Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-24
WEDNESDAY,
the 9th day of May. 1896.

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lines of Potomac Avenue and street, in sale
subdivision, N. S10 40 w. 1894 feet to
stake on tho Neck Road at the point of inter
section with the western boundary line of tn
survey made in 1892 of the property of TIL
Land and River Improvement Company o
| New Alexandria, Virginia, said point beinl
distant N. 80 05' w. 74.9 feet from corne
stone in said survey, and running with sale
survey with the east side of the Neck Roac
N. 80 O5' W. 1852 feet to stone thence
N. $40 So W. 1885 feet to stone; thence
N. 70 40 E. LA 4 feet to stone; thence N
14o 40 E. 1856 feet to a stone; thence N
| 400 ST. w. $3.50 feet to q stone; thence N
900 SO E. BALI feet to stone; thence N
3o23' W. 1928 feet to stone; thence N. 49,
80 W. ST. feet to stone; thence N. $50 2
E. 1862 feet to stone; thence N. 64o 90 E
401.5 feet to a stone; thence S. 85o 80, E
1908 feet to q stone; thence N. 890 CO. E
1892 feet to stone; thence N. 73o 49, E
69.6 feet to stone; thence N. $50 Is E
267. 4 feet to etone; thence N. AGO 49, E
1882 feet to stone; thence N. 10 So E
$3.50 feet to stone; thence N. 11o TO- E
1907 feet to stone; leaving the road S SIS
so E. $500 feet to stone; thence N. 81
4U E. 1895 feet to stone; thence N. Az
So E. 577.o feet To- stone; thence N. % 30
W. 1925 feet to stone; thence N. 4Io ID
E. 1877 o feet to stoue thence N 69o 42
E. 1882 feet to stone; thence N. GO IS
E. 146.8 feet to stone; thence N. 73o o.
E. $500 feet to stone in the center OF the
Mount Vernon Road thence N. 50 As 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 N. 76o
OF E. $500 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 Pc.
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. All 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 a
point on tho west side of 10th street where
the center line of F street extended westward
intersects 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. SIC 42'
w. 2110.0 feet along the south side OF the
Tract of land designated on the said recorded
plat and survey as 1: thence N. 43o 04' E.
370O. 40 feet to point on the west side Of
10th street g. So 49, W. 304O.O feet to the
place OF beginning. Containing 73 .626 acres
of land.
Second. Also, blocks 4, 5, 6. 7, 10, 13, Ii,
Is, "a and 3d. and Lots 1 to 8, and 16 to 80
inclusive in Block %; Lots to 6 inclusive
and Lot 80 in Block go Lots II to 80 in.
elusive in Block 80; Lots % to 80 inclusive
In Block 40, and Lots to Ia inclusive in
Block 35, all of which bio ks and lots of land
are shown on the said plat, survey and subdi.
vision of tho said above and first hereinbefors
described tract of land, recorded as aforesaid,
containing in the aggregate 29.117 acres of
land.
Third. Aso 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 ST. 40 w. with a
line parallel to the present car shed and 100
feet south therefrom 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
II, w. 22S.26 feet to the intersection of the
east side of Railroad Avenue with the cast
side of Potomac Avenue; thence N. 50 49, 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 set
forth in a 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 the Deis Manufacturing
Company, and bounded and described as fol-
lows: Beginning at point on the west bank
of Great Hunting Greek, said point being in
the center of G street extended easterly from
the Land and River Improvement Company g
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 F street; thence easterly
along the center line of F street to the
center line of Railroad Avenne; thence
northwesterly along the center limo of
Railroad Avenue 1874 "a feet; thente
leaving said avenue N. $50 49, 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-tbe Land and River Iui-
provement Company of New Alexgnd1is, Viz
GINA, 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
az the intersection of the south side of q street
with the east side of 9th street, thence esst-
erly along g street Jap S5 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 9Th
street 1923 feet; thence westerly and parallel
to G street 900 feet to the east side of 9th
street, and thence northerly along 9th street
ESQ feet to the point of beginning. Conta n
ing 1 4O3 acres OF land.
Sixth. All the lands included and compris
ed in the tract of land first hereinbefore de-
scribed, designated as streets, avenues or al
leys on the plst, survey and subdivision here
inbefore referred to and recorded as aforesaid,
aggregating $685. acres of land, nc. inelud,
ing the parts of streets contained in the land
conveyed to the Deis Manufacturing Com.
pany. All Of which said streets. avenues OF
alleys shall be forever kept open for the use
in common of all persons entitled to the use
Of same.
Seventh. All the land along the limo o.
Railroad avenue extended southerly, aud
along Potomac avenue extended southerly
outgide OF the limits of the subdivision Of the
La1d and River Improvement Company Of
New Alexandra, Va, of the TOWNSHIP of New