Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-01
AUCTEOM SALES,
Virginia Midland Railroad
FORsALE PUBLIC AUCTION

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By virtue of ard in obedience TO decree rem
deled by the Circuit Oourt for the city of Alex
andra in the chRl Cory cause of John .. Graham
VS.. the Washington City, Virginis Midaud and
Crest Southern Railroad Company and others
! shall, in front of the Market Building on Roy
81 street, in tie city # Alexandria in the State
Of Vsginis st s#eye G29 y 9,eIoek &c e ~ m; INN
OF DECEMBER. 1880,
sell st public auction to the highest bidder, the
following described property:
ThsENTiRk LIN OF RAILROAD known
as the Washington City, Virginia Midlsrd and
Great Southerh Railroad, lying between tbe city
of Alexandria and the city Of Danville, and from
the town of Manassas, in the county of Prince
William, on the aforesaid main line, to the town
OF Hsrrsonburg. in the county Of Rockingham,
together with all the branches thereof az they
now exist with all appurtepances and equip
ments, rights, privileges, franchises, properties,
real and personal, ana works to the said railroad
AID branches respectively belonging. or in any
wise hppeItsining, including the roadway and
tracks rails and road bed, side tracks, bridges,
visduct trestles, fences. stations, depoe, machine
shops and all other buildings and structures,
docks and wbarveS, sand and gravel pits and de-
posits OF materials and all other things belong
ing TO. or used or designed to be used, for or in
connection with the said railroad or branch rail-
roads respectively together with all LOGON olives
and tenders, freight aud passenger cars and all
other cars and all other rolling stock or equip
ment whatsoever. machinery, tools and all ma.
ieria!s for the use Of esid railroad or any of its
branches and all other personal property there
unto belonging including sill property and
things whatsoever OF any such nature or desc'ip
Gon as is above mentioned The said line of
railway and branches extends total distance of
346 miles.
The purchaser of said road and property
above dhcribed will also be substituted TO the
rights and assume the responsibilities of said de-
HNn n IN ONor Hnr hntn
company and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, dated on the 10Th day of August
1873 whereby the said baltimore and ''hio
Railroad Company leases from said defendant
company 30 much of the said road as lies be-
tween Strasburg and Hsrrisonburg and 80
much OF said road as lies between said points
will ba sold subject to said lease.
The said purchaser will further tske sisd road
and other property subject to the contracts made
under orders OF the Circuit Court of the city Of
Alexandria hy the Receiver IN said suit with the
Charlottesville and Rspidan Railroad Com.
conpsny-snd subject to all other contracts of the
Receiver in regard to said property, whether
made undar order Of tbs Court or not, and will
sssune all his Liabilities hereunder. Should
the purchaser, not comply with the terms of
sale, there Will be resale at his cost and risk.
Terms: The terms upon which said Commis-
honer shall sell said property IS set forth in tue
said degree are-cash as to q sum of money
equal to the principal and Interest Of all bonds
secured By deeds Of trust on said property or
any part thereof, except those secured by tbs
deed of trust Of the defendant corporation, dated
on the lst Of May, 1873, in which u. h. Miller,
Robert Garrett aid John ". Butke are trustees.
aud for further amount of cash equal to the
past due interest on the debt secured by that
deed; ~ to 8 sum equal to the principal of the
debt which has been heretofore ascettsined to be
due auder said deed, on such credit as will meet
the amount of said debt at maturity, taking
care that ss to euch deferred pay yments provi.
sion be made for the purchaser to 80 pay inter-
est on the purchase money in instalm ents thst
the interest so to be paid By him shall meet the
coupons for interest yet to fall due on said prin-
ciDa-ss to residue of the purchase money
On 8 credit Of one, two and three years, with in.
terest from date of sale.
For the deferred payment as sboved provided
the Commissioner shall lake the Obligations OF the
purchaser and return them withhs report of ssle.
when the Court will direct how the payment 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 (S200 000) shall be
paid to the Commissioner within five days after
said ssle. and the residue SHALL be psit by the
purchaser upon the confirmation Of said sale in
suca msnner as the Court In tue decree Of con.
frmstion may direct
JOHN s. BARBOUR.
oct l6-td Commissioner of SALE