Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-30
WEDNESDAY,
the 9th day of May, 1896,

the 9th day of May, 1896,
in front of the hotel at New Alexandria, Fair.
fax county, Virginia, the following LANDS
MENTS THEREON, and described as
follows, situated in the county of Fairfax,
Virginia, 10 wit: Beginning at stake
on the Potomac river near u 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 q
straight lire at a right angle to the centre
line of Potomac avenue in the sub division of
New Alexandria, said line being distantS. Sc
49, w. 3025 Sc feet along Potomac avenue
extended from the intersection of the centre
lines of Potomac Avenue and F street, in said
subdivision, N. S1o 42' w. 1894 4 feet to q
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 05f w. 74.9 feet from corner
stone in said survey, and running with said
survey with the east side of the Neck Road
N. SO 05' w. 1888 feet to stone; thence
N. $40 So W. 1886 feet to stone; thence
N. 70 40' E. 144 feet to stone; thence N.
14o 40 E. 1856 feet to stone; thence N.
400 81 w. 349.0 feet to stone; thence N.
22o 33' E. 341.7 feet to stone; thence n.
3023' W. 1913 feet to stone; thence N. 1So
26' W. S7.7 feet to stone; thence N. $50 q
Z. 1862 feet to stone; thence N. 640 5V E..
4015 feet to stone; thence S. $50 80 E.
1905 feet to stone; thence N. SO CO. E
499.2 feet to stone; thence n. 73o 49, E.
:698 feet to stone thence N. $50 15' E.
267 a feet to a stone; thence N. 46o 49, E.
1882 feet 10 q stone; thence N. ITO 33 E..
$3.50 feet to stone; thence N. 110 TO- E..
1907 feet to stone; leavingthe road 5S0
so E. 5000 feet to stone; thence N. 81 o
40 E. 1876 feet to stone; thence n. 40
80 E. 577.o feet 10 stone; thence N. 20 30
w. 325 8 feet to stone; thence N. 470 Ia
E. 1877 0 feet to stone thence n $50 Az
E. 1882 feet to a stone; thence N. 660 rs,
E. 146.8 feet to stone; thence N. 73' O4'
E. 836 @ feet to a stone in the center of the
Mount Vernon Road; thence N. 50 4S' E.
4O10 feet to stone at the intersection OF
the center of tho Mount Vernon Road and the
south side of the Gravel Road thence N. 760
OF, E. $500 feet to stone on the west bank
of Hunting Creek near the south end of the
County Bridge, and running thonce 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 rart of the tract of land
hereinbefore described, known and desig-
mated us the "Fort Hill" tract, and bounded
point on the west side of 10th street, where
4. 49, ~ z arfapdaS .tuuar r1
intersects the same shown npon plat, survey
and subdivision of the said tract of land, first
hereinbefore described, recorded in liber N,
No. g. page 254, of the Land Records of
Fairfax county, Virginia; thence N. So 40
w. 211O.0 feet along the south side OF the
tract of land designated on the said recorded
plat and survey as l; thence N. 430 O4' Z.
37OO. 40 feet to point on the west side of
10th street 8. 80 49, w. 3O40.0 feet to the
place Of beginning. Containing 1926 acres
of land.
Second. Also blocks 4, 5, 6. 7, 10, 13, IL,
Is, "a and 80, and Lots 1 to 8, and 16 to 80
inclusive in Block %; Lots to 6 inclusive
and Lot 80 in Block 30; Lots II to 80 in
elusive in Block 80; Lots % to 30 inclusive
IN Block 40, and Lots to IA 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 hereinbefore
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 point on
the west bank of Great Hunting Creek,
4 NJ 21t ADf w tvith q
line parallel to the present car shed and 100
feet south therefrom 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. 330
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
rhe bank of Great Hunting Creek to the
point of beginning. Containing 1892 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 tho Deis Manufacturing
Company, and bounded and described as fol-
lows: Beginning at 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 Alexandria; thence along
the center of G street N. 80 40 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 easterIy
along the center line Of street to the
center line Of Railroad Avenre; thence
northwesterly along the center line Of
Railroad Avenue 1S494 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
1856 acres of land-the Land and River I'm
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
Alexandra Woodenware Company, and
bounded and described as follows: Beginning
at the intersection of the south side of street
with the east side of 9th street, thence east
erly along G. street 142 S5 feet to the west
side of Railroad Avenue; thence along said
avenue southerly 236.77 feet to the east side
of 9th street; thence southerly along Stt
street 1928 feet; thence westerly and parallel
to G street 300 feet to the east side Of 9tt
street, and thence northerly along 9Th street
$50 feet to the point Of beginning. Contain
| ing 4O3 acres of land.
sixth. All the lands included and compris
ed in the tract of land first hereinbefore de
scribed, designated as streets, avenues OF al
leys on the plat, survey and subdivision here
| inhefora referred to and recorded as aforesaid