Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-06
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 a
follows, situated in the county of Fairfax
Virginia, to wit: Beginning at q stake
on the Potomac river near large poplar
tree on the extreme point of land be
tween the Potomac river and the inlet know,
as the Big Dyke, and running thence in 8
straight lii G at right angle to the centre
line of Potomac avenue in the sub division OF
New Alexandria. said line being distant s. Sc
1Sf W. 1925 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. 1884 4 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. Sc 05' 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 O5' w. 1928 feet to stone; thence
N. 70 40' E. LA feet to stone; thence N.
14o 40 E. 1856 feet to a stone; thence N
400 81 w. $3.50 feet to stone; thence n.
800 33' E. BALI feet to a stone; thence N
3o23 W. 72.S feet to stone; thence N. SO
26' w. S1.7 feet to stone; thence N. $50 9
E. 1862 feet to stone; thence N. "a 52' E.
4O1.5 feet to a stone; thence S. So 3D. f.
1905 feet to stone; thence N. $50 90 E
ia IN ctn
Cos feet to stone; thence N. 59o 15' E.
267.4 feet to stone; thence N. 46o 49, E.
1882 feet to stone thence N. 10 33' Z.
$3.50 feet to stone; thence N. 110 TO- E.
1907 feet to a stone; leaving the road S $50
so E. 5000 feet to stone; thence N. 81
40' E 1876 feet to a stone; thence n. 40
So Z. 577.5 feet 10 stone; thence N. 20 30
W. 325 8 feet to stone; thence n. 4To Ia
E. 127 o feet to a stone; thence n $50 42'
E. 1882 feet to q stone; thence N. 65o 2S'
E. 146.S feet to stone; thence N. 13o O4'
E. $500 feet to stone in the center of the
Mount Vernon Road; thence n. 50 4S' f
401.O feet to a stone at the intersection of
the center of the Mount Vernon Road and the
south side of the Gravel Road; thence N. 100
or E. 5000 feet to a stone on tho 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 P0-
tomac River with the meanderings thereof to
the beginning. Containing one thousand and
six and forty. hundredths acres of land.
Excepting and reserving, 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 as the Fort Hip tract. and bounded
and described rs follows: Beginning at a
point on tho west side of l 9th street. where
the center line of f street ltended westward
intersects the same shown upon a 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 AZ
w. 2110.0 feet along the south side OF the
tract of land designated on the said recorded
plat and survey as /; thence N. 43o O4' Z.
37O0. 40 feet to point on the west side of
10th street 8. 80 49, W. 3O4OO feet to the
place Of beginning. Containing 1896 acres
of land.
Second. Also, blocks A, 5, g. Z, ~, 13, IL,
15, "a and 80, and Lots l to 8. and 16 to 30
inclusive in Block 20; Lots to 6 inclusive
and Lot 30 in Block 80; Lots II to 32 in.
elusive in Block 80; Lots % to 30 inclusive
IN Block 40 and Lots / to Ii inclusive in
Block 80, all of which blocks and lots of land
arc 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,
-, -l Poll
Company is located. and bounded and de-
scribed as follows: Beginning at point on
the west bank OF Great Hunting Creek,
and running thence N S1s 40 w. with a
nell parallel to the present car shed and 100
fe.t 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. 33
III w. 22S26 feet to the intersection of the
cast side of Railroad Avenue with the east
side of Potomac Avenuc 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 1892 acres,
together with all rights of way over Railroad
and Potomac Avenues as described and sci
forth in certain decd from Griffith f. 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 IS
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 Avenue thence
northwesterly along the center line Of
Railroad Avenue 1S494 feet; thence
leaving said avenue N. $50 431b' 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, Viz
giuia, 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
street 1919 feet; thence westerly and parallel
to G street 300 feet to the east side of 9th
street, and thence northerly along 9th street
25O feet to the point of beginning. CONTAIN
ing 403 acres of land.
sixth. All the lands included and compris
ed in the tract of land first hereinbefore de