Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-26
AUCTION SALES.
By O'Neal g. Lunt, Aucticneers.
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

Court OF the CITY OF AleAeHu1ia "a.
chancery cause of the City Council OF Alex
andria plaintiff. against the Virginia Iron
Shin Building Company, defendants, we Will
as commissioners appointed for the purpose,
expose for sale to the highest bidder IN front
of the ROYAL street entrance OF the Market
Building at ID o'clock noon on
WEDNESDAY,
the Sd day OF August, 1892,
all the real estate and leaschold interests
possessed by the defendants situate IN the
city of Alexandria, Virginia, and described as
follows to wit:
First. A LOT OF GROUND beginning on
the east side Union street thirty feet
north of Wilkes street and running thence
northwardly on Union street one hundred
and forty-six feet three and one-half inches,
more or less, to the line Of the property for
merly owned by Entwisle, now owned by
Irwin; thence castwardly, and parallel 10
Wilkes street into the Potomac river. returning
to the point Of beginning, and running thence
eastwardly with Swans linc ana parallel 10
Wilkes street one hundred and ninety icet;
thence southwardIy parallel TO Union street
thirty feet to Wilkes street; thence eastward
ly on Wilkes street to Potomac river; thence
northwardly with said river to second line.
Second. 4 LOT OF GROUND and WHARF
with the buildings and improvements thereon
bounded on the south by Wolfe street. on the
west by Strand street, sometimes called the
Potomac Strand, on the east by the 1ver, ana
on the north by line as drawn from Strand
street into the river, parallel TO and efuldls-
tant from Duke street and Wolfe street, CIV.
ing front on Strand street and the river Oh
one hundred and seyenty-six feet seven lncheS,
more or less.
Third. A LOT OF GROUND situated at the
intersection of Wolfe and Union streets, and
running thence northwardly with Union
street and binding thereon one hundred and
seventy-eight feet to the center OF the square,
be the same more or less thence eastwardly
one hundred and seventy-sevcn feet more or
less to Strand street; thence southwardly ana
binding or Strand street scventy-seven feet
more or less to the line of lot owned by
Josiah II. Davis: thence with said Davis's line
eiphtv-six feet more or less TO a ten feet al
lev; thence with said alley southwardly one
hundred and one feet more or less to Wolfe
street; thence westwardly with Wolfe street
and binding thereon to the beginning.
Fourth. a LOT OF GROUND beginning on
the east side of Union street one hundred and
fifty-one feet seven inches to the south OF
Duke street, and running thence south with
Union street twenty-five feet to the same,
more or less, to the center of the square form
ed by Duke and Wolfe street; thence cast
with line parallel to that street one nun,
dred and thirty-six feet to the lot OF Robert
T. Hooc; thence with the line north Inc
length of the first line; thence with straight
line to the beginning, and all appurtenances
whatsoever said to the lot of ground, build
ings and improvements thereon, belonging or
in anywise appcrtaining.
Fifth A LOT OF GROUND lying to the
eastward of Union street between Duke and
Wolfe streets, being part of a lot designated IN
the plan of the town of said Alexandria, No.
II. Beginning on south lire thereof one
hundred and thirty-six feet one inch to the
east of Union street extending thence into the
river. returning then to the beginning, and
extending northwardly parallel to Union
street to the line of the lot belonging to the
corporation of Alexandria, supposed to be
thirty-seyen feet inches be the same how
ever, more or less; thence castwardly parallel
to the first line, and to Duke street into the
river with all rights and appurtenanccs to the
same belonging.
Sixth. A LOT OF GROUND with BRICK
| TENEMENT and improvements thereon, be-
ginning on Wolfe street at its intersection
with the east line of tcn-fcct alley separat-
| ing the lot from lot conveyed by Sarah
| Kirk and William Keyser to Thomas Janney
anu lQOLldS IICSloH, CAtShuih- tiNhNS 90
Wolfe streat so rs to include the whole front
| of the said brick tenement, twcnty-six feet !;
thence north parallel to Union street twenty
two feet to another line of the said Janney
and Preston: thence west with that line and
| nar-,llcl TO Wolfe street TO the said ten-iect
allcv: then with the said alley to the begin
Seventh. A LOT OF GROUND WITH M
| PROVEMENTS thereon between Union and
Strand streets, and to the north OF Wolfe
street. beginning on the east side of a certain
alley running northwardly from Wolfe street;
thence north on said alley nineteen feet;
thence east parallel to Wolfe street the length
of the front described as Josiah Ii. Daylss on
said street, supposed to be twenty-slx ieet, be
| the same more or less; thence south paraliel
to said alley and Union street nineteen leet 70
the corner described as Josiah Ill. DAVIS
northeast corner; thence west with the line
| called Josiah H. Davis's line to the beginning.
Eighth. ONE OTHER LOT OF GROUND
| WITH THE BUILDINGS and improvements
| beginning on Wolfe street fifteen feet to the
west of the dwelling house on the lot former
w occupied by William Patterson; thence
northwardly parallel to Wolfe street one hun
dred and one feet more or less, to the north
east corner of a lot conveyed to the SAID Jo-
siah II. Davis by Sarah Kirk and William
Keyser land above described) by the aiore-
said deed, dated the sixth day of March, a. ID.
1926; thence eastwardly parallel to Wolfe
street to Strand street, supposed to be sixty
five feet be the same more or less; thence
south on Strand street one hundred and one
feet, more or less, to Wolfe street; thence
with Wolfe street west sixty-five feet, more OF
less, to the beginning.
Ninth. A lot of ground known as the "AG-
NEW COAL WHARF AND FORAGE PROP
ERTY.n bounded on the cast side by the Po-
tomac river, on the north by Wolfe street. on
the west by Union street and OH the south by
the "Grecn property" formerly known as
Hunters shipyard," together with all ways,
rights privileges and easements thereto be-
longing or in any wise appertalnlnS, and all
buildings and structures thereon, and all the
machinery engines, tools and appurtenances
thereto belonging, the said real estate being
the same that was conveyed to John 2. Ag-
new in three separate parcels.
Tenth. A LOT OF GROUND beginning at
n point on Lee street formerly Water street,
seycnty-six feet five inches from the intcrscc-
ton of Lee street with Gibb0n street, and
running north on Lee street one hundred
feet thence east three hundred feet to Union
street; thence south with Union street one
hundred feet; thence west three hundred feet
TO Lee street and also that portion OF said lot
on the east side of Union street opposite to
the portion of said lot above described, 'front.'
ing on Union street one hundred feet and OK
tending with that width into the Potomac
river. together with all rights and privileges
to the said lot or any part thereof belonging
or in any wise appertaining.
Eleventh A LOT OF GROUND beginning
at the northeast corner of Lee street former
l., Wotar ct-net\ and Gibbon street and run