Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-29
AUCTION SALES.
Virginia Midland Railroad

FOR SALEAT BLIC Al CTION
By virtue of ard in obedience to q decree rem
dared by the Circuit Court for the city OF Alex
sndris in the cbsncery cause OF John =. Graham
IS The Washington City, Virginia Midland and
Great Southern Railroad Company and others
/ shall, in front of the Market bulidlng on BOY
al street. in the city f Alexandria IN the State
IN MONDAY, The TWENTIETH DAY
OF DECEMBER, 1850.
coll At public auction to the highest bidder, the
following described property, per yy:,,1po.n.,ou,
"a the Washington City, Virgins Midland and
Great Southern Railroad, lying between the city
of Alexandria and the city OF Danviile. and from
the town of Manassas, in the county OF frince
William, on the aforesaid main line to the town
of Harrison burg. in the county OF htcslngosm.
together with all the branches thereof as they
now exist with all sppurtenaDces aud equip
ments, rights, privileges, franchises, p,opertles
resl and personal, and works TO the sald rallroad
sbd branches respectively belonging or IN any
wise appertainipg, including the roadway sno
tracks, rails and road bed, side trscka, ofloges,
y.duct, trestles, fences, stations depots, macbre
hops and sll other buildings and st'uctures,
docks and wharves, sand and gravel pits and de-
posts OF materials and Sll other things b.long
ing TO- or used or designed to be used, for or IL
connection with the said railroad or branch rail-
roads respectively. together with all locomotives
other cars and oil other rolling stock or equip.
ment whatsoever machinery, tools and al ma
tefiss for the use of said rsitrcSd or any OF lis
branches and sll other personal property there
unto belonging. including all property and
thirgs whatsoever OF any such I.sture or descHp
,ion as is above mentioned The sad llns u
railway and branches extends total distance OF
S46 miles.
The Purchaser of said road and property
above dir cribed will also be substituted TO the
rights and assume the responsibilities of said de.
fendAnt company under contract between said
comp.n my and the Baltimore and Ohio Raiirosd
Com psny, dated on the 10Th day Ct August,
1873 whereby the aaid Baltimore and lhio
hsllroad Company leases from said defendant
company 50 much of the said ROAD ss lies be-
tween Strasburg and Hsrrisonburg and so
much of said road ss lies between said points
will be sold subject to said lease.
The said purchaser will further take siad road
ard other property subject to the contracts made
under orders Of the Circuit Court Of the city OF
Alexandria by the Receiver IN ssld suit with the
Charlottesville and Rspidan Railroad Com,
pspy snd the Franklin and Pittsylvania Railroad
company-.and subj to sll other contracts otthe
Receiver in regard to said property, whether
made under order OF tao Court or rot, and will
assume all his liabilities thert uader. Should
the purchaser rot comply with the terms Of
ssle there vii be resale at bis cos. and risk.
Terms The terms upon which said Commits
el0ner snail sell salQ property HS scL lurLQ ID Inc
said degree sre-cssh as to sum Of money
equal to the principal snd ictsrest Of all ponds
secured by deeds OF trust on said property or
suy part thereof, except those secured by the
deed Of trust of the defendant alton, dated
On the 1st of May, 1873, in which D II. Miller,
Robert Garrett and John w. Burke are trustees.
and for further amount of cash equal to tbs
past due interest on the debt secured by that
deed ss TO q sum equal to the principal Of the
debt which hss b5en heretofore sscegtsined to os
due under ead deed, on such credit ss viii! met
the amount of Said debt ut maturity, tsking
care that as to such deferred pay ments proVi-
sion be made for the purchaser to SO pay inter-
est oD the purchase money in instalments tpnt
the interest 30 to be paid by him hall meet the
coupons for interest yet to fall due on said prln-
coal-as to residue Of the purchase money
on credit of one, two and thres years, with in'
ierest from date of sale.
For the deferred payment IS sboved provided
the Com missioner shall! take the Obligations Of the
purchaser and return them withhis report of sale.
when the Court will direct now the pay meut OF
the same shall DO secured by some satisfactory
lien on> the premises sold.
Of the cash, which it is herein provided shall
be required on the sale Of said property, two
hundred thousand dollar. $500 co., shall bs
paid to the Commissioner wl;hiu i've days after
said sale, and the residue shall be paid by the
purchaser upon the confirmation of said sale in
sucu manner ss the Court IN the decree Of con-
frmston may direct.
JOHN 8. BARBOUR.
oct l6-td Gommssi )ner Of Sale.