Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-16
WEDNESDAY,
the 9th day of Nav, 1896.

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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 large poplar
tree on the extreme point of land be
tween the Potomac river and the inlet known
as the Big Dye, and running thence in a
straight lii at right angle to the centre
line of Potomac avenue in the sub division of
New Alexandria, said line being distant 5. 50
1S' w. 1925 SO feet along Potomac avenue
extended from the intersection Of the centre
lines of Potomac Avenue and F street, in said
subdivision, N. 80 42' w. 1894 4 feet to a
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. 749 feet from corner
stone in said survey, and running with said
survey with the east side of the Neck Road
N. 80 05' W. 1898 feet to stone; thence
N. SO So W. 9s3.6 feet to stone; thence
N. 70 40' E. IA feet to a stone; thence N.
14o 40 E. 1856 feet to stone; thence N.
400 81 W. 349.O feet to stonej thence N.
900 33' E. 341.7 feet to stone; thence N.
3o23' W. To- s feet to stone; thence N. 1S0
% W. S7.7 feet to stone; thence N. 330 q
E. 1862 feet to stone; thence N. Gao 52 E.
4O1.5 feet to stone; thence S. S5o 32' E.
330.5 feet to a stone; thence N. S90 OO' E
1892 feet to stone; thence n. 730 49, E.
69S feet to stone; thence N. 590 Is E.
267.4 feet to a stone; thence N. 460 1S' E.
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$3.50 feet to stone; thence N. lie TO- E.
1907 feet to stone; leaving the road S. $50
80 E. 5000 feet to ,tone thence n. 81
40 1876 feet to stone; thence n. Az
So E. ST.. D feet 10 stone thence N. 90 30
w. 325 feet to stone; thence N. 410 ID
Z. 1910 feet to stone; thence n $50 42'
E. 1882 feet to stone; thence n. 650 2S'
E. 1863 feet to stone; thence N. 73o O4'
F. $500 feet to a stone in the center of the
Mount Vernon Road; thence n. 80 4S' E
401.O feet to stone at the intersection Of
the center of the Mount Vernon Road and the
south side of the Gravel Road; thence N. 760
or 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 Po-
tomac River with the meauderings thereof to
the beginning. CoDta ming one thousand ami
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 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
hereinbefore described, recorded in liber N,
No. 5, page 254, of the Land Records of
Fairfax county, Virginia; thence N. So 42'
w. 211O.O feet along the south side OF the
tract of land designated on the said recorded
plat and survey as 1; thence N. 43o O4' E.
3700.49 feet to point on the west side of
10th street 8. So 49, w. 3040.0 feet to the
place OF beginning. Containing 1926 acres
of land
Second. Also blocks 4, 5, 6. 7, -, 13, Ia,
Is, 24 and 30, and Lots to 8. and 16 to 80
inclusive in Block %; Lots 1 to 6 inclusive
and Lot 80 in Block 80; Lots II to 80 in
elusive in Block &c. Lots % to 80 inclusive
III 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 hereinbefore
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 at point on
the west bank Of Great Hunting Creek,
and running thence N 81 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. So IS, 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. 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-
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