National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-09
JUDICIAL SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION OF
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON,

JUDICIAL SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION OF
TIE BUILDING AND PREMISES OF THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON,
Upon az order passed on the I'D day Of July, 1874,
~ me suprsne court Oh the District or Columoia,
and for said District in the matter OF real aud per-
Washington, B. G., win sell at public auction at
the hour Of II o'clock noon, on the second
1874, in front of the building, in Washington, Dis
trict Of Columbia. the banking house of The First
nlture 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
num- For the unpaid Instruments len viii be
reserved upon the property sold, and the purchaser
post Of twenty-five hundred dollars in cash win be
required at time of sale. AL conveyancing at eI-
If terms Of sale, are not complied with within
seven days from day OF sale right Is reserved to re-
sell property at risk and cost Of defaulting pur-
chaser.
metes and bounds as follows: Consisting of parts
Of lots known and designated on the plat OF said
Sq9ar as nGmbered two hgRdred and E
GA and bounded and described as follows: Be-
corner of said lot number eight C5) and running
twenty-three feet ana two inches C123 IT. in
along the north line of said lot numbered eight l
and in continuation thereof across lot numbered
ten QO) to the east line of said lot, at point
enty-hye feet (75 it, from G. street. thence south
thirty eight feet light and one half inches Css t.
81 I'M to the north line OF q hfteen-fOOt alley:
thence west along the north line of said alley TWENTY
inc of said lot numbered eight, Is, thence south
llOng the said east line of said lot numbered eight
(s two feet, point forty feet eight and half
Inches 40 n. 81 inJ south from the north line Of
said lot; thence west in 9 line parallel with the
north line OF said lot hundred feet goo nj 10
and one half inches 20 r. 81 In nom the north
west corner Of said lot numbered eight, e. 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,
nre-prOOf building, the lower story OF which
recently occupied as a banking house by firm OF
Jay Cooke q Co., and the upper story by First
National Bank of Washington, d. G.
The building fronts forty feet eight inches on
Treasury Department; 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 eommodiOus vaults.
large and excellent safes, formerly used by First
National Bank and firm Of Jay Cooke CG.,) be-
sides tables, desks, &c.
Washington city. The building is handsome and
substantially constructed, and Its original cost in
1854, is estimated at eighty-fOur thousand dollars,
(s 0OO exclusive Of the price of the land, which
has since enhanced III value.
The property was purchased by The First Ma
tonal Bank in 1855 for ninety-seyen thousand dol
lars, and taxes and assessments have been paid up
to June 30, 1876.
The lower banking-rooms were leased by the
Receiver from August l, 1874, until February Z,
1875 at the rate Of fifty dollars week. to the Ctt-
zens' National Bank of Washington. On the ex-
frmation Of the sale by the cOurean take absolute
possession Of these lower rooms, as well as the
upper ones. EDWIN l.. STANTON,
Receiver OF First National Bank OF Washington
LATIMER & CLEARY, Auctioneers.
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