Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-22
Public Sale
OF THE
WaSlilg0land Western, FamerlyWaSh.
ilgtOl and Ohio, Railroad,

Under the authority Of the decree Of the Circuit
Court OF Richmond, Virginia, rendered on the
10Th day OF February. 1883, in the suit of Hourly
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 12 O'CLOCK
M. on WEDNESDAY,, APRIL 4, 1853, at the
Passenger Depot Of the WASHINGTON AND
WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, In the city
WASHINGTON AND WESTERN formerly the
Washington and Ohio) Railroad, including TINT
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.
ington and Western Railroad Company, by virtue
, OF the sale made by the undersigned January 81.
1857, as Special Commissioners under the decree
In the aforesaid suit, rendered April 23 1880 by
the Circuit Court of Richmond city, and affirmed
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
hi1i station, In Loudoun County, distance Of
o. 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
u,
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
| The entire property real and personal with the
| rights and franchises thereto belonging will b.
sold together on the following terms as prescribed
| by the decree:
The sum of s135, 500 with intercat from Jan.
uary 81, 1882 and the further sum Of 81 500,
must be paid in cash on the day of sale and the
| residue of the purchare money US follows
| S135 500 Oh the :31st of January, 1854.
| Sl3o,5OO on the 31st Of January, 1885
S135,5OO on the 31st of January, 1886,
| with interest on each Of tho said deferred pay
ments from January 81, 1882, and the remainder
to be paid January 81 1897 with interest from
the day of sale The deferred payments to DO
| evidenced by tho bonds OF the purchaser, Sc
| cured by the retention of the title to the whole
| property sold.
The property above mentioned will be sold sub
ject 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 tho
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 sale.
ROBERT T. BARTON,
RICHARD a. LEE, Comm'rs.
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