The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
NOTICE.

In pursuance of decree OF the Giro uit COur
of the United States, in and for the Fifth Cir
cult and the Western District Of the State al
Austin, bearing date the list day of January
A. ID. 1884, and made in a certain cause In
equity numbered 49, wherein the Mercantile
Trust Company Is complainant and the Austin
& Northwestern Railroad Company ct al ar
defendants, the undersigned, as master APP
pointed i'll said cause for that purpose, will
between, the hours of II O'Clock p. m. on
Wednesday, the 2Sth day of May, A. d., 1884
before the door of the county court
house OF the county of Travis, city OF Austin,
state of Texas, upon the terms hereinafter
mentioned. as, one parcel and one property, al
and singular the rsllr' vi of the said defend ani
the Austin North" stern railroad com
pany now IN operation from Its terminus il
the city OF Austin Texas to the town OF bur
net in the co nty of Burnett Texas. and wlrch
accodring to the deed OF trust Which was fore
closed by said decree, as to be cUnStr.cte.
from its terminus in or near the city of Aus
tin, in the state OF Texas, northwes
through the counties Of TRAVIS, Williamson,
Burnct, Lampasas San Saba, McCullOch,
Tor 10 the Texas & Pacific
railroad, at place called Abilene to
g"thcr with a branch from some l,olnt. ON the
main line to and through the counties 81 lIanO,
Mason, Menard, Cuncho and Tom Green Il
the Texas & Pacific r;t iroad in Howard county
iii ali :. distance of about 1--WE hundred mites
and ;ul and singular its tracks, snpsrst rue
lures, rails, gidings, turnouts, bridges, pieIs.
yiaductS, euiTrTts, walls, leEce-Ways ah'
IlPlltS-Ol ti:EilIt
houses, freight, houses WIZ house,
Depot p 'e grounds 'O and Ianh pro oiSsd
for or intended for sidii.gs all buildings, struc>
lures. crect0GS, improvements, leases, inter
e%ts contract ,schOSen i'll action, easements and
privileges, whether now belonging to CT used
or the -, purpose Of or in con
nection with The line of said railroad, and also
all the locomotives, tenders. passenger cars,
freight ears and other cars, and all other roll
Ing stock eUuiDlneDtS 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
| reparatlOn OF tse line OF railroad in said deed
OF trust mentioned, or any part thereof; and,
so, all and singular the rights, privileges and
| franchises which said defendant holds, pos
esses or is entitled unto; and all the tolls and
together with all and singular,
the tenementS Entertainments and
appurtenances OF the premises aforesaid, or
any ,nf them, or any part thereof, and the
reVerSion, reVerSlons, remainder, rematnderS,
rGnts, issues and profits thereof, and all the
estate, right, title, interest, property, posses
law as in equity OF said defendant, Of, in and
to the same and every part and parcel thereof,
ana ana an d odheT properly covered and included II!
cepted, provided th1re Is excepted from said
decree and from said sale land acquired by said
defendant by grant from the stale OF Tens Ind
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 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
iect to inspection by any and all persons who
may desire to examine 1t, and will also be Sub
mitted at the time and place OF sale aforesaid
for the inspection OF my and all persons who
may then wish to examine it.
-1he terms OF said sale are as follows: Saik
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 Cf 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, CO omissions and amounts
provided for In said decree, as we'll rs all the
expenses OF said sale. statement of the
amount of money required, for all Of which
as nearly accurate as practicable, will be pre-
pared by the undersigned and annOuncedd ami
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 to receive under the diStri-
button directed in said derece.
d. w. DOOM, Master, etc.
Austin, Texas, February 8, 1884.