National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-23
JUDICIAL SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION OF
TIE BUILDING AND PREMISES OF THE
ElRST NATIONAL BANK OP WASHINGTON,

JUDICIAL SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION OF
THE BUILDING AND PREMISES OF THE
RIRSF 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
WEb%Fs9LY bs geGe b nS9n on ne second
1874, in mont Of the building in Washington, Dis
National Bs1E Of %ashin stoS D. G., and The faS
niture and apPendages thereof, subject to confirm
Terms Of sale are one third in cash, and the re-
mainder in one and two years, IN equal annual in
mum. For the unpaid installments a lien viii be
reserved upon the property sold, and the purchaser
post of TWENTY-FIVE hundred dollars in cash Will be
required at time Of sale. Ali conveyancing at ex-
II terms Of sale are not compiled with within
seven days from day Of sale right Is reserved to
chaser.
metes and bounds as follows: Consisting of parts
of lots known aud designated on the plat Of said
square numbered two hundred and twenty -four,
ginning Fifteenth U5th) street at the northwest
corner of said lot number eight (5) and running
twenty-three feet ana two inches ClZl n. 2 ln.l
along the north line of said lot numbered eight s)
ten Q0) to the east line OF said lot, point sew
enty-hye feet (75 it, from q street thence south
thirty-eIght feet eight and one half inches as It.
81 in } to the north line OF a hfteen-fOOt alley:
thence along the north line Of said alley twenty
line Of said lot numbered eight, (S,) thence south
along Il said east line OF said lot numbered eight
) two feet, TO point forty feet eight and one half
inches 40 n. 81 in south from the north line of
said lot; thence west in a line parallel with the
north line Of said lot hundred feet CC0 ft) to
and Sne S nehe a Pn3f S6T Sest n et
west corner of saio 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-frOnted,
fre-proOf building, the lower story Of which was
recently occupied as banking house by nrm Of
Jay Cooke Co.. and the upper story by First
National Bank of W ashingtOn, ID. G.
The building fronts forty feet eight inches on
Fifteenth street, opposite to the United states
Treasury Depar ment; no locality in the city being
more advantageous for banking or business pur-
poses. 1t contains in the upper and lower stories
well-constructed and cOmmOdiOus vaults.
large and excellent safes, formerly used by First
National Bank and firm Of Jay Cooke q Col be-
sides tables, desks, &c.
The real esttte is among the most valuable in
substantially constructed and Its original cost, In
1884 is estimated at eighty-fOur thousand dollars,
(e 900, exclusive Of the price of the land, which
has since enhanced in value.
The property was purchased by The First Ma
tonal Bank in 1856 for ninety-seyen thousand dol
lars, and taxes and assessments have been paid up
to June 30, 1875.
Receiver from August l, 1T4, until February :,
1875 at the rate of ftv dollars week. to the Cttt-
Zens' National Bank Of Washington. On the ex-
plration Of this lease the purchaser-aer the con-
hrmaton Of the sale by the cOurt-oan take absolute
possession Of these lower rooms, as well IS the
upper ones. EDWIN L. STANTON,
Recover Of First National Bank OF Washington,
LATIMER 4 CLEARY, Auctioneers.
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