Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-22

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and mo than sixty days having elapsed since
presentation and demand made at the office
of the Real Estate Trust Company of Phila-
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 tie 18th day of
February, 1896, and being thercunto requir
ed in writing by the holders of the bonds Sc.
cured by the said deed, the undersigned will
expose TO sale at public auction for cash, AT
IL o'clock m, on
WEDNESDAY,
the 9th day of May, 1896,
| in front of the hotel ut New Alexandria, Fair.
fax county Virginia, the following LANDS,
| WITH The BUILDINGS AND IMPROVE
MENTS THEREON, and described rs
follows. situated in the county of Fairfax,
| Virginia, to wit: Beginning at stake
on the Potomac river near a large poplar
| tree on the extreme point OF land be
| tween the Potomac river and tbs inlet known
AS The Big Dy.e, aud running thence in
| sttaight lii c at a right angle to the ceLtre
| line of Potomac avenue in the sub division of
New Alexandria, said line being distant ;. 50
IS' W. 3O2o 56 feet along Potomac avenue
extended from the intersection of the centre
| lines of Potomac Avenue and r street, in sad
subdivision, N So Az w. 1894 feet to a
stake on the 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 Alexandris, Virginia, said point being
| distant N. 30 05' w. 74.9 feet from corner
stone in said survey, and running with said
survey with the east side of tho Neck Road
N. 30 O5' w. 1928 feet to a stone; thence
N. So 35' W. 9S3.6 feet to stone; thence
N. 7' 40 E. / I'D feet to stone; thence N
lao 40 E. 1856 feet to st0ue thence N.
42o 81 w. 349O feet to stone; thence n.
220 80 E. Bali feet TO stone; thence n.
3023 w. 12.S feet to a stone; thence n. 1S9
90 w. S1.7 feet to stone; thence n. 33 =
E. 346.2 feet to stone thence n. GA 52' E.
4O1.5 feet to stone; thence S. S5o 32' f.
33O.5 feet to a stone; thence n. $50 0O +
1892 feet to stone; thence n. 13' 40 +.
Cos feet to stone; thence n. $50 15' f.
267. a feet to stone; thence N. 400 ! s. Z.
1882 feet TO Il stone; thence N. / I 33' +.
$3.50 feet to stone; thence N. lie 10 f.
1907 feet to stone; leaving the road $50
so E. 5000 feet to a stone thence n. 81
4D' E 1896 feet to stone; thence N. 40
90 E. 577.o feet I ) a stone; thence n. 20 30
w. 325 8 feet to stone; thence N. 4To Ia
E. 1910 feet to stone; thence \ 699 Az
E. 1882 feet to stone; thence n. 65' 2S'
E. 146.S feet to stone; thence N. 730 Oh
E. $500 feet to stone in the center of the
Mount Vernon Road; thence n. 50 4S' E.
401.O feet to stone at the intersection Of
the center of the Mount Vernon Road and the
south side OF the Gravel ROad thence N. 16o
or Z. 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-
,-itb fba nIn I'M 70
the beginning. Containing one thousand and
six and forty. seven hundrtdths acrts of land.
Excepting and rescr, ing, however, from
the land above descI ibl J, the several tracts
or parcels of land hereinafter particularly
described and set forth, to wit:
Fist. Ali that part of the tract of land
herenbefore described, known and desig-
mated as the Fort Hill" tact and bounded
and described as follows: Beginning at a
point on the west side Of 10th street where
the center line O.. street Q tended 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. 5, page 254, Of the Land Records of
Fairfax county, Virginia; thence N. SO 42'
". 211O.O feet along the south side oi the
tr ,ct 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 g. 60 1S' w. 3O400 feet to the
place of beginning. Containing 73 626 acres
If land.
Second Also, blocks a, 5, 6. 7, -, 13, II,
l5, "a and 80, and Lots / to g. and 16 to 30
inclusive in Block %; Dts to q inclusive
and Lot 80 in Block 80; Lots II to 81 in
elusive in Block 80; Lots % TO 30 inclusive
IN Block 40, and Lo's TO Ia inclusive in
Block 80, all of which bio ks and lots of land
ro oLowp on tho enid nIat curyov .nb cuhdi.
vision of the said above and first hcreinbeiore
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 a point on
tho west bank of Great Hunting Creek,
and running thence N S1o 42' w. with
line psra Ilel to the present car shed and 100
feat south thcreirom to point on the east
side of Railroad Avenue, SAID line bang at
ight angles - Potomac Avenue, and thence
along the east side of Railroad Avenue N. 33'
III 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, E.
along the east side of Potomac Avenue to
Great Hunting Greek; thence southeast along
the bank of Great Hunting Greek TO the
point of beginning. Containing 3 1872 acres
| together with all rights of way over Railroad
and Potomac Avenues as described and set
| forth in a 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 Dci5 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 40 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 Aven ie; thence
northwesterly along the center line OF
Railroad Avenue 1S4 "a feet; thence
leaving said avenue N. $50 431b' E. to the
west bank of Great Hunting Creek: thence
sIutheasterly along the bank OF Great Hunting
Greek to the place of beginning. Containing
1856 acres of land-the Land and River In
provement Company of New AlexgDdria, Vir-
giuia, reserying 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 Il street
with the east side of 9th street, thence east
erly along street 142 S5 feet to the west
side of Railroad Avenue; thence along said
avenue eoutherly 236.77 feet to the east side
| of 9Th street. thence southerly along 9Th