Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-08
MONDAY, the s1st day of December,

at 10 O'clock in the forenoon, sell OH the
premises at public auction whatever right,
title and interest the said Richmond and Dan
vile Railroad Company and the said Receivers
have, i'll law or equity in or to the real estate
or interests therein hereafter mentioned sub.
.ject. however to all outstanding subsisting
lawful claims equities and liens thereon,
whatever they may be.
The description of the said real estate. the
right, title and interest of tho Richmond and
Danviile Railroad Company and said Re-
ceivers, in law or equity, in or to which we
shall sell as aforesaid. is as follows:
ALL THAT TRACT OF LAND lying near
the south end of the Long Bridge over the
Potomac river in Alexandria county, Virginia,
which was conveyed ny Eppa Hunton, jr, TO
William II. Payne by deed dated August
Goth, 1890, and recorded in tho Clerk 5
Office of Alexandria county aforesaid in Deed
Book NJ No. a, page %, and more particular
Iy described as beginning at q point On the
east limit of turnpike, $50 feet in n south
westerly direction from face line of old abut-
ment OF 663 feet from face line of existing
abutment of Long Bridge. thence south %
degrees east 1855 feet to a point 90 feet
south 85 degrees west of large tree on bank
of Potomac river; thence with the moandor-
ings of the Potomac river and Rosch's run
400 feet more or less to the east limit of
turnpike at tide gate, south end Of Waterloo
Trestle; thence with east limit of turnpike
north 591ti degrees east 3040 feet to the be-
ginning, containing II acres, excepting, how
ever, from the whole tract above described
two pieces or parcels thereof conveyed by
William Fl. Payne and wife to the Washing
ton Southern Railway Company by deed
dated October /, 1890, and recorded in said
Clerks office in Liber NJ No. 4, page So, &c
said parcels containing respectively 80
acres and 1479 acres. leaving of said whole
tract 55.22 acres
(2). ALL THAT MESSUAGE being part
ofIthe Jackson City tract lying in said Alex
andria county, and adjoining the above de-
scribed tract, and described as beginning at a
point in the east line of the turnpike $50 feet
in q soutbwesterly direction from face line of
the old abutment, or geo feet from the face
line of the existing abutment; thence south 25
degrees east 300 feet to point; thence north
51b degrees east 400 feet to point; thence
north 521h degrees west 100 feet to east line
of the turnpike; thence with the turnpike in
southwesterly direction $50 feet to the be-
ginning containing 1.67 acres, and all right
| in the strip of land adjacent to and north of
the north line of said land as SGT forth in the
| plat annexed to the lease next herein referred
| to, being the same property dcmised and
| leased by z. 2. and A Dodge and wife to
Thomas 81. Wentworth, jr, by indenturc
| dated March 16, 1856, and recorded in said
Clerks office in Liber G.. No. 4, page 1873
| &C.; subject. however, to the operation and
effect of certain deed made by Edward Lau.
terbsch and wife and the Richmond and Dan
vile Railroad Company to the Washington
Southern Railway Company, dated Octo-
Der 1, 1890, and recorded in said Clerk
office in Liber II, No. 4, folio "a, &C., convey
ing two strips or parcels thereof containing
! respectively fifty-three hundredths and forty
six hundredths acres, being total of ninety
nine hundredths acres.
Both of the above mentioned properties
will be offered together as one parcel.
The terms Of sale of the said properties will
be cash upon confirmation of the sale by the
| court, taxes and other charges to be adjusted
| t. date of sale.
The bidder whose bid is accepted as the
highest for the properties sold will be required
to pay at once to the undersigned Receivers
| ten per cent of the amount of any and all
sums bid for the property 80 struck Off to him.
| If his bid should be rejected by the court, the
amount so deposited by the bidder will be re-
turned to him; and if his bid shall be ac-
cepted by the court and he shall fail to COM
| ply with all the conditions of the sale and all
orders Of court with respect thereto, the sum
deposited by the bidder shall be forfeited and
shall be applied as the court may direct,
/. For further particulars and for more spe-
/ cifc information as to the interests of the
Richmond and Danville Railroad Company
and the said Receivers in the properties to be
sold, reference is hereby made to said decree
and the proceedings in said cause, fled in the
Clerks office of said court at Richmond, Vir.
ginia.
Dated Richmond, Va, November 30th
| 1894.
SAMUEL SPENCER,
FREDERIC w, HUIDEKOPER,
REUBEN FOSTER.