Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-28
AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE
IMPROVED REAL ESTATE IN
THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA,
VIRGINIA.


Pursuant to the terms of a de-
cree of the Corporation Court of the
City of Alexandria, Virginia, in the
Chancery suit therein pending,
wherein Hattie H. Gates, who sues
etc, is the complainant, and r. II.
Cox, Sergeant Administrator OF
Roberta Hill, deceased, Agnes;
Adams, Crawford Crook, Bernard
Crook, Mary Crook. Nettie Kidwell,
Ollie Avery. and Forrest Crook are
defendants, and which decree was
rendered on the 10th day Of July,
1917. the undersigned Special Com
missioners of Sale will offer for sale
at Public Auction, to the highest
bidder, on SATURDAY. AUGUST
4th. 1917, at II o'clock noon, IN
front of the Royal street entrance to
the Market Building, the following
described real estate.
1st. A tenement and lot of ground
situated in the City of Alexandra,
Virginia, and bounded and described
as follows, to-wit: Beginning at
point on the south side of Prince
Street, II feet II 1-2 inches, more
or less. west of the true line of Royal
Street and at the east line of a
tenement and lot of ground owned
and formerly occupied by j.,
NJ. Hill, and running thence east.
wardly along the south side OF
Prince Street 16 feet 10 inches to an
alley 3 feet 5 inches wide and 80
feet in depth; thence southwardly
parallel to Royal Street 30 feet;
thence southwark in straight line
with the fence As feet inches to
point 60 feet westward of Royal
Street; thence westerly parallel with
Prince Street Is feet inches; thence
northward so feet 3 inches to the
beginning, together with the right
to use the said alley in common with
the owners and occupants of the lot
of ground east CT the above de-
scribed tract.
End. A strip of ground to the east
ward of the property above described
and which strip is bounded and de-
scribcd as follows: Beginning on the
south side of Prince Street at al
point 81 feet 1-2 inches, more or
less. west of the true line of Royal
Street. and at the east line of the
lot of ground above described; and
running thence east on Prince Street
lG inches; thence southwardly paral-I
lie! to Royal Street 80 feet 3 inches;
thence west parallel to Prince
Street 1G inches; thence north 80 feet
3 inches to the beginning, with the
right to build on and against the
west wall of the brick dwelling on
the lot of ground to the eastward of
the lot hereby described. provided
that any wall erected on or against
the said west wall shall commence
at least eight feet from the ground. !
and be arched over so as to leave an
alley way for the use OF the adj |
joining property on the east and
west.
Terms of Sale, one third of the
purchase price to be payable on the
day of sale, and the residue in two
equal instalments payable at one and
two years from the date of sale, the
deferred instalments to be evidenced
by the notes of the purchaser or pur-
,hasers thereof and to bear interest
at the rate of six per cent per annrm
from date of sale until paid, the pur-
chaser or purchasers of the said real
estate, may if they desire anticipate
,he deferred instruments of the pur-
,hase price and pay all of the same
IN cash. Title to be reserved until
he purchase price is paid in full.
Ionveyancing at the cost of the pur-
,haser or purchasers.