Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-19
AUCTION SALES.
By R. F. Knox, Auctioneer.
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF YALU-
NABLE REAL ESTATE IN TIE CITY
or AIFXANDBIA. VIRGINIA.

OF ALEXANDRIA. VIRGINIA
RI virtue If A decree OF the Corporation
cnn,t If the CITY Of Alexandria, Va render
~ on The l2th day Of March, l90. in the
cbonce,v cau.p therein Impending under the
- Of Mary {. :. Burch Us Ella Rose SmoOt
oo,d others. The u~mdesign,d. the Special Com
missioners therein named, viii oiier for sale
at public an ton on
the 10Th day of May. 1906,
nj ~ o'clock o.. ~ At the trout door OF the
T. ,ysl street en'rance TO the Marker building
In liz citv Of Alexandra, Virginia, the fol-
loving described several parcels Of real es-
tate. situate in the said city OF Alexandria
T. Reclining on the east side ofLee street
al the northwest corner Of the BRICK dwelling
bouse now known and-d,Slenaied Us No. III
north Lee street iOrty-f"ur t44D feet, more or
less south of the intersection of Lee aud
Cameron streets: thepce south on Lee street
twenty-oue (2iJ fe. I nine 90 inches; thence
east parallel 10 King street one hundred tlOO)
feet; thence north parallel to Lee street
twcnty.one (21i feet nine tsl inches. and
thence west parallel to King street one hun
dred QOOD freti 10 the place Of beginning This
lot is improved by u substantial two-stofy
brick dwelling house.
2. BEGINNING on the east ,ide Of Lee street
at the southwest corner Of the brick dwelling
known as 1i9 north zee street and sixty live
(6j) feet nine (9) inches more or less south OF
The intersection OF ] e. AID cameron streets;
thence south on Lee street one hundred and
ten NI0) feet eleven and one-half (ll4)
inches. more or less, TO the lire formerly 4.
f. Writings ] ne; thence east parallel 10
King street to Union street: thence 'orih on
I'M =, street one hundred aud ihirty-two tl32)
get eight and ont-hdlf iSlJ inches: thence
west n~arail-l to King street two hundred
(oOO) feet: thence south parallel 10 Ice street
twenty-ope en- feet nine } inches, and
thence vest parall to Ming street one hun
dred(lOc) feet TO the place Of beginnint. Aud
toyelhe with the sssh. door and blind Factory
and naming M II thereon, and engine, boiler,
machinery, machine, betting, implements
and tools therein and thereon. used in con
n%ection with operating the SAID sash, door ana
blind factory and plating mill. except such
thereof as is the properly 81 Henry h. fleld
& Go. .
This 1T toy Their with lots Ms. 3, !, aud
q has heen used and en- l0yed a a lum er
yard for many years formerly by josiah IL.
ID SmOOt, the then owner tbereOii afterwards
by Ms. Frances ?. SmoOt. and now In the
occun,ncv of Henry X. Field x Company,
who are conducting a business ct mat chtrac-
ter there.
3 Beginning on Union street forty four
an feet To the south Of Game ron street on the
east side Of Union street: % cnce south on
Union street ei hly-eighi (Ssl fet seven ~
inches. more or less: ih &c parallel WIN
King street into tie i''orI e river; thence
north parallel with Unio street eight eight
(SS) feet sew. u 90 lrchts. more or les; TN nee
west parallel win Cameron street TO me be-
ginning. Together with all Na'er rights ana
pri gilegts, and AL O'her rights, privileges,
appurtenances aud sas mems To SAID lot oil
ground belonging or ~ anyw!se appertinlng
This lot has on u an office aWt counting
room and a. in connection with lot> Nos. ?,
{. 3 and 6 %, en- used for the conduct OF q iu1:-
her business for many years.
