Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-15
AUCTIOM SALES.
Virginia Midland Railroad
FORSALE AT PU LILO AU CT1ON

FORSALE AT P q B LILO AUCTlON
By virtue of ar d in obedience to dscree ,ea'
dared by the Circuit Court for the city CT Alex-
sndris in the chsbcery cause OF John y. drsna % %
Ys The Washington City, VirslIls hlo,aoo ano
Crest Southern RAILROAD Company snd others
shall, in front OF the MsTke. ouiioing, on e.,
al street, in the city # Alexandra. In tne StaIe
% ON HfONnaY' THm TWENTIETH DAY
OF DECEMBER. 1850.
sell At public auction to The highest bidder, the
foilowi1g described property:
a. the Washington City, Virginia Midlstd ard
Crest Souherh Railroad, lying between the CITY
of alexsutrs and the city OF Dsnviile and from
the town of Manassas, in the county OF Prlncs
William, on The Aforesaid main llne, to The tcWn
of harrison burg, in the county # Rt ckinghsm.
together with sll tie branches thereof as they
now exist with all sppurtenances and equip
ments, rgh!s, privileges. franchises, propertes,
real and personal, snd works to the ssld railroad
ssd branches respectively belonging, or IN any
wise appertain!ng, including the roeG Way snd
trscka rsi!s and road bed, side tracks, bridges
yiAduct trestes fer ces, stations, depUte, machine
shops and al other buildings and it:ucture.
docks and whsrves, sand aud gravel pits aud de
posts OF materials and all other things belong
ing 10, or used or designed to bsused, for or IN
connection With the sad railroad or branch rail.
roads respectively togeLher with sll locomOl es
other cars and ell ether rolling stock or equlD
men, whatsoever. machinery, tools and al ma
!ersls for the use OF esid railroad or any OF lib
branches and sll other personal property there
unto belonging including all property aad
things whatsoever of bly, such nature or desc7,p
lion as is above mentioned The said lima of
rsilwsy and branches extends b Total distance OF
346 miles.
The 1urchsser of said road and property
above di cribed will also bo substituted to the
rights ana assume the responsibilities Of said de
fendpnt company under contrac. between ssid
comp ny aud the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, dated on the 20!h day Of Auguss,
1873 whereby the said Baltimore und .hlo
kallrosd Company leases from said defendant
company 30 much Of the said road ss lies b.
tween Strssburg and Hsrrisonburg and 80
much of said road IS lies between said points
will bs sold subject to said lease.
The said purchaser viii further take eisd road
and other property subject to ths contracts made
under orders OF the Circuit Court Of the city OF
AleXsndris oy the Receiver In said suit with the
Charlottesville and Rapidsn Railroad Com.
pspy and the Frsnk lin and PI;teylvalia Railroad
conpany--and suejtc!to sll other contracts Of the
Receiver in regard to said property, whsther
made under order of the Court or Lot ard will
assume all his liabilities thert ulder. Should
the purchaser rot comply with the terms OF
sale. there vi bs resale st his cost and risk
Terms: The tsrns U bon which said CommlsH
elOuel bu6ll eell salu dS lotLI III tuo
said degree sre-cA:h as to sum of m>uey
equal to the principal and Interest of all bonds
secured by deeds or trust on seid property or
any part thereof, except those secured by the
deed OF trust of the d"fendsat corpor Alton, dated
on the lst Of May, 1873, in which D b. Miller
Robert Garrett aud John " Burke are t7ustses
and for further amount CT cash eqnal to the
psst due interest on the debt secured by that
deed; IS to sum equal to the principal of the
cebt which has been heretofore ascertsined to be
due u lder said deed, on such credit IS will meat
the amount of said debt at maturity. taking
care that rs to such deferred pay ments provi-
zion be made for The purchaser to so pay inter-
est on the purchase money in instslments thst
the interest 50 to be paid by him shall meet the
coupons for interest yet to fall due on said psin-
coal-as to residue of the purchase money
on credit of one. two and three years, with in-
terest from date of sale.
For the deferred pay ment as alb )ved provi3ed
the Commissioner shslltake the Obligations Of the
purchaser and return them w:tthis report of Sale.
when the Court will direct how the psyment of
the same shall bs secured BY some salts fictory
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 dollars (S200 co., shall bs
psid to the Commissioner within five days after
said sale, an1 the residue sss be pail by the
purchaser upon the confirmation of said sale in
sucu manner ss he Court in tue decree Of con
frmstioa may direct
JOHN s. BARBOUR.
oct 16-td Gommissi )uer Of Sale.
TKUSTEE'S SALE OFLaND FAIR.