Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-07-10
BY 5. II. Lunt, Auctioneer.
SALE OF VALUABLE KING STREET
REAL ESTATE.

REAL ESTATE.
Nv virtue of decree of Tie Corporation
Court of the city Of Alexandria, rendered on
the 18th day of June, 1902, in the clancery
cause therein depending under the style OF
Alexander Murray against Mary r. Murray
and others, the undersigned being thereto 9uiy
authorized by said decree will oiierfor sale at
TUESDAY,
the Goth day Of July. 1902, ONO
at 70 o'clock NJ. the following described LOTS
OF GROUND with the IMPROVEMENTS
thereon situated in the city Of Alexandria,
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 tweaty-three l25)
feet. nine (9) inches be the same more or less;
10 the east line of the brick tenement on SAID
LOT. thence northwardly, parallel TO Pitt and
ST, assPl. etreets. one hundred and nineteen
n1g) feet thence westwHruiy y, PARALLEL 10 King
street. TO the length of the FIRST line; thence u
the beginning, together with the right OF way
over certain alley bounded and described a.
follows: Beginning at the northwest corner
of the said lot, at the north end OF the wes'
line. extending thence fifteen 10 feet III
width. northwardly, parallel to Pitt street,
through the lots formerly owned by Anthony
Charles Cazenove, fifty-six (56) feet, be the
same more or less, until il unites with an
alley fifteen (l5) feet wide, extending also
norfbwardly along the west line of lot con-
viewed TO the said CazenOye 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 line
of the said lot conveyed to the said CazenoYe
by Swami and Deneale.
ON NreIfh
buildings thereon erected. adjoining the lot
first above described, and bounded asfollows;
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 (30) feet, more or less, 10 the
east line of the brick stable on the said lott
thence northwardly with the line OF the sald
stable and parallel 10 Pitt street. twenty w
feet. more or less, to the north line OF the said
stable; thence westwardly with the said north
line. parallel 10 King street, thirty 800 feet,
more or less to the alley; thence southwardiy
ON the said alley TO the beginning, which sad
lots of ground and the right Of way over said
alley. were conveyed TO James Potts smith ny
.John ii. Ladd. joseph B. Ladd, Harriet ladd
and Sarah Ladd. by decd dated the Ord day
of January. 1897. duly recorded amongst the
land records Of Alexandra county, IN LiDer
W, No. ., page 1872. o.,.l.,-,-,,
ALSO 4 STRIP OR LOT OF GROUND
bounded as follows: Beginning at the south
Gasp corner Of tn eastern line OF a BRICK stable
erected on the said lot sold and conveyed, by
Anthony {. Cazen0ve to Mrs. Sarah ladd by
Iced dated the 18th day November lsZ9,
which lot is on the rear, joins and forms q
part of the property which the said james
Potts Smith formerly owned on the north side
of King street, between Pitt and 81. Asaph
streets. thence east and parallel 10 King street
two (2l 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. L:
Cazenove TO David G. Prettyman, by deed
Of the 9th of September, 1896; thence north
and parallel to Pitt street thirty-hve 1851 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 to
King street thirty 1907 feet, more or less, TO an
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 Smith s
property; thence south along the line of the
said alley and parallel to Pitt street fifteen
(15) 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 to 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 49,
Terms Of sale-One-fourth Of the purchase
money to be paid in cash, and the balance in
tn ee 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 conveyancing. 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 viii be reported to the Court. 4 diagram
of the premises will be exhibited at the sale.
ROBERT III. cox,
Sergeant of the City of Alexandria.
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