Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-11
WEDNESDAY.
the 9th day of May, 1896,

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 rs
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 DyEe, and running thence in n
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
49, W. 1925 56 feet along Potomac avenue
extended from the intersection of the centre
lines of Potomac Avenue and F street, in said
subdivision, n Sic 40 w. 1894 4 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 O5' 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 20 stone; thence
N. SO So W. 983.6 feet to stone; thence
n. 70 40' E. LA feet to stone; thence n
14o 40 E. 1856 feet to stone; thence n.
400 ST. w. $40 feet to stone; thence n.
BOO 33' E. 341.7 feet to stone; thence n.
3023' W. 72.S feet to stone; thence N. 1So
26' w. ST. feet to stone; thence n. So -
+. 346 2 feet to stone; thence n. Gao 52' f.
4O1.5 feet to stone; thence S. So 80 E..
33O.5 feet to a stone; thence n S9o 90 Z
1902 feet TO q stone thence n. 130 40 f.
COS feet to a stone; thence n. 59o 10 E.
D,s7 A fanr tn a thaoon NJ AGO I g.
1882 feet to stone; thence N. il SO Z.
$3.50 feet to stone; thence N. 110 10' E.
1907 feet to stone; leaving the road S So
so E. $500 feet to stone; thence N. 81
40 E 1876 feet to q stone; thence n. =44o
50 E. 577.o feet 10 stone; thence n. pc 30
w. 325 9 feet to stone; thence n. 4Io IA
E. 1910 feet to q stone; thence n 699 42'
E. 1882 feet to stone; thence n. 650 2S'
E. 146.S feet to stone; thence n. 73o O4
E. $500 feet to stone in the center of the
Mount Vernon Road; thence n. So AS E
4O1.O feet to q stone at the intersection of
the center of the Mount Vernon Road and the
south side of the Gravel Road; thence N. 16o
or E. $500 feet to 4 stone on the west bank
of Hunting Creek near the south end OF the
Jounty Bridge. snd 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. 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. Ali 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 street atended westward
intersects the same shown upon plat, survey
and subdivision of the said tract Of land, first
herenbefore described, recorded in liber N,
No. 5, page 254, of the Land Records of
Fairfax county, Virginia; thence N. SIC 40
". 21100 feet along the south side OF the
tract of land designated on the said recorded
plat and survey as l: thence N. 43' 0f' f.
:570O. 40 feet to point on the west side of
10th street g. So 49, w. 3040O feet TO the
place of beginning. Containing 1896 acres
If land.
Second. Also, blocks 4, 5, g. Z, II. IS, Ii,
Is, "a and 81 and Lots 1 to 8. and 1G to 30
inclusive in Block %; Lots l to 6 inclusive
and Lot 80 in Block 3d. Lots II to 80 in
elusive in Block 80; Lots % to 80 inclusive
IN Block 40. and Lots 1 to ii inclusive in
Block 80, all of which blocks and lots of land
Ire SDOWu Oh INC Sd!u pldt, survey duu SuDul-
vision of the said above and first hereinbefore
described tract Of land, recorded as aforesaid,
containing in the aggregate % 1T 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. S1' 42' w. with
line parallel to the present car shed and 100
fe't 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. 22S.26 feet to the intersection of the
east side of Railroad Avenue with the east
side of Potomac Avenue; thence n. 80 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. 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 tho Deis Manufacturing
Company, and bounded and described as fol-
lows: Beginning st 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. So 42' w. to tho
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 Avenue; thence
northwestcrly along the center line of
Railroad Avenue 1S494 feet; thence
leaving said avenue N. $50 4312' 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, Viz
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 Woodenware Company, and
bounded and described as follows: Beginning
at the intersection of the south side OF u street
with the east side Of 9th street, thence east
erly along G street LAP S5 feet to the west
side of Railroad Avenue; thence along said
avenue southerly Z3o.i 1eet 10 tne east sue
of 9Th street; thence southerly along Sth
street 1928 feet; thence westerly and parallel
TO G street 300 feet to the east side of 9th
street, and thence northerly along 9th street
$50 feet to the point of beginning. Contain
ing 403 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
lers ON the Mat surYaY and subdivision here.