Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-23

uato august Tue IOtn 1871, ana recorded III
Liber z. No. 5, folio BOG, of the Land Rec.
ords OF Fairfax county. Virginia, executed by
the New Alexandria Improvement Company,
and more than sixty days having elapsed since
presentation and demand made at the office
of the Real Estate Trust Company of Phils-
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 10Th day of
February, 1896, and being thereunto requir
ed in writing By the holders of the bonds se-
cured by the said deed, the undersigned will
expose to sale at public auction for cash, at
12 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, 10 wit: Beginning at a stake
on the Potomac river near a large poplar
| tree on the extreme point OF land be.
tween the Potomac river and tho inlet known
as the Big Dyke, and running thence in
straight lire at a right angle to the centre
line OF Potomac avenue in the sub division of
New Alexandria, said line being distant ;. s.
IS W. 3O20.56 feet along Potomac avenue
extended from the intersection of the centre
lines of Potomac Avenue and street, in SKID
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 Alexandria, Virginia. said point being
distant n. 80 O5' w. 74.9 feet from corner
survey with the east side of the Neck Road
N. 3o O5' w. 1928 feet to stone; thence
N. $40 So W. 9S3.6 feet to stone; thence
N. 70 40' E. 144 feet to stone; thence N.
140 40, E. 1856 feet to a stone; thence N.
420 81 w. $3.50 feet to a stone; thence n.
22o 33 E. 341.7 feet to a stone thence N.
3023' W. 72. 8 feet to stone; thence N. 1So
20 W. S1.7 feet to stone; thence N. 330 q
E. 1852 feet to stone; thence N. 64o 52 E.
4O1.5 feet to stone thence S. So 80 E.
33O.5 feet to a stone; thence N. S90 0O' f
1892 feet to stone; thence n. 73o 49, E.
69.S feet to a stone; thence N. $50 IS E.
267. a feet to a stone; thence N. 46o 1Sf E.
1882 feet TO u stone; thence N. IL 33 f.
$3.50 feet to Il stone; thence n. IL 10 E.
1907 feet to stone; leaving the road s 5So
so E. 5000 feet to stone; thence N. 81
10y E 119.6 feet to a stone; thence n. Al
55' Z. 577.5 feet TO a stone; thence N. 90 30
w. 325 9 feet to a stone; thence N. 4To Ia
E. 1910 feet to stone; thence 69o 42'
E. 1882 feet to stone; thence n. G5o 2S'
E. 1868 feet to a stone; thence n. 13o O4'
Z. $500 feet to a stone in the center of the
Mount Vernon Road; thence n. s. IS E.
4O1O 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. T6o
or E. $500 feet TO y stone Oh the west bank
of Hunting Creek near the south end OF the
County Bridge, and running thence along the
vest bank of Hunting Creek and of the Po-
tomac River with the meanderings thereof to
the beginning Containing one thousand and
six and forty.scven hundredths acres of land.
Excepting and rcscrving, 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 rs the Fort Hill' tract. and bounded
and described rs follows: Beginning at a
point on the west side of 10th street where
the center line of + street extended 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 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. 439 04' E.
300. 40 feet to point on the west side Of
10th street 8. So 1S'W W. 3040O feet to the
place Of beginning. Containing 1896 acres
pf land.
Second. Also blocks 4, 5, 6. 7, ID, 13, Ia,
15, ID and 30, and Lots to 8. and 10 to 30
inclusive in Block %; Lots to inclusive
and Lot 80 in Block so; Lots il to 80 in
elusive in Block 80; Lots ID to 80 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 30. III 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 Greek, |
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. $50
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 Greek; 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
forth in certain deed from Griffith E. 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 a point on the west bank
of Great Hunting Creek, said point being in
the center of 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 easterIy
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 43ls' 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 In
provement Company of New Alexgndria, Vir-
giDia, 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
arlv ,Iono q street 142 So feet TO the 8est