Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-15
AUCTION SALES.
By O'Neal & Lunt, Auctioneers.
COMMISSIONERS SALE.


Pursuant to decree of the Corporation
Court of the city OF Alexandria entered III the
chancery cause of the City Council OF Alex
andria, plaintiff. against the Virginia Iron
Ship Building Company, defendants, We will
as commissioners appointed for the purpose
expose for sale to the highest bidder III from
of the ROYAL street entrance OF the Market
Building at II o'clock noon oil
WEDNESDAY,
tie I'd day of August, 1882
all the real estate and leasehold 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 cast side Union street thirty feet
north of Wilkes street and running thence
northwardly on Union street one hundred
and forty-six feet three and onc-half inches,
more or less to the line of the property for
merly owned by Entwisle, now owned by
Irwin; thence eastwardly, and parallel 10
Wilkes street into the Potomac river. returning
to the point OF beginning, and running thence
eastwardly with Swans line, and parallel 10
Wilkes street one hundred and ninety feet
thence southwardIy parallel to Union street
thirty feet to Wilkes street; thence eastward
" on Wilkes street TO Potomac rvcr; thence
northwardly with said river to second line.
Second. a 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 1vcr, and
on the north by a line rs drawn from Strand
street into the river, parallel TO and eouidis-
tant from Duke street and Wolfe street. Civ
ing front on Strand street and the river OF
one hundred and seventy six feet seven inches,
more or less
Third. A LOT OF GROUND situated al the
intersection of Wolfe and Union streets. and
running thence northwardly with mon
street and binding thereon one hundred and
seventy-eight feet to the center OF the square,
be the same more or less thence castwardly
one hundred and seveIty-seven feet more or
less to Strand street; thence soutiwardly and
binding on Strand street seventy-seyen feet
more or less TO the line Of lot owned by
Josiah H. Davis: thence with said Dayis's line
eighty-six feet more or less TO ten feet al
ley; thence with sad alley southwaTtily one
hundred and one feet more OF less 10 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 70 the south OF
Duke street, and running thence south with
Union street twenty-five feet, to the same,
more OF less, to the center of the square form-
ed by Duke and Wolfe street; thence east
with line parallel to that street one hun
bred and thirty-siX feet to the lot OF ROBERT
T. Hooe; thence with the line north the
length of the first line; thence with straight
line to the beginning, and all appuEtenaneCSs
whatsoever said to the lot of ground, build
ings and Improvements thereon, belonging or
in anywise appertaining.
Fifth. A LOT OF GROUND lying TO the
eastward of Union street between Duke ana
Wolfe streets, being part of q lot designated IN
the plan OF the town of said Alexandria, No.
II. Beginning on south line thereof one
hundred and thirty-six feet one itch to the
east of Union street, extending thence into Inc
river, returning then TO the beginning, and
extending northwardly parallel 10 Union
street to the line of the lot belonging to the
corporation Of Alexandria. supposed 10 be
thirty-seven feet 4 inches be the same how
ever. more or less: thence eastwardly parallel
TO the first line. and TO Duke street into the
river. with all rights and appurtenanccs 10 the
same belonging.
Sixth. A LOT OF GROUNDwiyh BRICK
TENEMENT and Improvements thereon, be-
ginning on Wolfe street at It's Intersection
with the east line of a ten-feet alley separ2t-
ing the lot from a lot conveyed by Sarah
Kirk and William Kcyser TO Thomas Janney
and Thomas Preston, extending thence on
Wolfe streat so as TO include the whole front
of the said brick tenement, twenty-six feet
thence north parallel TO Union street twenty
two feet to another line of the said Janncy
and Preston; thence west with that Inc ana
parallel 10 Wolfe street 10 the said ten-icet
alley then with the SAID aiicy 10 lic oesiii-
ming. ,,.,.,,
Seventh. 4 LOT OF GROUND WITH M
PROVE4IENTS thereon between Union and
Strand streets. and to the north OF Wolfe
street. beginning on the east side of a certain
aliev running northwardly &m Wolfe street;
thence north on said alley nineteen feet
thence east parallel 10 Wolfe street the length
of the front described as Josiah II. Daviss on
said street, supposed to be twcnty-slX feet, be
the same more or less; thence south parallel
to said alley and Union street nineteen feet to
the corner described as Josiah II. Davis'S
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
" 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 lot conveyed to the said Jo-
siah II. Davis by Sarah Kirk and William
Keyser land above described) by the atore-
said deed, dated the sixth day of March, \. 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
oil IA.
with Wolfe street west sixty-five feet, more or
less, to the beginning.
Ninth. A lot of ground known rs the ''AG-
NEW COAL WHARF AND FORAGE PROP
ERTY," bounded on the east side by the Po-
tonlac river on the north by Wolfe street, on
the west by Union street and on the south by
the Green property" formerly known as
Hunters shipyard," together with all ways
rights, privileges and easements thereto be-
longing or in any wise appertaining and all
buildings and structures thereon, and all the
machinery, engines, tools and appurtenanccs
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
point on Lee street formerly Water street,
seyenty-six feet five inches from the intersec-
tion of Lee street with Gibbon 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 ex-
tending with that width into the Potomac
river, together with all rights and privileges
to the said lot or any part thereof belonging
OF in any wise appertaining. y
Eleventh. a LOT OF GROUND beginning
at the northeast corner Of Lee street former