Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-22
AUCTION SALES.

DY VIRTUE of a decree of the Circuit Court of
I'D Alexandria county, Virginia, reld d-red on tho
18th day of March, 1885. in the chanccry suit
therein depending wherein John I. Agnew & Co,
&c, arc comp'ainants, and the Columbil Brick
Company and others are defendants, the under
signed, special commissioners therein named, will
On MONDAY April 1st, 1889, at - o'clock noon
on the premises, at Waterloo station Alexandria
county, Va Cffer for sale at public auction, the
following property, to wit:
The franchises and all the real and personal
property Of the COLUMBIA BRICK COMPANY
which IS used in operating the same, and which
property is situate in said county, and consists of
the following, viz:
a. A TRACT OF LAND, with its appurtcn-
snces and riparian accretions known as WATER
LOO" lying on the Potomac river, and bounded,
on the north by the property known as "Sebas-
tian Springs" OH the east by The said river, on
the south by the property known as Abingdon"
and on the west by the property formerly owned
by tho Adamantine Brick Company, containing
SIXTY-FOUR ACRES, more or less, with all the
improvements thereon and appurtenances thereto
belonging.
(2.j ALL THAT TRACT OF LAND bounded
and described as follows and adjoining the first
described lot viz Beginning at the intersection
of the east line of the Washington and Alexandria
Turnpike with the land of Lieut.. Hunter, known
as Abingdon and running thence east 9O4 feet;
thence north GA east 1649 29-100 feet; thence
south 76lbo west 1O4 39.100 feet thence south
S44. west SIG 42-100 feet thence south 644o
west 1861 feet to the place of beginning contain.
ing THIRTY-TWO ACRES, 3 roods and Is 43-10O
poles OF land together with all the buildings and
improvements thereon and appurtcnances thereto
belonging.
The two tracts of land above described being
the premises upon which is located the plant and
works of the said Columbia Brick Company.
49, All the MACHINES, MACHINERY, EN-
GINEs, BOILERS, Tools Shovels, Scoops, Plows
and other appliances heretofore used in operating
the works OF the said company, except only cer-
the Eureka Brick Machine Manufacturing Compa-
ny of st. Louis, Mo-, as per contract duly record
ed in said county.
a. TWEN1 Y.TWO HORSES, FIVE MULES,
Twelve Wagons, the Bricks manufactured and not
sold by the receiver in this cause prior to April J.
1889, Office Furniture and Fixtures, and all the
other personal property of the said company now
on said premises.
The franchises and property above mentioned
will be offered and sold as whole snd not in
parcels.
Terms of Sale Onc-third of the purchase money
to be paid in cash the day of sale, and the resi-
due IN two equal installmeuts at 6 and 12 months
from the day of sale: the deferred nstallments to
bear interest at the rate OF six per cent per an.
num- and the title To be retained until the full
payment of the purchase money. The purchaser.
by the terms ofthe decree of sail will be permitted
10 anticipate the deferred nstallments by paying
the same at any time before maturity, with in
terest to date of payment
JAMES 4. CATION, Special Comm rs.
GEO. A. MUSHBACH, of Sale