National Republican., 1888-05-22
yfTCTyOy SIZES.
A CCTloN SALE.
SALE oFTiIE ALEXANDRIA CANAL PROP.
ERTS.

4 CCIlON SALE.
SALE oFTnE ALEXANDRIA CANAL PROP.
ERTY.
By virtue Of and under the authority of
decree rendered by the Circuit Court Of the
United states for the Eastern District Of Nir-
chanccry cause entitled The uni'ed States of
America VS.. The Alexandria Canal Company
and others, therein then and now pending
the undersigned, commissioner appointed by
,aid decree TO make, sale Of the property IN
at public auction, In front. of the Custom
House Building, on 81. Asaph street, In the
gity of Alexandria, Va NJ leo'clock noon, ON
all aud singular the right title, and interest
of the Alexandria Canal Company In and to
the real estate by said decree ordered to be
sold, to wit
FIRST PARCEL.
That certain parcel of ground containing
thirty eight or forty acres, more or less, situ-
ate III Alexandria County, Virginia. portions
of Sections II, !, and q of Simns Carberry's
Plat Of mart uf the Mason Tract. soCHllCd,
Upon which the town of Rosslynn, Virginia, IS
situated. excepting from said tract about five
and uno'quartcr acres, more or less granted
by the Canal Company and others to the
1856, recorded In LibCr q, folio 1886, Land Rec.
crds oi Alexandria county Virginia, for the
purposes uf free bridge
into about lOj lots, of which lots about forty.
two are under leases running to May III, 1865,
aud this sale is made subject To all the said
leases. he the same more Or less. The prem.
isCS So to be sold as the first parcel include
also the canal its bed banks, basins, culvorts,
and other works aud improvements running
through said tract of land 10 the sOutherly
boundary of said tract, all to be sold as one
SECOND PARCEL.
The bed of the Alexandria Canal, It's banks.
basins. locks, waste ways. Culvcrts, aQucduCts,
pipppS
including the arches, masonry, and improve
mcntS at -Four Mile Run owned and heretofore
used and occupied by the AloXandria Canal
lying and being In the county of Alexandria,
Virginia, and situate between the south boun
diary line of the tract described above as par.
y, as numbered on the plat and abstract of
the property OF the Alexandria Canal Com;
pany known as Cations plat and abstract, filed
Nos. ] and >, all to be sold as one parcel.
When any portion of the premises embraced
In this second parcel was conveyed 10 the
Canal Company upon express conditi ion that
the land wils revert in case of abandonment
or non.use for canal purposes, the samcwill
be sold subject to the conditions in the said
deed or deeds contained.
THIRD PARCEL.
Those certain three parcels of land mum.
hcred on said Catons plat and abstract as
numbers ~ -, and 81, with all the rights, title,
privileges, and appurtenanccs thereto. apper'
"
and containing together about twelve acres,
all to be sold as one parcel
FOURTH PARCEL.
That certain lot, with the appurtenanceS,
marked on said Cations plat AS number 20,
situate III Alexandria County, Virginia, lying
streets, the same to be sold as one 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 belong
ing 10 the Alexandria Canal Company, with
the appuitcnanccs thereto, lying south and
cast of lot number 20, described as parcel
numberi, 4, 10 the east side of the Basin be
Ing the lots and squares numbered ~, IL, Il,
~, $, O. 10 in Caton's said plat. and situate In
the town of Alexandria, the said lots TO con
stitutc the fifth parcel, but 10 be offered for
, sale separately AS squares and parts OF
Ry wRoS o. ' a5 part % Of said itR Parcel E Shall not
nr bid for ..nd sold when offered separately,
| then these squares and parts Of squares re
! naming unsold will be offered as whole.
SIXTH PARCEL.
All of the canal, locks, banks, squares, and
parts of squares lying casterly of parcel mum.
| Der ! to the Potomac River, said squares and
parts of squares being numbered on Cation,
said plat as |, 3, 4, D. %, H. r. -, II, and -
| situate in the cityof Alexandria, Virginia, all
of said property to be sold as one parcel.
The sixth parcel is sold subject TO lease
upon a portion thereof from the Alexandra
canal, I'ailroad and Bridge company, TO L. NJ
| shelly, dated May ~, 1856 and recorded IN
Libcr H. page $50, Land Records of Alexandria
| City.
TERMS OF SALE.
| Onc.third In cash; as to the residue of the pur
| chase money upon a'credit Of six and twelve
| months from the day of sale, In two equa
| nstallments, with interest thereon at six pei
| cent, evidenced by the negotiable notes, o
| the purchasers, the title to be retained undel
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 case OF
| default. Ten per cent. of the purchase money
tobe paid at the time of the SALE the remainder
| of the cash payment 10 be paid on the con
| hrmation Of the sale. The purchaser not tc
| be let into possession until the full payment
| of the cash payment and the execution of the
! notes for the deferred payments, nor until the
| sale is confirmed and an order for possession
| Is entered: conveyancing to be at the eX
| pensc Of the purchasers. ~
| JOHN $. FOWLER,
| Commissioner to Make Sale.
| l,1j,1S,2l ,25,2S, ,jeI,i&T