Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-07-02
AUCTION SALES.
BY 5. IL. Lunt, Auctionecr
SALE OF VALUABLE KING STREET
PEAL ESTATE

SALE OF VALUABLE KIM clEEEi
REAL ESTATE.
By virtue of decree Of the Corporation
Court of the city Of Alexandria, rendered on
the 18th day Of June, 1902, in the ehancery
cause therein depending under the style Of
Alexander Murray against Mary L. Murray,
and others, the undersigned being thereto duly
authorized by said decree, will ofieTfor sale at
public auction in front of the premises on
TUESDAY,
the Goth day Of July, 1902,
at 70 o'clock NJ. the following described LOTS
OF GROUND with the IMPROVEMENTS
thereon situated in the city Of Alexandria,
Va, tO-wit:
Beginning on the north side Of King street
four feet to the eastward of point equidis-
tant from Pitt and ST. Asaph streets; thence
eastwardly on King street twenty-three l2S)
feet. nine 90 inches, be the same more or less,
IN the east line Of the brick tenement on said
LOT; thence northwardly, parallel 10 Pitt and
II Asaph streets. one hundred and nineteen
119) feet thence westwardly, parallel TO King
street, to the length Of the first line; thence TO
the beginning, together with the night OF way
over n certain alley bounded and described as
follows: BEGINNING ut the northwest corner
of the said lot, at the north end OF the west
line. extending thence fifteen % feet IN
width. northwardly, parallel TO Pitt street,
through the lots formerly owned by Anthony
Charles Cazcnove, ffty-six (56) feet, be the
same more or less. until il unites with an
alley fifteen (15) feet wide, extending also
northwardly along the west line OF lot CON
veyed 10 the said Cazenovc by deed from
Thomas Swami and George Deneale, dated the
oath day of September, 1911 and leading into
another alley fifteen (l5) feet wide extending
eastwardly into Pitt street along the north lire
of the said lot conveyed TO the said CazenOye
Inv Swami and Deneale
ALSO A LOT OF GROUND with the
buildings thereon erected, adjoining the lot
first above described, and bounded rs follows:
Beginning at the intersection Of the western
line of the lot first above described with the
east line of the said ally; thence eastwardly
with the said east line and PARALLEL to King
street. thirty 800 feet, more or less, 20 the
cast line of The brick stable on the said lot:
thence northwardly with the line Of the said
stable and parallel to Pitt street, twenty t20l
feet. more or less, 20 the north line OF the SAID
stable: thence westwar1ly with the said north
line. parallel 10 King street, thirty (JO) feet,
more or less to the alley; thence s0uihwardly
on the said alley to the beginning, which said
lots of ground and the right Of way over said
alley, were conveyed to James Potts Smith by
John II. Ladd, Joseph i. Laid, Harriet ladd
and Sarah Ladd, by deed dated the 23rd day
Of January, 1887, duly recorded amongst the
l4ilu IttbiNln Al AAN-sttlHtiiA ''hhA1f
Also 4 STRIP OR LOT OF GROUND
bounded as follows: Beginning al the south
east corner Of the eastern line Of brick stable
erected on the said lot sold and conveyed by
Anthony {. CazenOye TO Mrs. Sarah Ladd by
deed dated the 18th day November, 1879,
which lot is on the rear, joins and forms Il
part of the property which the said James
Potts Smith formerly owned on the north side
of King street, between Pitt and ST Aaph
streets, thence east and parallel TO King street
two (2) feet, be the same more or less, % the
western line Of lot ON the west side Of Pitt
street which was conveyed by the SAID a. &:
Cazenoye u David G.. Prettyman, by deed
Of the 9th o. September, 1896, thence north
and parallel to Pitt street thirty-fve (35) feet,
more of lCss, to another line of the said Pretty
mans lot conveyed to him by the said Gaze
move as aforesaid thence west and parallel TO
King street thirty 500 feet, more or less, to an
glley fifteen (15) feet wide, opening on the
western side of Pitt street and extending alter
~er,ls south 10 the back line Of the said Smiths
property; ti',,.ee south. along the line of the
said alley and parallel tO i-itt stroot fifteen
40 feet, be the same more or less, 10 the
north line of the above mentioned brick stable,
which said last described lot Of ground was
convened 70 the said james fotts Smith by
Anthony {. Cazenoye, by deed dated the 10th
dav of December, 1899, and recorded amongst
the land records of Alexandria county, in
Lber Y No. 2, folio 4l5.
Terms of sale-One-fourt of the purchase
money 10 be paid in cash, and the balance in
three equal installments at six, twelve and
eighteen months respectively. The deferred
payments TO bear interest from the day Of sale
and to be evidenced by the negotiable notes of
the purchaser; the title TO the property to be
retained until the payment in full of the
purchase money, the purchaser TO pay the cost
Of convcyancing. The property will be offer
ed first as a whole, and then in two parcels,
and in which ever way the greatest sum Of
money shall be Offered for said real estate the
come will he reported to The court. \ diagram
of the premises will be exhibited AT the sale.
ROBERT II. cox,
Sergeant Of the City Of Alexandria.
ID In.