Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-07-28
AUCTION SALES.
by :. II. Lunt, Auctioneer.

SALE flf VALUABLE hf-N0
REAL ESTATE.
nv virtue of decree Of the Corporation
Cont of the city of Alexandria, rendered on
the 18th day of June, 1902, IN the chancery
capse therein depending under the style OF
Alexander Murray against Mary =. Murray
and others the undersigned being thereto duly
authorized by said decree. will offer for sale at
public auction in front of the premises on
TUESDAY.
the Doth day of July, 1902.
at ~ o'clock NJ. the following described LOTS
! OF GROUND with the IMPROVEMENTS
thereon situated in the city of Alexandria
Va, to-wit: -.
Regiuning ON the north side Of King street
fonr feet 10 the eastward of point equidis-
! tant from Pitt and ST. Asaph streets; thence
esstwardly on King street tweniy-three ,-ol
feet nine (9) inches, be the same more OF ~
TO the east line of the brick tenement on saiI
lot. thence northwardly, parallel 10 PM ana
I II Asaph streets. one hundred and nineteen
! f1i0l feet thence westwardly, parallel TO King
street 10 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 at the northwest corner
of the said lot, at the north end OF the west
| line. extending thence fifteen tl9) ieet I'D
width. northwardly, parallel 10 PIT street,
through the lots formerly owned by An'hony
/ Charles Cazenove, fifty-siX (56) feet, be the
/ same more or less, until ii unites with IN
alley fifteen (15) feet wide, extending also
nortbwardly along the west line of LOT con-
viewed 10 the said CazenOye by deed from
Thomas Swami and George Deneale, dated the
/ 94th day of September, 1871, 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 CaHenOve
/ by Swami and Deneale.
| ALSO 4 LOT OF GROUND with the
buildings thereon erected, adjoining the lot
! first above described, and bounded asi2lioWs;
/ Reginning at the intersection Of the western
| line of the lot first above described, with the
1 east line of the said ally; thence eastwardly
with the said east line and PARALLEL to King
street, thirty 1907 feet, more or less, 10 the
east line of the brick stable on the SAID LOT
thence northwardly with the line OF the sald
| stable and parallel to Pitt street, twenty w
feet. more or less, 10 the north line OF the sald
stable: thence westwardly with the said north
line. parallel to King street, thirty (|O) feet,
more or less To the alley; therce sOuthwardly
ON the said alley to the beginning, which sald
lots of ground and the right of way over said
alley. we're conveyed to James Potts smith BY
John II. Iadd. joseph Il. Ladd, Harriet l.add
and Sarah Ladd, by deed dated the 2Srd day
Of January, 1887, duly recorded amongst the
land records of Alexandria county, IN LiDer
w, No. ,, page S92 On, ,,no,,~n
bounded as follows: Beginning at the south
/ east corner of the eastern line of brick stable
erected on the said lot sold and conveyed by
Anthony &. Cazenovc 10 Mrs. Sarah Ladd by
decd dated the 18th day November, 1873,
I which lot is on the rear, joins and forms a
part Of the property which the Said flames
Potts Smith formerly owned on the north sac
of King street. between Pitt ana ~. Asaph
streets. thence east and parallel TO King street
tyo (2l feet. he the same more or less, 10 the
western line of lot on the west side OF mi
street winch was conveyed by the said \. {.
Cazenoye 10 David G.. Prettyman, by deed
~ the 9th of September, 1886; thence north
and parallel TO Pitt street thirty-hye (3j) feet,
more of less. 10 another line Of the said Pretty
mans lot conveyed 70 him by the sald az ?
move as aforesaid; thence west and parallel 10
King street thirty 900 feet, more or less, toan
alley fifteen (l5) feet wide, opening on the
western side of Pitt street and extending after
wards south to the back line of the said Smith 5
nroperty: thence south along the line Of the
said alley and parallel to Pitt street hiteen
! G5l feet be the same more or less, 10 the
north line of the above mentioned brick stable,
which said last doseribed lot of ground was
conveyed TO the said James Pots smith by
! Anthony c. CaZenOve by deed dated the 10th
day of December, 1899, and recorded amongst
the land records of Alexandria county, in
1 Liber Y, No. 2, folio AS.
Terms of sale-One-fourt of the purchase
money to be paid in cash, and the balance in
three equal fnstallments 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 rs 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 ut the sale.
ROBERT II. COX,
Sergeant of the City Of Alexandria.
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