Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-23
AUCTION SALES.
Virginia Midland Railroad
)RSA SALEAT AUCTION

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By virtue of and in obedience 70 decree rem
dered by the Circui1 Court for the city Of Alex
sndris in the chancery cause of John q. Grahan
vs. the Washington City, Virginia Midland and
Crest Southern Railroad Company snd others
shall, in front of the NJ srket Building, on Roy
al street. in the city # Alexandria. IN the State
of Virginia, st twelve Q2) O'clock M.
ON MONDAY. The TWENTJ eth DAY
OF DECEMBER, 1850
sell st public auction TO the highest bidder, the
following described property:
80 the Washington City, Virgins Midland and
Great Southern Railroad, lying between the city
of alexandria and the city Of Uanvile and feom
the town Of Manassas, in the county of Prince
William, on the aforesaid main line, to the town
of Harrison burg, in the county of Rockingham,
together with sll the branches thereof as they
now exist with sl sppurtensnces and equip
meDts, rights, privileges, franchises, properties,
real aud personal, ana works to the s.ld railroad
and branches respectively belonging, or IN any
wise appertaining, including the roadway and
tracks, rails snd road bed, side tracks, bridges,
visduct trestles fen ces, stations depUts, machine
shops and all other buildings hnd u ucturej
docks and whsrves, sand and gravel pits and de
posits OF materials and oil other things balong
ing TO, or used or designed to be used, for or IN
connection with the said railroad or branch rail.
roads respectively together with sll locomotives
ard tenders, freight and passenger cars and all
other cars and all other rolling stock or equip
ment " whatsoever. mscbiners, tools and all ma
terals for the use of said railroad or any Of its
branches and all other personal property there
unto belonging, including all property and
things whatsoever Of any such nature or de:c;ip
ton IS is above mentioned The said line OF
railway and branch Is extends totst distance OF
346 miles.
The ru chaser of said road and property
above disc :bed will aso be substituted to the
rights ana assume the responsibilities of said de-
fendsnt company under contrsc. between said
comp,ny and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, dated on the 10Th day Of Auguet,
1873 whereby the said Baltimore and thio
hallrosd Company leases from said defendant
company 80 much of the said road as lies be-
tween Strssburg and Harrisonburg and SO
much of said road as lies between said points
will be sold subject to said lease.
The said purchaser will further take sisd road
and other property subject to the contracts made
under orders of the Circuit Ocurt of the city of
Ale1sndris by the Receiver In said suit with the
Charlottesville and Rapidsn Railroad Com.
pany and the Franz lin and Pitssylvan Railroad
compnny-and Sjec. to al other contracts of the
Receiver in regard to said property, whether
made under order of tae Court or not, and will
assume sll his Liabilities there idsr. Should
the purchaser rot comply with the terms of
sale. there viii be ressle at his cost and risk,
Terms: The terms uoon which slid CommisS
sioner shall sell said property ss set forth 10 the
said degree are-cssh as to sum of money
secured by deeds OF trust OF said property or
sny part thereof, except those secured by the
deed OF trust of the defendant corporation, dated
On the lst Of May, 1873. in which D. II. Miller,
Robert Garrett and John " Burke are trustees,
and for q further amount of cash equal to ths
past due interest on the debt secured by that
deed; 81 TO q su m equal to the principal of the
deb: which has ,en heretofore ascestained to be
due u lder said deed, on such credit as will met
tie amount of said debt at maturity, taking
care that as to such deferred payments provi-
sion be msde for the purchaser to 30 pay inter.
est on the purchase money in insts!m snts tnat
the interest so to be paid By him sha all meet the
coupons TOR interest yet to fall due on said prn-
clpal-as to residue Of the purchase money
on credit Of one. two and three years, with in.
ierest from date of sale.
For the deferred payment as ab oved provided
the Commissioner shslItake the Obligations Of the
purchaser aud return them withhis report of sale,
when the Court will direct how the pay ment Of
the same shall Do secured by some satisfactory
lien on the premises sold
VI the cash, which it is herein provided shall
be required on the sale Of ssid property, two
hundred thousand dollars (S200 COO shall BE-
paid to tho Com missioner wnhin i've days after
said sale, and the residue shall be paid by the
pure laser upon the confirmation of said s.ie in
sucu manner as The court IN the decres of con.
frmstion may direct
JOHN 8, BARBOUR.
oct l6 i'd Commissi luer IF sale,