Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-15
WEDNESDAY,
the 9th day of MAY. 1896,

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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 a stake
on the Potomac river near large poplar
tree on the extreme point of land be.
tween the Potomac river and the inlet known
as the Big Dysc, and running thence il e
straight Ii. at right angie 10 the centre
line OF Potomac avenue in the sub division of
New Alexandria said line being distant ). So
! 5 ". 1925 90 feet along Potomac avenue
extended from the intersection of the centre
lines of Potomac Avenue and T street, in said
subdivision n. So 40 w. 1894 4 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 Alexandria. Virginia, said point being
distant n. Sc 05' w. 74.9 feet from corner
stone in said surrey, and running with said
survey with the east side of the Neck Road
n. Sc 05' W. 1928 feet to a stone; thence
n. 5I9 So W. 9S35 feet to stone; thence
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14o 40 E. 1856 feet to stone; thence n.
42o 81 w. $3.50 feet to a stone; thence n.
22o 33' E. 341.7 feet TO stone; thence N
8 % ". 72S feet to stone; thence n. 1S9
26 w. SIT feet TO stone; thence y. 33o .
+. $40 , feet to stone; thence n 64o 90 E.
401.5 feet to stone; thence S. So 50 E.
330.5 feet to stone; thence n. S9o 90 E
1872 feet TO a stone; thence y. I3' 40 Z.
69S feet TO a stone; thence n. 599 10 <.
261.4 feet to a stone; thence n. 46' IS E.
1882 feet to stone thence N. IL So E.
$3.50 feet 10 a stone; thence n. 11' 1O' f.
1907 feet to a stone; leaving the road So
30 Z. 5000 feet to a stone; thence y. 81
10 L 119 feet to stone; thence \. l4o
80 L. 511.5 feet TO stone; thence n. % 30
w. 325 feet TO stone; thence n. IL IA
T. 12I.O feet to stone; thence \ G90 42'
E. 1882 feet TO stone; thence n. 65o 2S'
E. 146.S feet TO stone; thence n. 13o 04'
+. $500 feet to stone in the center of the
Mount Vernon Road thence n. Sc As E
iO1.O feet to a stone at the intersection of
the center of the Mount Vernon Road and the
south side OF the Gravel Road; thence n. 16'
OF 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
west bank of Hunting Creek and of the Po-
tomac River with the meanderings thereof to
the beginning. Conta mig one til sus;i.iL aud
six and forty seven hundredths acres of land.
Excepting and rescrving, 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
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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 3, page 254, Of the Land Records of
Fairfax county, Virginia; thence N. S1o 40
". 21f0.0 feet along the south side OF the
trAct of land designated on the said recorded
plat and survey as /; thence n. 430 O4' Z.
300. 40 feet to point on the west side of
10th street s. Sc IS W. 10000 feet to the
place of beginning. Containing 1926 acres
of land.
Second. Also, blocks 4, 5, 6. 7, -, 13, II,
10, 24 and 80, and Lots l TO 8, and 16 to 30
inclusive in Block %: Lots 1 TO 6 inclusive
and Lot so in Block 80; Lots II to 81 in
elusive in Block 80; Lots % to 80 inclusive
ID Block 40, and Lots l to Ii inclusive in
Block So, 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 29.117 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 point on
the west bank of Great Hunting Creek,
and running thence N S1e 42' w. with
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. $50
IL w. 22S.26 feet to the intersection of the
east side of Railroad Avenue with the east
side of Potomac Avenue; thence N. 50 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 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
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 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. Sc 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 easterly
along the center line of F street to the
center line of Railroad Aven1e; thence
northwesterly along the center line of
Railroad Avenue 1S4 94 feet; thence
leaving said avenue N. So 431a' E. to the
west bank of Great Hunting Creek: thence
soltheasterly 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-
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 q street
with the east side of 9th street. thence east
erly along G street 142 So feet to the west
side of Railroad Avenue; thence along said
avenue southerly 236.77 feet to the east side
of Sth street; thence southerly along Sth
street 729 feet thence westerly and parallel
to G street 800 feet to the east side of 9th
tba7ca northarlv alopo 9th straat