4 Brkinping Gn the west 81 e OF Union
street at q 30 ut twenty two GU ieet norm OF
Fav.tte al ey snd running thence north on
Union II Get f,rty-,hree l43) feet seven %
inches. more or les, 10 wift was Caflylcs
line: thence west parallel TO Fayette Alley
sixty (6n) feet; thence south AMI parallel to
Union street forty-three I'D feet seven %
inches. more or less, and thence e1sterly sixty
(6O) feet to the beginning.
This LOT i'm conjunction with Nos. :,
2. ! and q has BEEN usel ; S a part o the Hum
Der yard hereinbefore referred to
8. Beginning at the distance OF sixty lGOl
feet from the intersection Of Fayette Alley
and IIn;6n street. running westwa'dly on the
said alley forty eight (4S) fe {; thence north
warJlv AID par dlel with Union street sixty
five (65) feel. seven ca inches, more or les
to The line f,rmerly CARLYLE F. Writings
thence easwardly iraii,l with the said alley
forty eight t4Sj feet; thence 'outhwardly pir-
ALE. to Union street sixty five (61) feet seven
IN inches. more o. less, from. he Inc OF SAID
CARLYLE +. VII ting tn The egirning.
This lot is improved 10y 4 brick stable ana
warehouse and In connection with lots Nos. 2,
3. 4 and &. has been used and employed as a
lumber ward as hereinbefore stated.
d. Begirning on the north side Of Fayette
AIev thirty 800 feet wide at the distance OF
one hundred ami eight ll0S) feet westerly
of Union street, and at the west line of lot NO..
4 and running westerly with said all ytwelve
10, feet. more or less, to the line formerly
Cazenoye's: thence northerly parallel to
| Union street sixiy-fye 49, feet seven % in
ches. more or less, to the line OF MhliIngi
thence e%asterly, parallel to King street, the
length Of the first line; thence southerly with
a straight line to the beginning.
This lot together with Nos. 2, ), 4 and . has
been used asa lumber yard as herelnDeloIe
stated, for many years.
: 4 lot Of grouni on the south side of Duke
| street. between Pitt and 81. Asapl, streets,
described as follows: Beginning at a point
| on the south side of Duke street sixty (tO)
| feet west o. Pitt street, and ruoniug thence
| east on Duke street thirty 1907 feet; thence
| south parallel to Pitt street ninety-hye l9j)
| feet 10 an alley; thence west with said alley
| thirty 1907 feet, and thence north with a
| straight line nintty-iye (95) feet to the
| beginning. Being the SAINT property which
| was conveyed 70 George ii. Smoot by Albert
| Stuart and George William Brent, Commls-
- IL 4 I'll naaapthar 1 1919 ra-
/ corded amongst the land records OF Alexan-
| dria county. Virginia, in Liber Il, No. 3,
| folio g.. 800.
house containing twelve rooms and nov
] known and designated as SOP Duke street.
3 BEGINNING on the north side Of Prince
street one hundred and three (lO3) feet 10 tn
| eastward Of Washington street and running
northerly parallel to Washington street one
hundred i00) feet to an alley ten (1Ol feet
wide: thence westerly parallel 70 Prince
street aud with the line OF SAID alley thirty
five 1857 feet; thence sOutherly parallel &c
Washington street to Prince street; thence
~easterly with Prince street to the beginning,
with the right Of way over the said alley and
ali other rights and appurtenances 70 the said
LOT of ground belonging. Being the same
nropertv which was conveyed - George ii.
Smoot bv c. G.. Berry aud wife, by deed dat
ed May p, 1859, recorded amongst the land
records OF Alexandria county, Va, ia Liber
T, No. g., folio 81. o.,
This Ioi is improved bya large brick dwell
ing containing eighteen rooms, with gas
water end sewer come tons and equipped
with heaters and range. Situate in one Of the
most desirable localities in the city. 1t pos
sesses many attractions as a home. For man
wears IL was occupied by tn. late Josiah II. ID
Smoot As his mansion and after his death i
was continued in such use by his widow an'
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