Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-05
DUBLIC SALE OF A BUILDING AND
TWO VALUABLE LOTS OF LAND IN
ATEXANnPIL ClIINTY VA.

DUBLIC SALE OF A BUILDING AND
TWO VALUABLE LOTS OF LAND IN
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY, VA.
By virtue Of an order entered by the Hon
Charles E. Nico. Judge Of the Circuit Court OF
Alexandria county, Va, in vacation, on the
Goth day OF Jnly, 1901, in the matter Of the
petition of the ounfy School Board OF Alex
andria county, Va, for the ssls OF the bull J.
ing known as the Ruffner School House and
two lots Of land Herewith, ne'r Del Ray, N
Jefferson school district, of raid county, and
for the reinvestment OF the proceeds in com
pletirg, furnishing and equipping new and
mach larger building for public school pur.
poses in said school district, the undersigned
commissioners of sale, for that purpose sp-
pointed by his honor, the judge Of said Cir
cult Court. will, on
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1901,
ct o'clock p M,
on the premises, sell to tine highest bidder Al
public auction the said BUILDING AND
TWO ADJOINING LOTS OF LAND, known
ss R1ffner School House and grounds, the
first of said lots being described by metes
and bounds as follow, to vii:
Beginning at A, On the sluth side OF the
Poor House Lane, at the intersection Of two
fences, John BobeItson's corr er, thence south
j degree,, east 17sf feet to B, stake in said
Robertson's line; south 49, degrees west
4O4 feet to q, a stake, north j. degrees. west
1874 feet to ID, on the south side OF said lane
with the lane north 8S4 degrees. east AZ feet
to the beginning, containing 252 poles as per
survey and pit 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
sou 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 CT the wet track Of The Wash.
ington Southern Railway, near st. Asaph
junction, thence making forward angle Of
80 degrees 40 minutes with Poor House
Lane, south one hundred and seventy five
feet, nine IN ehes (1769"). thence east along
rear line OF present ChOol LIT and parallel to
Poor House Lane forty -one al fee. to Rob
ertson's line; thence ruth along Robertson's
inc, psral to the first described line sew
enty-fve (75) feet TO IN ker's line; thence
west along ssid line parallel TO Poor House
Lane eighly.two 1872 feet; thence north par
alltl TO the frat described line two hundred
end fity feet, nine inches (2sO'9'D to Poor
House Lane, thance Masking an interior angle
of 80 degrees 10 minutes east with Poor
House Lane, forty-one (41) feet to the begin.
ming and containing three hundred snd seven
tboussnd:hs q o 7.10UO) Of sn acre.
Said building and lots are situated near the
corporation line OF Alexandra city and near
the extreme south end OF the comfy and a
short distance from both the electric and
stesm cars; is convenient TO both Alexandris
and Washington cities; has good water snd
splendid shade trees, and with bat little cost
the building could be converted into 3 CON-
Portable dwelling house.
TENS of sale-One- third Of the purchase
money to be paid cash; the balsnce in three,
six and nine months from the day of SALE de-
ferred payments to be secured by deed Of
trust upon the building ard said two lots Of
ground, bearing interest at six per cent per
ennum III ill paid. Terms Of sale to be com.
piled with in 10 days or property ressold Of
cost of defsui ing purchaser. Fifty dollars
will be required down on day OF sale when
property is stru k of.
JOSEPH F. sUPPLEE, Comm'i
GEORGE E. GARRETT, of
CHARLES p. PRI0E, Sale.
Pos.ofiee st. Elmo, Alexandria. Co., We
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Clements. No. 1921 F ttreef, northwest
Washington, d. G.
State of Virginia, Alexsndris county, tc
wit: In the clerks Office of the Circuit CouTt
of said county. hereby certify that Jos
eph z. supplee, George Z. Garrett and fhss
2. Price, Commissioners Of Sale in the tbovt
proceedings. have given bond in the penaltJ