Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-01
WEDNESDAY.
the 9th day of May, 1896,

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 al stake
| on tho Potomac river near a large poplar
| tree on the extreme point of land be
| tween the Potomac river and the inlet known
as the Big Dyie, and running thence in Il
| straight lii c at a right angle to the centre
line of Potomac avenue in the sub division Of
| New Alexandria, said line being distant ). So
lS' W. 3O25 90 feet along Potomac avenue
| extended from the intersection Of the centre
| lines of Potomac Avenue and F street, in said
| subdivision, N. 80 40 w 1854 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
and 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 q stone; thence
N. so So W. 9s3.6 feet TO stone; thence
n. 70 40 E. Id feet to stone; thence n
lao 40 E. 1856 feet to stone thence NJ
420 81 w. $40 O feet to stone thence N.
100 33' E. 341.1 feet to q stone; thence n.
3023' T2.S feet to a stone; thence n. ] 50
26' w. ST. feet to a stone; thence n 80 -
E. 346.2 feet to stone; thence N. 64' 81 E.
401 D feet to stone; thence S. So 30 Z.
330.5 feet to stone; thence n. SO 90 E
1892 feet to stone; thence n. 73o 40 f.
Cos feet to stone; thence N. $50 15' f
267. 4 feet to a stone; thence N. 400 TS' Z.
1882 feet 20 a stone; thence n. l1o 33f E.
$3.50 feet to stone; thence N. IL 10 Z
1907 feet to stone; leaving the road S 5S
90 +. 800 feet to stone; thence n 81
Az e. 1196 feet to a stone thence \. ii
55 E. 577.0 feet TO stone; thence N. 2' 30
w. 325 feet to stone; thence n. i7o A
E. 12T o feet to stone; thence N 69o 40
E. 1882 feet to stone; thence n. 650 2S'
+, 146.S feet to q stone; thence n. 73o Oh
E. $500 feet to stone in the center of the
Mount Vernon Road; thence n. 50 AS f.
4010 feet to stone at the intersection OF
the center of the Mount Vernon Road and the
south side of the Gravel Road; thence N. T69
OF E. $500 feet to stone Oh 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 Toserving. however, from
the land above described, the several tracts
or parcels of land hereinafter particularly
described and set forth, to wit: /
First All that sart of the tract of land
hereinbeforo described, known and desig-
uated as the Fort. Hill" tract. and bounded
and described as follows: Beginning at a
point on tho west side of 10th street where
tho center line of street extended westward
intersec.s the same shown upon plat survey
and subdivision OF the said tract Of land, first
hereinbefore described, recorded in liner N,
No 5, page 254, Of the Land Records of
Fairfax county, Virginia; thence N. -
w. 2110.O feet along the south side ol the
tract of land designated on the said recorded
plat and survey rs /; thence n. 43o O4' E.
3700.49 feet to point OH the west side of
10th street s. 80 1Sf w. $4,000 feet to the
place of beginning. Containing 73 626 acres
of land.
Second. Also, blocks 4, 5, 6. T. II, 13, IA,
Is, % and 32, and Lots / 10 9. and q to 80
inclusive in Block %; Lots 1 to Inclusive
and Lot 30 in Bloci, so; Lots IL to 81 IN
elusive in Block 80; Lots 22 to 80 inclusive
IN Block 40, and Lots 1 to ii 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 hereinbeforo
described tract of land, recorded as aforesaid,
containing III tuC dSSiCea <-1'AiI aSico VI
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
the west bank of Great Hunting Creek,
and running thence S1' 40 w. with a
line parallel to the present car shed and 20
fest south therefrom to a point on the @
side of Railroad Avenue, said line being At
right angles to Potomac Avenue, and thence
along the east side of Railroad Avenue n. 33
IL W. 22S.26 feet to the intersection of the
east side of Railroad Avenue with the east
side of Potomac Avenue; thence N 90 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 3 1872 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 tho Deis Manufacturing
| Company, and bounded and described as fol-
lows: Beginning at point on the west. bank
| oolr n;pt ba;, in,