Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-06
AUCTION SALES.
Virginia Midland Railroad
FORsALE PUBLIC AUCTION

Ey virtue of ard in obedience 10 decree rem
dered by the Circuit CURT for the city OF 5 lex
apdris in the chat cory cause Of John Z. Graham
VS.. The Washington City, Virginia Midland and
Great Southern Railroad Company snd others,
I shall, in front of the Market Building, on Roy
al street, in the city Ct Alexandra IN the Stale
Of Virgins, at twelve W. O'clock M.
ON MONDAY, The CWEETIETH DAY
OF DECEMBER, 1880.
sell st public auction 10 the highest bidder, the
following described property:
TheENTIRE LIN 4 OF RAILROAD known
as the Washington City, Virgins hid!srd ana
Great Southern Railroad lying between the city
of Alexandria and the city of Dsnvile. and FROM
the town Of Manassas in the county of Prince
William, on the Aforesaid main line, TO the town
of HsrrisonhuTg, in the county OF Rockingham
together with sll the branches thereof IS they
now exist with all appurtensnces and equip
me1ts, rights, privileges. franchises, properties,
real and Eersona ana works to the said railroad
ard branches respectively belonging, or IN any
wise appertsining, including The roadway ana
tracks, rsils and rohd bed, SIDE trbcke, bridges,
yisduct trestles fences stations, depols, machine
shops and all other buildings and ,t'ucLure',
docks and whsrves, sand aud gravel pits and dc
posts OF materials and all other things bolong
ing TO, or used or designed to be used. tor or IN
connection with the said railroad or bran rail-.
roads respectively, together with ell locomotives
an tenders, freight ard passenger cars snd Eli
other cars and ell other rolling stock or equip
ment whatsoever. machinery, tools and ell ma
terisls for the use of sald railroad or any OF ltS
branches and oil other personal property there
unto belonging, including all property aud
things whatsoever of any such nature or ceicf'p
ton as is above mentioned The said ipe OF
railway end branches extends q total distance OF
346 miles.
The purchaser of said road and property
above discrioed will also be substituted to the
rights and assume the responsibilities of said de-
lor hntn
company and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Compsn dated on the 10th day Of August,
1873 whereby the said Baltimore and ohio
kailrcad Company leases from said defendant
company 30 much OF the said road SIS lies be-
tween Strssburg and Rarrisonburg and so
much of said rosd as lies between said points
will bs sold subject to said lease.
The said purchaser will further take eisd road
and other property subject TO the contracts made
under orders of the Circuit Court Of the city Of
Alexandria by the Receiver IN said suit with the
Charlottesville and Rspidan Railroad Com.
pspy end the Franklin and PittsylVsnia Railroad
compRny-apd subject 10 all other contracts Ut the
Receiver in regard to said property, whether
made under order OF tbs Court or Lot, and will
sssume ell his liabilities Hereunder. should
the purchaser rot comply with the terms Of
sale, there will be resale at his cost and risk.
Terms: The terms upon which said Commits
sioner shall sell said property as set forth in the
said degree are-cash as to sum of money
equal TO the principal and Interest of sl bonds
secured by deeds Of trus. on said property or
any part thereof, except those secured by the
deed of trust of the defendant corporation, dated
Oh the LIST of May, 1873, in which d. b. Ailler,
Robert Garrett aud John ". Burke are trustees,
and for further amount of cash equal to the
PAST due interast on the debt secured by that
deed; as to q sun equal to the principal of the
debt which hne been heretofore asce.tained to be
due uader said deed, on such credit as will meet
the amount Of said debt at maturity, taking
care that as to such deferred pay ments provi-
sion be made for the purchaser to 80 pay inter-
Get on ths purchase money in instalments that
the interest so to be paid by him shall meet the
coupons for interest yet to fall due on said prn-
ciDal-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 payment as allowed provided
the Commissioner shsltske the Obligations Of the
purchaser and return them withhls report of sale,
when the Court will direct how the pay ment of
the same shall 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 (S2OO uOOJ shall BE-
paid to tho Commissioner within fvo dtYs after
said sale, and the residue shall be psl1 by the
purchaser upon the confirmation of said sale in
sucn manner IS the Court IN the decree OF con-
frmation may direct.
JOHN s. BARBOUR.
oct 16-td Comms:i oner of Sale.