Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-08
AUCTION SALES.
Virginia Midland Railroad
ATPUBLI AUCTION

voRSALEAT TPU BLIC Az CT1Of
By 7itue of 81 in obaoieoce 10 decree rec
do,ed nv the Circui Court f1r ths city CT SEX
sntris in the cbancer7 cause Of John q. GrsbaG
q. ihs Washington City, virginia Mid and aho
Cat southern Railroad Company and others
.bsil IN front of the Msrket Building, on BOY
a. .,-e.t in the city f ale1sodfis, IN the State
Of Vrginis At t#elve llz) .G cI9sE HrIrTH Nv DAY
o-' OF DKCEMBER, 1880
all q nnhIic auction to :he highest bidder, the
soIcwil.g dseciibed proratty:
EE4IRHLIii iECF KA1LROADknown
Tho Washington City, Virginia Midland and
Crest Southern Railroad, lying between the CITY
n. 6lexsndris and the city Of Dsnvile sod fr" III
mo town of Msnassss, 10 the county Of Prince
William, or The sorasa!d main llne, TO the tcWn
q; Harrison hurg. in .he county Of Ro cSlngeam,
.ogether with sll the branches thereof IS they
NV exist W tn all appurtenances and equip
merts, rights, privit, gas, trarchlses, p,operlrs,
rssl and pertonsi, sn1 works TO Inc SAID railroad
sst br.ncbes respectively belonting, or In any
visa appertaininy, nc'uGlog the roadway ana
racks, rei!s and rosG bed, eide trt cse, Bridges
vi.duct trestes, fe, ces Stations dspVts, mschine
shops and al Other buildings hpd ~ ucturei,
docks snd wbsrves. sand and gravel pits and de
po.i,s OF materials and sll other thlnRs belong
i1y to, or used or designed to be used, for or IN
c,nnection with the sa!d railroad or branch rail.
,o,ds respectively. together with I'll locomotives
srd tenders, freight ard passenger cats and all
o,her cars and Ill other rolling STOCK or equip
ment " wastst ever. machinery, tools and al ms
,eii.s for the uss Of tsid rslirosd or any OF lis
branches and Hil other personal property there
INTO belonging Including ell property and
thing wbat>U, v,r o. >ry such cEtufs or ce!c Up
uon q: is above m nl!oaed Tho aid lins OF
rsilwsy and b.ant b 3 extends :ota! dEtsnce OF
345 miles.
The purchaser of sai! ROAD and property
Above d. c-ioed will sso be substituted to the
rights sud assume the responsibilities OF said de.
comp.Dy and the Baltimore and Ohio Ral!rosd
Compsny dated on the 10Th day # August,
1873 whereby the said Baltimore and hin
Railroad Company leases from esid dei ndant
company S, much of the ssid ROAD as lies be-
tween Strssburg and Hsrrisui.burg and 30
much of said road as lies between said points
will be- sold subjst to said lease,
The said purchaser will further take sisd road
and other property subject to the contracts made
under orders OF the CnCujt Court Of the city OF
Alexandria ny the Receiver III ssid suit with the
Charlottesville and Rspidsn Railroad Com.
paly snd the Franz lin and PittsylvaniR Railroad
conpsny-s1d u ct to sll other contracts Of the
Receiver in regard to said property, whe;her
uade under order Of tho Court or rot, and will
assume al bis Liabilities thereu lder. Should
the purchaser rot comply with the terms OF
sse there vi be ressle at bis cost and risk
Terms The t-rGs upon which said Comml;.
:iJDer shall sell said property rs sc. forth in the
sid degree sre-cSsh as to y sum OF money
equal to ths pr ncpsl and iltsrest of all bonds
secured by deeds OF trus! on scld property or
Sly part thereof, except tbose secured oY tue
deed Of trust of the defendant corpornton dated
on the LIST Of May, 1873 in which ID II. NJ ller.
Robert Garret. aud } ohm ~. Burke are trustees,
snd for q further amount Of cash equal TO the
1886 due interest on the debt secur,d d by that
deed; 50 TO s sum cqusl to the prirclpsl of the
deb. which has been heretofore sscertsned to be
Cue u1dar said deed, on such credit IS will meet
tie smount of said debt at maturity, taking
care thst rs to such deferred pay meDts provi-
zion be msds for Ihe purcn nsssr to 80 pay inter.
et on the purchase money in instalmc cnts tnat
tie inter@s. go to be paid By him shall NEE. the
coupons Tor interest yet to fall due on said prin-
cDal-s, TO re.idue of the purchase money
On credit If one. two and three years, wish In
!e'est from oste of sale.
For the deferred payment as sb oved provided
.hs Commissioner shall take the Obligations Of the
purchaser and return them witohis report of Sale.
when the Court will direct how the pay meat OF
scs same shall b. secured BY some sstlstsctory
lien on the premises cold
Ofthe cash, which it is herein provided shall
berquired on the sale Of said properly, two
soldred thousand dollars (S20O LOO shall bs
paid TO the Com missioner within i've days after
sid sale. sui the residue shal' be pail by the
purchaser upon the confirmation Of said sale IN
SIC manner as The Court IN the decree OF con.
t;nation may direct.
JOHN S. BARBOUR.
oct l6-td I)ommissi )ner of Sale