Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-30
AUCTION SALES.
By E. +. Knox. Auctioneer


GALE OF VALUABLE BUSINESS PROP
- ERTY TO SETTLE UP AN ESTATE
Pursuant to decree rendered by the CorpO.
ration Court Of the city Of Alexardris Va,
or the 23d day Of January, 1900, In the
chsncery cause therein depending wherein
Cecilia A. Hufty and husband sre plaintiffs.
and George l. simpson ct ais. are defendants.
the undersigned, who by said decree were
appointed commissioners for the purpose, will
cell ct public auction 1T the Royal street en-.
trance Of the Market Building at II N. on
THURSDAY, MAY II, 1900,
those three pieces Of real estate in tho city Of
Alexsndris, Va, bounded and described IS
follows:
a. ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND with
the BUILDINGS and IMPROVEMENTS
thereon on the north side Of King street. be-
tween Royal and Pitt streets, bounded rs fol-
lows: Beginning at the west line Of lot Of
ground now owned and occupied by W. +.
Creighton, formerly owned by william and
John Arnold, and running thence west on
King street nineteen (19) feet three and ont
half (31) inches: thence north parallel With
Roy al street fifty (50) feet to three feetslley
the said alley running west to a court twenty
feet by ten feet, with the right of way oyof
the said alley to the said court and The osv 0.
the said alley and court in common with the
owners aid occupants o. the property sdjoln'
ing, and that hereby conveyed on the east
thence east psrsle with King street nine
teen (19) feet three and one-half(31l ncbe'
thence south parallel with Royal street hfIy
(60) feet to the beginning.
(2.) All that LOT OF GROUND with the
BUILDINGS and IMPROVEMENTS thereon
situated on the west side Of Royal street, be-
tween King and Cameron streets, formerly
occupied by Henry L. Simpson s sels no"
occupied by George L. Simpson, and bounded
and described as follows; to wit: Beginning
on the west side OF Royal street fifty 800 feet
north of its intersection with King street, sr1
running thence noIthwardly with Royal street
and binding thereon twenty (2O) feet to IN
line Of James Roach. with the privilege
Of using for building al inches OF ihe
brick wall of the house OF said Roach sdJ,
oinipg said lot end built thereon the ''o
Al inches, thence with said Roach's IL
west xardly and parallel with King stfeet
fifty (50) feet; thence parallel with BoJa'
street south waidy eighteen (lo) feet, thenV'
eastwardly aud parallel TO King street twehN'
two (22) feet; thence southwardly and p T.
llel to Royal street two (2l feet; thence 'a'''
wardly ssd parallel TO King stree, i"eIH
eight (2S) feet to the beginning. e..
10y. ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND VIZ
the buildings and improvements thereon oD
the south side of King street, between hoie.
and Fairfax streets, and beginning Oh VIC
south side OF K ing street at the middle o. 'no
wall Of the tenement formerly oocupieu "
the |, to Charles G. Berry and Of this piece "
property, supposed TO be one hundr'o sIo
four (1C4) feet eleven (11) inches 10 VIZ
west of Fairfax street; thence Cd King s'S''
west eighteen (16) feet six (6) inches; tnel,S
south psyallel 10 Fairfax street one huI''.
and Eve (105) feet; thence east psr'lI.I D..
King street six 81 feet five (5) inches tnens,
south parallel to Fairfax street fifty SIX IVY
feet seven (7) inches. more or less, 20 q l'ie'
feet alley; thence east on al al y sni
silel 10 Il ing street nineteen 10 sect ln,Dog
north parallel to Fairfax street the lens,h y
the fourth line; thence ives. paIsllti
King street six (6) feet eleven III ln.no,,
thence north parallel 70 Fairfax su'e' c''
hundred and Ave 1867 feet 10 the ps'e OF
ginning. Also the use Of the said hiteeh io,
alley and all other alleys thereto sprertsii w.
Terms OF 6ale.-One-third cash sno va
balance in one and two years, the delensa
payments to be evidenced By the no'es o ~
pnrehas bearing interest st six per c d. y
aunum, and the title 10 be retained nni', nv .n'
whole Of the purchase money Is PAID W.
yeysncinx ct the cost of the purchaser
MALCOLM HUFTY
CHAP ES BENDHElM,
GARDNER L. BO0Thk
Commissioners Of Sale.
/ hereby certify that Gardner j. BooILo
one Of the above commissioners OF sale' n1'
executed bond with approved security ID ="
cordsnce with the terms Of the decree renee
ed In the above entitled cause.
JOHN s. BEACH.
Clerk of the Composition Court Of tbs co. eV ."
Alexandria, VI. sp'o