches parallel to Duke
street; then northwardly parallel TO the west
line Of lot number three one hundred and twenty
feet then ea>twardly thirty feet eleven inches 10
the place of beginning Lot number nVe, pc
ginning on Potum1c strand, west side, at d 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 ther. northwardly parallel to 70
toulac strand thirty one feet seven inches; then
eastwardIy parallel with Duke street one nun
dred ard twenty three teet eleven incnes tnen
southwardly and along the west side OF Potomac
strand thirty one feet seven inches to the oegin-
ninu-all the said lots bounding on an alley
twenty feet wide in the rear Lending to the fo-
tomsc strand, with the use OF the SAID fotomac
strand in common with others entitled tnere'o.
Also all and singular the edidces, buildings,
rights, members, privileges and appurtenances
thereto belonging. Also all the machinery,
engines, fixtures, &c, upon the premises, ana all
the estate of the said John Il. Russell at law ana
equity in and to the devised premises ahu every
part thereof, and for an application OF the pro-
ceeds of sale to the payment Of claim "f the
plaintiff against the defendant for the sum OF
S23, 500. with interest thereon from October lst,
1872; also for the sum of STD -, with interest
thereon from October lst, 1872, under q mort,
gage from the said John h. Russell to the said
Louis A. Won Hoffman, bearing date October lst'
1872
The defendant not having entered his appear
shce and given security according to the act OF
Assembly, and the rules of this Court, and it ap,
pesring by affidavit that ne is not resident OF
this State it ordered that said defendant appear
here within one month after due publication Of
this order and do what is necessary to protect NE
interest in this suit; and that copy of this or
der be forthwith inserted in the Alexandria Ga
zette, newspaper published in the city of Al.
exandria, once a week for four successive weeks,
and posted at the front door OF the Court house
of this city. A copy-test'
MORTON MARYE, Clerk.
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