National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-19
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 an order passed on the 2ad day or July, 1874
By the supreme Court Of the District Of Columbia,
and for said District in the matter Of real and per-
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1874, in mont Of the bidding, in Washingtea, Dis,
iEiet Of Columbia. the banking house Of Phe First
National Bank Of Washington. ID. c., and the fur
niture and appendages thereof, subject to CONFIRM
alton ofthe sale by said court.
mAinder in one and two years, IN equal annual In
stSlimeRts bearing siT per cent Interest per an.
reserved upon the property sold and the purchaser
post Of S1ndred dollars In cash Win Be-
required At time Of sale. An eoHEeyanoing 81 ex-
II terms Of sale are not complied with within
seven days from day OF sale right Is reserved TO
sell property at risk and COST Of defARlting pur-
me properly above referred 20 Is described BY
of lots known and designated on the plat OF said
sS as Ei f@ hsare and add ts
CA, and bounded and described as follows: Be
corner OF said lot number eight (s) and running
thence east parallel with street one hundred and
siong he north line Of said lot Numbered eight IS
and in continuation thereof across lot numbered
enty-ye feet rs n. IL rom street. thence south
.leng TIC east line q said lot numbered ten 90
81 in.) TO the north line Of a hfteen-fOot alley:
thence along the north line OF said alley twenty
three feet and two inches (21 n. In to the east
line Of said lot numbered eight, a. thence south
along the said east line OF said lot numbered eight
90 two feet, 20 point forty feet eight aud one haf
inches 10 n 81 in.) south from the north line Of
north line Of said lot one hundred feet Ciso NJ 70
Fifteenth Q5th) street At point forty feet eight
and one half inches 90 n. 81 in.) nom the north
west corner OF SAID lot numbered eight, Is, } and
thence north along the line Of said street said last
1t is improved by q handsome, marble-fronted,
hre-proof building, the lower story OF which was
recently occupied as banking house by hrm OF
National Bank OF Washington. ID. C..
The building fronts forty feet eight inches 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 aud lower stories
Well-consfructed and commOdiOus vaults.
The personal property TO be sold includes four
large and excellent safes, formerly used by First
National Bank and firm Of Jay Cooke Col be-
sides tables, desks, &c.
The real estate Is among the most valuable in
substantially constructed, and its original cost In
1854, Is estimated at eighty-four thousand dollars
(fi, 600 exclusive Of the price Of the land, which
has since enhanced In value.
uonal Bank in 1865 for ninety-seven thousand dol
lars, and taxes and assessments have been paid up
The lower banking-rooms were leased by the
Receiver from August /, 1874, until February z,
1873 at the rate Of fftv dollars week, to the Clti
zens' National Bank OF Washington. On the
plration Of this lease the purchaserater the con-
hrmAtion ofthe sale by the court-oan take absolute
possession Of these lower rooms, IS well g the
upper ones. EDWIN L. STANTON.
Recover OF First National Bank OF Washington
LATIMER / CLEARY, Auctioneers.
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