Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-13
ADAM 4. WEsCHEER Auctioner.

ADAM a. WESCHEER Auctioner
! AUCTION SALE of plant, machIn
nv and other property Of the Elmer
son Steam Pump Company.
PURSUANT to the terms Of a
decree rendered by the Corporation
Court of the City Of Alexandria
Virginia, on November 80, 1914, II
the consolidated chancery causes o.
Jacob N. Belt, Administrator W. W.
of Randolph ]. Ecklof, deceased
VS.. The Emerson Steam Pump Com
nany. ct ais, and Orren &. Staples
who sucs etc, VS.. The Emerson
Steam Pump Company, ct ais, thu
undersigned, who by the terms OF
said decree were appointed Specla
Commissioners for the purpose
will offer for sale ut public auction
at the plant Of the Emerson Steam
Pump Company, in the County Of
Fairfax, Virginia, near the corpo-
rate limits of the City Of Alexandria
Virginia, at II o'clock noon, OF
Monday, March IS, 1915, the plant
and all the property Of the Emerson
Steam Pump Company, briefly dcs
cribed as follows:-
FIRST--All that tract or parcel
of land, with the splendid factory
end all other buildings and i'm.
provemcnts thereon, in the village OF
West End, IN the County of Fair
fax. Virginia. the same being bound.
cd according to Il survey and plat
made by Joseph Berry, as follows
10 Wit
BEGINNING al "a" stake on
the north side OF the Little River
Turnpike or Duke Street extended,
:. corner to Watkins; thence with
the north side of the Turnpike north
rs degrees So west 1S4.9 feet to 4
stake corner to Major; thence with
the line of Major north Is degrees
So east 1922 feet to Il stake;
thence north 76 degrees 49, west
i10.5 feet to a stake in the line
of Ponnet; thence with the line of
Ponnet north 13 degrees ST. east
2O4 5 feet to Il stake on the south
side of the Diagonal Road running
from King Street to the Little
River Turnpike; thence with the
south side of said Road north "A
degrees s. east $685. feet to a stake
The corner of Dunn; thence with the
line of Dunn south 13 degrees 8
west 380.6 feet to q stake, a cor
ncr to Dunn in the line Of Watkins;
thence with the line Of Watkins
north &c degrees So west 1913 feet
10 stake; and thence south 13 de-
grces ST. west 22S.1 feet to the
Beginning with all rights and APP
containing 3.0SS acres subject to a
r:ght of way on the northeast side
of the said tract leading from the
house now or formerly occupied by
Kcinccker into the said Diagonal
Road. the said right Of way being
for the joint use of the owners OF
the above described tract of land
and the lot of ground adjoining on
he northeast side and now or former
" owned by John Dunn.
The factory building on this pro-
perty is 215 feet long and about ID
feet wide and contains besides the
pump factory a fully equipped pat
tern shop. The building is OF Steel
brick and cement construction, ce-
ment flooring six inches deep cover
ed by double oak flooring. Carey
roof. 1t is only about 200 yards by
road from the freight station OF the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Railway Com
pany. The plant is now IN operation.
SECOND-The following United
States patents on steam vacuum
pumps owned by said company, to
wit: -,
Patent No. 425O24 granted tt
Owen R. Davis, April s, 1890.
Patent No. G2S432 granted to "
Il. Emerson, July 4, 1899.
Patent No. 69312G granted tt
Felix Freyhold, February IL, 1917
Patent No. 773133 granted
Robert Bruce Emerson, October 20
1904.
And the following patents OF
strainers and foot valves for suctio'
pipes of pumps owned by said Com
rany, TO WIT: u
Patent No. 7O4O12 granted to W.
r. Emerson, July 8. 1902.
Patent No 1854 granted to Viii.
liam R Emerson, July 5, lsOa.
And the following patent on steam
engines owned by said Company t
wit:
Patent No. s2810O granted to Wal
liam z. Emerson, August Z, 1903, ane
any person, firm. or corporation fof
its use Or benefit, for the. Inventions