Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-03
AUCTION SALES.
DUBLIC SALE OF A BUILDING AND
i TWO VALUABLE LOTS OF LAND IN

DUBLlC SALE Or "A bUlLO1N6 AMI
L TWO VALUABLE LOTS OF LAND IN
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY, va.
By virtue Of an order entered by the Hon:
Charles Z. Rieol. judge Of the Circuit Court OF
Alexandria county, Va, in vacation, on me
petition of the County School Board Of Alex
andrla county, Va, for the sale OF the build,
ing known as the Ruffner Scbool House ana
two lots of land Herewith, nesr Del BAY, In
Jeffersoa school district, Of said county, and
for the reinyestment OF the proceeds In COM
pletipg. furnishing and equipping new and
much larger building for public school pur.
noses In said school district, the undernsned
commissioners Of sale, for tsst purpose ap-
pointed by his honor, the judge OF said Cir
cult Court. will, on
THURSDAY, AUGUST s, 1901,
at 5 o'clock p. M,
ON the premises, sell to the highest bidder st
pub,ic auction the said BUILDING AND
TWO ADJOINING LOTS OF LAND, known
as Ruffner School House and grounds, the
first Of said lots being described by metes
and bounds as follow, to wit:
Beginning at A, on the south side OF the
Poor House Lane, az the intersection OF tN o
fences, John RobeItson's corner, thence south
II degree, east 17z4 feet to B, stake in said
Robertson's line; south 864 degrees, west
4O1 feet 10 @, stake, north u degrees. west
1741 feet TO D, on the south side Of said lane
with the lane north S84 degrees. east 4C4 feet
TO the beginning, containing 252 poles as per
survey and rlst thereof made by Thomas N.
Carter, euIYsyor OF said county.
The second Of faid lots being described as
follows to wit: Beginning at point In the
souih eide Of Poor house Lane at the north
west corner Of the present school lot four hun
dred and seventy -four (474) feet west OF the
center line of the wet track OF The Wash.
ipetou Southern Railway, near ST. Asaph
junction, thence making forward angle Of
80 degrees 40 minutes with Poor House
Lana south one hundred and seventy -bve
feot. nine inches l175f9''). thence east along
rear line OF present school lot and parallel 70
Poor House Lane forty -one AL feet to Rob.
ertson's line: thence south along RobertsoD's
inc, parallel to the first described line sew
enty.five (75) feet to Iugker's line; thence
west along said line parallel to Poor house
Lane eighty-two 1872 feet; thence north par
allel to the fiat described line two hundred
and fifty feet, nine inches (26O'Y') to Poor
HOUSE Lane, ihance making an interior angle
of 80 degrees 15 minutes east with Poor
House Lane, forty-One al feet 70 the oegip'
ming and containing three HUNDRED and seven
f0OuSanOsnS % ~ I-AOOOI VI III oSIt
Said building and lots are situated near the
corporation line OF AlexsndTis city and near
the extreme south end of the county and q
short distance from both the electric and
stes No cars; is convenient to both Alexandra
and WASHINGTON cities; has good water and
splendid shade trees, and with but little cost
the building could be converted into COM
Portable dwelling house.
Terms of sale-One-third of the purchase
money tc bs paid cash; the balance in three,
ak and nine months from the day of sale, de.
ferred payments TO be secured by a deed OF
trust upon the building and said two lots OF
ground, bearing interest at elk per cent. per
snnum III til paid. Terms Of sale TO be COM
piled with in 10 days or property re.sold at
cost of defsulting purchaser. Fifty dollars
will be required down on day OF sale when
property is struck eff.
JOSEPH +. SUPPLEE, ! Comm's
GEORGE E. GARRETT, OF
CHARLES p. PRICE, Sale.
Postofice st. Elmo, Alexandria, Co., VS.
For further information see Jsmes T.
Clements. No. 1921 street, northwest
Washington, D. G.
State Of Virginia, Alexandria county, Il
| wit: Ia the clerks Office of the Circuit Couf'
of said county. hereby certify that Jos
| eph T. Supplee George E. Garrett and Chae
| 2, Price, Commissioners of Sale in the tbov'
| proceedings, have given bond in the penalty
! of one thousand dollsrs, the smount required
| by the Judge Of this said Circuit Court.
GEORGE II. RUOKEB,
| Clerk nironit Court Alexandria Co Va,