Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-07
WEDNESDAY,
the 9th day of May, 1896,

II o'clock M, on
WEDNESDAY,
the 9th day of May, 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
follows, situated in the county of Fairfax,
Virginia, to 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 Dyte, and running thence in Il
straight Ii, C at right angle to the centre
line Of Potomac avenue in the sub division of
New Alexandria, said line being distant ). 50
1S' W. 1925 Sc feet along Potomac avenue
extended from the intersection Of the centre
lines of Potomac Avenue and F street, in said
subdivision, N. S10 10 w. 1914 feet to a
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 O5' w. 74.9 feet from a corner
stone IN said survey, and running with said
survey with the east side of the Neck Road
n. 80 O5' w. 1928 feet to stone; thence
N. SO 80 W. 9S3.6 feet to stone; thence
n. 70 4O E. LA feet to stone; thence N.
14' 4O' E. 1856 feet to a stone; thence N.
42o 81 w. $3.50 feet to stone; thence n.
300 33' E. Ball. feet to a stone; thence n.
3023' w. T2.S feet to stone; thence N. 1So
26' w. S7.7 feet to stone; thence n. 33o q
E. 346.2 feet to stone; thence N. 64o 52 E.
4O1.5 feet to a stone; thence S. $50 80 E.
33O.5 feet to a stone; thence N. 89o co.
1892 feet to a stone; thence n. 730 49, Z.
69.S feet to stone; thence N. SO 15' E.
267. a feet to stone; thence N. 400 1S' f.
1882 feet to Il stone; thence N. II SO E.
$3.50 feet to sto1e thence n. 1to TO- Z.
1907 feet to a stone; leaving the road S $50
so L. 5000 feet to stone; thence n 81
Az E 1876 feet to stone; thence N. 44o
90 E. SIT % feet 10 stone; thence N. 20 30
w. 325 feet to stone; thence n. 410 14'
E. 127 o feet to q stone thence N 69o 42'
E. 1882 feet to stone; thence n 65o 2S'
E. 146.S feet to stone; thence N. 730 O4'
E. $500 feet to a stone in the center of the
Mount Vernon Road; thence n. S9 49, L
401.0 feet to stone at tho intersection of
the center of the Mount Vernon Road and the
south side of the Gravel Road; thence n 76o
OF E. 5000 feet to stone Oh 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 Fart of the tract OF land
hereinbefore described, known and desig-
mated as the Fort Hip tract, and bounded
and described as follows: Beginning at a
point on tho west side of / 9th street where
the center line of F street offended westward
intersects the same shown upon plat, survey
and subdivision OF the said tract of land, first
hereinbefore described, recorded in liber N,
No. s, page 254, of the Land Records of
Fairfax county, Virginia. thence N. SO 42'
w. 21100 feet along the south side OF the
tract of land designated on the said recorded
plat and survey as l; thence N. 430 Of' E.
3700 40 feet to point on the west side of
10th street S. 80 1S' w. 30400 feet to the
place of beginning. Containing 73 G26 acres
vf land.
Second. Also, blocks 4, 5, 6. 7, IL 13, II,
Is. "a and 30, and Lots / to 8. and 16 to 30
inclusive in Block 20; Lots 1 to 6 inclusive
and Lot 30 in Block 80; Lots IL to 81 in.
elusive in Block 80; Lots % to 30 inclusive
IN Block 40, and Lots l TO Ii inclusive in
Block 35, all of which blocks and lots of land
are shown on the said plat survey and subdi-
vision of the said above and first herenbefore
described tract of land, recorded as aforesaid,
containing in the aggregate 29.117 acres of
and
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-
scribed as follows: Beginning at a point on
the west bank of Great Hunting Creek,
and running thence N Sc 40 w. with a
line parallel to the present car shed and 100
fet 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
| II w. 22S.26 feet to the intersection of the
| east side of Railroad Avenue with the east
side of Potomac Avenue; thence N. 50 1S' E.
along the east side of Potomac Avenue to
Great Hunting Greek; thence southeast along
the bank of Great Hunting Creek to the
point of beginning. Containing 3 1872 acres,
| together with all rights of way over Railroad
and Potomac Avenues as described and set
forth in a 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 Dy Lue Ldlu anu hlfcl lmPio'C-
ment Company to tho Deis Manufacturing
Company, and bounded and described as fol-
lows: Beginning at apoint 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 Alexandria; 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 Avenle; thence
northwesterly along the center line of
Railroad Avenue 1874 81 feet; thence
leaving said avenue N. $50 431a' E. to the
west bank of Great Hunting Creek; thence
southeasterly along the bank OF Great Hunting
Creek to the place of beginning. Containing
| 1886 acres of land-tbe Land and River I'm
provement Company of New Alexgndria, Vir.
ginia, 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 east
erly along G street 142 So feet to the west
side of Railroad Avenue; thence along said
avenue southerly 23677 feet to the east side
of 9th street; thence southerly along Sth