The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-22
NOTICE.

In pursuance of decree of the Circuit Cour
of the United States, in and for the Fifth Cir
cult and the Western District of the State al
austin, bearing date the 21St day of january,
A. ID. 1884, and made i'll a certain cause in
equity numbered 153, wherein the Mercantile
Trust Company is complainant and the Austin
" Northwestern Railroad Company ct al. arc
defendants, the undersigned, as master ap-
pointed in said cause for that purpose, will be-
tween the hours of II O'CLOCK a m. and O'Clock
pm Wednesday, the 2Sth day of May, 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 Il Northw 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
tin, in the state of Texas, nOrthwestery
through the counties of Travis, Williamson,
Burnet, Lampasas, San Saba, McCull0ch,
r 9f at place Called 1bilen rac to
gether with branch from some point on the
main line to and through the counties of Lame,
Mason, Menard, Concho and Tom Green to
the Texas & Pacific railroad in Howard county,
in all a distance of about five hundred miles,
and all and singular its tracks, superstruc-
yiad1cts a culverts, walls, fence-Way ; and
rights-of ways, depOts, Station-hOuses engine
houses, freight houses warehouses,
a aeH re Grounds Sn0s ena lanh proVi SR
for or intended for sidings,all buildings, struc
lures. erectionS, improvements, leases, inter
ests, contract, schoSen in action, easements and
privileges, whether now belonging to or used
70 procured or designed to be used
or the purpose pG p,Gs =, OF or In con
all the locomotives. tenders. passenger cars,
freight cars ana other cars, and all other 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
reparatlOn 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
income income OF ,,+, said line Of RAILROAD
appurtenances of the premises aforesaid, or
any of them, or any part thereof, and the
rSioH, e'ersions, remainder. remainders,
rents, issues and profits thereof, and 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
undersigned in the city OF Austin, Texas, sub
ject 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 ny and all persons who
may then wish to examine it.
Inc terms of said sale are as follows: Saik
property will not be sold at said sale for less
sum than two hundred and ten thousand dol
lars in gold coin of the United States. At Il. e
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 al claims, costs, fees. allowances,
compensation, commissions and amounts
provided for in said decree, as vell 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 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 to receive under the diStri-
button directed in said derece.
d. w. DOOM, Master, etc.
Austin, Texas, February 8, 1884.