Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-29
AUCTION SALES.
DUBLIC SALE OF A BUILDING AND
u TWO VALUABLE LOTS OF LAND IN

DUBLIC SALE OF A BUILDING AND
Il TWO VALUABLE LOTS OF LAND IN
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY, va.
By virtue Of an order entered by the Hon.
Charles E. Eicol. Judge Of the Circuit Court OF
Alexandria county, Va, In vacation, on the
Goth day OF Jnly, 1901, In the matter Of the
pctItjou of the County School Board OF Alex
spdris county, Va, for the ssle OF the built-
ing known ss the Ruffner School House and
two lots of land Herewith, nesr Del hay, In
J, fferson school district, of raid county, aud
for the reinvestmeut Of the proceeds In COM
pletipg, furnishing and equipping new ana
much larger building for public school pur.
posts In said tcbool district, the undersigred
commissioners Of sale, for that purpose ap-
pointed by bis honor, the judge OF said Cir
cuit Court. will, on
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1901,
at 8 o'clock p. M,
on the premises sell to the highest bidder st
pubic auction the said BUILDING AND
TWO ADJOINING I OTIS OF LAND, known
IS R-ffner School House aud grounds. the
first OF said lots being described by metee
and bounds ss follow. to wit:
Beginning at A, on the south side OF the
Poor House Lane. ct the intersection of two
fences, John Robertson's corner, thence south
j. degrees, east 1874 feet to B, . stake In said
Robertson's line; south SSi degrees west
4Ot feet to O, stake, north 1t degrees. west
17si feet to ID, on the south side Of said lane.
with the lane north 6St degrees. east AGA feet
to the beginning containing 25f poles as per
survey and plat thereof made BY Thomas N.
Carter, surveyor OF said county.
The second Of said lots being described as
| follows to wit: Beginning at point in the
south side 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
l center line OF the wet track of the WASH
Iipgton Southern Railway, near st. Assph
juntt on, thence making forward angle Of
80 degrees 40 minutes with Poor House
Lane, south one hundred aud seventy five
feet. nine inches (176'9'). thence east along
rear line OF present school lot and parallel 10
Poor House Lane forty -one (41) feet to Rob
L ertsoD's line; thence south along Robertson s
line, parallel TO the first described line sew
euty five (75) feet to tn ksr's line; thence
vest along said line parallel 10 Poor House
| Lane eighty.two 1897 feet; thence north par
allel to the frat described line two hundred
and fifty feet, nine inches (25OY'l to Poor
House Lane, thence making sn interior angle
OF 80 degrees Is minutes east with Poor
House Lane, forty-one (41) feet to the begin
ming and containing three hundred and seven
thoussndths g '07-10Uo) Of an acre.
Said building and lots are situated near tho
| corporation line OF AlexsndTis city and near
the extreme south end of the comfy and =
short distance from both the electric and
steam cars; is convenient to both Alexandria
snd Washington cities; has good water and
| splendid shade trees, and with but little cost
the building could be converted into q com
Portable dwelling house.
Il Toms of sale-One- .hird OF the purchase
J money TO be paid cash; the balance In three
/ six and nine months from the day Of sale. de
|, ferred payments TO be secured by deed o
! trust upon the building and said two lots Of
ground, bearing interest at elk per cent. per
snuum III I'll paid. Terms OF sale to be COM
piled with in u days or property re.sold a
est of defsul'ing purchaser Fifty dollar
! will be required down on day of sale whei
property Is stru X of.
JOSEPH +. sUPPLEE, ! Comm
GEORGE E. GARRETT, Of
CHARLES P. PRICE, J Sale.
Postof3ce st. Elmo, Alexandria, Co., VI
For further information see James l
Clements, No. 1921 + street, northwest
: Washington, ID. G.
State OF Virginia, Alexandria county,
wit: In the clerks Office of the Circuit Coul
Of said county. hereby certify that JOI
eph e. supplee, George E. Garrett and his
P. Price, Commissioners Of Sale in the sbov
proceedings. have given bond in the penslt
of one thousand dollars, the amount require
by the Judge Of this said Circuit Court.
GEORGR II. RUCKEB.
Clerk Circuit Court Alexandria Co., VS..