Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-07
AUCTION SALES.
By r. f. Knox. Auctioneer.

- OF ALEXANDRIA, VA.
Pursuant to DEGREES Of the Corporation
| Court of the city of Alexandria. Va, entered
on the 10Th day Of April, 1904, in certain
chancery suits therein depending as follows,
to-wit:
Civ Council of Alexandria, which sues,
etc., w. Noble L. Smith ct ale.
City Council Of Alexandria, which sues
etc., VS., Maria l.. Benham, and pursuant to
DEGREES of the Corporation Court of the city Of
Alexandria, Va entered on the 2Sd day of
| Nav, 1904 in certain chancery suits therein
pending. as follows, to-wit:
City Council of Alexandria, which sues,
etc., VS.. the unknown heirs OF William
Briggs.
City Council of Alexandria, which sues,
| etc., vs. the unknown heirs Of Henry Hard
| esty,
City Council Of Alexandria, which sues,
etc., VS.. Henry Richardson, ct ais.
The undersigned will sell public auction.
| in front of the market house, on Royal street,
| in the city of Alexandria, Va, on
SATURDAY,
the 18th day Of June, 1904,
at ~ M, the following real estate in the city
of Alexandria, Va:
No. 1. Beginning on Potomac street, 81 feet
| south of Wolfe street, and running west 80
| feet to 5-feet alley; thence north 10 feet
inches; thence east 90 feet: thence south 10
feet inches to the place of beginning, with
the right Of way TO and over all the alleys
connected with the first 8 feet alley being the
same property that was conveyed to Noble l..
Smith by Martha King, by deed dated No
yember II, 1865. and duly recorded in Liber
| Y, No. 3, page ll5.
No. 2. Beginning at the intersection of the
south side Of Princess street with the west side
of Water street (now Lee), and running west
with Princess street 50 feet inches; thence
south parallel with Water street (now Lee
~ feet; thence east parallel with Princess
street to Water street (now Lee), and thence
with Water street (nOw Lee to the begin
ming.
No. 3. Beginning on the east side of West
street extended, at point equi-dstant from
Wolfe and EWilkes streets extended, and run
ming thence south along West street 20 feet;
thence east parallel with Wilkes street
100 feet: thence north parallel with West
street 20 feet, and thence west 100 feet TO the
point of beginning, together with the right OF
| way in common with others over court ~
feet wide adjoining the said lot Of ground on
the eastyand also an alley 10 feet wide con-
Meeting the said court with Payne street, it
being part of larger lot of ground assigned
to John p. Emerson by deed of partition
between said John p. Emerson and William
| Fowle, jr., dated September Is. 1868. The
said lot of ground was conveyed to sand Will
liam Briggs by John p. Emerson and wife by
deed dated November 10, 1873, and duly re-
corded in deed book No. 3, page 312.
No. 4. LIST A quarter square OF ground at the
southeast intersection Of Fairfax and Church
streets. beginning at said intersection and
running thence south on Fairfax street l76
feet inches; thence easterly parallel with
Church street 1913 feet inchee; thence north
4 erly parallel with Fairfax street l76 feet ill.,
ches 10 Church street, and then westerly on
Church street 1875 feet 5 inches to the point of
beginning.
%. Beginning on Lee formerly Water)
street 50 feet south of the southeast corner Of
Lee formerly Water street and Church
street, and running thence easterly and par
alel with Church street into the Potomac
river; thence returning to the starting point
and running south on the east line Of Lee
formerly Water street 60 feet; then easterly
| parallel with Church street into the Potomac
river
The said two pieces of property being the.
same that were assigned to the heirs of Henry
| Hardesty by Thomas n. Garter and Ruben
Johnston commissioners in the chancery suit
of John G. Cook ct ais VS.. Henry Hardesty
ct ais, on the 18th day of November, 1867, a
plat of which is recorded in deed book No. 45
page 567 ct seq. of the land records Of the
city of Alexandria, Virginia.
No. 5. THE WESTERN PART OF TWO
LOTS OF GROUND conveyed by +. L.
Smith, commissioner, to James w. Lugenbeel,
by deeds recorded in Liber II. No. 3 PIP. 257
and 26l of the land records and is designated
in plat and survey thereof made by Thomas
n. Carter, dated November 30 1885, as lot
No. 3, and bounded as follows, viz Beginning
at G on the north side Of Duke street 165 feet
| II inches west of West street thence west
with Duke street 20 feet TO B thence north
parallel to West street 1876 feet inches TO c
thence east parallel with Duke street 20 feet
to II thence south parallel with West street
1856 feet inches to the beginning.
Terms of Sale :-One-third cash ard the
balance in six and twelve months, the de-
| ferred payments to bear six per cent. interest
| from date of sale, and title to be retained
until all the purchase money is paid, or all
cash, at the option of the purchaser.
GARDNER j.. BOOTHE.
Commissioner of Sale
State of Virginia, City Of Alexandria, to-wit:
l. John s. Beach, Clerk Of the Corporation
Court of the city of Alexandria, Virginia, do
hereby certify that the bonds required of the
Commissioner of Sale by the DEGREES Of sale in
| the above suits have been given.
Given under my hand this End day ofJune,
| 1904.
JOHN S. BEACH, Clerk,
BY NEWELL S. GREENAwAY, d. G.
ie2 I'd
TRUSTEES SALE OF THE INTEREST
of Joseph A. Specht in those valuable
fraeke of land known as "GunstOn Hall. "