Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-22
AUCTION SALES.
Virginia Midland Railroad

FORSALEAT P q BLIC AU UCTION
By virtue of ard in obedience to decree rer.
dered by the Circuit Court for the city OF Alex
sndris in the chsncery cause of John y. Grsham
vs the Washington City. Virginia Midland and
Crest Southern Railroad Company and others,
l shall, in front OF the Market Building, on roy
81 street. in the city Ct Alexandra. In the State
Of Virgins, at twelve Q2) o'clock m.
On MUNpAY. THE TWENTIETH DAY
OF DECEMBER, 1880.
sell st public auction TO the highest bidder the
following described property:
ss the Washington City, Virginia Midland and
Great Southern Railroad, lying between the city
of Alexandria and the city of DsnVille. and from
the town of Manassas. in the county of Prince
William, oD The aforesaid main line, to the town
of Harrisonburg, in the county Of Rockingham
together with all the branches thereof as they
now exist with all appurtensnces and equip
ments, rights, privileges franchises, properties
real and personal, anC works to the sald railroad
and branches respectively belonging or In any
wise appertsining, including the roadway and
tracks, rails snd road bed, side tracks, bridges.
viaduct trestes fen ces stations, depots, machine
shops and all other buildings and structures,
docks and wharves, sand and gravel pits and de
posts OF materials and all other things bolong
ing 10, or used or designed to be used, for or III
connection with the sald railroad or branch rail.
roads respectively together with sll locomotives
and tenders, freight aid passenger cars aud all
other cars and sll other rolling stock or equip
1nent whatsoever. machinery, tools and all ma
terisls for the use Of said rslrosd or any OF Its
branches and bill other personal property there
unto belonging, including Gil property and
things whatsoever Of any such nature or descr'p
iion IS is above mentioned The said line OF
railway and branches extends total distance OF
346 miles.
The purchaser of said road and property
above disctibed will aleo be substituted to the
riOhto arn no ha "a.
fendsnt company under contract between ssid
company and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, dated on the 10th day Of August.
1873 whereby the said Baltimore sod ohio
Railroad Company leases from said defendant
company SO much Of the said road ss lies be-
tween Strasburg and Esrrisonburg 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 subject to the contracts made
under orders of the Circuit Court of the city OF
AleIandris by the Receiver IN said suit with the
Charlottesville and Rapidsn Railroad Com.
psny and the Franklin and Pittsyivsnia Railroad
compsny-and su 5ject to all other contracts of the
Receiver in regard to said property, whether
made under order OF the Court or not, and will
assume all his liabilities thereu ader. Should
the purchaser rot comply vita the terms of
sale, there will be resale at his cost and risk
Terms: The terms upon which said Commits
sioner shall sell said property ss set forth in the
said degree are-cash rs to q cum OF money
equal TO the principal and Interest Of all bonds
secured by deeds OF trust or 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 e. Miller,
Robert Garrett and John Burke are trustees.
and for further amount of cash equal to the
past due interest on the debt secured by that
deedi rs to q sum equal to the principal of the
debt which has b5en heretofore sscestained to be
due 1dsr esid deed, on such credit us will meet
the amount of said debt at maturity, tskiug
care that as to such deferred payments proVi-
sion be msde for the purchaser to 80 pay inter.
est on tho purchase money in instalments tast
the interest 80 to be paid by him shall meet the
coupons for interest yet to fall due on said prin-
ciDal-ss to residue Of the purchase money
on credit Of one. two and three years, with IN.
terest from date of sale.
For the deferred payment as ab)ved provided
the Commissioner shslltske the Obligations Of tho
purchaser and return them withhis report of ssle.
when the Court will direct how the 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 G00l shsll bs
paid to the Com missioner within i've days after
said sale. and the residue shalt be paid by the
pure laser upon the confirmation of said sale in
sucu manner as the Court IN the decree of con.
trmstion may direct
JOHN 8. BARBOUR.
IA III fiorn mi al mar of Sale