Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-29
AUCTION BALES.
Virginia Midland Railroad
RSALE PuRLIO AuGTIOn

By virtue of ard 70 obedience TO decree rem
dered by the Circ nit C3urt for the city Of a lex
sndris in the cbhLcsry cause Of John G. Grahan q
VS.. the Washington City, Virginia Midi anc
Crest Southern Rsiroad Compan snd others
shall, ia front Of the Market Building, on Roy
81 street, in the city # Alexandria in the Stats
of Virginia, st twelve Q2) O'clock ~.
OF DECEMBER, 1850
sell st pubic auction TO the highest bidder, the
following described property:
ThsENTlRs LIN Il OF EAILROADkuown
.s the Warrington City, Virgins Midland ard
Gres. Southern Railroad, lying between the city
of fele1andria Ind the city OF Dsnviile. and from
the town OF MANASSAS, In the county or FIR ce
William, OF the Aforesaid main line, to the town
of Harrison burg. in tae county Of Rccking hsm.
together with all the branches thereof az they
now exist with all appurtenances and equip
meDts, rights, privileges, franchises, propertes,
resl and personal, and works to the sSid railroad
ahd branches respectively belonging or in sny
wise appeItsining, including the roadway ard
tracks, rsis snd road bed, side tracks, bridges,
vilduct treet!es fee ces, stations depois machine
shops and all osher buildings ind .truc!ure3,
docks and whsrves sand and g.ayel pits aud de
potts OF materials snd all other things belong
Jug 10, or used or designed TO bs used for OF in
connection with the aAid railroad or branr rail-
roads res espectivey. together with ali locon olives
and tenders, freight and passenger cars snd all
other cara and I'll other rolling stock or equip.
ment whatsoever. machinery, tools and all ms
le,iss for the use Of paid railroad or any of it's
branches and all other personal property there
unto belonging, including all property and
things Whatsoever Of any such nature or degceip
tion as is above mentioned The said line OF
railway and branCh-s extends . total distance of
346 miles.
The purchaser of said road aud property
sboye disc,ioed will aiso be substituted to tho
rights and assume the responsibilities Of said de 4.
feldAnt company uIdar contract betTesn said
company and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, dated on the 10Th day Of August,
1873 whereby the said Baltimore snd ,lhio
company b much Of the ssid road So lies be-
tween Strasburg and HsrTisonburg and 30
much OF said 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 ordeIs OF the Circuit Court of the city of
Alexandris oy the Receiver IN said suit with the
ChsrotIesville and Rspidan Railroad Com.
psny and the Frsnklin and Pitssylvsnis Railroad
conpsny-and su ecs to sll other contracts of tn
Receiver in regard to said property, whether
made uudsr order Of the Court or not, and will
assume sl his lisbiIites thereu ader. Should
the purchaser rot comply with the terms of
sale. there will be resale at his cost and risS.
Terms The terus upon which said Commis~
sioner shall sell said property ss ses forth 10 the
SAID dsgtse sre-cSsh aH to q sum or money
equal to the principal and interest of all bonds
secured By deeds OF trust on said property or
suy part thereof. except those secured By the
deed of trust of the defendant pora.ion, dated
Oh the lst of May, 1873. in which d. h. Miller,
Robert Garret; aud John ". Burke are trustees.
and for further amount of cash equal to the
past due interest on the debt secured by that
Decd IS to sum equal to the principal of the
debt which hAn bsen heretofore ascestained to be
due undsr sald deed, on such credit as will meet
the amount of said debt at maturity, taking
care that IS to such deferred payments proVi-
sion be made for the purchaser TO so pay inter.
eel on the purchase money in instalments tnst
the interest 80 to be paid BY him shall meet the
coupons for interest yet to fall due on said prin-
cipal-Ss to re,idue of the purchase money
on 8 credit Of one. two and three years, with In.
lerest from date OF sale.
For the deferred payment ss aboved provided
the Commisioner shsl take the obligations OF the
purchaser and return them Ritnhs report of shle,
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 il is herein provided shall
be required on the sale of said property, two
hundred thousand dollars ($2O0 GO0I shall be
paid to the Commissioner wiihin i've dsys after
said sale, and the residue shall be pAil by the
purchaser upon the confirmation of said sale IN
such manner IS the Court IN tne decree OF con.
trmstion may direct.
JOHN 8. BARBOUR.
oct l6-td Commisti,ner of Sale.