Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-26
AUCTEOM SALES.
Virginia Midland Railroad
FOB RsALEATPUBLIC AUOTIoN

ORSALE PUBLIC AU OTIOH
By virtue of ard in obedience to decree rem
dered by the Circuit. Court for the city OF Alex
andris in the chsDcery cause OF John y. drsns q
vs.. the Washington City, Virginia Mid! d!and snc
Great Southern Railroad Company snd others
shall, in front of the Market Building, on Boy
Al street in the city tf Ale1aDdris. in the Stat:
of Virgins, at twelve l2) o'clock m.
ON MONDAY. The rWENTIETh DAY
OF DECBMBER, 1850.
sell st public auction 10 the highest bidder, the
following described property:
The ENTIRE LINEOF RAILROADk known
AZ the Washington City, Virginia Midland ard
Great Southern Railroad, lying between the citS
of sle1sndris and the city OF Dsnville and fro n
William, on the aforesaid main line, to the tcWn
of Harrison burg, in the county # Rockingham.
together with all the branches thereof as they
now exist with all sppurtenaDces and equip
ments rights, privileges, franchises, properties,
resl and personal, ana works to the said railroad
ard branches respectively belonging. or IN any
wise nppertaining, including the roadway and
tracks rsils and road bed, side tracks, bridges,
viiduct trestles, fences stations depots, mschiIe
shops and all other buildings and tttucture',
docks and wharves, sand and gravel pits and de
posts OF materials and ell other thugs belong
ing 10, or used or designed to be used, for or in
connection with the said railroad or branch rail-
and tenders, freight aud passenger cars and all
other cars and all other rolling stock or equip
ment whatsoever. machinery, tools and al ms.
ierisls for the use of said railroad or any of its
branches and all other personal property there
unto belonging, including all property aud
things whatsoever of sny such nature or desc''p.
lion IS is above mentioned The said lima OF
railway and branches extends total distance Of
S46 miles.
The purchaser of said road and property
above discrioed will also be substituted to the
rights and assume the reaponsibil.ie, Of said de .
comp my aud the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, dated on tho 10th day of August.
1873 whereby the said Baltimore and ,ho
Railroad Company leases from said defendant
company Sd much OF the said roa1 as lies be.
tween Strasburg and Harrisoaburg and so
much OF said road as lies between said points
will bs sold subject to said lesse.
The said purchaser will further take siad road
and other property subject to the contracts made
under orders OF the Circuit Court of the city OF
Alexandria py the Receiver IN ssid suit with the
Charlottesville aud Rspidan Railroad Com
psny and the Franklin and Plttsylvsnis Railroad
compsny-snd suS ect 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 lisbiiiiies thsreuoder. Should
the purchaser not comply vita the terms Of
sale, there viii be 8 resale at his cost and risk.
4oIus. 1ue upOu HukCu
soner shall sell said property ss set forta Ia the
ssid degree ara-cssh as to sum OF money
equal to the principal and icterest Of all oJnds
secured BY deeds ot trust OF said property or
any part thereof, except those secured by the
deed Of trust of the defendant corporation, dated
Oh the 1st of May, 1873, in which ID h. Miller.
Robert Garrett aid John " Burke are trustees.
aud for further amount of cash equal to the
past due interest on the debt s.cu.-d by that
deed; ss to sum equal to the pri of the
debt which has ecu heretofore ascertained to be
due uader said deed, on such credit AS will met
the amount of SAID debt at mA.u:itY. takIng
care thss as to such deferred payments provi'
sion be n ade for Iha purchss5 to so pay inter-
est on the purchase money in instslms nts tnht
the interest 80 to be paid by him shall meet the
coupons for interest yet to fall due on said prlu-
ciDhl-ss to residue Of the purchase money
on credit of one, two and three ye ,rs, with ln-
te'est from date of sale.
For the deferred payment IS sboved provided
the Commissioner shall AXE the obiig stons OF tho
purchaser and return them witlhs report Of sale.
when the Court will direct how the pay msnt o.
the same shall be secured by some satisfactory
lien on the premises sold
Of the cash. which it is hsrein provided shall
be required on the sale of said property. two
hundred thousand dollar. (S2OO 700. shsll be
paid to the Commissioner within 1Vs days after
nid sale, and the residue sh al, be p>it BY the
purchaser upon the confirmation Of said sale 10
sucl msnner as the Court in tle decree OF con =
trmstion may direct
JOHN 8. BARBOUR.
oct l6-td .)ommissione, of sale.