Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-04
ANGTlNR SALES
AUCTHOa SALES.
Virginia Midland Railroad
FOHS EATPUBLIC AUCTION

|FOR SALE AT P q BLlC AU OTlON
Bv virtue of ard in obedience TO q decree rem
dered bv the Circuit Court for the city Of Alex
sndris in the chsncery cause of John @. Graham
va. the Washington City, Virginia Midland and
Great Southern Railroad Company and others,
I shall, in front of the Market Building, on BOY
al street. in the city Ct Alexandra. Ill the State
of Virginia, st twelve Q2) o clock m.
ON MONDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY
OF DECEMBER, 1850,
sell at public auction to the tighest bidder, the
following described property:
TheENTIRE LIN L OF RAILROADknoW
as the Washington City, Virgins Midland and
of kleyanGria and tho city Of UanvIle and from
the town of Manassas, in the county of Prince
William, on the aforesaid main line, to the town
| of Harrisonhurg, in the county ct Rockingham,
| together with ell the branches thereof ss they
now exist with all appurtenaDces and equip
ments, rights, privileges. franchises, proport!es,
roal and personal, enc works 10 the SAID railroad
and branches respectively belonging, or IN any
| wise sppertsining including the roadway and
tracks, rsils and road bed, side tracks, BRIDGES
visduct, trestes, fences, Stations depois, macnihe
shops and ell other buildings sDd .tfucture'
docks and wharVes, sand and gravel pits ana de-
posts OF materials and all other things belong
ing TO, or used or designed to DO used, for or IN
lconnection with the said railroad or branch rail-
roads respectively. together with all locomotives
l ana LelO6fS, 1felRuL hGo passeuSel So'o ob1 60
| other cars and nll other rolling stock or equip
ment whatsoever. machinery, tools and Oil ma
tefisls for the use of said rallcoSd or any OF ls
| branches and Ill other personal property there
unto belonging, including all properly ano
things VIII atsoever of my such nature or descr'p
ton as is above mentioned. The Said line OF
| railway and branches extends total distance OF
| 346 miles.
The purchaser of said road and property
| above discroed will also be substituted to the
rights and assume the responsibilities OF said de-
| PENDANT company under contract between said
company and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company. dated on the 10th day Of August,
| 1873 whereby the said Baltimore and ohio
Railroad Company leases from said defendant
company 30 much OF the said road as lies be-.
! tween Strasburg and Hsrrisonburg and so
much Of said road IS lies between said points
will be sold subject to said lease.
The said purchaser will further tako siad road
and other property subject to the contracts made
under orders of the Circuit Court Of the city OF
Alex sndris by the Receiver IN said suit with tho
Charlottesville and Rapidsn Railroad Com.
many end the Frsnkli and Pittsylvania Railroad
company-sud subject to ell other contracts Of the
Receiver in regard to said property, whether
made under order OF the Court or not srd Will
assume oil his liabilities thereunde Should
the purchase, lot comply with the terms OF
sale, there will be resale ct bis cost and risk.
Terms: The terms upon which said Commits
soner shall sell said property IS set forth IN the
said degree sre-cash as to sum OF money
equal to the principal and Interest of all bonds
secured by deeds OF trust Oh snid property or
any part thereof except those secured by the
deed Of trust of the defendant corporation, dated
Oh the lst of May, 1873, in which u. b. Miller.
Robert Garrett and j Ohm ~. Burke are trustees,
and for further amount of cash equal TO the
past due interest on the debt secured by that
deed; rs to q sum equal to the principal of the
debt which hss been heretofore ascestslned to be
due under said deed, on such credit rs will meet
the amount of said debt at maturity taking
care that as to such deferred payments provl-
sion be made for the purchaser to 80 pay inter-
est Oh the purchase money in instalments that
the interest go to be paid by him shall meet the
coupons for interest yet to fall due on said prn-
cipsl-ss to residue of tho purchase money
on credit of one. two and three years, with In
terert from date of sale.
For the deferred payment. as allowed provided
the Commissioner shalltske the obligations OF the
purchaser and return them wthhis report OF Sale,
when the Court will direct how the payment OF
the same shall DO secured by some satisfactory
lien on the premises sold
tho cash, which It is herein provided shall
be required on the sale Of said property, two
hundred thousand dollars (S2OO COO shall %
pEid to thu Com missioner within five dsys AFTER
said sale, and the residue shall be paid by tho
purchaser upon the confirmation of said sale IN
such manner So the Court in the deoroo OF con
frmston nny direct.
~ IL '''''' JOHN S. BARBOUR,
oct l6-td Commissioner Of SALE