Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-14

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 GALE at public auction for cash. at
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 a large poplar
tree on the extreme point OF land be
tween the Potomac river and the inlet known
as the Big Dyke, and running thence in
straight Ii. e at right angle to the centre
line OF Potomac avenue in the sub division of
New Alexandria, said line being distantS. So
IS W. 3O25 56 feet along Potomac avenue
extended from the intersection of the centre
lines of Potomac Avenue and = street, in said
subdivision, N. So ~ W. 1894 feet to Il
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 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 05' W. 1928 feet to stone; thence
N. $40 35' w. 9S3.6 feet to stone: thence
N. 70 40 E. Ia 4 feet to a stone; thence N.
14o 40 E. 1856 feet to stone; thence N.
400 81 w. $3.50 feet to stone; thence n.
220 33' E. 341.7 feet to stone; thence N.
3o23 " 12.S feet to stone; thonce N. 1So
26' W. SIT feet to stone; thence n. 33o g
Z. 1862 feet to stone; thence ~ 60 52' E.
4O1.5 feet to a stone; thence S. $50 30 +.
33O5 feet to a stone; thence N. S90 O0' E.
1892 feet to stone; thence n. 73o 40 E.
69.S feet to a stone; thence N. 500 Is E.
267. A feet to stone; thence N. 46o 1S' E.
1882 feet to 4 stone; thence N. 10 80 f.
$3.50 feet to a stone; thence N. 11o TO- f.
1907 feet to stone; leaving the road S $50
so E. 5000 feet to a stone thence n. 37o
1O' E. 1876 feet to stone; thence n. 40
90 z. 577.o feet 10 stone; thence N. 20 3O'
w. 1853 feet to q stone thence N. AZ ID
E. 1910 feet to a stone; thence n 690 40
E. 1882 feet to stone thence n. go 30
E. 146.S feet to stone; thence n. 730 O4'
E. $500 feet to "a stone in the center of the
Mount Vernon Road; thence n. Sc 49, 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
or 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 |
vest 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 rescrving however, from |
l.. I,ln 4 I<.l %I,-
or parcels of land hereinafter particularly |
described and set forth, to wit:
First. All that Fart of the tract of land |
hereinbefore described, known and desig-
mated rs the Fort Hip tract, and bounded |
and described as follows: Beginning at a
point on the 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
described, recorded in liber N, |
No. s., page 254, of the Land Records of |
Fairfax county, Virginia thence N. SIC 42'
w. 211OO feet along the south side OF the !
tract of land designated on the said recorded |
plat and survey as l; thence N. 43' O4' E. |
300. 40 feet to point on the west side of |
10th street s. g. 49, W. 30400 feet to the |
place of beginning. Containing 1926 acres |
of land.
Sec0DQ. ALSO, UlOChS Il, y, u, g., 10, LII,
Is % and 30 and Lots l to 8. and 16 to 30 !
inclusive in Block %; Lots to 6 inclusive |
and Lot 30 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 |
arc shown on the said plat survey and subdi- |
vision of the said above and first herenbefore |
described tract of land, recorded as aforesaid |
containing in the aggregate 29.117 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 de. |
scribed as follows: Beginning ut point on |
the west bank OF Great Hunting Creek, |
and running thence N. S1o 42' w. with a |
line parallel to the present car shed and 100 |
feet south theretrom 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. 330 |
IL w. 228.26 feet to the intersection of the |
east side of Railroad Avenue with the east
side of Potomac Avenue; thence N. 80 1S' 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 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
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 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. S1' 42' w. to the |
in tersection 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 AvenIe; thence !
northwesterly along the center line of
Railroad Avenue 1894 feet; thence
leaving said avenue N. So 431a' E. to the
west bank of Great Hunting Creek: thence |
along the bank OF Great Hunting |
Creek to the place Of beginning. Containing |
1856 acres of land-the Land and River I'M
Company Of New Alexgndria, Vir-
gipia, 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 street
with the east side of 9th street, thence east
erly along G street 142 95 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 1919 feet; thence westerly and parallel |
to G street 300 feet to the east side of 9th
street and thence northerly along 9th street