The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-03
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 list day of January
equity numbered 153, 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 purkos wifi,
between the hours of IL O'Clock p. m. on
Wednesday, the 2Sth day of May, A. D., 1884,
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 railr' nd of the said defendant,
the Austin & NorthM stern railroad CON-
paDy 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
tin, in the state of Texas, northwesterly
through the counties of Travis, Williamson.
Burnet, Lampasas, San Saba, McCulloch,
i Brown 70 cOl the Te Rs9nes and pa rag
railroad, at a place called Abilene to-
gether with bran Ii from some point on the
Mason, Menard, COneho and Tom Green to
the Texas & Pacific railroad in Howard county,
in all 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
EEightsof ways depots station-hogses engine
and repair shops, machine shops,
depot grounds and lands provided
for or intended for sidiDgs, all buildings, struc-
ests; contract, schosen in action, easements and
privileges, whether now belonging to or used
or procured or designed to be used
nection with the line of said railroad, and also
all the locomotives, tenders, passenger cars,
freight cars and other cars, and all o,her roll
ing stock or equipments and all machinery
tools and implements, rails, chairs and spikes
and other materials whatsoever owned or
possessed by said defendant, for the uses or
purposes of or 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,
franchises which said defendant holds. pos
csses 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
rever5lOn, reverSionS, remainder. reIna1nderS,
rents, issues and profits thereof, aud all the
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 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
in the city of Austin, Texas, sub
jcct 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
for the inspection of eny and all persons who
may then wish to examine it.
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 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
esSary TO pay and discharge all unpaid
taxes upon the mortgaged premises
and all claims, costs, fees. allowances,
compen. alton, 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-
pared by tho undersigned and announcedd and
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 to receive under the diStri- |
button directed in said derece
ID. w. DOOM, Master, etc.
Austin, Texas, February 6, 1884.