Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-13
AUCTION SALES.
VIRGINIA MIDLAND R. +.

FOR SALE AT PU BLlC AUCTION.
Fly virtue of and in obedience TO decree rem
dered by the Circuit Court fer the CITY of Alex.
andria in the chancery cause Of John C. Graham
rs the Washington CHy Virginia MidLand and
Grcnt SonthcrA Raj! Rocd Company and others,
on the 18Th day Of February 1880 l shall,
in front of tho Market Building. on Royal
street, IN the city Of Alexandria. IN the State of
Virginia, u. twelve Q2) O'clock M, on THU RS.
DAY, the 18th day OF May. 1880. sell At public
auction to the highosl bidder tho following do
scilbod property:
The entire line rai'roGd Known as tho Wash-
ngton CITY, Virginia Midland and Great South
ern Ral Read, lying between the city OF Alex
andris al d the city of DanviIle, and from the
town OF MANASSAS. in tho county Of Prince Viii.
lism. on tho aforesaid main line. to tho town Of
Hsrrisonburg, in the county of Rockingham,
together with all the branches thereof as they
now exist, with sl apr urtensnces and equip
ment, rights, privileges. franchises, properties,
real and personal and works TO The said railroad
and branches respectively belonging, or in any
wise sppertsning, including the roadway and
tracks, rails and roadbed, side tracks, bridges,
visduct;, trestes fences, Stations, depots. ma
chine shops, and all other buildings and struc
lures. doc ks and wnarves, sand and gravel pits
and deposits of msterisls and sll other things be-
onglng to, or used or designed to be used. for or
IN connection with the SAID railroad or branch
railroads respectively. together with all locomo-
t'ves snd tenders, freight and passenger carr,
and all other cars, AND all other rolling stock or
tquip ment whatsoever machinery, tools snd all
materials for the use vi said railroad or any Of
liz branches and I'll other personal property
thereunto belonging including all property and
things whatsoever Of Gny such nature or descrip-
ton as is above mentioned The ssid limo of
railway and branches extends q total distance Of
316 miles.
The purchaser OF said road and property above
described will also be substituted to the rights
and assume the responsibilities (f said de-
tepdant company under contract between
said company and the Baltimore and Ohio hail
Road Company, dated on the 2O.h day of Au.
gust 1878, whereby the eaid Baltimore and Ohio
Rail Road Company leases from said defendant
company so much of the said road as lies between
Strssbu1g and Harrisonburg, and go much OF
said rosd IS lies between sad points will be sold
subject TO said loase.
The said purchaser will further take said road
and other property sui jet to the contracts made
under orders OF tho Circuit Court for the city OF
Alexandria by the Becever in said tuit with the
Charlottesville and Rspidan Rail Road Com
pany, and the Franklin and Piltsylvania Rail
Road Compary-snd jsct to sl other con-
tracts 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 will be resale a! his costs and rit k.
Terms: The terms upon which sHd Commits
sloner shall cell said property set forth in tho
said decree gro, cash as 10 sum Of money equal
to the principal end interest OF al bonds secured
by deeds Of trust on Said property or any part
thereof, except those secured by the decd of trust
OF the defendant corporation, dated on the lst OF
May, 1873, in which d. Il. Nj ller, Robert Oar
retL and John w. Burke, arc Trustees, and for
further amount Of cash equal TO tho past due in
terest on the debt secured By that deed as to
II sum equal to the principal OF tao debt which
has bsen heretofore sscertainad to be due under
said deed. on such credit as will set tn u amount
OF SAID debt IT maturity, taking caro- That AZ To
such deferred payments provision b) made for
the purchaser TO so pay interest on the purchase
money in instruments that tho Interest 20 TO be
paid by him shall meet the coupons for interest
yet TO fsll due on said principal-ss to residue of
Lhe purchase money on a credit OF ona Two and
three years. with interest from datu Of sale
For the deferred payment "a above provided
the Commissioner shall take tho obligations of
the purchaser and return them with his report
Of sale, when the Court will direct how the lay
ment OF the same shall DO secured by some sat-
lsisctory lien on the promises cold.
Or tho cash, which it Is herein provided shall
DO required on the sale of SSH proneriy, two
huhdrrd thousand dollars [S2DH, 0W.G col shall be
paid TO The Commissioner within five days after
said sale and Tho residue shall DO paid BY the
purchaser 2ou the confirmation of said sale in
such manner rs Lhe CLutl in the decree of con-
lirLaLlon may direct
JOHN s BARBOUR,
mhll'wtm Commissioner Of Sale,