Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-07-23
AUCTION SALES.
R. F. Knox. Auctioneer.

DY VIRTUE OF A DECREE OF THE
- Cooperation Court of the city Of Alexan-
dria. Virginia, rendered at the June term
1907 in the chancery case therein pending,
wherein John T. Nails is complainant and
r. A. Howdershell ct ais. are defendants,
the undersigned commissioner OF sale will
offer for sale at public auction on
SATURDAY, the Sd day of August, 1907,
at 12 o'clock m, in front Of the Royal street
entrance TO the Market building, in the said
city, the following described lots or parcels
of ground with the bindings and improve.
ments thereon in the said city Of Alexandria
and bounded as follows, to.wit:
First. All that lot Of ground with the
buildings thereon beginningat point on the
east side of Washington street equi-distant
from Prince and Duke streets and at the
north gable wall Of the building thereon and
running thence south on Washington street
% feet TO the middle of the partition wall be-
tween the house on this lot and the house ad-
joining on the south; thence east 1l2 feet 5
inches TO an alley IL feet wide; thence north
on said alley % feet, and thence west liz feet
8 inches to the beginning; also strip OF land
beginning at the north line of the above de-
scribed lot and running thence north on
Washington street feet inches; thence east
to the east line of the church lot; thence
south feet inches and thence west TO the
beginning.
Second. Beginning at point on the west
side of Alfred street l55 feet inches south
of King street and running thence west ITO
feet; thence south 20 feet; thence east 10 feet
to Alfred street, and thence north on Alfred
street 20 feet TO the beginning.
Third. Beginning on the east side Of Pat.
rick street 40 feet north Of Gibbon street and
running thence east parallel to Gibbon street
IS feet; thence north q feet; thence east IA
feet; thence north 80 feet inches; thence
west 70 feet to Patrick street, and thence
south on Patrick street 81 feet inches TO the
beginning. The above being improved by
three dwellings Nos. 5S4, 536 and 53S south
Patrick street.
Fourth. Beginning on the west side Of al
| fred street IS feet inches north Of Wolfe
street and running thence north on Alfred
| street u feet inches; thence west 10 fec to
an alley; thence south on said alley II feet
6 inches, and thence east ITO feet to the be
ginning, with the right of way over the said
alley.
Fifth. Beginning on the south side Of Glib
bon street between Washington and Column
bus streets at point u f ct ca st Of an alley 20
feet wide and running thence south 81 feet
inches; thence east ia feet 8 inches; thence
north 81 feet inches to Gibbon street, and
thence west on GibbOn street IA feet 8 inches
to the beginning, with all eppurtenances.
Terms of Sale One-fourth cash: balance
in two equal payments at one and two years
from the day of SALE the deferred payments
to bear interest at per cent, to be evidenced
by the notes Of the purchaser, and secured by
the retention of the title until the same are
paid, or all cash at the option Of the pur-
chaser. DOUGLASS STUART,
Commissioner of Sale.
State Of Virginia, City of Alexandria, to-wit:
/, Newell S. Greenaway, Clerk Of the Cor
poration Court Of the city of Alexandria, do
hereby certify that the bond required by the
above mentioned decree has been duly exc
cuted before me.
NEWELL 6. GREENAWAY,
iyl7 I'd Clerk of said court.