Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-16
AUCTION SALES.
By o'Ncal & Lunt, Auctionecrs.
COMMISSIONERS SALE.


Pursuant 70 decree Of the Corporation
Court of The city of Alexandria entered in the
cbapcery cause of the City Council OF Alex
andria. plaintiff. against the Virginia Iron
Shin Building Company. defendants, We Will
MS commissioners appointed for the purpose,
e1pose for sale to the highest bidder III front
of the ROYAL street entrance of the Market
Building at II o'clock neon on
WEDNESDAY.
the Sd day of August, 1892,
all the leal estate and leasehoic interests
possessct! by the defendants. situate IN the
CITY of Alexandria, Virginia and described rs
follows to wit:
First. A LOT OF GROUND beginning on
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 0nc-haif inches,
more or less, to the line of the property for
merly owned by Entwislc, now owned ny
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 to
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 river; thence
northwardly with said river to second line.
Second 4 LOT OF GROUND and " HAkt
with the buildings and improvements thereon
bounded on the south by Wolfe street, on the
west by Strand street, sometimes ca!ieG the
Potomac Strand, on the east by the river, ana
on the north by 4 line rs drawn from Strand
street into the river, parallel to and e1uidis-
tant from Dukc street and Wolfe street, CIV
ing Il front on Strand street and the river OF
1 --..- a..- s..vs,
more or less.
Third. A LOT OF GROUND situated al the
intersection of Wolfe and Union streets, and
running thence northwardiy with Union
street and binding thereon one hundred ana
seventy-eight feet to the center OF the square,
be the same more OF less; thence eaStwardly
one hundred and scvcnty-seycn feet more or
less to Strand street. thence southwardly and
binding OH Strand street sevcnty-seyen feet
more or less TO the line of a lot owned by
Josiah H. Davis thence with said DavlSs line
eighty-six feet more or less to ten feet al
ley: thence with said alley sOuthwardly one
hundred and one feet more or less 10 Noiie
street: thence westwardly with Wolfe street
and binding thereon TO the beginning.
Fourth. 4 LOT OF GROUND beginning on
the east side of Union street one hundred and
fifty-one feet seven inches to the south OF
Duke street, and running thence south Win
Union street twenty-five feet to the same,
more or less tc the center OF the square form
ed by Duke and Wolfe street; thence cast
with line parallel TO that street one hun
dred and thirty-siX feet 10 the lot OF koDcrt
T. Hooe; thence with the line north Inc
length of the first line; thence with straight
line to the beginning, and all appurtenanceS
whatsoever said to the lot of ground, build
ings and Improvements thereon, belonging VI
in anywisc appertaining.
Fifth. A LOT OF GROUND lying 10 tao
eastward of Union street between Duke ard
Wolfe streets. being part OF a lot designated IN
the plan of the town Of said Alexandria. No.
II. Beginning on south line thereof ono
hundred and thirty-sx feet one inch to the
east of Union street, extending thence into the
river. returning then 10 the beginning. and
extending northwardly parallel to Union
street to the line OF the lot belonging 70 the
corporation of Alexandria, supposed to be
thirty-seyen feet / inches, be the same ho"-
ever. more or less: thence eastwardiy parallel
to the first line, and TO Duke street INTO the
river, with all rights and appurtcnancos 10 the
same belonging. o.,-
Sixth. A LOT OF GROUND with BRiCh
TENEMENT and improvements thereon, be-
ginning on Wolfe street at Its intersection
with the east line of 4 ten-feet ailcT seFaisit-
ing the lot from 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. twcnty-siX 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
norallel 10 Wolfe street TO the said tcn-iect
alley then with the said alley TO The begin
ming. ,.--,,,,- -.
PROVENENTS thereon between Union and
Strand streets and 10 the north OF Wolfe
street beginning on the cast side OF a certain
allev running northwardly Som Wolfe street;
thence north on said alley nineteen feet;
thence cast parallel to Wolfe street the length
of the front described as Josiah IL. Davlss On
said street, supposed to be twenty-slX feet, be
the same more or less; thence south parallel
to said alley and Union street nineteen leet to
the corner described as JOSIAH III. Davis
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
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 aiore-
said deed, dated the sixth day of March, a. d.
1926; thence castwardly 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-five feet, more or
less, to the beginning. ,.c
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 "Grecn property" formerly known as
Hunters shipyard," together with all ways,
rights, privileges and easements thereto be.
longing or in any wise appertainlng ana All
buildings and structures thereon, and all the
machinery, engines, tools and appurtenances
thereto belonging, the said real estate beng
the same that was conveyed to John l. Ag-
new in three separate parcels.
Tenth. A LOT OF GROUND beginning at
a point on Lee street formerly Water street,
seventy-six feet five inches from the lntersec.
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
tho 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