Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-07-11

the 18th day of June, 1902, in the chancery
cause therein depending under the style OF
Alexander Murray against Mary r. Murray
and others. the undersigned being thereto duly
authorized by said decree, will ofierfor sale at
nublic auction in front Of the premises on
TUESDAY,
the Goth day of July, 1902,
at - o'clock NJ. the following described LOIS
OF GROUND with the IMPROVEMENTS
thereon situated in the city OF Alexandra,
Va, tO-wit:
Beginning on the north side Of King street
four feet to the eastward of point equldls-
tant from Pitt and ST. Asaph streets; thence
eastwardly on King street twenty-three yZ5)
feet nine (9) inches, be the same more or less,
TO the east line of the brick tenement on said
lot: thence northwardly, parallel to Pitt and
st. AssI,l- reets. one hundred and nineteen
(119) feet thence westwur'uy, paTallel to King
street, to the length Of the first line tlivnes 4"
the beginning, together with the right OF way
over certain alley bounded and described as
follows: BEGINNING at the northwest corner
of the said lot. al the north end OF the west
line. extending thence fifteen I'D feet IN
width northwardly, parallel 10 Pitt street,
through the lots formerly owned by Anthony
Charles CazenOye iifty-six (56) feet, be the
same more or less, until II unites with an
alley fifteen n5) feet vide, extending also
northwardly along the west line of lot con-
yeyed to the said Cazen0ye by deed from
Thomas Swami and George Deneale, dated the
oath day Of September, 1911, and leading into
another alley fifteen ii5) feet wide extending
eastwardly into Pitt street along the north line
of the said lot conveyed to the said Cazenoye
by Swami and Deneale.
ALSO A LOT OF GROUND with the
buildings thereon erected, adjoining the lot
first above described, and bounded as follows:
BEGINNING at the intersection Of the western
Al l.. & Il. IL trIf
east line of the said ally; thence eastwardly
with the said east line and PARALLEL to King
street, thirty (3O) feet, more or less, to the
east line of the brick stable on the said lot;
thence northwardly with the line of the said
stable and parallel to Pitt street, twenty 200
feet. more or less, to the north line of the said
stable: thence westwardly with the said north
line, parallel to King street, thirty 500 feet,
more or less 10 the alley; thence southwardiy
on the said alley to the beginning, which SAID
lots Of ground and the right of way over said
alley. were conveyed 10 James Potts Smith by
John H. Iadd Joseph b. Ladd, Harriet Ladd
and Sarah Laid, by deed dated the Ord day
of January, 1887, duly recorded amongst the
land records of Alexandria county, IN Llber
w, No. 2, page 1872. ..,.,.
ALSO A STRIP OR LOT OF GROUND
bounded as fellows: Beginning at the south
east corner Of the eastern line of a brick stable
erected on the said lot sold and conveyed by
Anthony c. Cazen0ye TO Mrs. Sarah Ladd by
deed dated the l4th day November, 1879,
which lot is on the rear, joins ana forms
part Of the property which the SAID james
Potts Smith formerly owned on the north side
of King street, between Pitt and ST. Asaph
streets. thence east and parallel to King street
two (2) feet, be the same more or less, to the
western line of lot on the west side OF Pitt
street which was conveyed by the said A. 1.
Cazenoye TO David G.. Prettyman, by deed
of the 9th of September, 1886; thence north
and parallel TO Pitt street thirty-hye 80 feet,
more of less, TO another line of the said Pretty
mans lot conveyed to him by the said Gaze
move as aforesaid; thence west and parallel 10
King street thirty 800 feet, more or less, to am
alley fifteen (15) feet wide, opening on the
western side of Pitt street and extending after
wards south TO the back line of the said Smiths
property; thence south along the line of the
said alley and parallel to Pitt street fifteen
(l5) feet, be the same more or less, TO the
north line Of the above mentioned brick stable,
which said last described lot of ground was
conveyed 10 the said James Potts Smith by
Anthony c. Cazenove, by deed dated the 10th
day of December 1899, and recorded amongst
the land records of Alexandria county, in
Liber Y, No. 2, folio 445.
Terms of sale-One-fOurth of the purchase
money to 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 conyeyancing. 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 !
same will be reported to the Court diagram |
Of the premises will be exhibited at the sale.
ROBERT II. cox,
Sergeant of the City Of Alexandria.