Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-04-07
AUCTION SALES.
By Green & Wise, Auotioneers.
Public Sale
VaSlilgtOland Western, FOrnerlyWah-
ingtQl and Ohio, Railroad.

Under the authority of the decree of the Circuit
Court Of Richmond, Virginia. rendered on the
10th day of February. 1888, in the suit of Henry
Lewis and others against the Washington and
Ohio Railroad Company and others, the under
signed, will, because of the default of the former
purchasers, offer at public auction at ID O'CLOCK
NJ, on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1883, at the
Passengers Depot of the WASHINGTON AND
WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, in the city
of Alexandria, Virginia, the entire line Of the
WASHINGTON AND WESTERN formerly the
Washington and Ohio Railroad. including that
partly and that wholly constructed, together with
all and singular the Works and Property, real and
personal, Locomotives. Cars, Rolling Stock, Rights,
Contracts and Franchises, vested in the Wash
iugton and Western Railroad Company by virtue
Of the sale made by the undersigned January 81,
1882, as Special Commissioners under the decree
in the aforesaid suit rendered April 23, 1880. by
the Circuit Court of Richmond city, and affirmed
by the Court of Appeals of Virginia 1T its Septem
Der term, 1881
The said property consists Of constructed line
of railway in active operation from the city of
Alexandria, Va, westward through the counties
of Alexandria, Fairfax and Loudoun, to Round
Hill station, in Loudoun County, a distance of
81 ~ miles, including line connecting with the
Washington and Alexandria Railroad. The road
is also graded beyond Round Hill for distance
of three miles. The other real property of the
company consists of large Brick Depot Building
d
Round House, Machine Shop, Car Shed, Store
House, and fifteen acres Of land, with river
front adjacent thereto also. ten Depot Houses
and eleven Lots Mt the eleven principal stations
between Alexandria and Round Hill
Tho entire property real and personal with the
rights and franchises thereto belonging will be
sold together on the following terms as prescribed
by the decree:
Tho sum Of $135. 500 with interest from jan
nary 81, 1882, and the further sum of 81 500,
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residue of the purchare money as follows:
Sl35, 500 on the 31st of January, 1884.
S135 500 on the 31st OF January, 1885.
S135, 800 OH the 31St of January 1886,
with interest on each of the said deferred pay
ments from January 81, 1882, and the remainder
the day of sale. The deferred payments to be
evidenced by the bonds of the purchaser, Sc.
cured by the retention Of the title to the whole
property sold.
The property above mentioned will be sold SUBJ
jsct to the lien of the deed of trust executed Au.
gust ., 1858, to indemnify the county of Clarke
in the State of Virginia. against liability for the
annual interest on the bonds Of the said county
for the sum Of one hundred thousand dollars up
to and until the time when the said road shall be
commenced and under construction in the said
county of Clarke; and against liability for the
payment of the principal of said bonds, in case
they shall become due and payable before the road
shall be commenced and under construction in
said county, the said bonds falling due in the year
1892.
The purchaser will be entitled to the net profits
of the road from the day of GALE.
ROBERT T. BARTON,
RICHARD II. LEE, Comm'rs
CHARLES F. STUART, of Sale
HENRY HEATON.
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IS>The above sale is postponed to WEDNES-
DAY, May 9th, 1888, at same hour and place.
The Commissioners reserve the right to require
each bidder to satisfy them of his ability to meet
the cash payment before accepting the bid.
K. 7. BARTON,
CHARLES E. STUART Comm'rs.
r. Fl. LEE, of Sale
HENRY HEATON
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