National Republican., 1888-05-11
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SALE OFTIlE ALEXANDRIA CANAL PROP.
ERrN.

by virtue Of and under the authority. OF a
decree rendered by the Circuit Court Of the
United States for the Eastern District of Nir-
ginia. dated on the 81 day Of May lSsS, In g
America vs. The Alexandria Canal Company
and Others, therein then and now pending,
the undersigned. a commissioner appointed by
said decree 10 make sale Of the property in
the said decree described will expose for sale
House building on s.. Asaph street, in the
THuRSDAY, TIE 7rm DAY otSJUNE, ISsS.
all and singular the right. title, and interest
Of the Alexandria Canal Company in and TO
the real estate by said decree ordered TO Inc
sold, to wit
FIRST PARCEL.
That certain parcel of ground containing
tlirty.Ciglt Or forty acres, more or less sitl'
ate in Alexandria County, Virginia, portions
of sections II, |, and u of Simms CarbcryS
plat of a part of the Mason Tract, so.callcd,
upon which the town of ROsslyn, Virginia, is
situated, excepting from said tract about five
and onc'quarter acres, more or less, granted
tinted States by deed dated December ls,
1856, recorded In Liber G.. folio 1876, Land Rec
ords OF Alexandria County, Virginia, for the
purposes of Il free bridge.
into about lO5 lots of which lots about forty.
two are under leases running to. May 10, 1865,
and this sale is made subject TO all the said
leases. be the same more or less, The prem
iscs 50 to be sold as the first parcel include
also the canal. II, bed, banks, basins, culvcrs,
and other works and Improvements running
through said tract of land to the .sOuthcrly
boundary Of said tract, all to be sold as one
SECOND PARCEL.
The bed of the Alexandria Canal, its banks
basins, locks, water ways, culverts, !aqueducts,
bridges, tracts, pieces, and parcels OF land,
including the arches, masonry, and Improve
ments at -Four Mile Run owned and heretofore
used and oceupied by ihe AleXan4rla 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
eel number and the north line Of lot number
%. as numbered on the plat and abstract of
| the property of the Alexandria Canal Com.
pany known as Cations plat and abstract, filed
| IN said cause and marked, Exhibits j. r. G.,
Nos. and :, all to be sold as one parcel:
When any portion of the premises embraced
| in this second parcel was conveyed TO the
canal Company upon express condition that
| the land was to revert In case of abandonment
| on non,use for canal purposes, the same Will
be sold subject to the conditions in the said
deed or deeds contained.
THIRD PARCEL.
Those certain three parcels of land mum
hCrCd on said CatOn's plat and abstract as
numbers %, q, and ~, with all the rights, title,
privileges, and appurtenanCes thereto apper'
tanning 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 appuWenanccs,
marked ON said Caton's plat as number 20,
situate in Alexandria County, Virginia, lying
| between lst, I'd, Washington, and Columbus
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, will
the apInrtcnanCcs thereto, lying south and
D.t tt laf nc
| number !, to the east side of the BASIN be
| ing the lots and squares numbered 49, Is, L.
II, $, o. 10 in Caton's said plat, and situate in
| the town of Alexandria, the said lots 10 con
| stitute the nth parcel but TO be offered iol
| sale separately as squares and parts OF
| squares, with their appurtenances; put Il the
| whole on any part of said fifth parcel shall moi
| he bid for and sold when offered separately
| then these squares and parts of squares re
naming unsold will be offered as a whole,
SIXTH PARCEL.
| All Of the canal, locks, banks, squares, and
! parts of squares lying eastcrly of parcel mum
| Der to the Potomac River, said squares and
| PARTS of squares being numbered on Cations
said plat as l, p B. ], 90 H. II, ~, II, and 10
situate in the city of Alexandria, Virginia, all
| of said property to be sold as one parcel,
The sixth parcel is sold subject to II liel
| upon portion thereof from the Alexandria
Canal, Railroad and Bridge Company to &, N
| shelly, dated May TO- 1886 and recorded In
! l.iber H. page $50, Land Records Of Alexandra
| City.
TERMS OF SALE.
| Onc-third in cash; rs 10 the residue of the pu'
| chase money upon u 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 under
the control of the court until full payment ant
compliance with all of the terms OF sale, the
| property 10 be subject to be reSold in case o
| default. Ten per cent. of the purchase money
tobe paid at the time Of the sale, the remaindei
Of the cash payment to be paid ON the con
| 1rmatiOn Of the sale. The purchaser not tC
| be let into possession until the iull payment
| OF the cash payment and the execution of the
| notes for the deferred payments nor until tht
sale Is confirmed and an order for possession
is entered; conveyancing TO be at the eX
| pense Of the purchasers.
| JOHN 5. FOWLER,
| Commissioner To Make Sale.
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