Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-29

Court OF the city oil AlcNaluria ci.Sie. ~ ''i'
chancery cause Of the City Council oil Alex
andria, plaintiff, against the Virginia Iron
Shin Building Company, Defendants we Will
rs commissioners appointed for the purpose,
cxpose fer sale To the highest bidder III front
of the ROYAL street entrance OF the Market
Building at IL o'clock noon on
WEDNESDAY,
the Sd day of August, lS92,
all The real estate and lcaschold interests
possessed oy the defendants, situate III 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 cf 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
merIy owned ky Eutwisle, now owned by
Irwin: thence castwardly. and parallel 10
Wilkes street into the Potomac 1lyer, returning
10 the point OF beginning, and rliining thence
casrwar,lly with Swans line, and parallel 10
Wilkes street one hundred and ninety iect;
thence southwardiy parallel to Union street
thirty feet to Wilkes street; thence EASTWARD
" on Wilkes street to Potomac riveTii thchce
northwarIly with said river to second line
Second 4 LOT OFGROUND and WiiAkt
bounded oil the south by Wolfe street. on the
west by Strand street. sometimes called the
Potomac Strand. on tic east by the river, anc
on the norln ny :. line rs drawn from Strand
street into the river parallel TO and cquidls-
tant from Duke street and Wolfe street, CIV
ing front on Strand street and the river oil
one lund red and SEVENTY six feet seven inches'
more or less.
Third. A LOT OF GROUND situated at the
intersection of Wolfe and Union streets, ana
running thence northwardly with Union
street and binding thereon one hundred ana
seventy-cight feet to the center OF the square
be the same more or less; thence eistwardly
one hundred and scventy-sevcn feet more OF
less TO Strand street; thence southwardly ana
binding on Strand street seventy-seven lcet
more or less to the line of lot owned DE
Josiah II. Davis: thence with sad DAVIS inc
cighty-six feet more or less to ten leel al
| ley: thence with said alley southwardiy one
hundred and one feet more or less TO Wole
street; thence wcstwardly With Woiic strcct
and binding thereon to the beginning.
Fourth. \ LOT OF GROUND beginning on
the east side of Union street one hundred ana
ffty-one 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 1orfh-
ed by Duke and Wolfe street; thence east
with n line parallel to that street one hun
drcd ard thirty-six feet 10 the lot of Robert
r. Hooe: thence with the line north the
length of the first line; thence with straight
line to the beginning and all appurtcnaEces
whatsoever said TO the lot OF ground, bClld-
ings and improvements thereon, belonging or
il anywi>e appertaining.
Fifth. A LOT OF GROUND lying to the
= ,.-t,n hot
Wolfe streets. being part Of Il lot designated III
the plan Of the town OF said Alexandria, No.
II. beginning on south line thereof one
hundred and thirty-six feet one inch to the
east of Union street. extending thence into the
river. returning then 10 the beginning. ana
extending northwardly rarT.llc! TO Union
street 10 the line of the lot belonging to the
corporation OF Alexandria, supposed to he
thirty-scven feet i inches, lie the same ROW
ever, more or less thence eastwardly parallel
to the first line, ard 20 Duke street into the
river, with ell rights and appurtenanceS 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 separat-
ing the lot from q LOT conveyed by Sarah
| Kirk and William Keyscr to Th0mas Janney
and Thomas Preston, extending thence on
Wolfe strcat 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 Janncy
and Preston: thence west with that line and
parallel TO Wolfe street 10 the SAID ten-ieet
alley. then with the said alley TO the begin
ming. ,,,.,.r -,
Seventh. A LOT OF GROUND WITH M
PROVEMENTS thereon between Union and
| Strand streets, and TO tie north of Wolfe
street beginning on the east SIDE OF Il certain
alley running northwardly from Wolfe street;
| thence north on said alley nineteen fcet
thence east parallel TO Wolfe street tle lcn9lh
of the front described rs Josiah III. Daviss on
said street. supposed to he 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 H. Davis s
northeast corner; thence west with the hne
called Josiah H. Davis's line 10 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 nun
| dred and one feet, more or less, to the north
east corner of q lot conveyed to the SAID 10
| siah II. Davis by Sarah Kirk and Wlilam
| Keyser land above described) by the atore-
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-fivc feet. more or
less, to the beginning. .afl,
Irs-Ninth.~A lot OF ground known as the Az
NEW COAL WHARF AND FORAGE PROP
ERTY.n bounded on the cast side by the Po-
tomac river on the north ly 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 appertalnin9, 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 L. az
new in three separate parcels
Tenth. A LOT OF GROUND beginning at
4 point on Lee street formerly Water street,
scyepty-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
or in any wise appcrtaining.
Eleventh. A LOT OF GROUND beginning
at the northeast corner Of Lee street former