Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-01

rs commissioners appointed loi INC P"' lo'N
expose for sale to the highest bidder III front
of the ROYAL street entrance OF the Marker
Building mt II O'Clock noon on
WEDNESDAY,
The Sd day of August, 1S92,
all the real estate and lcaschold interests
possessed by the defendants, situate in the
city of Alexandria, Virginia, and described is
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 fortv-six feet three and onc-half inches
more or less, to the line of the property Tor
merly owned by Entwislc, now owned by
Irwin: thence eastwardly, and parallel TO
Wilkes street into the Potomac river, returning
to the point OF beginning, and running thence
eastwardly with swans line, and parallel to
Wilkes street one hundred and ninety feet
thence southwardly parallel to Union street
| thirty feet 10 Wilkes street; thence e'lstWard-
| ~ on Wilkes street TO Potomac river; thence
northwardiy with said river to second llne.
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 river, ard
on the north by u line as drawn from Strand
street into the river parallel to and equidls-
tant from Duke street and Wolfe street, CIV
ing a front on Strand street and the river OF
one ln!ndrcd and scyenty-siX feet seven inches,
more or less.
Third A LOT OF GROUND situated at the
intersection of Wolfe aud Union streets. and
running thence northwardly with Union
street and binding thereon one hundred ana
scyenty-cight feet to the center OF the square,
be the sanic more or less; thence eiStwardly
one hundred and seventy feet more or
less to Strand street: thence southwaruly ana
binding ON Strand street sevcnty-sevcn 1eet
more or less to the line of lot owned by
Josiah H. Davis thence with said Daylss Inc
cighty-siX feet more or less to ten lect al
ley; thence with said alley southwardly one
hundred and orc feet more or less to Wolfe
street; thence westwardly with Wolic street
and binding thereon TO the beginning
Fourth. 4 LOT OF GROUND beginning on
the cast side of Union street one hundred and
f;ftv-onc feet seven inches to the south oil
Duke street, and running thence south WIN
Union street twenty-five feet to the same,
more or less, TO tie center OF the square 10TH
ed by Duke and Wolfe street; thence east
with n line parallel to that street one nun
drcd and tlIirty-six feet to the lot of Robert
| T. IIoOc thence with the line h0rlh INC
length of the first line; thence with straight
line to the beginning, and all appurtclaiices
whatsoever said to the lot of ground, build
| ings and Improvements thereon, belonging vi
in anywisc appcrtaning.
Fifth. A LOT OF GROUND lying to the
eastward of Union street between Duke and
Wolfe streets, being part of 4 lot designated III
the plan of the town of said Alexandria, No.
II. beginning Oh south line thereof one
hundred and thrty-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-sevcn 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 appurtcnanccs to the
same belonging.
TENEMENT and improvements thereon, be-
ginning on Wolfe street at its intersection
with the cast line OF q tcn-feet alley separat-
ing the lot from lot conveyed by Sarah
Kirk and William Keyser to Thomas Janncy
and Thomas Preston, extending thence OH
Wolfe streat so rs to include the whole front
of the said brick tenement, twenty-slN 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
narallel to Wolfe street to the said ten-fcet
alley: then with the said alley to the begin
ming. ,,.,.,,,,
Seventh. A LOT OF GROUND WITH I'M
PROVEMENTS thereon between Union and
Strand streets, and to the north OF Wolfe
street. beginning on the east side of certain
alley running northwardly from Wolfe street;
thence north on said alley nineteen feet
thence east parallel to Wolfe street the length
of tic front described as Josiah Ii. Davis's on
said street supposed TO be twcnty-six feet, be
the same more or less; thence south parallel
to said alley and Union street nineteen feet to
the corner described as Josiah Ill. Dayls's
northeast corner; thence west with the line
called Josiah II. 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
drcd and one feet, more or less, to the north
east corner of a lot conveyed to the saiu 10
siah II. Davis by Sarah Kirk and William
Keyscr land above dcscribed) by the aiorc-
said deed, dated the sixth day of March, A. D..
| 1896: 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 sXty-tivc feet, more or
| less to the beginning.
Ninth. A lot of ground known as the "AG-
| NEW COAL WHARF AND FORAGE PROP
| ERTY." bounded on the east side by the Po-
tomac river. on the north by Wolfe street, on
the west by Union street and on the south by
the Green property" formerly known as
''Hunter's shipyard," together with all ways,
rights privileges and easements thereto be.
| longing or in any wise appertalnlng, ana 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 T. Ag-
new in three separate parcels.
Tenth. A LOT OF GROUND beginning at
point on Lee street formerly Water street,
scvcnty-six feet five inches from the intersec-
ton 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
or in any wise appertaining.
Eleventh A LOT OF GROUND beginning
| at the northeast corner of Lee street former
| " Water street, and Gibbon street and run
ming thence north on Lee street sevcnty-slx
| feet five inches; thence cast parallel with
Gibbon street to the channel of the Potomac
river; thence with the channel of said river
TO Gibbon street; thence in a straight line to