Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-14
AGCTIOM sALHts.
Virginia Midland Railroad

FOR SA LIE A 7 U Lilo AU CTlON
BY virtue of ard in obedience 10 decree rem
dered by the Circuit Court for the city Of a lex
andria in the cbancery cause of John g. Graham
vs. The Washington City, Virginia Midland and
Great Southern Rsilrosd Company and others,
I shall, in front of the Market Building OF Roy
al street, in the city f Alexandria in the State
Of Virginia, At twe,ys Q2) o'eloek m :,,
ON MONDAY, The fWENTIETH DAY
OF DECEMBER, $780,
sell at public suction TO the highest bidder, the
following described property:
TheENTIRE LIN X OF RAILROAD known
as the Washington City, Virginia Midland and
Crest Sou,herh Railroad lying between the city
of alexandria end the city Of uanville. and from
the town Of Manassas in the county of FRINGE
William, on the aforesaid main line, to the town
of Harrison burg, in the county # Rockingham,
together with al tie branches thereof they
now exist, with all appurtenaDces and equip
ments, rights, privileges. franchises properties,
real aud personal, and works 10 the said railroad
sbd branches respectively belonging, or IN sny
wise appertsining, including The roadway and
tracks, rhils ana rosd bed, side tracks, bridges,
viaduct trestes, fences, stations depots, machine
shops and al other buildings and structures,
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 sll locomotives
and tenders freight and passenger cars aud all
ment whatsoever. machinery, tools and all ma
tefials for the use of said railroad or any Of its
branches and oil other personal property there,
unto belonging, including all property ana
things whatsoever Of sny such nature or oescrp
tion rs is sbovs mentioned The said line OF
railway and branches extends total distance OF
346 mies.
The purchaser of said road snd property
above ditcroed will aso be substituted TO the
rights and assume the responsibl lies OF said de.
fendsnt company under contrac; between SAID
company and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, dated on the 10th dsy Of August
1873 whereby the said Baltimore and Ohio
nailrosd Company Leases from said defendant
company 30 much OF the said road ss lies be-
tween Strasburg aud Harrisouburg and 30
much of said road as lies between said points
will BIZ sold subject t. said lease.
The said purchaser will further take slad road
and other property subject TO the contracts made
under orders OF the Circuit Court of the city OF
Alex ndri. ~ the Receiver Ill Said suit with the
Charlottesville and knpidsn Railroad Com
par y End the Frsnklin and Piitsylvania Railroad
compsny-aLd subj c. TO all other contracts CT the
Receiver in regard to said property, Whether
made under order Of tue Court or lot, aid will
sssume ell his liabi tiles thertunder Should
the purchaser lot comply with the terms OF
sale there wi be resale 1T bis cost and FISK.
Terms The terri upon which sid Commits
sioner shall sell said property IS set forth IN the
said dcgree sre-cssh as to sum oil money
tQuaI the prluClDAi hLQ IL t6lesL VI Ill UUHQS
secured BY deeds trust OIL sold property or
any part thereof, except those secured by the
deed of trust of the defendant corporation, dated
OF the lst Of May, 1873, in which d u. % iier.
Robert Gsrret. ind John n Burke are trustees,
and for further amount If cash equal to the
past due interest on the debt SECURED by that
deed; ~ 10 sum equal to the principal of the
debt which hsg been heretofore ascertsined to be
due under SAID deed, such credit IS will meei
the amount of said debt at msturity, taking
care that as to such deferred pay merts provi-
sion be made for The purchaser 10 80 pay inter.
est Oh the purchase money in instsiment that
the interest 30 to oe paid by him shalI meet the
coupons for interest yet to fsll due on said ptin.
ciDsi-as 10 re:idue of the purchase money
on a credit Of one two and three years, with In.
terest from O ate of sae.
For The deferred payment as allowed provided
the Commissioner shall take the Obligations OF the
purchaser and return them witLhls report of SALE
when the Court will direct how the pay ment of
tDe sane 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 $500 700 shall be
paid to the mmissioner within i've days after
said sale, and The residue sasll be paid by the |
purchaser upon the coz f.mstion Of said sale in |
SUCH manner as the Court IN the decree Of con
frmstion may direct
JOHN s. BARBOUR.
ont 16~td Commissioners of Sale.