Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-25


the NV Alexandria Improvement Company
and more than sixty days having elapsed since
presentation and demand made at the office
of the Zeal Estate Trust Company of Phila
delphia, and default in the payment of the
half yearly installment Of interest on the bonds
secured by the said deed of trust, which be-
came due and payable on the 18th day OF
February, 1896, and being thereunto requir
ed in writing by the holders of the bonds Sc
cured by the said deed the undersigned will
expose 10 sale at public auction for cash, al
II o'clock M, on
WEDNESDAY,
the 9th day of Nay, 1896.
in front of the hotel at New Alexandria, Fair.
fax county, Virginia, the following LANDS
WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVE.
MENTS THEREON and described as
Virginia, 10 wit Beginning at stake
on the Potomac river near large poplar
tree on the extreme point of land be.
tween the Potomac river and the inlet known
as the Big Dyke, and running thence in a
| straight lire at g right angle TO the centre
line Of Potomac avenue in the sub division of
New Alexandria, said line being distantS. 50
is W. 1925 So feet along Potomac avenue
extended from the intersection of tho centre
lines of Potomac Avenue and F street, in said
subdivision, N. So 10 w. 1894 4 feet to
stake on tho Neck Road at the point of inter-
section with the western boundary line of the
survey made in 1892 Of the property of the
Land and River Improvement Company of
New Alexandria, Virginia, said point being
distant N. 80 05' w. 74.9 feet from a corner
stone in said survey, and running with said
survey with the east side of the Neck Road
NJ fo. 30 81
N. $40 35' W. 9S35 feet TO stone; thence
N. 7' 40, E. LA feet to stone; thence N.
14o 40 E. 1856 feet to stone; thence N.
420 81 W. $3.50 feet TO a stone; thence n.
DO 80 E. 341.1 feet to q stone; thence N.
3923' W. 12.S feet to stone; thence n. 1S0
90 w. ST. feet to stone; thence n. 330 y
E. 346.2 feet to stone; thence N. 64o 52' E.
4O1.5 feet to stone; thence S. So 80 E.
330.5 feet to stone: thence N. So 90 E
1892 feet to stone; thence n. 130 49, f.
69.S feet to a stone; thence N. $50 10 E.
267.4 feet to stone; thence N 4G0 1S' E.
1882 feet to 4 stone thence n. 10 80 Z.
$3.50 feet to sto0e; thence N. IL TO- f.
1907 feet to a stone; leaving the road $50
so E. 5000 feet to stone; thence n. 80
1U E 1886 feet to stone; thence n. do
55' z. SIT 3 feet 10 stone; thence N. 20 3O'
W. 325 8 feet to stone; thence n. AZ Ia
E. 127 0 feet to stone; thence N 69o Az
E. 1882 feet to a stone; thence n. 65o 2Sf
E. 146.S feet to stone; thence n. 73o O4'
Z. S36. % feet to stone in the center of the
Mount Vernon Road; thence II. SO AS E.
4O1.O feet to a stone ut the intersection of
the center of the Mount Vernon Road and the
south side of the Gravel Road; thence N. 1G9
or E. 5000 feet to u stone on the west bank
of Hunting Creek near the south end of the
County Bridge, and running thence along the
west bank of Hunting Creek and of the Po-
tomac River with the meanderings thereof to
the beginning. Containing one thousand and
six and forty. seven hundredths acres of land.
Excepting and rescrving, however from
the land above described, the several tracts
or parcels of land hereinafter particularly
described and set forth, to wit:
First. All that part of the tract of land
hereinbefore described known and desig-
mated as the "Fort Hill" tract, and bounded
and described as follows: Beginning at u
point on tho west side Of 10th street where
the center line of street extended westward
intersocts the same shown upon plat, survey
and subdivision of the said tract of land, first
hercinbefore described recorded in liber N
No. 5, page 254, Of the Land Records of
Fairfax county, Virginia; thence N. SIC 42
w. 211O.0 feet along tho south side OF the
tract of land designated on the said recorded
plat and survey as l. thence N. 430 GA E.
3700.49 feet to point on the west side of
10th street s. &c 1S' w. 3040.0 feet to the
place of beginning. Containing 1862 acres
Of land.
Second. Also, blocks 4, 5, 6. 7, -, IS, II,
15, "a and 80, and Lots l TO g. and 16 to 30
inclusive in Block 20; Lots 1 to 6 inclusive
and Lot 80 in Block 30; Lots II to 81 in
elusive in Block 80; Lots % to 30 inclusive
IN Block 40, and Lots 1 to Ia inclusive in
Block 30, all of which blocks and lots of land
are shown on the said plat, survey and subdi-
vision of the said above and first hereinbefore
described tract Of land, recorded as aforesaid,
containing in the aggregate 29.117 acres of
land.
Third. Also, that lot or parcel of land on
which the Power House of the Washington,
Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway
Company is located and bounded and de-
scrbed as follows: Beginning at point on
the west bank OF Great Hunting Creek,
and running thence N ST. 42' w. with
line parallel to the present car shed and 100
feet south theretrom to point on the east
side of Railroad Avenue, said line being at
right angles to Potomac Avenue, and thence
along the east side of Railroad Avenue n. 33o
IL w. 228.26 feet to the intersection of the
east side of Railroad Avenue with the east
side of Potomac Avenue; thence N. 80 1S' E.
along the east side of Potomac Avenue to
Great Hunting Creek; thence southeast along
the bank of Great Hunting Creek to the
point of beginning. Containing ) 1872 acres,
together with all rights of way over Railroad
and Potomac Avenues as described and set
forth in certain deed from Griffith E. Alb
bot, trustee, to the said Railway Company,
dated July 25th, 1892.
Fourth. Also, the tract or parcel of land
conveyed by the Land and River Improve
ment Company to the Deis Manufacturing
Company, and bounded and described as fol-
lows Beginning at a point on the west bank
of Great Hunting Creek, said point being in
the center of G street extended easterly from
the Land and River Improvement Company's
subdivision of New Alexandra; thence along
the center of G street N. So 42 w. to the
intersection of the center line OF 10th street;
thence northerly along the center Of 10th
street to the center Of F street; thence easterly
along the center line of F street to the
center line of Railroad Avenue; thence
northwesterly along the center line OF
Railroad Avenue 1S494 feet; thence
leaving said avenue N. $50 43lh' E. to the
west bank of Great Hunting Creek; thence
southeasterly along the bank OF Great Hunting
Creek to the place Of beginning. Containing
1856 acres OF land-the Land and River In
provement Company of New Alexgndria, Vir-
gipia, reserving the right of way over the
streets within the above described property.
Fifth Also, the land conveyed by the Land
and River Improvement Company to the New
Alexandria Woodenware Company, and
bounded and described as follows: Beginning
at the intersection of the south side of q street
with the east side of 9th street, thence cast
erly along g street 142 S5 feet to the west
side of Railroad Avenue; thence along said
auanua zontherlx 236 II feet to the east side