Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-26
AUCTION SALES.
Virginia Midland Railroad
FOR aLEATP PUBLIC CTION

FOR SALEAT P q BLIC AL CTlON
By virtue of ~ in obedience to decree ren-
dered by the Circui. Court for the city OF alex
sndrls in the chancery csuse OF j Ohm Z. Granam
VS. The w ashinatJn City, Virginia Midland and
Great Southern railroad Company "nd osners'
| shall, i'll iron, of the Market Buil ding on hoy
81 street in the city AexaBtlis 10 the State
Of Virginia, 1T tweive (l2) O'clock m:
ON MONDAY. THG tNErTI ETH DAY
CT DEG1MRER. 1850
sell st public auction 10 lha highest bidder, the
following described property:
The ENTiRE LINEOF KAILROADknown
as the Wa. hln gton City, Virginia hlolsno aba
Great Southern Railroad. lying between tnt CIT,
OF Alexanoria and tho city OF Danvllle. snd from
The town of Msnsss.s, in the county OF frlnce
William, on the aforesaid nsin line, to The town
of EsrrisoF burg III the equity # Rccklhgnam'
together with sll tbe brsLcte5 thereof as tney
dow exist with all appurtenances and equip
ments righis pri7i!t gos, :rsrcblses, propsrt'ee,
rasi and leTtona!, sn9 Wofks 20 Inc sslo rs!lrosu
shd branches respectively belonging, of IN any
wise aOpel tsinina, Inc. uGlng the rosaWay ana
tracks. rsiis snc road bed, slce tracks, Dncges,
vi.duct tresLes, Tea ces, stations depnts mschloe
sh cps and ali o.her bli!dings Ahd ~ uciure',
docks snd whsry-s, saud and gravel p'ts st9 oe
Iosits OF materials end 81 other things orlonR
ing TO- or used Or designed TO be used, for or IN
c c,nnecton WITH TIE sad railroad or hTanch rail-
roads resveclive'y together with ell locomotives
and tenders freight ard passenger cars aud a!l
other cars and ell other rolling stock or equip
ment waatsCe ,er mActinsfy, tools and al ma
te.ias fJr the us3 or tald railroad or any OF It's
branches and sil OTHER personal property there
unto belonging, Including eli properly ana
thii q whatsoever Of sly such !ature or oe: c;lp
tlon az is sbovs mentioned The ssld ilns cl
r~iwey and branChas extends total olstsnce OF
346 miies.
The Purchaser of said road .nd property
aboye Gh c:ibed viii also be substituted 10 the
rights ano assume the responsibility; OF ssld De
fendsnt company under y conLrSc: between ssld
comp ny sGo the Baltimore and ONO Railroad
Company. dated on tho Goth day cf August,
1873 whereby the said Baltimore .nu ;'hlo
ksilrcad Com psny lenses from said det-ndant
compsay much OF the said ROAD as lies o.
tween Strssburg and Aarrisoaburg and 50
much Of said road ae lies between salo points
will 5e sold sucje.L - ssid lease.
Tbe ssid pul chaser vii further take slsd rosd
and other property subject to the coGtracts made
uncer orders OF the Circuit Court OF the city OF
alexandria ny the Receiver III said SUIT with the
charlottesville aud R,piian Railroad Com
Many g., the Frsnt lin and Piitsylvanis Railroad
com psny-sDd c. 10 a!l other contracts Ut the
Receiver in reg bro to said property, Wbntner
made under order Of to- Court or lot, and will
nssume all his liabi !ies there lder. Should
the purch iser 'ot Comply wiLa the tertos OF
sale there wi be u r-ssle ct his cost and risk.
Terms: The terms uoon which ssid Commits
sioDer sbaIl ssl said opeTty rs set forth III the
said dag.re srs-cssh 8s 10 sum OF money
equal 10 Lh5 priDc.pal ana lrtefest OF al DOnuS
secured by dee:s Vi ttGs. OIL sad property or
any ,rt thareot. except those secured by the
deed of trust of the dsfendalt corporation, dated
On the lst of May, 1878. in which . II. Miller.
Robert Garrett aid joan " Burke are t!ustees.
aud for u further amount Of cssb eqnal TO The
past due interest or the debt sscurrd by that
deed; ss 10 sum equa! TO the principal OF the
d. BIT which ss 7en heret )fora a-Cettsned to oe
due der SAID deed, on such credit rs will mset
the amount of Said debs st mniutIbS, tesloK
care that as TO such ds:err-d pay meLts proVl-
zion oe N .de fJr .he purcn as9r To SD pay litter
est Oh the purchase money IN INT mrntS tcat
the interest," 81 to DO paid By him sh.I mees the
coupons for interest yet to fail due on said prln-
cioal-ss TO re:ldue of ths purchase money
on credit cf one. two and three years, with In
terest from g ste of saie.
For The deferred pay meat as sb wed provided
the Com missioner Shall AXE the Obligations OF the
purchaser AID return them WtGhls report of sale
wnen the Court will Gifert how tue pay nlent OF
toe same shall bo secured by some satisfactory
lleI On the Dreinses BOD. :,
Of the cash, which it Is herein provided shall
be r, qulred Oh the sase Of said property, Two
hundf I'd Thousand dollar. (S2O0 LOO shall Do
paid to thc Commissioned wnhiu i've days after
said sale aud the residue sAa! be poll by tue
pui CHASER upon the cogf -msiio of said sale IN
sue, MANNER ss lhs GCurt n tae decrec OF con
firm alton may direct.
JOHN g, BARBOUR.
oct l6-td Commis:i Jnec Uf Sale.