Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-24
Public Sale
= OF THE
WahIlgtolald Western, FOrnerlyW%h.
ilgtOn 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 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 II O'CLOCK
NJ, on WEDNESDAY, APRIL A, 1883, at the
Passengers Depot Of the WASHINGTON AND
WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, in the city
OF Alexandria, Virginia, tho 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 aud 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 %, 1880, by
the Circuit Court of Richmond city, and affirmed
by the Court Of Appeals Of Virginia at its Septem
bcr term, 1881.
The said property consists of u 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, distance of
81 \, miles, including line connecting. with the
Washington and Alexandria Railroad. The road
is also graded beyond Round Hill for n distance
OF three miles. The other real property of the
company consists of a 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 Houses
and eleven Lots at the eleven principal stations
between Alexandria and Round Hill.
Ihe 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 S135, 500 with interest from Jan
uary 81, 1882 and the further sum of 1900,
must be paid in cash on the day Of sale, and the
residue OF tho purchare money as follows:
Sl35, 800 on the 31st Of January, 1884.
S135 900 on the 31st of January, 1886.
$135 500 on the 31st of January. 1886,
with Interest on each of the said deferred paw
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 the whole
property sold.
Theproperty above mentioned will be sold sub.
ject to the lien of the deed of trust executed Au.
gust u. 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 sale
ROBERT T. BARTON,
RICHARD II. LEE. Comm'rs
CHARLES E. TUART, of Sale.
HENRY HEATON.
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