Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-07-16

the 18th day of June, 1902, in the chancery,
cause therein depending under the style OF
Alexander Murray against Mary L. Murray
and others. the undersigned being thereto duly
authorized by said decree, will offerfor sale al
public auction in front Of the premises on
TUESDAY,
the Goth day of July, 1902,
at 10 o'clock NJ. the following described LOTS
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 equluls-
tant from Pitt and st. Asaph streets; thence
eastwardly on King street twenty-three 23)
feet. nine (9) inches, be the same more or less
TO the east line ofthe brick tenement on sald
lot: thence nOrthwardly, parallel TO Pitt and
II Asaph streets. one hundred and nineteen
(1l9) feet thence westwardly, parallel TO King
street 10 the length of the first line; thence TO
the beginning, together with the right OF way
over a 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 (l2( ieet III
width. northwardly, parallel to Pitt street,
through the lots formerly owned by Anthony
Charles CazenOye, fifty-six (56) feet, be the
same more or less, until it unites with an
alley fifteen 30 feet wide, extending also
nOrthwardly along the west line of lot con-
viewed TO the said Cazenove by deed from
Thomas Swami and George Deneale, dated the
oath day of September, 1911, and leading into
another alley fifteen (15) feet wide extending
eastwardly into Pitt street along the north line
of the said LOT conveyed TO the said CaZenove
by Swami and Deneae.
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
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, 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 (20l
feet. more or less, TO the north line of the said
stable: thence westwardly with the said north
line, parallel to King street thirty 800 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 III. Laid, Joseph b. Ladd, Harriet Laid
and Sarah Laid, by deed dated the 23rd day
of January, 1887, duly recorded amongst the
land records Of Alexandria county, in Liber
w, No. 9, page 1872.
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 14th 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. Z.
Cazenove TO David g. Prettyman, by deed
of the 9th Of September, 1896; thence north
ana parallel TO Pitt street thirty-fve (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 1907 feet, more or less, TO an
alley fifteen tl5) 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
/ (i5) feet, be the same more or less, 10 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. 2, 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 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 as 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. A diagram
of the premises will be exhibited at the sale.
ROBERT III. COX,
Sergeant of the City of Alexandria.
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