Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-31
AUCTION SALES.
A UcTIoN SALE.
Sale Of The Alexandria Canal Property.

sale OF the Alexandria Canal Property.
BY virtue of and under the authority of de-
| cree rendered by tho Circuit Court of the United
states Tor the Eastern District of Virginia, dated
on the 9th day of May, 1888, in chancery cause
entitie1 Inc United States of America VS.. The
Alexandria Canal Company and others. therein
then and now pending, the undersigned, COM
missioner appointed by said decree to make sale of
the property in the said decree described will ex
pose for sale at public auction in front of the Gus
tom House Building Oh St. Asaph street. in the
city OF Alexandria Va, at - o'clock noon, OH
THURSDAY, THE I'm DAY OF JUNE, 1855,
all and singular tho right, title and interest of
tne alexandra Canal Company in and to the real
estate Dy said decree ordered TO be sold, to wit:
FIRST PARCEL.
That certain parcel of ground containing thirty
elght or forty acres, more or less, situated in Al
exandria county, Virginia, portions Of Sections
IL, l, and of Simms Carberry's plat Of part of
the Mason Tract, so-called, upon which tho town
OF kosslyn, Virginia is situated excepting from
sald tract about five and one-quarter acres moro
or less, granted by the Canal Company and others
to the United States by deed dated December IS,
1856, recorded in Liber G, folio 1876, Land Ice
ords OF Alexandria county, Virginia, FOL tie par
poses of a free bridge.
Fart OF the said tract has boon suhdi 9i,ic6 into
about 100 lots, of which lots about forty-two are
under leases running to May 16 1865 and this
aaie IS made subject to all the said leases be the
same more or less. The premises so TO bo sold as
sno hrS1 parcel include also the canal, its bed,
oanks basins, culverts, and other works and i'm.
nroVements running through said tract of land to
the southery boundary of said tract all to be sold
as ono parcel.
SECOND PARCEL.
The bed of the Alexandria Canal, its banks.
basins, locks water ways, culverts, aqueducts,
bridges tracts, pieces, and parcels of land incud
ing the arches, masonry and Improvements at
-Four Mile Run owned and heretofore used and
occupied by the Alexandria Canal Company as
canal and Tor canal purposes lying and being IN
the county OF Alexandria, Virginia, and situate
between the south boundary line of tho tract dc.
scribed above as parcel Number / and the north
line of lot number %, as numbered on the plat
and abstract of the property Of the Alexandria
Canal Company known ss Catons plat and ab-
stract filed IN said cause and marked Exhibits J.
E. C., Nos. 1 and . all to be sold az one parcel
Wnen any portion Of the premises embraced in
TINS second parcel was conveyed to tho Canal
Company upon express condition that tho land
was to revert in case of abandonment or non-usc
for canal purposes the will be sold subject to
the conditions in the said deed or deeds contained
THIRD PARCEL.
Those certain three parcels of land numbered
%, and 81, with all the rights title, privileges
and appurtenances thereto appertaining, situate
IN Alexandria county, Virginia, and containing
together about twelve acres, all to be sold as one
parcel
FOURTH PARCEL.
That certain lot, with the appurtenanccs, mark
ed on said Caton's plat as Number 20, situate in
Alexandria county, Virginia, lying between 1st,
"a, washington and Columbus streets, the same to
be sold as enc parcel.
FIFTH PARCEL.
All of the bed of the Alexandria Canal, the
banks basins, lots, squares and parts of lots and
squares, and other real property belonging to the
Alexandria Canal Company with the appurtenan-
ces thereto, lying south and cast of lot Number 90
described as parcel Number 4 to the east side OF
tho Basin, being the lots and squares numbered
10, is, IT, 16, 8, 8, 10 in Catons said plat and
situate in the town of Alexandria, the said lots to
constitute the fifth parcel, but to be offered for
sale separately a3 squares and PARTS of SQUARES
with their appurtenances; but if the whole or any
part of said fifth parcel shall not be bid for and
sold when offered separately, then these squares
and parts OF squares remaining unsold shall bo Of
forcd as 2 whole.
SIXTH PARCEL.
All of tho canal, locks banks squares, and parts
Of squares lying eas.crly of parcel Number 5, to
the Potomac River, said squares and parts of
squares being numbered on Catons said plat as 1,
9, 3, 4, 5, 6, H. 10, 13, IA, and Is, situate in
the city of Alexandria Virginia. all of said pro-
perty to be sold one parcel.
The sixth parcel is sold subject to lease upon
portion thereof from tho Alexandria Canal, Rail
road and Bridge Company, to G. NJ. Shelly. dated
May 10, 1856, and recorded in Libcr II, page
| $50, Land Records Of Alexandria City.
TERMS OF SALE
Ono third in cash; as to the residue of the pur-
chase money upon credit of six and twelve
months from the day of sale. i'll two equal Install
ments with interest thereon at six per cent, evil
| denced by negotiable notes of the purchasers,
the title to bo retained under the control of the
court until full payment and compliance with all
of the terms of sale the property to be subject to
be resold in of default. Ten per cent. of the
purchase money to be paid at the time of the saie
| tho remainder of the cash payment to be paid on
| the confirmation of tho sale. The purchaser
not to be let into possession until the full
payment of the cash payment and the
execution Of the notes for the deferred pay.
ment5, nor until the sale is confirmed and an or
der for possession is entered; conveyancing to be
| at the expense of the purchasers.
JOHN s. FOWLER.
Commissioner to Make Sale.