Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-19
Public Sale
OF THE
W&hingt0nand Western, R0FnGrlyVaSl.
morton and Ohio. RailrOad

Under the authority of the decree of the Circuit
Court of Richmond, Virginia, rendered on the
10th day of February 1885, 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 12O'CLOCK
M, on WEDNESDAY, APRIL a, 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 aud Property, real and
personal, Locomotives, Cars Rolling Stock, Rights.
Contracts and Franchises vested In the Wash
ington 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 3D. 1880 by
the Circuit Court Of Richmond city, and affirmed
by the Court Of Appeals of Virginia at Its Scptem
Der term, 1881.
The said property consists Of r constructed line
OF railway In active operation from the city OF
AleTandria, Va, westward through the. counties
of Alexandria, Fairfax and Loudoun, to Round
Hill station, In Loudoun County, a distance of
81 y 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
and Freight House in the city of Alexandria, q
Round House, Machine Shop. Car Shed, Store
House. and fifteen acres of land, with river
front adjacent thereto; Also ten Depot Housea
and eleven Lots at the eleven principal stations
between Alexandria and Round Hill
The 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:
The sum of 1886, 500 with interest from Jan
uary 81 1882 and the further sum of 81 500,
must be paid in cash on the day of sale, and tho
! residue of the purchare money as follows;
| S135 500 on the :31st of January, 1884.
$135, 500 on the 31st Of January, 1885.
| $135,5OO on the 31st of January, 1886,
with interest on each of the said deferred pay
| ments from January 81, 1882, aud the remainder
to be paid January 81 1887 with interest from
the day Of SALE The deferred payments to be
evidenced by thu bonds Of the purchaser, Sc
| cured by the retention Of the title To the whole
property sold.
| The property above mnnti0ned will he sold sub
ject to the lien Of the deed Of trust executed Au
1 gust 6, 1853, to indemnify the county of Clarke
! in the State of Virginia, against liability for the
aunual interest on the bonds of the said county
| for, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars up
to s-nd until the time when the said road shall be
| conn, uenced and under construction i'm the said
comfy Of Clarke and against liability for The
| nuun,s Mt of the principal of said bonds, in case
thew all Ill become due and payable before the road
| shall be commenced and under construction In
said coun W the said bonds falling due in the year
1892
| of the road from the day of sale
ROBERT T. BARTON,
RICHARD Fl. LEE, Comm'rs.
G gEAky s E, 4sTTgART' Of Sale.
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