Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-02
AUCTION SALES.
Virginia Midland Railroad
pORs sALEAT PUBLIC AUCTION

FOB a LE A L U B LIZ a AOOiAoH
By virtue of 81 in obedierce to decree reu'
dared by the Gircu. Court for tbs city q Alex
srdrjs in the chsncsry csuse OF John y. dfsn q %
vs. the Washington City, Virgins Mldiand and
Grest Southern Railroad Company and others,
/ shall, in front of the Market bulldlng, On hoy
Al street, in the city f ie1and1is IN the Ststa
IN MnNIlAY, The TWENT' eth DAY
ot' OF DECEMBER. 1859
call st pub;ic auction to The highest bidder, the
foIlowits described property:
- the Washington City, Virginia Midland AID
Great Southern Railroad. lying between tn" city
Of alexsncris and the city Of Dsnvlle and from
the town of Manassas in the county OF frlEce
William, OF The aforesaid main hue. to the tcwo
of Harrison burg in the county ct II ekingham
tog sther wi d all the branches there OF as they
now exist th all appurtensnces and equip
nents. rights, privilt ges. franchises, properties
>esl and persoDal ana works to the said railroad
and branches respectively belonging, or In any
wise sppertsining, including the roec way and
tracks, rails and roAG bed, side lrrcks, brloges,
vi.duct trestles, et ces, stations depoa, mschiae
hops and sll other buildings and II uctures
docks and wbsrves, sand aud gravel pits and de.
! osits OF materials and ali other things belong
og TO-, or H. ed OF designed to be used, for or IN
cJnrection with the said railroad or braD1 rail-
roads respectively together with sll locomotives
other .rs and all other 70 ling stock or squID
nent " atscever. machinery, tools and all ms
erisls for the use Of ssid railroad or any OF lis
branches and nil other personal property there
unto belonging. including all property and
things whst-o, ver Of shy such nature or de:c'lp
,ion "a is above mentioned The said 'lne ct
railway md branches extends :otal distance OF
346 miles.
Tne lu chaser of sst road snd property
above die crioed will a!so bs substituted TO the
rights and assume the responsibilities OF ssld De
tendsnt company under coDtrac. bet ~ean ssid
comp ny and the Baltimore s'd ONO sai'ro-d
Company. dated on the goth dsy Of August,
1873 whereby the rsit baltimore and '.hlo
k,llrcad Company lesses from said def. ndant
company Sd much OF the said ros1 as lies oe-
tween Strssburg and Harrisouburg and 30
much of ssid road as lies between said points
will be sold subject t. raid lease
The said pur chaser viii further take sisd road
srd other property subject to tta contracts made
under orders of the Circuit Court of the city OF
alex xandris by the Rec iver IN said suit with the
Charlottesville aud Rspidsn Railroad Com,
psny ard the Fra suk lin and Pttsy lVanis R,ilruod
compsny-snd su 1jec. to al othe. contracts IT the
Receiver in regard to said property, wh-!her
made undsr order Of the Court "c Lot, and will
assume all his liHbi lilies there lder. Should
the purchaser rot comply with the terms OF
sale there wi be r~ssle at his c"st and risk.
Terms: The terms Upon which said Coui miss
s!Oner shall sell said property as let forth n tue
ssd dagroe ars-c1sh as to sum of m oney
equal 10 the principA Il aud Interest of all bonds
secured by deeds or trust on said property or
suy part thereof. except those secured by tha
deed Of trust of the d-fsndslt corporation, dated
ON the lst Of May, 1873. in which D 81. Miller.
Robert Garrett and John ~ Burke are trustees,
and for iurther amount of Cash eqaal to the
,sst due interest OF the debt secu'r by that
deed 81 TO sun equal to the priGcipal of the
debt which hiss sen heret ofor- sscer insd to be
due u ld.r ss:d deed, on such credit IS will met
the amount of sud debt st maturity, taking
care thst as to such deferred payments proVi.
zion be msde for the purch .ssr TO so pay inter.
est on the purchase money in iustslms nts tnat
the interest so to be paid by him shsll meet the
coupons for interest yet to fall due on said prlu-
cOsl-as to residue of the purchase money
On credit Of one two and three years, with in.
lerest from dste of sale.
For the deferred payment as sboved provided
the Com missioner sbsli take the obligations o. the
purchaser and return them wtuhis report of ssle,
when the Court will direct now the payment OF
tue same shall Do secured by some satisfactory
lien GA 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 100 sh all be
paid to the Com missioner within i've days after
said sale, and the residue shalt be paid by the
purchaser upon the cor h7mstion of said sale in
sucu manner as The Court in the decree Of con.
stmstion may direct
JOHN s. BARBOUR
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