The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-11-30
Commissioners S1lG Of The Mari.
eta \ North GEORGIA Railway.

eta \ North Georgia Railway.
Under and by virtue Of Decree OF Foreclosure
and sale rendered by the Circuit Cour. of the
United States for the Northern District of Georgia
on the 18th day OF May 1898, and thereafter nv
the Circuit Court Of the United States for the East
ern District OF Tennessee, Northern Division, and
the Circuit Court Of the United States for the
Western District OF North Carolina in Equity
Causes wherein the Central Trust Company Of
New York and the Boston Safe Deposit Trust
Company, are compliments, and Marietta & North
Georgia Railway Company and others are defend
ants, being consolidated causes Nos $50 and All in
the Circuit Court of the United States for the
Northern District OF Georgia and by virtue of an
order or decree passed by the Circuit Court OF the
United States for the Northern District of Georgia
on the goth day of June, 1893, and ratified and
adopted by the aforesaid Circuit Courts Of the
United States for the Eastern District of Tennes-
see, and Western District of North Carolina we
the undersigned Special Commissioners shalt pro-
coed to offer atpubc sale to the highest bidder or
bidders, the premises at the passenger station
of said Marietta 4 North Georgia Railway in the
town of Marietta, in Cobb County, State of Geor-
gia, at II O'Clock noon on Monday the 18th day of
December, 1893, all and singular the corporate
property and franchises of said Marietta & North
Georgia Railway Company; the line of railway ex-
tending from the town OF Marietta, in Cobb Coun-
ty Georgia, through the ties of Cobb Pickeps
Cherokee, Gimer and Fannin to the town of Blue
Ridge, in Fannin county, Georgia and thence on
20 the city of Knoxville, in Knox county Tenpes-
see, through the counties of Polk McMlnn Nom
roe, Loudon, Blount and Knox, being q total dis.
lance of about 205 miles from Marietta to Knox
vile, being a standard guage road, and about
95.6l miles lying in the State of Georgia and about
1093l miles lying in the State Of Tennessee and
also the further line OF said railroad, being mar
row guage road, extending from the town of Blue
Ridge, in Fannin county, Georgia, to Murphy, in
Cherokee county, North Carolina a distance OF
about % miles, there being about 1881 miles in
the State of Georgia of this narrow guage road
and about 12.49 miles in the State of North Caro-
llna together with all and singular the property
and estate of said company of every kind, real
personal or mixed, whether within or outside the
location OF said railway and however acquired /:
and all other lands station houses, bridges, build
ings, fixtures and the equipment, rolling stock
machinery, TOOLS implements and furnitur re what.
ever connected with or belonging to the said line
OF railways and also all rights, privileges Franchise
es leases contracts, chooses in action and similar
property, whether legal equitable, belonging to
said Marietta * North Georgia Railway Company
or to which 1t is in any way entitled and also ali
right title, claim, interest or demand of the said
Marietta K North Georgia Railway Company in
and to the line of telegraph upon its right of way
The said standard guage and narrow guage road
lying in the State OF Georgia will be offered for
sale separately and as one parcel, together with
the proportion OF equipment, material and sup
Plies appertalnlng thereto; and the said standard
guage road lying in the State of Tennessee. and
the narrow guage road lying in the State of North
Carolina, will be offered for sale separately and as
one parcel, together with the proportion of equip
ment material and supplies appertaning therefor
and then the whole of said standard guage and
narrow guage road and appurtenant property will
be offered Tor sale together entirety, and the
IDS aggregatlng the greatest amount will be ac-
cepted, as pointed out and provided for in said
Decree OF Foreclosure and Sale And for a more
particular description OF said property well as
Tor the specific terms and conditions of this sale
reference is hereby made to the Decree Of Fore
closure and Sale which was had and entered as
aforesaid on the 18th daytf May, 1898; and also
reference Is hereby made 10 the report of the
Special Master, b. H. Hill, Esq showing the
specific equipment an other property that belongs
to and IS to be sold with each separate parcel OF
said line OF railway as aforesaid. At said sale no
bid will be received for that portion of said rail-
way wing in the State OF Georgia and the appur-
tenant property for less than $4,000 and a de-
post OF $4,000 in cash or certified check at the
time OF making the bid will be required from the
bidder Tor said portion OF said railway lying in the
state OF Georgia; and at the time Of said sale no
bids will be received for those parts of said line of
railway lying in the states of Tennessee and North
Carolina and the appurtenant property for less
than 100000 and deposit OF 5000 in cash or
certified check at the time OF making the bid will
he required from the bidder When the whole of
said line of railway lying in the states of Georgia,
Tennessee and North Carolina and the appurte-
nant property is offered for sale as an entirety
then no bid will be received for less than q sum
greater than the aggregate amounts OF the separ-
ate bids for the separate parcels of property as
aforesaid, and deposit of $3.50 900 in cash or GER
tined check at the time of making the bid will be
required from the bidder for the whole system of
railway The balance of the purchase money may
be paid in cash or by bonds issued under the
mortgages now being foreclOsed, provided for
in the Decree Of Foreclosure and Sale, and is ssh
ject to confirmation by the Circuit Court of the
United States for the Northern District Of Georgia.
This 18th day of September, 1898.
ROBERT j. LOWRY, and
j. b. GLOVER,
Special Commissioners.
Butler. Stillman & Hubbard and Henry B.
Tompkins, Solicitors for Central Trust Company
of New York.
"By order Of the Circuit Court of the United
States for the Northern District of Georgia, the
sale above advertised is postponed until Monday
the nth day OF December, 1898, at u O'Clock noon
At the same time and place.
ROBERT J. LOWRY,
j. B. GLOVER,
Special Commissioners
Butler, Stillman Hubbard, Henry b. Temp
kns, Solicitors for the Central Trust Company Of
New York"