Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-24
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 II. Gates, who sues
] etc, is the complainant, and K. Il.
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 18th day of July,
| 1917. the undersigned Specia! Com
missioncrs of Sale will offer for sale
ut Public Auction, to the highest
bidder, on SATURDAY. AUGUST
| 9TH, 1917. at ~ o'clock noon. in
front of the Royal street entrance to
the Market Building, the following
described real estate.
lst. A tenement and lot of ground
situated in the City of Alexandra.
Virginia, and bounded and described
IS follows, to-wit: Beginning at a
point on the south side Of Prince
Street, tt feet II ID 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 }.
NJ. Hill, and running thence east.
wardly along the south So OF
| Prince Street Is feet 10 inches to an
| allev 3 feet 5 inches wide and ~
feet in depth; thence southwardiy
parallel to Royal Street - tees;
thence southwark in a straight line
with the fence as feet 3 inches to
a point 60 feet westward of Royal
| Street: thence westerly parallel with
| Prince Street - feet G inches; thence
| northward so feet 3 inches to the
beginning, together with the right
to use the said alley IN onlmon with
the owners and occupants of the lot
of ground east of 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-
scribed as follows: Beginning on the
south side of Prince Street at a
point 81 feet l - 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
IS inches: thence s~outhwardly paral-
lei to Royal Street so feet 3 inches;
thence west parallel to Prince
Street Is inches; thence north 50 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 ad.
joining property m the east anG
west.
Terms of Sale, one third Of tire
purchase price to be payable on the
day of sale, and the residue in Cwo
equal instalmen.s 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-
chasers thereof and to bear Interest
at the rate of six per cent per annrm
date of sale until paid, the pur-
chaser or purchasers of the said real
estate, may if they desire anticipated
the deferred instalments of the pur-
CHASE price and pay all of the same
in cash. Title to be reserved until
the purchase price is paid in full.