Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-09
AUCTION SALES.
Virginia Midland Railroad
voRsALE PUBLIC AUCTION

FORSALEAT UBLIC Az CT1Oh
Rv virtue of ard in Obedience to decree rem
dared by the Circui: Court for the city OF Ale1
sndris in the chancsry cause of John y. ufana :
20 the Washington City, Virginia Mloiahu sno
Gres. Southern RAILROAD Company sna ~ O'Rers Rnn
a, strert in the city f Alexandra. IN the State
of VIRGINIA. at twelve (l2) o'clock m:.
On I HnNDAY, The TWENTIETH DAY
o@' OF DECBM BER. 1850.
coll At nubic auction TO the highest bidder, the
following described property:
Tbs ENTIRE LIN OF RAl LkoAD Known
as the Washington CITY virglnta n.o.aIu 81. s,a
of sjexsndris and the city of Danvile and fro m
The town of Manassas, in the county OF Prince
William, on the aforesaid main line, TO the tcWn
of Harrisonburg, In the county o1 hccSlngnam ID,
together with sll the branches thereof rs tnty
now exist with all sppurtensnces and equip
ments, righs, privileges, franchises, properties,
real and personAl, ana works to the said railroad
aid branches respectively belonging, or In any
wise appertsiniDg, including the roadway and
track. rails and road bed, side tracks, brloges,
yi.duct trestes fer ces stations, depots, machlne
,hops and all other buildings and .t'ucture'
docks and wharv-s, sand and gravel pits and de
posits OF materials and all other things oelong
inn 10, or used or designed to be used, for or IN
oonnection with the SAID railroad or branch rail-
roads respectively. together with I'll locomotives
and tenders, freight ard passenger cars and all
other cars and ali other rolling stock or equip
ment whatsoever. machinery, tools and all ma.
,e,sls for the use OF ssid railroad or any OF lib
branches and sll other personal property there
unto belonging, including all property aud
things Whatsoever of any such nature or de;c''p
ton as is above mentioned The SAID !ih3 or
railway and branches extends total distance OF
846 miles.
Tne rurchsser of said road snd property
above d. cribed will also be substituted to the
rights ana assume the responsibilities of said de.
fendant company under contrsc. between ssld
comp.n ny and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company dated on the 10Th day Ct aug1ss,
1873 whereby the said Baltimore and '.hlo
ksllrcsd Company leases from ssid def ndant
company 80 much OF the Said ROAD as lies BE-
tween Strasburg and Harrisonburg and SO
much of ssid road IS lies between said points
will be sold subject to said lease.
The said purchaser will further take slad road
and other property subject to the contracts made
under orders of the Clrcui. Court OF the city OF
Alexandria ny the Receiver IN said SUIT with the
Charlottesville and Rapidan Railroad Com.
psny end the Franz lin aud Pittsy ylvsEis Rsiirosd
compsny-sud subject to sll other contracts Ut the
Receiver in regard to said property, whsther
made under order OF the Court or rot, and will
assume all his liabilities Hereunder. Should
the purchaser rot comply VITA the terms OF
sale, there viii be resale at his cost and risk.
Terms: The terms upon which said Commis~
soner shsll sell said property rs sst forth in the
said degree sre-cssh ss to sum OF money
equal TO the principal and iGterest Of all bonds
secured By deeds OF trust on said property or
any part thereof, except those secured by the
deed Of trust of the defendant corporation, dated
on the lst of May, 1873. in which y 81. Miller,
Robert Garrett 81 j. Ohm " Burke are trustees.
and for further amount Of cash equal to the
past due interest on the debt secured by that
deed; as to sum equal to the priGcipsl Of tue
debt which has bsen heretofore asce'tsined to be
due uoder said deed, on such credit as will me-t
the amount of said debt at maturity, taking
care that as to such deferred payments proVi.
sion be made for The purchaser to 50 piy inter-
est Oh the purchase money in insta!ments thst
the interest 80 to be paid by hin shall meet the
coupons for interest yet to fall due on said prn-
ciDal-as to residue of the purchase money
On 8 credit of one, two and three years, with In
terest from date of sale.
For the deferred pay ment, as abo7ed provided
the Commissioner shslI take the obligations OF the
purchaser and return them witnhis report OF ssle
when the Court will direct how the payment OF
the same shsll be 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 dollars $500 100 shall be
paid to tho Com missioner within i've days after
said sale, and the residue shall be pail by the
purchaser upon the confirmation of said sale in
suca manner as the Court IN the decree of con
frmation may direct
JOHN 8. BARBOUR.
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