National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-25

JTPIcIIAIL SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION rt OF
HlhSr NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON,
Upon an order passed on the I'D day OF July, Is4,
BY the supreme Court Of the District Of Columbia,
and for said District In the matter OF real and per-
s3nal property Of The First National Bank u
the hour Of Y o'cloek noon on me second
M WI being t5e ninth day, q Deeem6err
trict sfCoiumba. che banktnE house OF The First
niture and appendaees theFeef, subject to conarm-
alton ofthe sale by said court.
mAinder IN one aud two years, IN equal annual In
stallments bearing six per cent interest per an
reserved upon the property sold, and the purchaser
vii pc 10 keep me S9 n es1i ne he
requiredat time of sale. All conVe7aneing At eK-
II 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 defAuting Pur-
The property above referred to is described BY
oflOts known and designated on the plaS Of said
SG9are nUmbered two hSRdred and T tensyfDur,
GA, aad bounded and described as follows: Be-
Corner Of said lot number eight Isl and Euaning
thence east parallel with street one hundred and
along the north line Of said lot Numbered eight IS
and In continuation thereof across lot numbered
enty-dye feet rs NJ from G street thence S0gih
fhirty-eght feet eight and one haif ineiessss n.
81 ln) 10 the north line OF a ffteen-foot aIley:
thence west along the north line Of said alley twenty
three feet and two inches (3 H. in to the east
line of said lot numbered eight, 81 thence south
along the said eastlne OF said lot numbered eight
l5 two feet 10 point forty feeteignT ana half
inches 90 n. 81 in. south from the north line OF
north line Of said lot hundred feet uO0 t.gTo
Fifteenth C5th) street at point forty feet eight
and one half inches go II. 81 in.) from the nortA
NEST corner F Of saG a. Lot i'm a1R6eTsd eight 60 and
named distance to the point Of beginning.
1t is improved by handsome, marbl e-frOnted,
hre-proOf building, the lower story of which was
recently occupied as q banking house. By nrm q
National Bank of Washington, ID. G..
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 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, SC.
The real estate is among the most valuable In
substantially constructed, aud It's original cost, in
1854, Is estimated at eighty-fOur thousand dollars,
CtS4 0O 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, 1876.
Receiver from August l, 1874, until February 2,
1875, at the rate of ftv dollars week, to the Clt-
Zens' National Bank of Washington. On the eK-
rmation Of the sale by the cOurtean take absolute
possession Of these lower rooms, as well as the
upper ones. EDWIN L. STANTON,
Receiver Of First National Bank OF washington,
LATIMER CLEARLY, Auctioneers.
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