Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-19

Of the Zeal 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 the 18th day OF
February, 1896, and being thereunto 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, al
II 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 a large poplar
tree on the extreme point of land be
tween the Potomac river and the inlet known
as the Big Dyle, and running thence in a
straight lii at a right angle to the centre
line Of Potomac avenue in the sub division of
New Alexandria, said line being distant ). 50
1S' W. 1925. 90 feet along Potomac avenue
extended from the intersection of the centre
lines of Potomac Avenue and F street, in said
subdivision, N S1o 42' w. 7S94.4 feet to 4
olAhS On luC 4NCth AOd'l dI LuC pOiuI vi lutcIs
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 05' w. 74.9 feet from corner
stone in said survey, and running with said
survey with the east side of the Neck Road
n. 80 O5f W. 1898 feet to a stone; thence
IN. 579 35' w. 9S36 feet TO stone: thence
n. To 40 E. La 4 feet to stone; thence N.
Id 40 E. 1856 feet to stone; thence N
42o ST. w. 349.0 feet to stone; thence n.
800 80 E. 341.7 feet to . stone; thence N.
3023' W. 72.S feet to stone thence N. 50
20 w. ST. feet to stOne thence n. 33 ~
E. 1862 feet to stone; thence N. 640 52 Z.
401.5 feet to stone; thence S. $50 80 E.
33O.5 feet to a stone; thence N. S9' co E
1892 feet to stone; thence y. 13' 49, E.
69.S feet to a stone; thence N. $50 15i E.
26T.4 feet to a stone; thence II. 4Go s. Z.
1882 feet to a stone; thence N. 70 33 E.
$3.50 feet to stone; thence N. 11o 10 f.
1907 feet to stone; leaving the road S $50
5O' E. 5000 feet to stone; thence n 81
4O E 1876 feet to stone; thence n 40
So E. 577.5 feet TO stone; thence N. 90 3O'
w. 1858 feet to stone; thence n. Az Ia
E. 1910 feet to a stone; thence n 69o 42'
E. 1882 feet to stone; thence n. 65o 2S'
E. 146.S feet to q stone; thence n. 73o 04
E. $500 feet to stone in the center of the
Mount Vernon Road; thence n. Sc AS E
4O1.0 feet to stone at the intersection Of
tho center of the Mount Vernon Road and the
south side Of the Gravel Road; thence N. T6o
or E. 5000 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 Rlver with the meanderings thereof to
the beginning. Containing one thousand and
six and forty. seven hundredths acres of land.
Excepting and rcserving, 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 18th 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
hereinbefore described, recorded in liber n,
No. 5, page 254, of the Land Records of
Fairfax county, Virginia; thence N. SIC 42'
w. 21100 feet along the south side OF the
tract Of land designated on the said recorded
plat and survey as 1; thence n 430 o4' E.
oGO0 to lCOl W a pOiHI Ou tuc WCoI oluC vi
10th street 8. Sc 49, w. 30400 feet to the
place of beginning. Containing 73 626 acres
of land
Second Also, blocks 4, 5, 6. I, IL. 13, Ia,
Is, "a and 80, and Lots l to 8, and l 6 to 30
inclusive in Block 20; Lots 1 to 6 inclusive
and Lot 80 in Block 80; Lots II to 81 in
elusive in Block 80; Lots % to 30 inclusive
in Block 40, and Lots l 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 29.11T acres of
land.
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 dc.
scribcd as follows: Beginning at a point on
the west bank OF Great Hunting Creek,
and running thence n. ST. 42' 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. 33o
IL w. 22S.26 feet to the intersection of the
east side of Railroad Avenue with the east
side of Potomac Avenue; thence N. So IS 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. Alb
bot, trustee, to the said Railway Company,
dated July 25th, 1892.
Fourth. Also, the tract or parcel of land
onpyavad hv thn Tand and River ImDrnve-
ment Company to tho Dcis 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 Compauy's IS
subdivision of New Alexandria; thence along
the center of G street n 81 42' 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 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. So 4315' 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-the Land and River I'm
provement 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 Woodcnware Company, and
bounded and described as follows: Beginning
at the intersection of the south side of street
with the east side of 9th street, thence east
erly along G street 142 So feet to the west