Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-09
Virginia Midland Railroad

FOR SALEAT PUBLIC AUCTION
By virtue of ard in obedience 10 decree rem
dered by the Circuit OJurt for the city Of Alex
sndris in the chsncery cause OF John &. Graham
VS. The Washington City, Virginia Midland and
Great Southern Railroad Company snd Others
/ shall, in front of the Market Building OF Roy
81 street, in the city f Alexandria, in the State
of Virginia, ct twelve Q2) O'clock NJ.
ON MONDAY, The TWENTIETH DAY
OF DKCEMBER, 1850.
sell at public auction to the highest bidder, the
following described property:
ThsENTlRE LIN e OF RAILROADS known
as the Washington City, Virginia Midland and
Great Southern Railroad lying between the city
of Alexsndris and the city of Dsnvile and from
William, on the aforesaid main line, to the town
of Harrison burg, in the county Of Rockingham
together with all the branches thereof as they
now exist with all appurtenance5 and equip
ments, rights, privileges. franchises, properties,
real and personal, and works to the said railroad
and branches respectively belonging, or in any
wise appertsining, including the roadway and
tracks. rails snd road bed, side tracks, bridges,
visduct trestes fen cee, stations, depots, machine
shops and sll other buildings and structures
docks and Wharves, sand and gravel pits and de-.
posts of materials and all other things belong
ing 10, or used or designed to be used, for or in
connection with the said railroad or branch rail-
roads respectively, together with all locomotives
and tenders. freight and passenger cars aud all
other cars and ali other rolling stock or equip.
ment whatsoever. machinery, tools and all ma
tefials for the use OF said railroad or any of its
branches and sll other personal property there
unto belonging, including all property aud
things whatsoever of any such nature or descrip
ton as is above mentioned. The sold line OF
railWsy and branches extends total distance OF
$40 miles.
The purchaser of said road and property
above oilcriood will also be substituted to the
rights and assume the responsibilities Of said de.
tenGsnt company under contract between sSid
company and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, dated on the 10th day of August
1878 whereby the said Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company leases from eaid defendant
company Sd much OF the said road ss lies be-
tween Strasburg and Hsrrisonburg and so
much of said road IS lies between said points
will be sold subject to said lease.
g'he said purchaser will further take eiad 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.
pany and the Franklin and Pittsylv Railroad
company-and subject to all other contracts Of the
Receiver in regard to said property, whether
made under order Of the Court or not, and will
assume sll his liabilities hereunder, Should
the purchaser not comply with the terms of
sale. there will be resale st his cost and risk.
Terms: The terms upon which said Commits
slUu0T eudil Gull pIOpOlsJ I'D SOU lOl III
said degree are-cash rs to q sum of money
equal to the principal and Interest of all boLds
secured by deeds OF trust on said property or
any psrt thereof, except those secured by the
deed Of trust of the defendant corporation, dated
Oh the LIST Of May, 1873. in which D. b. Miller,
Robert Garrett and John w. Bur he arc trustees,
and for a further amount OF CASH equal to the
pssi due interest on the debt secured by that
Decd 81 to O sum equal TO the principal of the
debt which has baen heretofore ascertsined to be
due under said deed, on such credit as will meet
the amount of said debt at msiurlty, taking
care that IS TO such deferred payments provi-
sion be made for The purchaser to 30 pay inter-
est on the purchase money in lnst alments thst
the interest go to be paid by him shall meet the
coupons for interest yet to fall due on said prin-
cDs-ss 10 residue of the PURCHASE money
on q credit Of one, two and three years, with in
terest from dste OF sale.
For the deferred payment, as allowed provided
the Com missioner shall lake the Obligations OF the
purchaser and return them Withhis report of sale.
when the Court will direct how the pay ment of
the same shall be secured Dy 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 (S2O0 UOOi shall be
paid to the Commissioner within five days after
said sale, and the residue shall be paid by the
purchaser upon the confirmation of said sale in
such manner as the Court IN the decree of con.
frmation may direct.
JOHN s. BARBOUR.
oct l6-td Commissioner of Sale.