Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-16
AUCTION SALES
Virginia Midland Railroad

FOR SALE AT P U BLIC AU CT1ON
de,ed By the Circuit. Court for tho city CT lex
andris in the chsncery cauae Of John Z. Graham
vs.. the WASHINGTON City, Virgins Midland aud
Crest Southern Railroad Company and others,
l shall in front Of the Market Building, on Roy
81 street. in tie city If Aiexand1is. in the State
Of Virginia, at twelve (l2) o'clock m.
ON MONDAY. THE TWENTIETH DAY
OF DECEMBER, 1850
sell st public auction 10 the highest bidder the
following described property:
The ENTIRE LINE OF RAILROADknoWn
a. the Washington City, Virgins Midland and
Great Southern Railroad, lying between the city
of Alexandria and tho city Of Danville. and from
the town of Manassas, in the county of Prince
William, on The aforesaid main line, TO the town
of Harrisonburg. in tho county cf Rockingham
together with all the branches thereof IS they
now exist. with all sppurtenancos and equip
ments, rights, privileges, franchises, properties
roal and personal, and works TO the said railroad
and branches respectively belonging, or in suy
wise hppertaining, including the roadway aud
tracks, rsis and rond bed, sido tracks, bridges,
viiduct trestles, ces stations. depots, machine
shops and all other buildings end :trucLure,,
docks and whsrves, sand and gravel pits and do,
posts OF materials and sill o:hor things bciong.
ing TO- or used or designed to BIO used, for Or il
connection with the said railroad or branch rail"
roads respectively. together with oil locomotives
and tenders, freight and passenger cars and nil
other oars and all other rolling stock or equip
ment whatsoever. machinery, tools and all ma
lerisls for the use OF said railroad or any of is
branches and al other personal property thcro
unto belonging. including all property and
things whatsoever Of any such nature or doc: ip
ton as is above mentioned The said line of
railway and branches extends total distance OF
346 miller.
The purchaser Of said roaa and property
a nVa % ha tinted
rights and assume the responsibilities of said do
PENDANT company under contrsc. between said
company and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, dated on tho Goth day Ct August,
1873. whereby the said Baltimore sld Ohio
Railroad Company leases from said defendant
company 30 much Of the said road as lies be-
tween Strasburg and Harrisonburg and SO
much of ssid 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 tho Circuit Court OF the city OF
Alexandria by the Receiver IN said suitWith the
Charlottesville and Rspidan Railroad Com,
pspy snd tho Franklin and Pittsylvaria Rsilrosd
company-and gu bject to 81! othor contracts fthe
Receiver in regard to said property, Whether
made undsr order OF the Court or not, ard will
assume all his liabilities Hereunder. Should
the purchaser not comply with the terms OF
sale, there will be resslo OF bis cost and risk.
Terms: Tho terms upon which said Commits"
soner shall sell said property as set forth in tho
said degree are-cash as to q sun OF money
equal to the principal and Interest of all bonds
secured by deeds of trus. on snid property or
any part thereof. except those secured by the
deed of trust of the defendant corporation, dated
on the 1st of May, 1873, in which y. Il. Milor.
Robert Garrett and JohnW. Burke are trustees,
and for further amount Of cash equal to tho
past due interest on the debt secured By that
deed 81 to sum equal to the principal of tho
debt which has b.en heretofore ascertsined to be
due under eaid deed on such credit as will meet
the amount of said debt at maturity, taking
csre that as to such deferred payments provi-
zion be made for the purchaser to 80 pay inter-
est on the purchase money in instalmen!s that
the interest 30 to be paid by him shall NEE! the
coupons for interest ye. to fall due on said prin-
cipsl-as TO residue Of the purchase money
on q credit Of one. two and thrco yoars, with in
lerest from date of sale.
For the deferred payment as hboved provided
the Commissioner shall take the obligations Of the
purchaser and return them withhis report OF sale,
when the Court will direct how tho payment OF
the same shall BIO secured by come satisfactory
lien on the premises cold,
Of the cash, which it is herein provided shall
be required on the sale CT said property, two
hundred thousand dollars $500 COY shall be
paid to the Commissioner within five days after
said sale, and the residue shall be psid by tho
pui chaser upon the confirmation of said sale in
such manner as the Court in the decrcs Of con.
frmstion may direct.
JOHN s. BARBOUR.
oct &C. i'd Commits loner CT Sale