Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-11-26
AUCTION SALES.
By X. F. Knox, Auctioueer

~ PERSONAb fhOr bht IN TIC CttJ "
Alexsndris, Virginia. including valuable
EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY, AND
A NUMBER OF BOILERS, ENGINES,
AND A QUANTITY OF BRASS, IRON,
ETC.
Pursuant to a decree Of the Corporation
Court of the city Of Alexandria, Virginia,
entered on the tenth day OF October, 1907, in
a chancery cause therein depending, wherein
Charles w. Moore is the plaintiff, and I.
Alton Moore ct ais are defendants, the under
signed will offer for ssle at public auction, on
THURSDAY,
the 10th day Of December, 1907.
AT II O'Clock a. m, in front Of the mlchine
shop known as w. 5 Moore's Sons, the fo,-
lowi' real estate and personal property in
the cily Of Alexandria, Virginia:
The place ofssle may be tr,n,ferred from one
piece OF properly to another, il deemed adj
visable.
The ma, hine shop and foundry and all the
machinery used in connection Herewith, AMI
all RAFT rms belonging to the firm Of w. 5
Moore's Sons, may be sold as whole or sep
arateiy. Offers for the said property at private
sale may be submitted at any time before the
said sale, as q whole or sep ,rately. The
property to be sold il IS follows:
1. All that lot Of ground begiunir
on the north side Of Duke street. IS feet
9 inches west Of Union street, and ct the
west line Of an alley IS feet inches wide.
and running thence west on Duke street II
feet; thence north 100 feet; thence east "
feet, and thence south In direct line 10O feet
to the beginning, with the right Of way over
the said alley.
2. All that lot of ground with the
dwelling house thereon beginning on the
north side Of Duke street 1O5 feet inches
west of Union street. and running thence
west on Duke street % feet; thence
north parallel to Union street 100 feet:
thence eest parallel to Duke street % feet.
and thence south in direct line 100 feet
to the point Of beginning
3 All that lot of ground beginning on the
north side Of Duke street 1873 feet inches
west Of Union street and running thence
west on Duke street % feet 10 inches /;
thence north parallel to Union street 100 feet;
thence east parall' to Duke street % feet 10
| inches tn nee south in direct line 100 feet
| to the beginning.
4. All that lot of ground with the dwell
ing house and Improvements thereon, be-
ginning at a point on the west side Of Lee
street l76 feet 2 inches south OF Wolfe
street, and running thence sOutbwardly with
Lee street 80 feet 81 inchts; thence west
wafdly parallel to Wolfe street 1913 feet 5
inches; thence northwardly parallel to Lee
| str, ct SO feet 9 inches, ami thence esstwardly
parallel to Wolfe street 1913 feet inches to
| the beginning, tog Their with ell rights and
appurtensnces thereto belonging or in any
! wise appertaining.
| {. All that lot of ground with the i'm
provemenis thereon reg ming on the west
size Of Lee street 2l0 feet incl es south
of Wolfe street, and running thence south on
Lee street Is feet inches; thence west par.
1 a1lal ta IUolfo ef root foot x inches. thence
north parallel to Lee street Is feet 8 inches
/ and thence east in a direct line 1913 feet
| inches 10 the point Of beginning.
6, All ih't lot of ground in the city Of
Alexandria, Virginia, with the buildings
thereon, consisting Of two dwelling houses
beginning in the inter- Of the SOU re bounced
by Fairfax, Lee, Wolfe and Wilkes streets,
ut a point equally distant from Fairfax and
Lee streees in one direction, and from Wolff
and Wilkes ,treets in the other direction, anc
at the south lire Of an alley 20 feet wide, anC
running east with the line, formerly keith's
IL feet thence north parallel 10 Lee stree
rs feet inches thence west parallel TO Wolff
street AZ feet to the said alley, and then by {
straight line to the beginning. with the rigbt
Of way in common with others entitled there
to over a strip Of land feet s inches wide
extending from the east line Of said GROUND
to Lee street, binding on the line formerly
Keth's.
z. All that lot of ground with the buildinl
thereon, used as a foundry, situated on tn
north side Of Duke street and west Of UnioI
street, and their intersection, 10 front OF
Duke street ~ feet, and on Union street 3
feet the back lines being Of the same leng
respectively a. the corresponding front lines
and binding on an slley Is feet inches wid'
running north from Duke street. and bindinl
II an he line of said TarOnpffy with TN
right of way over the siid alley.
8. Beginning on an alley thirty feet Wild
| rrnping from Union street weStgardly, at
D, lot SO feet inches west of y MON street ant
i4g fsst ( inches north Of Duke street anC
running thence west on said alley 40 feet
thence soath paralel to Unto street 4S feet
inch s; thence east parallel to Duke street 4
feet. to an alley is feet inches vide; theme
along said last named alley As feet inches
the point Of beginning, with the right It wa
over said alleys in common with others enti
tied thertt,.
9. All thst lot of ground improved by
building used as machine shop, beginning q
the ibt rsection Of The south side of Duk
street with the west side Of Potomac Strand
and running thence souihwardly with tn
west side Of the said Potomac Strand 100 feet I
the north line OF an Hey 20 feet wide, whicl
extends with that width westwardly from
said S,ranl distance Of SO feet, thence west
ward with the north line Of said alley s
feet. thence north pa 'allel to the fret line 10
feet 10 Duke street, an III nee east on Duk
ls'rs,t 81 ct 10 the beginning. " th the RICH
Of vs., oyeferd tn use ofssi Strand and allie
in common with others entitled therrto.
10 All -nat ns,h iLeFy used in connection
with the said machine shop and foundry, to
gether with great number Of pstt rms use'
in connection with said machine shop an'
foundry, and also anumber Of boilers, engines
and lot Of iron, brass, unions, piping, tools
coke. ETC., aud one automobile.
Terms Of sale Cash ss to personality, an
one third cash and the balance in and l
months us to realty, title to he retained unit
all the purchase money is paid, or all cash
the option of the purchaser,
PIats Of the property AID further informs
ton at the office Of Douglass Stuart.
J.K ". NORTON,
DOUGLASS STUART,
Commissioners Of Sale.