Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-07-05
AUCTION SALES.
BY :. II. Lunt, Auctioneer.
SALE OF VALUABLE KING STREET
REAL ESTATE.

tSAIE OF VALUABLE hI-NN - hi'>i
REAL ESTATE.
By virtue of decree Of the Corporation
Court of the city of Alexandra, rendered on
the 18th day Of June, 1902, in the chancery
cause therein depending under the style Of
Alexander Murray against Mary y. Murray,
and others, the undersigned being thereto duly
authorized by said decree, will oilerfor sale at
public auction in front Of the premises on
TUESDAY,
the 10Th day Of July, 1902,
az II o'clock NJ. the following described LOTS
OF GROUND with the IMPROVEMENTS
thereon situated in the city Of Alexandria,
Va, to-wit:
Beginning on the north side of King street
four feet TO the eastward Of a point equidis-
tant from Pitt and ST. Asaph streets; thence
eastwardly on King street twenty-three t23)
feet. nine 90 inches, be the same more or less,
TO the east line ofth brick tenement on said
lo:; thence northwardly, parallel to Pitt and
St. Asaph streets, one hundred and nineteen
G19) feet thence westwardly, parallel Ia 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 ms
follows: Beginning at the northwest corner
of the said lot, at the north end 'of the west
lire, extending thence fifteen 10 feet IN
width, n0rthwardly, parallel 70 Pitt street
Charles Cazenoye, fifty-six l5G) 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
9th day of September, ISL 1, 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 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 10 King
street. thirty 800 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 wcstwarily with the said north
line parallel To King street, thirty t3O) feet,
more or less 10 the alley; thence s0uthwardly
on the said alley 10 the beginning, which said
lots of ground and the right Of way over said
alley, were conveyed To James Potts Smith by
John II. Iadd, 10. eph b. Iadd, Harriet ladd
and Sarah Ladd, by deed dated the 23rd day
of January, 1887, duly recorded amongst the
land records of Alexandria county, III Llbcr
w, No. ., page so.
ALSO 4 STRIP OR LOT OF GROUND
bounded as follows: Beginning az 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, 1870,
which lot is on the rear, joins and forms a
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 81 feet, he the same more or less, to the
western line of lot on the west side Of Pitt
street which was conveyed by the said \. G..
Cazenoye to David G.. Prettyman, by deed
Of the 9th o. September 1896; thence north
and parallel 10 Pitt street thirty-fye (35) feet,
more of less, to another line Of the said Pretty
man g lot conveyed to him 10y the said Gaze
move as aforesaid thence west and parallel to
King street thirty 800 feet more or less, 10 an
alley fifteen 15) feet wide, opening on the
western side of Pitt street and extending after
wards south 10 the back line of the said Smith IS
property; thence south along the line OF the
said alley "..I parallel 10 Pitt street fifteen
(ljl feet, be the same more teaa 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 {. CazCnove, by deed dated the 10th
day of ecember, 1889, and recorded amongst
the land records of Alexandria county, in
Liber Y No. 2, folio AS.
Terms Of sale-Onc-fou of the purchase
money to be paid in cash, and the balance in
three equal installments at six, twelve aud
eighteen months respectively. The deferred
payments to bear interest from the day of sale
a ID 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 he offer
ed first as a whole, and then in two parcels,
and in which ever way the greatest sum of
money shall he 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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