Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-25
ADAM A. WESCHEER Auctjuncr.

ADAM a. NESCliEEIt AuCtJOncr.
AUCTION SALE OF plant, machin.
ry and other property Of the Emcr.
son Steam Pump Company.
PURSUANT to The terms of Il
decree rendered by the Corporation
Court of The City of Alexandria,
Virginia, on November 80, 1914, i'll
The consolidated chanccry causes OF
jacob N. Belt, Administrator w W. a,
Of Randolph }. Ecklotr, deceased,
vs.. The Emerson Steam Pump Com
pany, CT ais, and Orrcn G.. Staples
who sues etc. VS.. The Emerson
Steam Pump Company. ct ais, the
undersigned, who by the terms of
said decree were appointed Special
Commissioners for the purpose,
will offer for sale at public auction,
AZ the plant Of the Emerson Steam
Pump Company, in the County of
l'aiIfax, Virginia. near the cOrpo-
rate limits Of the City Of Alexandria,
Virginia, ut II o'clock noon, on
Monday. March Is. 1915, the plant
and all The property Of the Emerson
Steam Pump Company, briefly dcs-
cribcd as follows:---
FIRST--All that tract or parcel
Of land. with the splendid factory
and all other buildings and i'm
provcmcnts thereon, in the village Of
West End, in the County Of Fair
fax, Virginia. the same being bound
IN, lI1h nj. lf
made by Joseph Berry, rs follows
20 Wit
BEGINNING at "a" stake on
the north side Of the Little River
Turnpikc or Duke Street extended.
= corner To Watkins; thence with
he north side Of The Turnpike north
&c degrees 80 west 1919 feet TO Il
stake corner to Major; thence with
he lnc of Major north Is degrees
~ east 22S.2 feet 10 stake;
'Ecnrc north IL degrees So west
iiO.3 feet 10 Il stake i'll The line
# Punnrt; thence with The line Of
ponmct north Is degrees 81 cast
2C4.5 feet to 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 n
degrees s. cast $50 s feet to Il stake
The corner uf Dunn; thence with the
line of Dunn south l3 degrees s
west $500 feet to Il stake, a cor
nci 10 Dunn in the line of Watkins;
thence with The line of Watkins
north &c degrees SO west 22.3 feet
to a stake; and thence south l3 dc
nrccs 81 west 22S. feet to the
ginning with all rights and APP
containing 3.0SS acres subject To Il
r;ght of way on the northeast side
cf the said tract leading from the
house now or formerly occupied by
Rcinccker into the said Diagonal
Road, the said right Of way hc'nG
for the Joint use Of the owners OF
the above described tract Of land
and the lot of ground adjoining on
The northeast side and now or former
IL owned by John DInn.
The factory building on this pro
, ncriv is 2l5 feet long and about &:
feet wide and contains besides the
pump factory Il fully equipped pat
tern shop. The building is of steel
brick and cement construction, &C.
rcnt flooring six inches deep cover
cd hv double oak flooring. Carey
roof. II is only about 200 yards b!
road from the freight station of thu
, WashinrLon- Southern Railway Com
many. The plant is now III operation
SECOND-Thc following Unltc'
States patents OF steam vacuum
pumps owned by said company, t
| wit
Patent No. l25O24 granted Il
! Owcn r. Davis, April s, 1880.
Patent No. 62Sl%2 granted to "
l. Emerson, July 4. 1899. =
Patent No. G93l26 granted L
Felix Frcyhold. February II. 1902
patent No. 773133 granted t.
Robert Bruce Emerson, October .;
/ 1904.
And the following patents o
s,rainers and foot valves for suct'o
ripcs of pumps owned by said Com
many. to wit: -,
Patent No. 7OlOl2 granted to W
r. Emerson. July S. 1907
Patent No 795594 granted to Wi
/, linn r Emerson. July ., 1905.
And the following patent on StcaI
cnrines owned by said Company, I
! Patent No. S2Sl0o granted to WI
liam r. Emerson, August L. 1903 an
including also all foreign patent
issued to the said Company, or
any person, firm or corporation &c
it's use or benefit, for the Invention
covered by the patents aforesaid.
any of them, and including. also, d
: the improvements to be made in sal
inventions. or any Of them, and a
, natents either domestic or foreig
issued to the said company, or to an
person. firm or corporation for Il
IenefYt