The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-29
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In pursuance OF a decree OF the Circuit Cour
| of the United States, in and for the Fifth Cir
| cult and the Western District of the State MT
Austin, bearing date the 21st day OF january
| A. ID. 1894, and made in a certain cause IN
equity numbered 1853, wherein the Mercantile
Trust Company Is complainant and the Austin
/ Il Northwestern Railroad Company ct al ara
/ defendants, the undersigned, as master an
pointed in said cause for that purpose, will be-
| tween the hours of IL O'Clock n m. and O'Clock
| pm Wednesday the 2Sth day of May, A. D. 1881
| sell at public auction to the highest bidder
before the door Of the county court
house of the county of Travis, city OF Austin,
| state of Texas, upon the terms hereinafter
mentioned. az one parcel and one property, all
and singular the r>Ilr I'D OF the said defendant,
the Austin a. NorthN stern railroad COM
pany now in operation, from its terminus In
the city OF Austin, Texas, to the town of Bur-
net, in the CO. nty of Burnet, Texas. and which,
according to the deed OF trust which was FORE
closed by said decree, was TO be constructed
from its terminus in or near the city of Aus
I'm, In the state OF Texas, northwesterly
Burnet, Lampasas, San Saba, MeCulloch,
Brown. Coleman, Runnels and Tay-
E ST at the place TeH called Abilene Pacific t6
gether with branch from some point on the
main line to and through the counties OF LanO,
Mason, Menard, Conch0 and Tom Green TO
the Texas Il Pacific railroad in Howard county,
in all a distance of about five hundred miles,
and all and singular its tracks, superstruc-
lures rails siding tnFnSuts bridges piers
rights-of ways, dep0ts, Stati0n-h0uses engine
houses, freight houses warehouses;,
and repair shops, machine 1la.ai shops,
for or intended for sdingsall buildings, strnc-
lures. erections, improvements. leases. inter
privileges, whether now belonging to or used
70 procured or designed to be used
or the purpose of or in con
nection with the line of said railroad, and also
all the locomotives. tenders, passenger cars,
freight cars and other cars, and all other roll
ing, stock or equipments and all machinery
tools and implements, rails, chairs and spikes
possessed by said defendant, for the uses or
purposes of OF, designed for use in connection
with or for the operation, maintenance or
PREPARATION of the line of railroad in said deed
of trust mentioned, or any part thereof; and,
also, all and singular the rights, privileges and
esses or is entitled unto; and all the tolls and
t tesetner with, s" all l' and sing 1Ss&
the tenements Entertainments and
OF the premises aforesaid, or
any of them, or any part thereof, and the
reversion, reversions, remainder. remainders,
estate right, title, interest. property, posses
sion, claim and demand whatsoever, as well at
law as in equity of said defendant, Of in and
to the same and every part and parcel thereof.
and all other property covered and included in
said deed of trust not herein specially ex-
cepted, provided th.re Is excepted from said
decree and from said sale land acquired by said
by grant from the state OF Texas and
not necessary for or acquired for the operation
Of its railway. more SPECIFIC description OF
the property to be sold it is not practicable to
give in this notice. but an inventory of all OF
said property will be kept at the Office Of the
in the city of Austin. Texas, sub
lect to inspection by any and all persons who
may desire to EXAMINE it, and will also be sub
mitted lat the time and place of sale aforesaid
for the inspection OF any and all persons who
may then wish to examine It,
The terms of said sale are as follows: Saik
will not be sold at said sale for a less
sum than two hundred and ten thousand dol
lars in gold coin of the United States. At the
time of sale not less than twenty-five thousand
dollars of the purchase money shall be paid in
gold coin of the United States, and on the de-
livery OF the deed such further portion OF the
purchase money shall be paid as shall be nee
..ssary 10 pay and discharge all unpaid
taxes upon the mOrtgaged premises
and all claims, costs, fees. allowances,
sation, commissions and amounts
provided for in said decree, as well as all the
expenses OF said sale. A statement of the
OF money required, for all OF which
as nearly accurate as practicable, will be pre-
pared by the undersigned and announcedd and
for inspection at said sale. For the
of the purchase money, except the
amounts required to be paid in cash, as afore-
said, any Of the past due coupons and any OF
the bonds secured by said deed of trust may
be received for such sum as the holder thereof
would be entitled to receive under the distri-
button directed in said derece.
D. W. DOOM, Master, etc.
Austin, Texas, February 8, 1884.