Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-23
AUCTlOH SALES.
Virginia Midland Railroad
FORSALE PUBLIC AUCTION

BY virtue of ard in obedience TO decree rer
dered BY the Circui. Court for the city Of alex
sndrls IN the chsncsry cause of John 9. GrshsG
VS. the Washington City, Virginia Midlsud and
Crest Southern RAILROAD Company and others
shall, in front Of the Market Building. on Roy
81 street. in the city cf Alexandria in the State
Of Virgins, st twelve Q2) O'clock n:.
ON MONDAY. The TWENTIETH DAY
OF DECEMBER, 1880.
sell at public auction TO the highest bidder, the
following described property:
TheENTlRE LIN OF kAILROADknown
ss the Washington City, Virginia Midland and
Great Southern Railroad. lying between the city
of Alexandris and the city of Dsnville, and fro N
the town of Manassas, in the county of Prince
William, on the Aforesaid main line, to the tcwn
of Harrisohhprg, in the county # Rockingham
together with sll the branches thereof as they
now exist with all sppurtensDces and equip
ments righss, privileges, franchises, properties,
resl aod personal, and works to the ssid railroad
shd branches respectively belonging, or in any
wise appertsinlng, including the roadway and
,racks, rails and road bed, side tracks, bridges,
vi.duct, trestes fences, stations depols, machine
shops and all other buildings and .t'ucture3,
docks and waarves, sand and gravel pits and de
posils OF materials and ell other things belong
ing to, or used or designed to be used, fo. or in
connection with the ssid railroad or branch rail-
roads respectively. together with all locomotives
and tenders freight aud passenger cars and all
other cars and all other rolling stock or equip
ment whatsoever. machinery, tools and all ma
letias for tbs use OF tait railroad or any of its
branches and kll other personal property there
unto belonging. including all property and
things whatso. YER of any such nature or descrip
tlon as is above m=nuonsd The said line OF
railway and branch IS extends total distance OF
345 miiee.
The purchaser of said road and property
above dit tcsioed will also bs substituted to the
rights snG assume the responsibilities of said de
6pra JyaE Az
cJup'ny aud the Baltimore and Ohio Ksi!rosd
company, dated on the 10th day Of Angus,
1873 whereby the said Baltimore and 'hio
k.liroad Company leases frou said defendant
company s. much OF the ssid ros1 as lies be-
tween Strasburg aud Hsrrisouburg and so
uuch of said road as lies betwesn said points
will bs sold subject to said lease
The said purchaser viii further take sisd road
and other property subject 10 the Contracts "a Sde
under orde:s of the Circuit Court of the city OF
Alexandra. oy the Receiver III ssid suit with the
Charlottesville and R.pidsn Railroad Com.
psuy sud the Fesnklin and Pittsylvsnis Railroad
conpsny-snd oject TO all other contracts of the
Receiver in regard to said property, whather
made under order OF the Court or rot and will
assume all his liabilities thereunder. Should
the purchaser rot Comply vita the terGis of
sale there vii be a rcssle at his cost and risk
Terms: TIE tsrIs upon which sid Com mis-
sloner shall sell said property ses forth in the
said d4gree sre-cssh rs to sum OF money
equal ~ the princip1i and lCterest OF All bonds
secured by deeds or trust ou said property or
any part thereof except those secured by tha
deed Of trust of the defendant poration, dated
on the lss of May, 1878 in which D H. Miller,
Robert Garrett aid John ". Burke are trustees.
aud for further amount Of cash equal to ths
past due interest on the debt secured by that
deed; 81 to o sum equal to the priccipsl of the
debt which has b,en heretofore ascertained to be
due uudsr said Decd on such credit as will NEST
the amount of said debt at msiurity, taking
care that ss to such deferred pay meDts provi.
zion be made for lhe purchaser to 30 pay inter-
est Oh thu purchase monsy in insts(ments that
the interest 30 to os paid By him shall meet the
coupons for interest yet t. fall due on said peiu-
cios-ss 10 residue of the purchase money
on credit of one. two and three years, with in-
lerest from date of sale.
For the deferred payment as ab)ved provided
the Commisioner shall take the Obligations of the
purchaser and return them witbhis report Of sale.
wnen the Court will direct how the pay ment OF
the same shHll bo secured By some satisfactory
lien on the premises cold
Of the cssh, which ii is herein provided shall
be required on the sale of said property, Two
hundred Thousand dollars (S2O0 COO shall bs
p.id to tn. Com missioner within dye days after
said sale, and the residua sasl bs paid by the
purchaser upon the conf,nasion of said sale in
suc.' manner as .hs Court IN toe decree OF c>n
trmstion may direct
JOHN 8. BARBOUR.
oct l6-td lIammis:i )uer Of Sale,