Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-07-01
AUCTION SALES.
BY S. If. Lunt, Anetioneer.
SALE OF VALUABLE KING STREET
PEAI, ESTATE

KEAI Iol \ - t.
By virtue of decree Of the Corporation
Court Of the city of Alexandria, rendered on
the 18th day of June, 1902, in the chancery
cause therein depending under the style oil
Alexander Murray against Mary T.. Murray,
and others the undersigned being thereto duly
authorized by said decree, will oiiertor sale III
public auction in front Of the premises on
TUESDAY,
the Goth day Of July, 1902, ON.
Mt 70 o'clock NJ. the following described i .yIc
OF GROUND with the lMPRONEMEN i
thereon situated in the city Of Alexandra,
Va, tO-wit:
Reginniug on the north side Of King street
four feet 10 the eastward of point equidis-
tant from Pitt and ST. Asaph streets; thence
eastwar,llv on King street twenty-three l25)
fact nine fgl 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. Asaph streets, one hundred and nineteen
1l9) feet thence westwardly, parallel 10 King
street. TO the length Of the first line thence TO
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, at the north end Of the west
line, extending thence fifteen tl3) feet IN
width, northwardly, parallel 10 Pitt street,
through the lots formerly owned by Anthony
Charles Cazenove, fifty-six 1867 feet, be the
same more or less, until il unites with an
alley fifteen Isl feet. wide, extending also
northwardly along tlie-west line Of lot con-
yeyed 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.
ALSO A. LOT OF GROUND with 4 G
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 800 feet, more or less, 20 tie
east line of the brick stable on the said lot
thence nOrthwardly with the line Of the sad
stable and parallel to Pitt street. twenty (2Ul
feet more or less, to the north line Of the SAID
stable; thence westwardly with the said north
line, parallel to King street, thirty (30) feet,
more or less to the alley; thence souihwardly
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 b. Ladd, Harriet Laid
and Sarah Ladd, by deed dated the 2Srd day
of January, 1887, duly recorded amongst the
land records Of Alexandria county, in Liber
w, No. 2, page 392.
ALSO a STRIP OR LOT OF GROUND
bounded as follows 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.. CazenOve to Mrs. Sarah Ladd by
deed dated the 18th day November, 1879,
which lot is on the rear, joins and forms
part of the property which the said james
Potts Smith formerly owned on the north SD,
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streets, thence east and parallel to King street
two (2) feet, be the same more or less, TO the
western line of a-lot on the west side Of Pitt
street which was conveyed by the said A. G..
Clzenove to David &. Prettyman, by deco
of the 9th of September, 1896; thence north
and parallel to Pitt street thfty-five $50 feet,
more of less. to another line of the said Pretty
mans lot conveyed 20 him by the said Gaze
move as aforesaid: thence west and parallel TO
King street thirty ($O) feet, more or less, toan
alley fifteen (i5) feet wide, opening on the
western side Of Pitt street and extending after
wards south TO the back line of the said Smiths
properly, t.~..eo south along the line of the
said alley and Tar'!ci - ritz 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 to the said James Potts Smith by
Anthony G. CazenOvc, by deed dated the 10th
day of December 1889, and recorded amongst
he land records Of Alexandria county, in
Lber y, No. 2, folio AS.
Terms Of sale-One-fourth Of the purchase
money 10 be paid in cash, and the balance il
three equal instaImcnts 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 10 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 I c offered for said real estate thu
same will be reported to the Court \ diagram
of the premises will be exhibited nj the SALE
ROBERT III. COX,
Sergeant Of the City Of Alexandria.
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