The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26
NOTICE.


In pursuance OF decree OF the Circuit Court
OF the United States, in and for the Fifth Cir
cult and the Western District OF the State at
Austin, bearing date the zlst day OF January,
a. -. 1884, and made In a certain cause In
equity numbered i53 wherein the Mercantile
Trust Company is complainant and the Austin
& Northwestern railroad Company ct al are
defendants, the undersigned, as master ap-
pointed in said cause for that purl Ose, will be-
tween the hours OF II O'Clock a m. and O'Clock
pm Wednesday the 2sth day OF May, AID, 1884
sell at public auction to the highest bidder,
before 1.-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 rlilr I'd of the said defendant
the Austin & NorthW stern railroad CON-
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,
accodring 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, nOrthwesterly
through the counties of Travis, Williamson,
Burnet, Lampasas, San Saba, McCulloch,
ior to the Texas & Pacific
railroad, at place called Abilene, to-
gether with branch from some point on the
main line to and through the counties of Llano,
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,
viaducts, culverts, walls, fence-ways and
5sasof ways dbtpOtb engine
DEPOT grounds and Ianhil provided
for or intended for sidings, all buildings, struc.
lures. erectiOnS, improvements, leases, inter
ests. contract, ,sehosen in action, easements and
privileges, whether now belonging to or used
ro procured or designed to be used
nectlon with the line of said railroad, and also
all the locomotives, tenders, passrng cars
freight cars ana other cars, and all other roll
Ing stock or equipments and all machinery
tools and implements, rails, chairs ands pixies
and other materials Hwhatsoever i0wned or
possessed by said defendant, for the uses or
purposes OF or designed for use In connection
with or for the operation, maintenance or
reparatlOn Of the line OF railroad in said deed
cf trust mentioned, or any part thereof; and,
a so, all and singular the 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.
the tenements Entertainments and
appurtenances of the premises aforesaid, or
any of them, or any part thereof, and the
rents, issues and profits thereof, and all the
estate, right title, interest, property, possess
sion, claim and demand whatsoever, as well at
law rs in equity of said defendant, of, in and
and all other property covered and included in
said deed of trust not herein specially ex-
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 1t Is not practicable to
give i'm 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
1ect to inspection by any and all persons who
may desire to EXAMINE it, and will also be sub
mitted at the time and place of sale aforesaid
Tor the inspection OF any and all persons who
may then wish to examine iC.
The terms OF said sale are as follows: Saik
property willnot 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
ssssary 10 pay and discharge all unpaid
taxes upon the mOrtgaged premises
and all claims, costs, fees. allowances,
commissions and amounts
provided for in said decree, as well as all the
expenses of said sale. A statement of the
amount of money required, for all of which |
as nearly accurate as practicable, will be pre- |
par ed 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 |
button directed in said derece.
ID. w. DOOM, Master, etc.
Austin, Texas, February 8, 1884. |