Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-04
WEDNESDAY.
the 9th dav of NAV. 1896.

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IL 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 bc
tween the Potomac river and the inlet known
as the Big Dyte, and running thence in a
straight lii at q right angle to the centre
line of Potomac avenue in the sub division of
New Alexandria, said line being distant S. 50
Is W. 3u25 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 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 O5' w. 74.9 feet from corner
stone in said survey, and running with said
survey with the east side of the Neck Road
N. 30 05' w. 1898 feet to a stone; thence
n. $40 35' W. 9S36 feet to q stone; thence
N. 70 4O' E. LA feet to stone; thence n
14o 40 E. 1856 feet to stone; thence N
400 ST. w. 349.0 feet to a stone; thence n.
22o 33' E. 341.7 feet to stone; thence N
3o23 w. 1913 feet to stone; thence N. 1So
80 w. ST. feet to stone; thence n. 33o y
E. BAG 2 feet to stone; thence N. Ga 52' E.
4O1.5 feet to stone thence S. S5' 30 E.
33O.5 feet to stone; thence N. $50 00' E.
1892 feet TO a stone; thence n. I30 49, Z.
69.8 feet to a stone; thence N. $50 15' E.
267. A feet to a stone; thence N. 460 1Si +.
1882 feet TO q stone; thence N. 1?0 33' Z.
$3.50 feet to a stone; thence N. 11o TO- f.
1907 feet to stone leaving the road S $50
50' E. 5000 feet to stone; thence n. 81
4O' E 119.6 feet to stone; thence n. 44o
55' E. 577.5 feet 10 stone; thence N. 20 30
w. 325 8 feet to stone; thence N. 40 Ia
E. 1910 feet to stone; thence N 69' 42'
E 1882 feet to stone; thence n. 65o 2S'
E. 1868 feet to stone; thence n. 730 O4'
E. $500 feet to stone in the center of the
Mount Vernon Road; thence n. So 4S' E
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 NJ 76o
OF E. 5000 feet to stone on 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 reserving, however, from
the land above described, the several tracts
or parcels of land hereinafter particularly
described and set forth, to wit:
First. ALI that Part of the tract of land
hereinbefore described, known and desig.
mated as the "Fort Hill" tract and bounded
and described as follows: Beginning at q
point on tho west side of 10th street where
the center line of F street eetended westward
ntersects the same shown upon plat, survey
and subdivision of the said tract of land, first
hereinbefore described, recorded in liber N,
No. 5, page 254, of the Land Records of
Fairfax county, Virginia; thence N. So 42'
W. 2110O feet along the south side of the
tract of land designated on the said recorded
plat and survey as 1; thence N. 43o O4' E.
3700.49 feet to point on the west side of
10th street 8. Sc 49, W. 3040O feet to the
place OF beginning. Containing 1926 acres
of land.
Second. Also, blocks A, 5, 6. 7, -. 13, IA,
Is, "a and 80, and Lots to g. and 16 to 30
inclusive in Block %; Lots 1 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 1 to Ia inclusive in
Block 80, all of which blocks and lots of land
are shown on the said plat, survey aud subdi-
vision of the said above and first hereinbefore
described tract of land, recorded as aforesaid,
containing in the aggregate % 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 Creek,
and running thence N Sic 40 w. with a
line parallel to the present car shed and 100
fest south theretrom to point on the cast
side of Railroad Avenue said line being at
right angles to Potomac Avenue, and thence
along the east side of Railroad Avenue N. $50
II w. 228.26 feet to the intersection of the
east side of Railroad Avenue with the east
side of Potomac Avenue; thence N. 80 49, Z.
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 Sc.
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 ct 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. Sfo 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 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 43l2' E. to the
west bank of Great Hunting Creek; thence
southeasterly along the bank of Great Hunting
Creek to the plaza of beginning. Containing
1856 acres Of land-the Land and River I'm
proyement 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 g street
with the east side of 9th street, thence east
erly along g street 142 85 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 Sth
street 1873 feet; thence westerly and parallel
to G. street 300 feet to the east side of 9th
street and thence uortherly along 9th street