Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-20
AUCTHOH SALES.
AUCTION SALES.
Virginia Midland Railroad
FORSALEAT PUBLIC AUCTION

By virtue of ard in obedience to a decree rem
dered by the Circuit Court for the city of Alex
sndrs in the chsncsry cause OF John Q. Graham
VS. The Washington City. Virginia Midland and
Great Southern Railroad Company and others
shall, in front of the Market Building, on Roy
Al street in the city cf Alexandria, in the State
Of Virginia, at twelve C2) o'clock M.
ON MONDAY. The TWENTIETH DAY
OF DECEMBER, 1885,
sell st public auction to the highest bidder, the
following described property:
The ENTIRE LIN 4 OF RAILROAD known
as the Washington City, Virginia Midland ard
Great Southern Railroad, lying between the city
of Ale1sndris and the city Of Dsnville, and from
the town of Manassas, in the county of Prince
William, on the aforesaid main line to the town
of Hsrrisonburg, in the county Of Rockingham,
together with all the branches thereof as they
now exist with sll sppurtenances and equip
mens, rights, privileges, franchises, properties,
real and personal, and works to the said railroad
shd branches respectively belonging, or In any
wise appertaining, including the roadway snd
,rscks rsils snd road bed, side tracks, bridges,
viaduct trestles, fences stations, depois machine
shops and all other buildings and II -uctures,
docks and wharves, sand and gravel pits and de
posts 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 locomotives
ard tenders, freight and passenger cars and sll
other cars and al other rolling stock or equip.
ment whatsoever. machinery, tools and all ma.
,eisls for the use of said railroad or any of it's
branches and all other personal property there
unto belonging including all property and
things whatsoever Of any such Dsture or descrip
lion ~ 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 aso be substituted to the
rights and assume the responsibilities of said de-,
fend,nt company under contrac! between ssid
company and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, dated on the 10th day Of August,
1873 whereby the said baltimore and 'tho
Railroad Company leases from said dele ndsnt
company s, much of the said road as lies be-
tween Strssburg and Harriso1burg and 80
much of said road as lies between said points
will be sold subject to said lease.
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 by the Receiver IN said suit with the
Charlottesville and Rspidsn Railroad Com.
pspy snd the Franz lin and Pittsylvsnis Railroad
compsny-and 5ject to sll other contracts OF the
Receiver in regard to said property, whether
made under order OF the Court or not and will
assume all his liabilities Hereunder. Should
the purchaser not comply with the terms OF
sale there viii be resale at his cost and risk.
Terms The terms upon which said Commits
soner shsl sell said property as set forth in the
said degree srs-cash rs to 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 tha
deed Of trust of the defendant corporation, dated
on the 1st of May, 1873. in which d. II. Miller,
Robert Garrett and John w. Burke are trustees.
and for q further amount of cash equal to the
pssi due interest on the debt secured by that
deed IS to sum equal to the principal of the
debt which has b5en heretofore ssce.tsined to be
due under said deed, on such credit as will meet
the amount Of said debt at maturity, taking
care that as to such deferred payments provi-
son be made for the purchaser to 80 pay inter-
est on the purchase money in instalments that
the interest so to be paid by him shall meet the
coupons for interest yet to fall due on said prin-
clDal-as to residue of the purchase money
On credit of one, two and three years, with in.
terest from date of sale.
For the deferred payment as allowed provided
the Commissioner shslltake the obligations Of the
purchaser and return them with his report of sale,
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 O0Ol shall be
paid to the Com missioner 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.
ttmation may direct.
JOHN 8. BARBOUR.
oct l6-td Commissionee of Sale.