Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-07-18
AUCTION SALES.
BY S. II. Lunt, Auctioneer.
SALE OF VALUABLE KING STREET
REAL ESTATE.


SALE OF VALUABLE KING STREET
REAL ESTATE.
Bv 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 or
Alexander Murray against Mary +. Murray
and others. the undersigned being thereto duly
authorized bv said decree, will offer for sale at
nublic auction in front of the premises on
TUESDAY,
the Goth day of July, 1902,
AT 70 o'clock NJ. the following described LOIS
OF GROUND with the IMPROVEMENTS
thereon situated in the city of Alexandra,
Va, to-wit:
four feet TO the eastward of point equidis-
tant from Pitt and st. Asaph streets; thence
eastwardly on King street twenty-three y23)
feet. nine (9) inches, be the same more or less,
10 the east line of the brick tenement on said
lott thence northwardly, parallel to Pitt and
ST. Asaph streets, one hundred and nineteen
119) feet thence westwardly, parallel TO King
street, 10 the length of the first line; thence 10
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 (l5) feet in
width. northwardly, parallel to Pitt street
through the lots formerly owned by Anthony
Charles Cannoye, ffty-six (56) feet, be the
same more or less, until it unites with an
alley fifteen (l5) feet wide, extending also
northwardly along the west line of q 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 90 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
I first above described, and bounded as 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, 10 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 (2Ol
feet more or less Ia the north line of the said
stable; thence westwardly win the seid north
line. parallel to King street, thirty l3O) feet,
more or less to 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 II. Iadd, Joseph b. Ladd, Harriet Ladd
and Sarah Ladd, by deed dated the 23rd 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 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, 1929,
which lot is on the rear, joins and 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 ~ 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, 1886; thence north
and parallel to Pitt street thirty-five (35) 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 500 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 Smiths
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, 1889, and recorded amongst
| the land records of Alexandria county, in
/ Liber y, No 9 folio AS.
| 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 Honths 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 fall of the
purchase money, the purchaser to pay the cost
of conveyancing. The property will be offer
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. A diagram
Of the premises will be exhibited at the SALE
ROBERT II. COX,
Sergeant of the City Of Alexandria.
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