Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-28
AUCTION SALES.
Virginia Midland Railroad

SALE AT PUBLIC AU CTIOR
By virtue of ard in obedience to decree rem
dered by the Circui Court for the city ct Alex.
andrs in the cbancsry cause OF John -. Grsna %
VS. theS Washington City, Virginia Midland and
Great Southern Railroad Company and others
! shall, in front of the Market Building on Roy
sl street. in the city # Alexandria in the State
Of Virgins, at twelve Q2) O'clock a.:
ON MONDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY
OF DECEMBER, 1850
sell st public auction TO the highest bidder, the
following described property:
TheENTlRE LINEOF RAILROAD known
IS the Warrington City, Virginia Mid]snd ard
Crest Southern Railroad. lying between the city
the town of Manassas, in the county Of Prince
William, on the Aforesaid main line, to the town
of Rsrrisor burg in the county Of Rockingham
together with sll tie branches thereof as th-y
now exist " tn all sppurtenances and equip
ments rights, privilt ges, franchises, properties,
real aud personal, sno works to The ssid railroad
and branches respectively belonging or IN any
wise appertaniug, including the roadway and
tracks. rails and rosd bed, side tracks, bridges,
v>duct, trestles, fer cee Stations depUe, mschla
shops and ali other buildings and Il ucturei,
docks and wharves, sand and gravel pits and de
posts OF materials and all other Thugs belong
ing to- or used or designed to be used, for or Ia
connection with the shld railroad or branch rail
roads respectively. together with sll locomotives
and tenders freight 81 d passenger cars aud sll
ment Whatsoever. machinery, tools and al ms
tefisls for the use Of ssid railroad or any Of its
branches and nll other personal property there
unto belonging, including sll property aad
tion as is above mentioned The said lins OF
railway and branches extends q total distance OF
846 miles.
The purchaser of said road and property
above ditcrioed will also be substituted to the
rights ana assume the responsibiiies Of ssid dc.
I'm anfn lp.a hotou
company and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Compsny dated on the 20.h day Of August
1878 whereby the said baltimore and 'hio
Railroad Company leases from ssid defendant
company 30 much OF the said ROAD as lies BE-
tween Strasburg and Rsrrisorburg and so
much of ssid road as lies between said points
will be sold subject to said lease.
The said purchaser will further take sisd road
and other property subject to the contracts made
under orders Of the Circuit Court Of the city OF
Charlottesville and Rspidsn Railroad Com
psuy snd the Franz lin and Pittsylyania Railroad
company-snd Ct to al other contracts of the
Receiver in regard to said property, whe,her
made under order OF the Court or not, and will
assume all his liabi tiles there nder. Should
the purchaser rot comply with the terms of
sale, there Will be resale at his cost and risk.
Terms The terms upon which s,ld Commlss
sioner shall sell said property ss sot forth in the
said degree are-cash as to sum of money
equal to the principal Ard Interest OF all bonds
secured By deeds OF trust Oh said property or
any part thereof. except those secured by the
deed of trust of the defendant corporation, dated
on the lst of May, 1873. in which y II. Miller,
Robert Garrett and John N Burke are trustees
and for a further amount of cash equal to the
past due interest on the debt sscue-d by that
deed IS to q sum equal to the principal of tue
debt which has b.eu heretofore sscertained 10 be
due nader said Deed, on such credit as will NEST
the amount of said debt at maturity taking
care that Us to such deferred pay msnts provi-
sion be made for The purchaser to b pay inter.
est on the purchase money in nstslmsnts taat
the interest 80 to be paid by hrn sh ,il meet the
coupons for interest yet t. fall dus on said prin-
cipal-as to reeidue of the purchase money
on q credit Of one, two and thres years, with in
terest from date of sae.
For the deferred payment as sboved provided
the Commissioner sbali take The Obligations Of the
purchaser and return them wtnhls report Of sale,
when the Court will direct how ths 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 C00> shall be
psid to tho Com missioner within i've dsys after
said sale, and the residue shall be pail by tho
purchaser upon the confirmation of said ssIe in
such manner as The Court IN tue decree OF con.
frmation may direct
JOHN 8. BARBOUR.
oct 16-td Commissi Jner Of sale.