Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-30

Conrt of the city of Alexandria entered IN the
cbo,,c.,,. ,.a,,sr of The City Council of Alex
andria. plaintiff. against the Virginia Iron
! Shin Buildinr Company, defendants, we Will
as commissioners appointed for the purpose,
! czDo;.. for sale 10 the highest bidder IN front
of the ROYAL street entrance Oh the Market
Building III > clock noon Oh
WEDNESDAY,
the 81 day Of August, 1872,
all the zeal estate and leaselloid interests
POSSESSED by the defendants, situate IN the
/ city Of alexandria. Virginia, and described as
! follows: u wit;
! First. A LOT OF GROUND beginning on
the cas-. side Union street thirty feet
north of Wilkes street and running thence
northwarily on Union street one hundred
and forty-six feet three and one-half inches,
more or less to the line of the property for
merry owned by Entwisle, now owned by
Irwin: thence eastwardly, and parallel 10
Wilkes street into the Potomac river, returning
to tic point of beginning and rnnning thence
eastwardly with Swans line, and parallel 10
wilkes street one hundred and ninety leet
thence scuthyyart!fy parallel TO Union street
thirty feet to Wilkes street; thence eastward
ly on Wilkes street to Potomac river; thence
northwardly with said river 10 second l!ne.
Second 4 LOT OF GROUND and " dARt
with the Buildings and Improvements thereon
bounded or the south by Wolfe street, on the
west by Strand street, sometimes called the
Potomac strand. on the east by the river and
on tie north by 4 line as drawn from strand
street into TIE river. parallel 70 and equldis-
tant from Dukc street and Wolfe street, Civ
ing a front on Strand street and the river OF
one hundred and scyenty-SiX lcct seven INCHES,
more or less.
Third. 4 LOT OF GROUND situated a, the
intersection OF Wolfe aud Union streets, and
running thence northwardly with Union
street ard binding thereon one hundred ana
seyen,y-eiaht fee. 10 the center Of the square,
be the same more or less; thence eastwaFdly
one hundred and scventy-Seven feet more or
less 10 Strand street; thence southwardly and
binding on Strand street seventy-scven feet
more or less to the line of lot owned by
Josiah H. Davis: thence with said Davls's line
cighty-siy feet more or less TO ten feet al
ley: thence with said alley southwardly one
hundred and one feet more or 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-Onc feet seven inches 10 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 lorin-
ed by Duke and Wolfe street, thence east
with a line parallel TO that street one hun
drea and thirty-six feet to the lot of Robert
r. Hooe thence with the line north the
length of the first line; thence with straight
line 10 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 lot designated III
the plan Of the town OF said Alexandria. No.
~. Beginning On south line thereof one
hundred and thirty-six feet one i3ch 10 the
east of Union street. extending thence into the
river. returning then TO Tie beginning. and
extending rorthwarlly parallel 10 Union
street to the line OF The lot belonging to the
corporation of AleXandria, supposed to be
thirty-sevcn feet i inches, be the same how
ever. more or less; thence castwardly parallel
to the first line, and 10 Duke street INTO the
river. with all rights AID appurienanccs 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 ten-feet alley selmrat-
ing the lot from Il lot conveyed by Sarah
Kirk and William Keyser 10 Thomas Janney
and Thomas Preston, extending thence on
Wolfe streat so as To include the whole front
of the said brick tenement, twenty-slX 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
parlllel 10 Wolfe street to the said tcn-feet
alley: then with the said alley TO the begin
ming.
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 oi 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 H. Daviss on
said street. supposed 10 be twenty-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 II. Davis 5
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
dred and one feet more or less, to the north
east corner of a lot conveyed to the said Jo-
siah III. Davis by Sarah Kirk and William
Keyser land above dcscribed) by the aforc-
said deed dated the sixth day of March, A. D.
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 ana one
feet. more or less, TO Wolfe street; thence
with Wolfe street west sixty-iive feet, more or
less, to the beginning.
Lot IF Ground known rs The a I-
NEW COAL WHARF AND FORAGE PROP
ERTY." bounded on the east side by the Po-
tomac river. en- the north by Wolfe street, on
tbe 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 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 z. AS-
new in three separate parcels.
Tenth. A LOT OF GROUND beginning at
n point on Lee street formerly Water street,
seyentv-six feet five inches from the intcrsec-
ton of Lee street with Gibbon street, and
running north on Lee street one hundred
feet thence east three hundred feet 20 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 appcrtaining.
Eleventh. A LOT OF GROUND beginning
at the northeast corner of Lee street former
l. 1u..... ctrno.A aud Gihhnn street and r1ln-