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

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 said decree, will, on
MONDAY. THE 18TH DAY OF
APRIL, 1897, Mt twelve o'clock M, offer
for sale MT 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 10 20, both Inclusive,
section |, as 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. q Beginning at
point OIL the southwest corner of Noun
tain street and Wheat street; thence with
Wheat street the following three courses:
South 8 degrees so minutes west 265. 53
feet to point; south AZ degrees 40 min
utes west. 1876 feet TO point; south So
degrees 81 minutes west 274. So feet to the
east line of South street. thence along
South street north 5 degrees 80 minutes
west 52ST2 feet to the south line of
Mountain street, thence along same 50 dc
grees SO minutes east 1885 feet to the
beginning, being lots to 3S, both inclu-
sive. section of said map. B. Lots 23 to
26, both inclusive, section of the same
map. For fuller description reference is
made to deed book &c, pages 224, 225, 2o7
and 22S of the clerks office of the hust-
ings court, Roanoke city, Va. a. Lots
70 = 1,,,tI al,
map, reference for fuller description he.
ing made to deed book 81. pages 1850 to
| 113, of the same clerks office. 5. Begin
ming at II point on Il line parallel to and
| 1873 feet at 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 Il line parallel to
and 30 feet at right angles east of the
| center line of the Roanoke and Southern
railroad, thence north 2G degrees So min
! utes east l49.3 feet to II point on Roanoke
/ river, thence with the said river. as it
meandcrs the following three courses
| South 2 degrees o minutes east 800. %
feet: south ~ degrees 80 minutes west
i 534 81 feet; south 56 degrees 43 minutes
west 2l2.12 feet, thence on IL line parallel
! to and 1873 feet at right angles east of
the above mentioned line drawn through
| the water valves. north Is degrees 2I min
ntes east l.112.30 feet to the point OF be-
! ginning, containing 3S4 acres. 9. Begin
ing ut point, the same being the
northwest corner of Spruce and Wheat
streets, thence with the north side of
| Spruce street north 10 degrees "a minutes
west 225.o3 feet to a point on the east
| line OF the Roanoke and Southern Rail-
way Company IS right of way, thence with
the said line north ID degrees s.23 minutes
east 1902 feet to a point on same, thence
leaving said line south "a degrees min.
ntest east S5.l0 feet to point on the
west side of Wheat street, thence with
said Wheat street south 20 degrees min
utes east l90.5S feet to the beginning,
containing 21,7SO square feet. l. Begin
ming Mt u point. the same being the south.
west corner of Wheat and Spruce streets,
thence with the south side of Spruce
street north % degrees, - minutes west
26l.3l feet TO II point on the east line of
the Roanoke and Southern Railway Com.
/ pany's right of way. thence with said line
I sOutl 10 degrees - minutes west &c. ~