Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-07-26
AUCTION SALES.
u. IN. Knox. Anctioneer.

DY VIRTUE OF A DECREE OF THE
- Corporation Court of the city of Alexan-
dria. Virginia, rendered at the June term
(l907) in the chancery case therein pending,
wherein John Il. Nails is complainant and
r. A. Howdershell ct ais. are defendants,
the undersigned commissioner Of sale wlll
offer for sale at public auction on
SATURDAY, the 30 day of August, 1907,
at 12 O'Clock nj, 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 buildings 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 beginning at 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 aud the house ad-
joining on the south; thence east liz feet
| inches to an alley II feet wide; thence north
on said alley % feet, and thence west | IL feet
inches 70 the beg inning; also a strip OF land
| beginning at the north line Of the above de-
| scrlbed lot and running thence north on
| Washington street 3 feet inches; thence east
| to the east line of the church lot; thence
south 8 feet 4 inches and thence west 10 the
| beginning.
Second. Beginning at point on the west
| side of Alfred street l55 feet inches south
| of King street and running thence west 40
| 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 Gibb0n street
IS feet; thence Forth 81 feet; thence east II
feet; thence north 30 feet inches; thence
west rs 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, $50 and 538 south
Patrick street.
Fourth. BEGINNING on the west side of Al
fred street 50 feet inches north Of Wolfe
street and running thence north on Alfred
street II feet inches; thence west ITO feee to
an alley; thence south on said alley II feet
6 inches, and thence east no feet 10 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 ~ feet asst of an alley 20
feet wide and running thence south 81 feet
inches; thence east IA feet s inches; thence
north 81 feet inches to GibbOn street, AMI
thence west on Gibbon street II feet inches
to the beginning, with all sppnrtenances.
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
hereby certify that the bond required by the
above mentioned decree has been duly exc
cuted before me.
NEWELL 8. GREENAWAY,
jyl7 I'd Clerk of said court.