Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-18
AUCTION SALES.
By o'Neal & Lunt, Auctioneers.
SALE.

PURSUANT to decree of the Corporation
Court of the city of Alexandria entered III l, tht
chancery cause of the City Council 0! Alex
andria, plaintiff, against the Virginia lrcT
Ship Building Company defendants, we VII
as commissioners appointed tor the purpose
expose for sale to the highest bidder in from
of the ROYAL street cxtrancc OF the MarAc'
Building ut II o'clock noon on
WEDNESDAY,
the Sd day of August, 1892,
all the real estate and leasehoid interests
possessed by the defendants, situate in Tho
city of Alexandria, Virginia, aud described a
follows to wit:
First. A LOT OF GROUND beginning OIL
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 onc-half inches
more or less, to the line Of the property for
mcrly owned by Entwisle, row 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 Ia
Wilkes street one hundred and ninety feet;
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. 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 river, and
on the north by line as drawn from Strand
street into the river parallel to and eqaidis-
tant from Dukc street and Wolfe street, CIV
ing front on Strand street and TIE river OF
one hundred and scvcnty-siX feet seven inches,
moro or less.
Third. A LOT OF GROUND situated at the
intersection of Wolfe and Union streets, and
running thence northYardly with Union
street and binding thereon one hundred ana
scventy-eight feet 10 the center Of the square,
be the same more or less; thence eastwardly
one hundred and scventy-seyen leet more or
less to Strand street; thence southwardly and
binding on Strand street seveDty-seven feet
more or less TO the line of a LOT owned by
Josiah II. Davis: thence with said Davis's line
cighty-six feet more or less TO ten feet al
ley; 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. 4 LOT OF GROUND beginning on
the cast 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, 10 the same,
more or less, to the center of the square form
ed by Duke and Wolfe street, thence east
with line parallel to that street one hun
dred 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 to the beginning. and all appurtenances
whatsoever said to the lot of ground, balld-
ings and Improvements thereon, belonging or
in anywisc appertaining.
Fifth. A LOT OF GROUND lying to the
eastward of Union street between Duke and
Wolfe streets, being part of a lot designated III
the plan of the town Of said Alexandra, No.
II. Beginning Oh south l;nc 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-scven feet 4 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 appurteaances tothe
same belonging.
Sixth. A LOT OF GROUND with BRICK
TENEMENT and improvements thereon, be-
with the east line of ten-fect alley separat-
ing the lot from lot conveyed by Sarah
Kirk and William Keyscr to Thomas Janney
and Thomas Preston, extending thence OH
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 line anu
paraliel to Wolfe street TO the said ten-ieet
alley then with the said alley to the begin
ming. ,,.,,,r,
Seventh. A LOT OF GROUND WITH III.
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 fIom Wolfe street
thence north on said alley nineteen feet
thence east parallel to Wolfe street the length
of the front described as Josiah III. 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 II. Davls'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 hum
bred and one feet, more or less, to the north
east corner of q lot conveyed to the SAID 10
siah 81. Davis by Sarah Kirk and William
Keyser land above described) by the alore-
said deed, dated the sixth day OF March, A. ID.
1926: thence eastwardly parallel to Wolfe
street to Strand street, supposed to he sixty
five feet, be the same more or less; thence
Jefr
feet more or less, to Wolfe street: thence
with Wolfe street west slxty-lvc feet, more OF
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 appertaining, and all
buildings and structures thereon, and all the
machinery, engines, tools and appurtenances
thereto belonging, the sid real estate being
the same that was conveyed to John z. Ag-
new in three separate parcels.
Tenth. A LOT OF GROUND beginning at
a point on Lee street formerly Water street,
seyenty-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. q LOT OF GROUND beginning
at the northeast corner of Lee street former