Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-11
AUCTION SALES.
R. F. Knox, Auctioneer.

GALE OF VALUABLE REAL AND
- PERSONAL PROPERTY in the city o.
Alexandria, Virginia, including valuable
MACHINE SHOPS AND FOUNDRS 4,
ALL EQUIPMENT AND MACH lNER1,
AND A NUMBER OF BOlLkRS, EN-
GINES. AND A QUANTITY OF BRASS ;,
IRON, ETC.
Pursuant TO a decree Of the CORPORATION
Court Of the city Of Alexandra, Virginia,
entered on the tenth day Of October, 1907, IN
chancery cause therein depending. wherein
Charles w. Moore ia the plaictitf, aud 4.
Alton Moore ct ais are defendants, the under
signed will offer for slle at public auction, on
SATURDAY,
the 25th day Of April, 1908, at Il o'clock am,
in front of the Market House, on Royal street,
the following real estate end perOnsl prop
erty in the city of Alexandria, Virginia:
The machine shop and foundry and all the
machinery used in connection Herewith, and
all patterns belonging TO the firm OF w. :.
| Moore's Sons. may be sold as a whole or sep
arately. Offers for the said property at pri'
yate sale may be submitted at any time be-
fore the said sale, as a whole or separately.
The property to be sold isas follows:
/. All that lot Of ground beginning on the
nor h side Of Duke street, IS feet inches
an alley Is feet inches wide; and running
thence west on Duke street u feet; thence
north 100 feet; thence east II feet: and thence
south in direct line 100 feet TO the be7 n
ming with the right of way over the sss$ alley.
g. All that lot of ground With -ae dwelling
house thereon beginning OF sne norm lde OF
Duke street 1O5 feet Q inches west Of Union
street. ard runni-s thence vest on Duke
street % fsetsstSence north parallel 10 Union
gtrsrt 900 ieet; thence east parallel to Duke
streft, q feet. aud thence south in a direct
line 100 feet TO the point Of beginning.
3. All that l. I o ground beginning on the
north side Of Duke street 1853 feet 9 inc IS
west of Union street and running thence west
on Duke street % feet 10 inches; thence north
paral ell to Union street 100 feet; thence east
parall.l to Duke street % feet 10 Inches:
thence south in a direct line 100 feet to the
Beginning.
4. All that lot Of ground with the dwelling
house snd improvements thereon, beginning
At point on the w!st side of Lee street l'6
feet inches south Of Wolfe street, and run
ming thence southu ardy with Lee street 80
feet 81 inches; thence westwardly parallel to
Wolfe street 1913 feet inches, thence north
wsrdly parallel to Lee street 80 feet inches;
and thence eastwardly parallel to Wolfe
street 1913 feet inches TO the beginning, to-
gether it'll all rights and appurtenanees
thereto belonging or in any wise appertain
ing.
5. All that lot of ground with the improve
ments thereon beginning on the west side ct
[ ee street 2l0 feet iaches south of Wolfe
street. and running thence south on Lee
street Is feet 3 inches; thence west parallel to
Wolfe street 1913 feet inches; thence north
parallel to Lee street l6 feet inches, and
thence east in a direct line l29 feet 3 inches
70 the point Of be ginning.
All that lot Of ground in the city Of
Alexandria, Virginia, with the buildings
thereon, consisting of tive dwelling houses,
beginning in the eerter Of the fquare bounded
by Fairfax. Lee, Wolfe and Wilkes streets,
ut point equally distant from Fairfax and
Lee streets 10 one direction, aud from Wolfe
and Wilkes street / the other direction, and
at the south line Of an alley 20 feet wide, and
running east with the line, formerly keith's,
AZ feet; thence north plrsllel to lee street |
Is feet inches; thence west parallel TO Wolfe !
street AZ feet TO the said alley,snd thence by |
straight line to the beginning, with the right |
OF way in common with others entitled there
10 over a strip Of land feet inches Wild,
extending from the east line Of said ground |
to Lee street, binding on the line formerly |
KFith's.
z. Ali that lot Of ground with the building |
thereon, used as a foundry, Situated on the /
north side of Duke street and west Of u zion |
street, and their intersection, in front on |
Duke street 20 feet, and on Union street 80 |
feet, the back lines being of the same length |
respectively as the corresponding front lines, |
and binding on an alley Is feet inches wide /
running forth from Duke street, and binding |
on the east line Of said property, with the |
right Of way over The said alley.
s. Beginning on an alley thirty feet VIDE 1
running from Union street westwarcly, at |
point IS feet inches west Of Union street and /
IA feet inches north Of Duke street. and
running thence west on said alley 40 feet; I
thence south parallel to Union street As feet !
inches; thence east parallel 10 Duke street 40 |
feet, to an alley Is feet Q inches wide; theGce |
along said last named alley ~ feet inches 10 1
the point of beginning, with the right OF way |
over said alleys IN common with others enti-
tied thereto.
9 All that lot Of ground improved by
building used as a machine shop, beginning /
at the intersection of the south side OF DUKE
street with the west side Of Potomac Strand,
and RAINING thence southwardly with the
west side Of the said Potomac Strand 100 feet
to the north line Of an alley 20 feet wide,
which extends with that width westwsrdly
from said Strand distance Of 90 feet; thence
weetwaTdiy with The north line Of said alley
90 feet, hence north parallel to the first line
100 feet to Duke street, and thence east on |
Duke street 60 feet TO the beginning, with the
right Of way over and the use Of said strand
and alley in common with others entitled
thereto. r..t
10. All that machinery used connect on
with tie said machine shop and foundry, to-
gethfr with great number OF patterns used
10 connection with said machine shop and
and also a mum er OF boilers, en-
gines, and lot Of iron, brass, unions, piping,
tools, coke, etc and one automobile.
Terms o., sale: Cash as TO personally and
one thiid cash and the balance in and Y
months as 70 realty, title to be retained until
all the purchase money is paid, or all eish at
the option Of the purchaser.
Plats OF the properly and further infornn'
ton at the Office Of Douglass - lart.
j K. NJ. NORTON,
DOUGLASS STUART.
Commissioners Of Sale.
NOTICE.-All persons indebted h. the late
firm Of w. S. Moores Cons or r. II. Cox,
receiver therefor, are notified 70 settle their !