Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-20
LEGAL NOTICES.

VIRGINIA: At Rules held in the Clerks
v office OF the Corporation Court of the city
of Alexandria, on the Sd day of March, lSI4,-
Louis A. Won Hoffman, plaintiff,
John Il. Russell, defendant,
The object Of this suit is to obtain decree Tor
the sale of the unexpired term of lease OF nine-
ty-nne years from the 2Gtn OF February 1919,
made by the City Council of AleXandris TO
VIM. II. Fowlc and George d. rowe w u, ICY 20
bearing date on that day, devisins al That ioI OF
ground in Alexandria, beginning al inc ihter-
Section of the south side Of Duke street with the
east SIDE of Potomac strand, ana running eAsI,
wardly with Duke street into the fotomac rlVeli
then returning to the point OF oeg'nhihs I,Iu
running southwsrdly with the east side Cf 70.
tomac strand one hundred and iorty-IVe 1eet
seven inches, more or less, to the line OF james
Green then eastwardly paral lei to Duke street
| into the said river; then north to connect Win
the first line with the use of the strand IN com
mon with others entitled thereto Also the I'M
expired term of lease ofnnety. nine years from
July Is. 1854, made by said City Councll 10
VIM. II. Fowe. by deed bearing date OF ocp,,
TENDER Is, 1874 dcvsing all those lots OF srou'l'I
| in Alexandria, beginning at the lntcrsectlon VI
The south side of Duke street with the Wrst sac
| Potomac strand AID running southwsrdly villa
the west side of Potomsc strand one hunureu
feet; then westwarlly parallel TO Duke street
thirty one feet then northwardly parallel to inc
first line one hundred feet; then eastwardly
thirty one feet to the place OF beginning. LoI
number two immedi .tely west of that hTst de-
scrlbed, and exactly OF the same d mansions. LOU
number three, immediately west OF number two'
and exactly Of the same dimensions LOT mum
Der four, beginning on Duke street ut point
ninety three feet from Us southern ihtersccti9h
| with Potomac strand, and running scuth"ardly
uarallcl with the western line of lot number
| three one hundred and twenty feet; then west
wardly thirty feet eleven inches parallel to DUKE
street; then northwardly parallel to the west
| line Of lot number three one hundred ana twenty
feet then ca<twardly thirty feet eleven lnchcs To
The ,,lnce of beginning. Lot number live, be-
ginning on Potomac strand, west SIDE, NJ point
one hundred and fifty one feet seven lnches from
lis intersection with the south side Of Duke
street and running we,twardly parable win
Duke street one hundred and twenty, Ihree 1ee1
eleven inches thel. norlhwardly para lei to 70
tomac strand thirty one feet seven inches; then
eastwardly parallel with Duke street one nun
drcd ard twenty three feet eleven inches lneh
southwurLly and along the west Slde OF folonac
strand thirty one feet seven inchcs u Ihe oegln-
ning-all the said lots bounding on an alley
twenty feet wide in the rear Loading to the 70
tomac strand, with the use OF the sad Potomac
strand in common with others entitled thereto
Also MI and singular the edlices, buildings,
rights, members, privileges and Appurtenahces
thereto belonging. Also all the machinery,
Gu sincs, fixtures, &c, upon the premises and all
the estate of the said John ii Russell at law and
equity in and to the devised premises and every
part thereof, and for al application Q! the pro-
ceecls Of sale to the payment Of claim OF tue
plaintiff against the defendant for the sum ot
81. 500 with interest thereon from October lst,
lS72; also for the sum OF S14473 with interest
thereon from October lst, ls12, under a mort,
gage from the said John Ii. Russell to the SAID
Louis A Won Hoffman, bearing date October lsl,
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 a res dent OF
this State 1t is ordered that said defendant appear
here within one month after due publication of
this order and do what is necessary to protect ms
interest in this suit; and that copy Of this or
der be forthwith inserted in the Alcxandria Ga
zcttc, a newspaper published in the city of AL
exAndria, once week for four successive weeks,
Of this city. a copy-test.
MORTON MARYE, Clerk
S. Ferguson Beach, p. q. NH 6-w4w