Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-12
AUCTION SALES.
By 3. r. Knox. Auctionssr.


GALE OF VALUABLE BUSINESS PROP
- ERTY To SETTLE UP AN. EsTaTE-
Pursuant to decree rendered by the Corpo.
ration Court OF the city Of Alexandria, Va
on the 23d day of January, 1900. in the
chanceIy csuse therein depending wherein
Cecilia A. Hufty and husband are plaintiff,
and George L. simpson ct sis. are defendants,
the undersigned, who by said decree were
appointed commissioners for the purpose, will
sell ct public auction ct the Royal street en-
trance of the Market Building at ~ m. on
THURSDAY, MAY IT, 1900.
those three pieces Of real estate In the city Of
Alexandris, Va, bounded and described A.
follows:
a. ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND with
the BUILDINGS and IMPROVEMENTS
thereon on the rorth side of King street, DO.
tween Royal ard titt streots bounded a. fol-
lows BeRinning at the west ltne Of . lot Of
ground now owned and occupied BY w. F.
Creighton, frmerly owned by william and
John Arnold, and running thence wcst on
King ttrect nineteen (10) feet three and one
half (33 inches: thence north parallel with
Royal street fifty (50) feet to three feat alley.
the Iaid alley running west TO . court twenty
feet by ten feet, with the night cf way over
tho said alley u the said court ana the use Of
the said alley and ,clurt in common with the
owners doccupents o. the property sdjoin.
ipg, and that hereby conveyed on the east !;
thence east D "a lei with King street nine
teen (19J feet three and one-haif(34) inches |;
thence south parallel with Royal street Fifty
t50) feet to the beginning.
(2.j All that LOT OF GROUND with the
BUILDINGS and IMPROVEMENTS thereon
situated on the west side OF Royal street, be-
.ween King and Cameron streets, formerly
occupied by Henry L. simpeon & Seas, now
occupied by George l. simpson, and bounded
and described as .ollows; to vii: Beginning
on the west DIE OF Royal street fifty (5O) feet
north Of its intersection with King street, and
running thence northwsrdly with Boy al street.
and binding thereon twenty zoo feet to he
line of james Roach, with the privilege
Of using for building Al inches OF the
brick wall Of the house Of aid Rosch adj
oinipg said lot and built thereon the sesd
Al inches, thence with said RoAch's lire
west xardly and parallel with King street
fifty (5O) feet; thence parallel with Royal
street. south wafdiy eighteen l16) feet, thence
eastwardiy aud parallel 10 King street twenty
two (22) feet; thence southwardiy and Ps ra-
llel to Royal street two (2l feet; thence east
vardly and parallel to King sres. twenty
eight (26) feet to the beginning.
(5). ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND with
the buildings and improvements thereon on
the south side Of King sireet, between Royal
and Fairfax streets, and beginning on the
south side OF King street at the middle Of the
wall of the tenement formerly occupied BY
the / te Charles O. Berry and of this piece Of
property, snpposed to be ono hundred and
four QC4) feet eleven (11) inches to the
west of Fairfax street; thence on King street
west eighteen q g. feet ak (6) inches; thence
south parallel to Fairfax street one hundred
and five (105) feet; thence east parallel to
King street six 81 feet FIVE (5) inches; thence
south parallel to Fairfax street fifty six 1851
feet seven 90 inches, more or lesr, to fifteen
feet alley; thence east on sait 81 ey and par
allel 10 King street nineteen 40 leet; thence
north parallel to Fairfax street the length OF
the fourth line; thence wee, parallel to
King street six (6) feet eleven Ill inches;
thence north parallel to Fairfax street one
hundred and Eve (1O5) feet 70 the place Of be-
ginning. Also the use OF the said fifteen feet
alley and all other alleys thereto sppertsiripg.
Terms OF eele.-One-third cssh and the
balance in one and Two yesrs, III, deferred
payments to be evidenced BY the notes OF the
pure hssers bearing interest 81 six per c,nt: p,
snDum, and the title TO be retsined until the
whole Of the purchase money is paid. Cen
veysnting at the cost Of she parchssers.
MALCOLM HOFrY,
CHAR ES BENDHkIh,
GARDNER L. BOOTHE,
Commissioners of Sale.
thereby certify that Gardner L. Boctbe
one Of the above commissioners of sale, has
executed bond With approved security in &C
cordsnce with the terms Of tho decree render.