The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03

IN PURSUANCE OF A DECREE
entered in the chancery cause of the Vir-
ginia and North Carolina Construction
Company VS.. Roanoke Development and
Guarantee Company aud others, on the
9th day of January, 1897, in the hust-
ings court for the city of Roanoke, Vir-
ginia, the undersigned, as special commits.
sioners appointed BY snid decree, will, on
MONDAY. THE 18TH DAY OF
APRIL, 1897, ut twelve O'Clock NJ, offer
for sale aJ public auction to the highest
bidder, in front of the courthouse in the
city of Roanoke, Virginia, the following
real estate situated in said city, as fol-
lows: /, Lots 16 20 %, both inclusive,
section |, us shown by map OF Roanoke
Development and Guarantee Company's
property south of Mountain street; each
of the above lots fronting % feet on South
street and running back 100 feet to right
of way line Of Roanoke and Southern
Railway Company. . Beginning ut II
point on the southwest corner of Moan
tain street and Wheat street: thence with
Wheat street the following three courses:
South degrees 80 minutes west 26j. SD
feet to IA point; south Is degrees 40 min
utcs west. S3.6 feet 10 II point; south So
degrees - minutes west 274 80 feet to the
east line of South street, thence along
South street north D degrees 30 minutes
west 52S.12 feet to the south line of
Mountain street, thence along same 50 de-
grees 90 minutes east $3.50 feet to the
beginning, being lots to ;}S both inclu-
sive, section of said map. 3. Lots % to
26, both inclusive, section of the same
map. For fuller description reference is
made to deed book 66, pages 224, 225, 2o7
and 22S of the clerks Office of the hust.
ings court, Roanoke city, Va. 4. Lots
tn = hnth innlu Si,,a 0f
map, reference for fuller description be.
ing made to deed book Ga, pages 1850 to
173, of the same clerk office. 5. Begin
ming at Il point on n line parallel to and
1873 feet mt right angles east of line
drawn through the water valves, the one
located near the river and the other near
and north of Spruce street, where said
line is intersected by line parallel to
and 90 feet mt right angles east of the
center line of the Roanoke and Southern
railroad, thence north 26 degrees 50 min
utes east 1913 feet to Il point on Roanoke
river, thence with the said river, rs it
meandcrs the following three courses:
South , degrees o minutes east 395. -
feet; south % degrees 30 minutes west
j3l D feet: south J6 degrees '43 minutes
west PIP. II feet thence on line parallel
to and 1873 feet ut right angles east of
the above mentioned line drawn through
the water valves, north - degrees 81 min
utes east l,1l2.30 feet to the point of be-
ginning, containing 3.Si acres Il. Begin
ing ut point, the same Being the
northwest corner of Spruce and Wheat
streets, thence with the north side of
Spruce street north - degrees "a minutes
west 22j.03 feet to II point on the east
line of the Roanoke and Southern Rail-
way Company right of way, thence'with
the said line north ID degrees ..23 minutes
east l40.32 feet TO point %" same, thence
leaving said line south II degrees min.
utest east 81. 10 feet TO Il point on the
west side of Wheat street, thence with
said Wheat street south ~ degrees min
utcs east l90.5S feet to the beginning,
containing 81, $50 square feet. Z. Begin
ming at Il point, the same being the south,
west corner of Wheat and Spruce streets,
thence with the south side of Spruce
street north - degrees 53 minutes west
26l.3l fee5 TO point on the east line of
the Roanoke and Southern Railway Com.
pany's right Of WAY, thence with said line
south 10 degrees - minutes west i50A7