Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-18
AUCTION SALES.
Virginia Midland Railroad

FOR SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION
By virtue of and in obedience TO decree rem
deied BY the Circuit Court for the city of Alex
andrIa IN the chancsry cause of John O. Graham
rs. the Washington City, Virginia Midland and
shall, in front of the Market Building, OF Roy.
al street. in the city CT Alexandris, in the State
Of Virgins, at twelve Q2) o'clock NJ.
ON MONDAY. THE TWENTIETH DAY
OF DEOEMBER, 1880,
cell at public auction to the highest bidder. the
0 TbsRk aSHsoId pI0plE
as the Washington City, V.rginis Midland and
Great Southern Railro' =, living between the city
OF A!exandrla ana ne city of DanVille. and from
~, W; i3Hu v. nassas, in the county OF frlnce
" the aforesaid main line, to the town
toy -luonburg in the e0uhty 81 banoos as thew
now exist with all appurtenancea ana EQUIP
ments, rights privileges, franchises, properties,
rosl and pereonal and works TO the SAID rsllroao
and branches respectively belonging or IN any
hod sgd me sraSs btdse
yaduct trestes fences, stations, depots, mschlne
shops and all other buildings and ftructure'
docks and wharves, sand and graVel plts ana oe'
l posts OF materials and oil other Things oeiong
ing to, or used or designed to be used, for or IN
connection with the said railroad or branch rail.
roads respectively together with all locomotives
and tenders, freight and passenger cars and all
other cars and all other rolling stock or equip
ment Whatsoever. machinery, TOOLS ana Oil ma.
terials for the Of said railroad or any OF lts
| branches and all other personal property there
! unto belonging, including all property ana
| things whatsoever Of any such nature or descrp,
| ton as is above mentioned. The said line OF
| railway and branches extends total distance OF
| SAG mles.
| The purchaser of said road and properly
| above described will also be substituted to the
rights and assume the responsibilities of said de-
| PENDANT company under contract between said
| company and the Baltimore and ONO railroad
| Company, dated on the 10th day of August,
| 1878, whereby the said Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company lessos from said defendant
| company 30 much Of the ssid road as lies be-
| tween Strasburg and Hsrrisonburg and so
much of said road IS lies between said points
I will be sold subject to eaid lease.
| The said purchaser will further take siad rold
sud other property subject TO the contracts made
| under orders of the Circuit Court Of the city OF
Alexandria by the Receiver IN said suit with the
| Charlottesville and Rspidan Railroad Com.
| many and the Franklin and Pittsyl7ania Railroad
company-and cubic to all other contracts Of the
made under order of the Court or not, and will
assume all his liabilities hereunder. Should
| the purchaser rot comply with the terms OF
ssle there will be resale at his cost and risk.
Terms: The terms upon which said Commls~
sioner shall cell said property as Rot forth in tho
equal to the principal end 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 and John w. Burke are trustees
| and for q further amount Of cash equal to the
east due interest on the debt secured by that
| deed; as to sum equal to the principal of the
debt which has been heretofore ascertsined to be
due uader said deed, on such credit as will meet
| the amount of said debt at maturity, taking
care thst ss TO fuch deferred payments provl-
| zion be msde 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 fall due on said prin-
ciosl-ss to residue of the purchase money
on credit of one, two and threa years, with In
tereRt from dhte Of sale.
For The deferred payment. as allowed provided
| the Commissioner shallteke the obligations OF the
purchaser and return them Wltbhs report OF ssle
when the Court will direct how the payment OF
| the same shall be secured by soma satisfactory
| lien on the premises sold,
Ofthe cash, which It is herein provided shall
| be required on the sale Of asid property, two
| hundred thousand dollars ($2OO C0O) shall be
| paid to tho Commissioner within five days after
| said sale, and the residue shall be paid by the
purchaser upon the confirmation of ssid sale in
such manner as The Court in tie decios of con-
| frmation msy direct
JOHN s. BARBOUR.
oct 16-td Commissioner of Sale.