Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-04
AUCTION SALES.
By 3. z. Knox. Auctioneer.

GALE OF VALUABLE BUSINEss PROP.
- ERTY To SETTLE UP AN EsTATE--
Pursuant to q decree rendered by the Corpo.
ratisn Court Of the city of Alexsrdris, Va f,
on the 23d day Of January, 1900, In the
rhsncery cause therein depending wherein
Cecilia A. Hufty and husband are plaintiffs,
and George L. simpson ct ais. are dsfendan
the undersigned, who by said decree were
appointed commissioners Tor the purpose, will
sell at public auction at the Royal street en-
trance Of the Market Building st ~ m. on
THURSDAY, MAY IL, 1900,
those three pieces Of real estate in the city Of
Alexsndris, Vs., bounded and described a.
follows: NC-4
a. ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND with
the BUILDINGS and IMPROVEMENTS
thereon on the north side Of King street, DO.
tween Royal ard Pitt streets, bounded Is fol-
lows: Beginning at the west line OF lot of
ground now owned and occupied By W. =.
Creighton, fsrmerly owned BY William and
JOhG ernold, and running thence west on
King trect nineteen (19) feet three and one
half (3tl inches: thence north parallel With
Royal street fifty (50) feet to three fee { alley.
the laid alley running west to q court twenty
feet by ten feet, with tho night Of way over
the said alley to the said court and the ose Of
The said alley and caurt in common with the
owners d occupants o! the property adjoin-;
ing, and that hereby cor veyed on the east;
thence east Para lei with King street nine
teen Q9) feet three and one-half (33) inches |;
thence south parallel with Royal street nifty,
(5Q feet to the beginning. ~.
(2.y All that LOT OF GROUND with the
BUILDINGS and IMP OvENENTS thereon
situated on tho west side Of Royal street, BE-
tween King and Cameron streets, formerly
occupied by Henry l.. Simpson q Sens, now
occupied by George l.. Simpson, and bounded
and described as Follows; to wit: Beginning
on the west siie OF Royal street fifty (5O) feet
sorth OF its Intersection with King street, and
running thence northwsrdly with Royal street
snd binding thereon twenty (20) feet to the
line Of James Coach, With the privilege
Of using for building Al inches OF the
brick wall of the house of said Roach adj
oinipg said lot and built thereon the said
Al inches, thence with said Roach's lice
west sardly and parallel with King street
fifty (50) feet; thence parallel with Royal
street southwardly eighteen (1S) feet, thence
eastwsrdiy and parallel to King street twenty
two (22) feet thence southwardly and psrs-
llel 70 Royal street two (2) feet; thence east
wsfdly and parallel to King street twenty
eight (2S) feet TO the beginning.
lOls ALL \ II LII Vi uhoOND VIII
the buildings and improvements thereon on
the south side of King street, between Royal
and Fsirfsx streets, and beginning on the
south side OF K ing street at the middle Of the
wall of the tenement formerly occupied by
the lite Charles G. Berry and Of this piece Of
property, supposed TO be ono hundred and
four (1C4) feet eleven (11) inches to the
west Of Fairfax sirset; thence on King street
west eighteen as feet ak (6) inches; thence
south parallel to Fairfax street one hundred
and five (1O5) feet; thence east parallel to
King street six 81 feet five (5) inches; thence
south parallel to Fairfax street fifty six 1851
feet seven 81 inches, more or leee, to fifteen
feet alley; thence east on ssid sley and par
aIlel 10 King street nineteen 40 ieet; thence
north parallel to Fairfax street The length OF
the fourth line; thence west parallel to
King street six (6) feet eleven ILL inches;
| thence north parallel to Fairfax street one
hundred and Eve (105) feet to the place Of BIZ
ginning. Also the use OF the said fifteen feet
alley and all other alleys thereto appertsining
Terms of sale.-One-third cash and the
balance in one and two years, the deferred
| payments to be evidenced by the notes OF rhe
purchasers bearing interest st SIX per cent. p-I
annum ard the title 10 be retained until the
whole Of the purchase money 10 paid. Con
veyaneing at the cost Of the purchasers
| ~ MALCOLM HUFTY,
CHAR' ES BENDHkIM,
GARDNER L. BOUTHE,
Commissioners of Sale.