Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-07
Virginia Midland Railroad
IFOR SALE PUBLIC AUCTION
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! By virtue of ard in obedience 10 decree rem
| dered by the Circuit Court for the city of Alex
sndria in the chsncery cause OF John q. Graham
vs.. the Washington City, Virginia Midland and
| Great Southern Railroad Company and others,
| shall, in front of the Market Building OF Roy
| al street in the city cf Alexandria in the State
Of Virsnis at twelve az O'clock m: -
| OF DECEMBER, 1880,
sell ct public auction to the highest bidder, the
| following described property:
The ENTIRE LINE OF RAILROAD known
as the Washington City, Virginia Midland and
| Great Southern Railroad. lying between the city
of alexandria and the city Of Uanville, and from
the town of Manassas. in the county of Prince
| William, on the Aforesaid main line to the town
of Harrisonburg. in the county rf Rockingham,
together with all the branches thereof as they
now exist with all appurtensnces and equip
ments, rights, privileges, franchises, properties,
real and personal, and works 10 the said railroad
and branches respectively belonging or in any
wise appertaining, including the roadway and
tracks. rails ana road bed, side tracks, BRIDGES
visduct, trestles fences stations, depots, machine
shops and all other buildings snd structures,
docks and WharveB, sand and gravel pits and de.
posts OF materials and all other things belong.
ing 10, or used or designed to be used, for or In
connection with the said railroad or branch rail-
roads respectively, together with sill locomotives
and tenders, freight and passenger cars and all
ment whatsoever. machinery, tools and all ma.
terials for the use of said railroad or any OF it's
branches and oil other personal pro Derty there
unto belonging, including all property and
things whatsoever Of any such nature or desctp.
ton as is above mentioned. The said line of
railwsy and branches extends total distance of
GAG miles.
The purchaser of said road and property
above ditcrioed will also be substituted 10 the
rights and assume the responsibilities of said de.
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 80 much OF the said ROAD as lies be-
tween Strasburg and Hsrrisonburg and so
much of said road as lies between said points
will b0 sold subject to aaid 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
Alexandria by the Receiver ID said suit with the
Charlottesville and Rspidan Railroad Com.
pspy snd the Franz lin and Pittsylv Railroad
company-snd ject to all other contracts OF the
Receiver in regard to said property, whether
made under order of the Court or Lot, and will
assume sll his liabilities Hereunder. Should
the purchaser not comply with the terms of
sale, there will be resale 1T his cost and risk
Terms: The terms upon which said Commits
sioner shall sell said property as sot forth in the
said degree sre-cssh rs to sum of money
equal TO the principal and Interest Of all bonds
secured By deeds vi trust Oh said property or
any part thereof, except those secured by the
deed of trust of the defendant corporation, dated
on the LIST of May, 1873 in. which D. H. Ailier |
Robert Garrott mud John w. Burke are trustees
and for further amount of cash equal to the |
past due interest on the debt secured by that
deed; ss to Gum equal to the principal Of the |
debt which has bsen heretofore asce;tained to be
due under said deed on such credit as 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 on the purchase money in instalments that |
the interest so to be paid By him shall meet the |
coupons for interest yet to fsll due on said prn-
cipal-as to residue Of the purchase money |
on credit of one, two and three years, with in |
terest from date of sale.
For the deferred ayment, as allowed provided |
the Commissioner shall take the obligations of the
purchaser and return them withhis report of sale,
when the Court will direct how the payment of
the same shall be secured by some sstisf ictory
lien on the premises cold.
OF the cash, which it is herein provided shall |
be required on the sale of said property, two
hundred thousand dollars ($200 G00,. shall be
paid to the Commissioner within five days after |
said sale, and the residue shall be paid by the |
purchaser upon the confirmation of said sale in
such manner as the Court in the decree of con
frmation may direct
JOHN 8. BARBOUR,
oct 16-td Commissioner of Sale, |