Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-23
Public Sale
OF THE ,....
W$lingtOland Western, FOPmGrlyvWash
ilQtOl and Ohio. RailrOaR

Under the authority of the decree of the Ci:cuit
Court of Richmond, Virgins. rendered on the
10th day of February. 1888, in the suit of Henry
Lewis and others against the Washington and
OHIO Railroad Company aud others, the under.
signed, WILL because Of the default Of the former
purchasers, offer at public auction at II O'CLOCK
M, on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1883, at the
Passengers Depot Of the WASHINGTON AND
WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, in the city
OF Aexandria, 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 lsights
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 23 1850. by
by the Court OF Appeals Of Virginia at its Septem
Der term, 1881
The said property consists of constructed line
of railway in active operation from the city Of
Alexandra, Va westward through the counties
of Alexandria, Fairfax and Loudoun, to Round
Hill station. In Loudoun County, distance Of
81 = miles, including line connecting with the
Washington and Alexandria Railroad. The road
is also graded beyond Round II i'll for u distance
OF three miles. The other real property OF tho
company consists of a large Brick Depo, Building
and Freight House in the city of Alexandria, a
Round House, Machine Shop Car Shed, Store
House, and fifteen acres of land, with r river
front adjacent thereto; also, ten Depot Houses
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 $135, 500 with interest from Jan.
uary 81, 1882 and the further sum Of $500,
must be paid in cash on the day of sale, and tho
residue of the purchare money as follows:
$135 500 on the 31st of January, 1884
S135 500 on the 31st of January, 1885.
$780, on the 31Ht of January, 1853,
with interest on each of the said deferred pay
ments from January 81, 1882; and the remainder
to be paid January 81, 1887, with interest from
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 tho whole
property sold.
The property above mentioned will be sold SUBJ
ject to the lien of the deed Of trust executed Au.
gust +, 1855 to indemnify the county of Clarke
in the Stute Of Virginia, against liability for the
annual interest on the bonds of the said county
for the sum of one hundred thousand dollsrs 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,
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