Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-23
THOMAS l.. CARTER, AuctiOneer.
AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE AND IMPROVE
MENTS IN THE CITY OF ALEX

MENTS IN THE CITY OF ALIEN
ANDRIA, VIRGINIA.
Pursuant to the terms of a deed Of
trust bearing date on October 2G,
1918, and duly recorded among the
land records Of the City of AleXan-
dria, Virginia, in Deed Book No. 67,
page 379, given by the Virginia Ship
building Corporation to the under
signed Trustee, to secure certain in
debtedness therein set forth, default
having been made in the payment of
part Of said Indebtedness, at the re-
quest and by the direction of the
holders of said notes the undersigned
Trustee will offer for sale at public
auction. at the Royal Street entrance
to the Market Building in the City Of
Alexandria. Virginia, at II o'clock
Noon, on Wednesday, July 5, 1922,
the following property in the City of
Alexandria, Virginia:
PARCEL l.
Beginning at point on the south
side of Franklin Street in the center
of Pitt Street, said point being fifty
feet distant southwardly from a stone
monument planted in the center of
Franklin and Pitt Streets, and run
ming thence along the south side Of
Franklin Street eastwardly 91.17 feet
to a point; thence departing south
wardly from Franklin Street 10000
feet parallel with Pitt Street to a
point; thence eastwardly 77.5G feet
parallel with Franklin Street to
point: thence northwardly 10000 feet
parallel with Pitt Street to a point
in the south line of Franklin Street;
thence eastwardly 1864 feet along
the south line of Franklin Street to
the east line of Rayo Street; thence
southwardly 1894 feet along the east
line of Royal Street to the center line
of Jefferson Street; thence eastward
" 1882 feet along the center line of
Jefferson Street; thence southwardly
pip feet parallel with Pitt Street;
thence eastwardy 1891 feet paral-
lei with Franklin Street to the west
line of Fairfax Street; thence south
wardly 1882 feet along the west line
of Fairfax Street to the north line of
Green Street; thence westwardly
123.41 feet along the north line Of
Green Street; thence sOuthwardly $50
feet parallel with Pitt Street; thence
eastwardIy 1911 feet along the
south line of Green Street to the west
line Of Fairfax Street; thence south
wardlv 35i.5 feet along the west line
of Fairfax Street to the north line Of
Church Street; thence westwardly
123.41 feet along the north line of
Church Street; thence southwardly
$50 feet parallel with Pitt Street;
thence eastwardly 1874 feet along
the south line Of Church Street to the
west line of Fairfax Street; thence
southwardly 227.5 feet along the west
line of Fairfax Street to a point;
thence wcstwardly 123.41 feet paral-
lei with Franklin Street to a point:
thence northwardly 6.09 feet parallel
with Pitt Street to a stake; thence
westwardly 1885 feet to stake at
the southeast corner of st. Mary's
Catholic Cemetery; thence, northward-
" parallel to the right Of way of the
Virginia Railway and
twenty feet distant therefrom 1897
feet to a stake at the point of tam
gent: thence continuing northwardly
165.43 feet parallel to Pitt Street to a
stake: thence westwardly 277.37 feet
parallel to Franklin street to stone
monument planted in the center of
Pitt Street extended southwardly;
thence northwardly 1198.47 feet along
the center line of Pitt Street to the
point of beginning, executing, how
ever, the right of way of the Wash
ington-Virginia Railway Company
which is fifty feet wide, as shown up
on the plat made a part of the deed
from Gardner L. Boothe. Special Com
missioner of Sale. and others, to the
Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation.
bearing date on October 26, 1918, and
duly recorded among the land records
of Alexandria City. Virginia.
PARCEL 2.
That part of the block bounded on
the north by Church Street, on the
east by Lee Street, on the west by
Fairfax Street, and extending south
wardly 227.5 feet from the south line
of Church Street, excepting there
from, however. the thirty feet right
of way of the Southern Railway Com
pany. as shown upon the plat made a
part of the deed from Gardner l..
Boothe, Special Commissioner Of Sale,
and others, to. the Virginia Shlpbulld-
] ing Corporation, bearing date on &C.