The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-03
NOTICE

In pursuance OF a decree of the Circuit Court
Oh the United States, in and for the Fifth Cir
| cult and the Western District OF the State MT
Austin, bearing date the 2ist day Of January
| A. ID. 1884, and made in a certain cause Il,
S9uity numbered 1853, wherein the Mercantile
| trust company is complainant and the Austin
| \ Northwestern Railroad Company Ell al. ar.
defendants, the undersigned as master an
pointed in said cause for that purl ose, will.
Wednesday, the 2sth day Of May A. d.. igst'
sell at public auction 10 the highest bidder
| before the door Of the county court
hou'e of the county Of Travis, city Of Austin.
state of Texas, upon the terms hereinafter,
| mentioned, as one parcel and one property AN
and singular, the railr I'D OF the said defendant
pany now in operation, from its terminus In
the city of Austin, Texas to the town Of Bur
net, In the CO nty of Burnett, Texas. and which.
aecodring 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
Tin, In the state of Texas, northwesteriy
Burnet, Lampasas, San Saba, McCniioch.,
r rSf at the r.c Texas ss,,ed n,,on Pacific
gether with branch from some point on the
main line TO and through the counties of Llan0,
Mason, Menard, Concho and Tom Green to
the Texas q Pacific railroad in Howard county,
In all a distance of about five hundred miles,
and all and singular its tracks, superstruc-
lures, rails, sidings, turnouts, bridges, piers,
houses, freight houses warehouses,
aeSot repair spsnds shops machine aS6 shops
for or intended for sidiDgs all buildings, struc-
lures, erections, improvements, leases, inter
ests, contract, schOsen in action, easements and
privileges, whether now belonging TO or used
or procured or designed 70 be used
or the purpose of or I'm 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 or designed for use In connection
with or for the operation, maintenance or
reparatl0n OF the line OF railroad in said deed
OF trust mentioned, or any part thereof; and,
also, all and singularthe rights, privileges and
franchises WHICH said defendant holds, pos
esses or is entitled unto; and all the tolls and
income of said line Of railroad,
together with, all and Singular
the tenements Entertainments and
appurtenanceS OF the premises aforesaid or
any of them, or any part thereof, and the
reversion, reversions, remainder. remainders,
rents, issues and profits thereof, and all the
estate, right, title, interest, property, possess
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,
said deed of trust not herein specially ex-
cepted, provided there is excepted from said
decree and from said sale land acquired by said
defendant by grant from the state of Texas and
not necessary for or acquired for the operation
of its railway. A 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
undersigned in the city of Austin. Texas, sub
tect to inspection Iby any and all persons who
may desire to EXAMINE it, and will also be sub
mitted at the time and place OF sale aforesaid
for the inspection of any and all persons who
may then wish to examine 1t.
Inc terms of said sale are as follows: Said
property will not be sold at said sale for a less
sum than two hundred and ten thousand dol
lars i'll 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
eSSary 10 pay and discharge all unpaid
taxes upon the mOrtgaged premises
and al claims, costs, fees. allowances,
cOmpen SatiOn, commissions and amounts
provided for in said Decree as well as all the
expenses of said SALE A statement of the
am cunt OF money required, for all of which
as nearly accurate as practicable, will be pre-
pared by the undersigned and announcedd and
submitted for inspection at said SALE For the
remainder 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 20 receive under the dtStri-
button directed in said derece.
d. w. DOOM, Master, etc.
Austin, Texas, February 8, 1884.