Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-18
AUCTEDH sAAEs.
Virginia Midland Railroad
FORsALE PUBLIC AUCTION

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By virtue of ard in obedience 10 decree rem
dered by the Circui: Court for the city OF alex
sndrs in tho cbsncsry csuse OF John .. Graham
VS. the Washington City, Virginia Midland and
Grest Southern Railroad Company snd Others
| shall, in front of the Market Building, on Roy
81 street in the city # Alexandria, il the State
Of Virginis, ct twelve l29 0eock ~ M Eru nav
OF DECEMBER, 1850.
sell ct public suction to the highest bidder, the
following described property:
The LIN Z OF BAILROAD known
81 the Washington City, Virginia Midland ard
Great Southern Railroad, lying between the city
of Alexandria End tho city Of Lanvle end from
the town of Msnsssss, in the county of Prince
William, on the aforesaid main line, to the tcwn
of Harrison burg, in the county Of Rockingham,
together with ell the branches thereof as they
now exist. with all sppurtenerces and equip
ments. rights, privileges, franchises, properties,
tesl and personal. ana works 10 the s"id railroad
ard branches respectively belonging or IN any
wise appeItainluF, including the roadway and
track. Tsi!s snd roAd bed, side tracks, bridges,
viaduct tresties, feEcss stations, depols, machine
shops and ail other buildings nnd .t'ucture',
docks and Wt3rv+e, s1nd and gravel pills and de
posts OF materials snd sli other things belong
lug 10, or used or designed to be used, for or IN
connection with the ssId railroad or branch rail-
roads respectively. together with ell locomotives
and tenders, freight and passenger cars and all
other cars and al other rolling stock or equip
ment waatsoeVer, machinery, tools and ail ma
Lerisls for the use of said railroad or any OF ts
branches and all other personal property there
unto belonging. including all property and
things whatsoever Of eny such nature or descrlp
tion IS is above mentioned The said line OF
railway and branches extends q :otal distance OF
346 miles.
The purchaser of said ROAD and property
above ditcribed will also be substituted TO the
rights ano assume the responsibilities of said de-
comp.ny and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company. dated on the 10Th day Of August,
1873 whereby the said Baltimore and ohio
Rsilroad Company lesses from said defendant
company Sd much OF the said ROAD as lies Do
twaen strasburg and Harrisonours and so
much of said road ss lies between said points
will be sold subject to said lease.
The said purchaser will further take siad road
and other property bject to the contracts made
under orders of the Circuit Court OF the city OF
Alexsndris by the Receiver IN said suit with the
Charlottesville and Rapdan Railroad Com.
psny snd the Franklin and PI!tsylvsnis Railroad
company-aud subject to all other contracts OF the
Receiver in regard to said property, whether
made under order of the Court or rot, and viii!
assume sll his liabilities thertunder. Shoula
the purchaser, rot comply win tne Terms Oh
sale there will be resale at mis- cost and risk
Terms: The tsrns u pom which said Commls~
sioner shall sell said property as set forth IN the
said degree are-cssh ss to sum OF money
equal to the principal and interest OF all bonds
secured by deeds OF trust on said property or
any part thereof except those secured by the
deed of trust Of the defendant corporation, dated
on the 1st of May, 1873. in which d. II. Miller,
Robert Garrett aud John W. Burke are trustees,
and for o further amount OF cash equal TO the
past due interest on the debt secured by that
deed; ss to a sum equal to the principal OF the
debt which has bseu heretofore ascertsIned to be
due under said deed on such credit ss will NEE!
the smount of said debt st mstutity. taking
care tha! IS to such deferred payments provl'
zion be made for the purchaser to 80 pay inter.
est Oh the purchase money IN lnstslments tnat
the interest 80 to be paid by him shall meet the
coupons for interes. yet to fall due on said prln-
cipal--as to reaidue of the purchase money
on credit Of one. two and thres years, with In
terest from dste of bRle.
For the deferred payment as sboved provided
the Commisioner shall,ake the Obligations of the
purchaser and return them Witbhis report of sale.
when the Court will direct how the pay mont OF
the same shsll bs secured by some satisfactory
lien on the promises cold
Of the cash, which it is herein provided shall
be required on the asle of asid property, two
hundred thousand dollars (S2OO 0OO' shall DO
paid to the Com missioner within i've days alter
said sale, AMI the residue shall be paid by the
purchaser upon the confirmation OF ssld sale IN
such manner IS the Court in tns decree OF con-
' JOHN s. BARBOUR.
oct l6-td Uommssi i)ner of Sale.
TKUSTEHS SALE OFLAND IN FAIR.
4 FAX OOUNTY-By vietu, of deed of
trust from Theodore l. Chase, and being thereto
required By parties secured thereby. the under.
sig ned, trustee in said Iced, will ofsr for sale at
public auction, in front of Cats tavern, IN the
village of West End, and county of Fairfax, at
twelve O'clock m, on sATUhDAY, the All
day of December, 1870 the TRACT OF LAND
conveyed to him in sad deed. and described as
follows, viz: Beginning st dead poplar stand:
ing on the scu.h side Of Dogue run, q corner OF
Csrpent9r's p,tent, now VIM. Vioietts thence
8 794o, 80 poles to three marked white oak
sapln Is thence s. 25!o W. 1Cl! poles TO a hick,
ory and pile of stones; thence with tho line OF
| to marked dogwood corner 10 Elij al Comp.
ton lot; thence with his line n. go, g. II poles
| to stake on Dogue rua thence down the sew
eral courees ard Inesnders thereof TO the begin
| ming, contsining 81 acres and 81 poles.
| Terms of Sale: Cash.
FRANCIS l.. SMITH,