National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-25

JUDICIAL SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION OF
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON,
Upon an order passed on the I'D day of July, 1874
by the supreme Court of the District Of Columbia,
and for said District in the matter Of real and per-
sonal property Of The First National Bank Of
the hour OF IL O'CLOCK noon pU on the second
WEDNESDAY, being the ninth day, Of December,
trict Of 0iumbIa. the banking house Of The First
National Bauk OF Washington, d. c., and the fur
alton oftGe sale by said court. ~
Terms Of sale are one third in cash. and the
mainder in one and two years, IN equal annual in
stallments bearing SIX per cent; Interest per an
reserved upon the property sold, and the purchaser
Will be required to keep the same insured; de-
required at time Of sale. All cOnveyaneing at ex-
pense OF purchaser.
II terms Of sale are not compiled with within
days from day of sale right Is reserved to
sell property at risk and cost of defdulting pur-
The property above referred to is described by
oflots known and designated on the plat Of said
city as lots numbered eight !s) and ten, Qo, in
(224 and bounded and dC-crlbed as follows: Be-
ginning Fifteenth Q5th) street at the northwest
tSeRee PARALLEL with street auadFed aR
twenty-three feet ana two inches Q23 n: M
and In continuation thereof across lot numbered
g9 @ 20 s eaSt Hs on Sed & a. PSR 69
along the east line Of said lot numbered ten (l0)
81 M to the north line OF ffteen-foot alley:
thence west along the orth line Of said alley TWENTY
three feet and two inches (2} r. In to the east
line Of said lot numbered eight, a. thence south
along the said east line Of said lot numbered eight
( two feet, 10 point forty feet eight and one half
inches go n. 81 in south from the north line OF
said lot; thence west in 3 line parallel with the
north line Of said lot one hundred feet 200 ft.) to
and one half inches 90 n. 81 in.J from sthe north
west corner of SAID lot numbered eight, Is, } and
thence north along the line Of said street said last
named distance 70 the point Of beginning ,,n.o.
fre-prOof building, the lower story OF which was
recently occupied as q banking house by firm Of
Jay Cooke Co., and the upper story by First
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-
well-constructed 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 Co.. be-
The real estlte is among the most valuable in
Washington city. The building Is handsome and
subs; antally constructed and Its original cost, In
1864 Is estimated at eighty-fOur thousand dollars
1884, oc exclusive Of the price Of the land which
mas since enhnnced In value. -, ~
The property purchased by The First Ma
tional Bank In 1896 for nlnetyseyen thousand dol
lars, and taxes and assessments have been paid up
to June 20, 1875.
The lower banking-rooms were leased by the
Receiver from August /, 1S74, until February Z,
1875 the rate of hftv dollars week, to the Citi-
Zens' National Bank Of Washington. On the eN-
frmRon Of the sale by the cOurt-eIn take absolute
possession of these lower rooms, rs well as the
upper ones. EDWIN l.. STANTON,
Receiver Of First National Bank OF Washington,
LATIMER & CLEARY, AuctIoneers.
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