Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-09
WEDNESDAY,,
the 9th day of May, 1896.

H@IANiSo'<A
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 Dye, and running thence in a
straight Iii at a right angle to the centre
line of Potomac avenue in the sub division of
New Alexandria. said line being distant :. 50
IS W. 3O25 56 feet along Potomac avenue
extended from the intersection of the centre
lines OF Potomac Avenue and F street. in said
subdivision, n. So 40 w. 1894 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 Alexandra, Virginia, said point being
distant n. 30 O5' w. 74.9 feet from q 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 35' w. 9S3 g feet to stone: thence
N. 70 40 E. 144 feet to stone; thence n.
14o 4O' E. 1856 feet to stone; thence N.
42o 81 w. $40 o feet to stone; thence n.
22o 80 E. 341.7 feet to stone; thence n.
3023' W. ~. 8 feet to stone; thence N. 1So
20 w. SI.7 feet to stone; thence y. 33 -
Z. 3462 feet TO stone; thence n. 64o 80 f.
4O1.5 feet to stone; thence S. So 30 Z.
33O.5 feet to a stone; thence N. S90 00'
1892 feet TO stone; thence n. !3o 40 E.
Cos feet to a stone; thence N. $50 Is E.
267.4 feet to stone; thence N. 460 49, Z.
1882 feet TO stone; thence N. 17o 33' Z.
$3.50 feet to stone; thence N. 1lo 10 f.
1907 feet to stone; leaving the road S $50
90 E. 300 feet to a stone; thence n. 81
&c f 1876 feet to a stone; thence n. 44o
% E. 51I.o feet 10 stone; thence N. 20 30
w. 325 8 feet to stone; thence N. 41o 14
E. 1910 feet to stone; thence n 690 42'
E. 1852 feet to stone; thence n. 65o 2S'
f. 146.S feet to stone; thence n. 73o 04
E. $500 feet to stone in the center of the
Mount Vernon Road; thence n. 50 As Z
401.0 feet to stone at the intersection Of
the center of the Mount Vernon Road and the
south side of the Gravel Road: thence N. 76o
or Z. $500 feet to stone on the west bank
of Hunting Creek near the south end of the
County Bridge, snd 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. y.seven hundrcdths acres of land.
Excepting and rcservng, however from
the lard 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 desg-
mated as the Fort Hill" tract and bounded
and described as follows: Beginning at a
point on the west side of 10th street, where
the center line of street >tended westward
intersects the same shown upon plat, survey
and subdivision of the said tract of land, first
herenbefore described, recorded in liber N.
No. 5, page 254. Of the Land Records of
Fairfax county, Virginia; thence N. So 40
w. 2110O feet along the south side OF the
trAct of land designated on the said recorded
plat and survey as l: thence n 430 04' Z.
3700. 40 feet to point on the west side of
10th street s. Sc 49, w. 304O0 feet to the
place of beginning. Containing 73 626 acres
Of land.
Second Also, blocks 4, 5, g. 7, 10, 13, H.
Is, "a and 30, and Lots to 8, and 16 to 30
inclusive in Block %; Lots / to inclusive
and Lot 30 in Block 80; Lots II to 81 in
elusive in Block 80; Lots % TO 80 inclusive
IN Block 40, and Lots 1 to Ia inclusive in
Block 80, 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 30. 1T 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-
scribed as follows: Beginning at point on
the west bank Of Great Hunting Creek,
NJ S1 i.O w
line parallel to the present car shed and 100
fest 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. $50
IL 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.
aloug 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 1892 acres,
together with all rights Of way over Railroad
and Potomac Avenues as described and set
fol h in Il certain deed from Griffith z. Abb
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 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. 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 ( 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 49, 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-the Land and River I'm
proyement Company of New Alexgndria, Viz
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 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 23677 feet to the east side
of 9Th street; thence southerly along Sth
street 72.9 feet; thence westerly and parallel
to G street 300 feet to the east side of 9th
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 dc.
scribed, designated as streets, avenues or al
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