Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-27
AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE
IMPROVED REAL ESTATE IN
THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA,
VIRGINIA.

VIRGINIA.
Pursuant to the terms of a de-
cree of the Corporation Court of the
Citv of Alexandria, Virginia, III the
Chancery suit therein pending
wherein Hattie II. Gates, who sues
etc, is the complainant, and K. II
Cox. Sergeant administrator OF
Roberta Hill, deceased, Agnes
Adams, Crawfor! >Crovn, 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
missioncrs of Sale will offer for sale
at Public Auction, to the highest
bidder. OF SATURDAY, AUGUST
lth. 1917. at II o'clock noon. III
front ct the Royal street entrance to
the Market Building, the following
described real estate.
lst. \ tenement and lot of ground
situated in the City Of Alexandra,
Virginia, and bounded and described
IS follows, to-wit: Beginning at 4
point on the south side of Prince
Street, II feet II ID inches, more
or less. west of the true line of Roya.
Street and at the east line OF a
tenement and lot of ground owned
and formerly occupied by }.
". Hill, and running thence east.
wardly along the south side OF
Prince Street Is feet 10 inches to an
all.v 2 feet ) inches wide and 81
feet in depth; thence southwardly
parable! to Royal Street 80 feet;
thence southwark in straight line
with the fence 4S feet 3 inches to
a point 60 feet westward of Royal
Street; thence westerly parallel with
Prince Street u feet & inches; thence
northward 50 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.
2nd. 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 - 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
16 inches; thence southwardly paral-
lei 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 ad-
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-l
chasers thereof and to bear Interest
at the rate of six per cent per annu1 &
from date of sale until paid, the pu H.
chaser or purchasers of the said rel
estate, may if they desire anticipa'
the deferred instalments of the pu
chase price and paw all of the say
in cash. Title to be reserved u
the purchase price is paid in
Conveyancing at the cost of the
chaser or purchasers.
HARRY 3. CATION.
ROBINSON MONCURE,
Special Commissioners Of
! certify that the bond require
the above decree, has been dull
=cuted by Harry B. Cation, one T.
above named Special Commissf
If Sale, with sufficient security
Teste:
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY,
l72-13t. e.