Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-11

Road.
u. s Department OF Agriculture:
Sealed bids will be received at the
office of the Chief Clerk Of the q. 5.
! Department Of Agriculture until Z
o'clock June -. 1917, for repairing
the experimental bituminous concrete
road located in Fairfax County, Viz
einia. between Alexandria and Gum
Spring. The repairs will include ap-
proximatcly 800 square yards oil
bituminous gravel concrete patches
about $50 square yards Of new btu
minous gravel concrete surface,
about 1000 linear feet Of concrete
curb and about $50 linear feet of
6"inch tile drain.
Specifications and forms for pro
posal may be secured At the Office OF
Public Roads and Rural Engineer
| ing. 5l5 Fourteenth Street, n. W.,
! Washington, d. G.. l3|-3t.
PUBLIC SALE OF VALUABLE
PROPERTY.
Pursuant TO the terms Of 4 decree
rendered by the Corporation CGu"t
of the CITY of Alexandria, Virginia
/ on the fourth day OF June, 1917. IN
/ the Chanccry cause therein depend
; in~ Of Ruth Hancock ct vir rs. Mamie
( G. Risheill, ct ais, the undersigned
who was therein appointed Com
missioner of Sale for the purpose
will offer for sale at public auction, N
! front of the Royal Street entrance
to the Market Building, in the City
of Alexandria, Virginia, on Saturday
/ June lG, 1917, at II o'c.ocE noon the
! following property:
First: All that lot or ground u
the CITY of Alexandria, Virginia, on
the east side Of Columbus Street, be
tween Princess and OrOnoc0 Streets
and bounded and described rs fol-
lows. to-wit: Beginning on the cas-
side Of Columbus street 100 feet south
Of Oronoco street and thence south
; and binding on Columbus Street
! 20 feet; thence cast, para!-
! lei to OrOnoco Street lot
feet to m alley 1G feet wide; thence
north binding on The said alley and
parallel to Columbus Street 20 feet
and thence west parallel to Oronocc
, Street 100 feet to the beginning
. with the right Of way ovcr the said
alley in common with others entitled
! thereto. This lot Of ground is I'M
: proved by a modern up to date
| dwelling. with all improvements
! beautifully and comfortably arrang'
ed. with large lot in the rear. In
spcction invited.
Second: Lot No. 81, Blocl; No. 3
in Il certain pat Of lots called
George Washington Park, containing
1880 square feet of land.
Terms Of Sale Cash. Conveyance
! ing ut the cost of the purchaser A
! deposit of $4,000 will be required
on the day Of the sale.
II. NOEL GARNER,
Commissioner Of Sale.
| certify that the bond required by
, the above mentioned decree has been
! given.
NEWELL s. GPEENAWAY,
J3l-tt :. Clerk Corporation Court
, NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
OF STOCKHOLDERS.
A special meeting of the STOCKHOLM
crS of the United States Realty COM
pany, OF Washington, ID. c.. lncorpo-
rated, will be held at the principal Of
fee of the Company Ill S. Fairfax
St, Alexandria. Virginia, at ; o'clock
p. VI. on the 18th day OF tune 1917.
to act upon the recommendation Of
the Board Of Directors as expressed
in preamble and resolution adopted
by the Beard Of Directors at 4 meet
ing held on the 18th dav of May 1917,
as follows:
"Whcreas, in the opinion Of the
Board of Directors il is advisable AMI
necessary that paragraph Sd Of the
Charter of this Corporation, granted
on the 18th day of July 1908, by tie
Hon. Louis c. Farley, Judge Of the
Corporation Court of the City Of
Alexander, Virginia, and lodged II
the Office Of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, July
23rd 1903, should be amended as
hereinafter set forth, therefore,
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