Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-25
AUCTION SALES.
Virginia Midland Railroad
At PnRLIC AUCTIC

|FOR AT P q BL1C AU CTloH
Nv virtue of and in obedience to decree rem
dered by the Circui. Court for the city q Alet.
an dria in the chsncery cauee OF Juhn :. ulsnau
VS. the Washington City, VlrglDls aldsuu anu
Crest Southern Railroad Comp sna otnels'
! shall, in front of the Market Building, on Soy
Al street in the city f Aiexsudris, IN the State
Of Virginia, ut twelve Q2) O'clock m;:
ON MONDAY. tbs TWENTlE ETH DAY
OF DHCEMBgR. lse0.
sell It public auction to The hlghest Dlocer, she
following described property:
ThsESYIRE LLNEOF RAI known
az the Wa.hip gton City, Virginia Midland and
Great Southern ksiroad, lying between tnec!ty
OF Aluxspdris and the city Of DanVlle, snd 1eom
the town of Ii hAnsss.s, in the county OF fflbce
y ili;ap. on the aforesaid ulsln ilae, TO Inc tc"n
of Hsrrisc! burg. in !he c0unty It hGck'ngnsm,
top. tber with ell the braucres thereof be thev
now exist with oil sppurtepsDces ano equip
ments rights, privileges. Franchises, pfoptrtIes,
real and leTscEai, sn0 works 10 the sId Isilroso
ar d branches respectively belonging, or IN any
wise appeftain,ns, inc uding the roa5Way ana
track. lsi!s and roai bed, slGe tracks, BRIDGES
v.duct trestes fee CO., stations. dspots, 1nschlae
shcps anc all other buildings Ind u ucture',
docks aud WbarTes, ssnd $40 SraVsl pas she 10
losits OF materials aid sli other thlngs o5ioDg
ing TO- OF used or Cesjgsed 10 ba used, for or ln
e1nnection With the ssd railroad or branch rail-
roads respectively together with Eli locomotives
ard tenders freight ard passenger cars snc All
other cars and III ether 70 ling stock or cqclO'
men, wlatsoe eger. machinery, tools ana all ma
lerisis for the use OF sald railroad or any OF lib
branches snd all olner personal property there
unto belonging inc udiDe al property ano
thir gs whst.o. yer of ol.y such rsture or de:cnp
ton 80 is above mcn.loned Ibe SAID ;ine o!
rsi;wsy and branch extends tota Distance OF
346 miIea.
Inc purchaser of aaid road and property
above dis cribed viii $40 be substituted to the
rights snG assume the responsibilities oil SAID De
tenGsn. company uLder cOD!rsc. between ssid
comp ny and the Balli more aud Ohio Railroad
Company, dated on tbs 10Th day IT August,
1873 whereby the SAID Baltimore aud '!hio
ns,Irosd Company lesses from asid det-ndsnt
company s, much of the said road as lies be-
tween Strstburs aud Earrlgonburg and so
much Of ssid road ss lies be!wean said points
will be sotd subject t. sa!d lease
The said purchaser will further take slad road
and other property subject to the COL tracts made
under orders OF the Cncuit Court of the city Of
alexandria ~ the Receiver IN said suit with the
Charlottesville and kapidsn Railroad Com.
psr,y and the Frsnhlin snd Pi:isy ylvanis Railroad
company-sEd C! 10 ell other contracts vi the
Receiver in regard TO sald property, Whether
made undsr order of ths Court or lot, AID will
assume all his liabilities there reucdsr. Should
the purch aser rot comply with the terms OF
SALE tbsre vi ba resale at his cost snd risk,
Terms: The terG's uOon which sad Com
EioIer shHl sell said property as SET forth in the
said d-gr.e hre-cSsh rs 10 SUM OF money
equal to the prnc pal apd Interest of al bonds
secured by deeds uI trust OF said property or
auy psrt thUreGt except those secured oy tho
deed Of trust of the defendant corporation dated
ON :he lst Of May, 1878. in which d b. Miller,
Robert usrretl and Jonn " Burke are trustees
and for iurthss AMOUNT IF Cash equal to the
EST due interest on the debt secured by that
deed; 81 to d sun equal to the principal OF the
debt which las b.en heretofore ssce:tsned to be
due ,der SAID deed, on such credit ss will meet
the amuunt Of Said debt at mhiurisy, taking
care III st as to such deferred payments provi-
sion he made for The purchaser to SO pay inter-
est on the purchase money IN lnsta mfnts tast
the interest SO to be pad By him shall meet the
coupons for interest yet to fall due on said prin-
cipal-ss TO residue Of the purchase money
on credit of one. two and three years, With To-
terest from Cate Of sale.
For the deferred psy meat ss sboved provided
the Com Gisione: shsillake the Obligations Of the
purchaser AID return them witbhis report of ssle
when the Court will direct now ths pay ment OF
the same shall be secured by come satisfactory
lien Oh the premises sod.
OF tae cash, when il is herein provided shall
be required on the sale Of ssid property. two
hundred thousand dollars $500 LOO shsll bs
paid to tho Com missioner within dve days alter
said sale, and the residue sAs! be paid by the
purchaser upon the conformation Of said isle IN
frmation may direct.
JOHN 8. BARBOUR.
oct l6-td Comm!s;i ,nec of Sale.