The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-03-08
Commissioners Sale Of The MaFi-
eta. ) North Georgia Railway.

Under and by virtue OF Decree OF Foreclosure
and sale rendered by the Circuit Court of the
United States for the Northern District of GEORGIA
on the 18th day OF May, 1893, in the Equity
! causes wherein the Central Trust Company of
New York and the Boston Safe Deposit / Trust
company, are complainants, 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 bv virtue of or
ders and DEGREES passed by the Circuit Court of The
United States for the Northern District of Georgia
on the 10th day OF June, 1898, ON The 18th day OF
october, 1898, on the 4th day OF November 1898
on the 4th day OF December, 1898. on the 9Th day
1894; ''
And by virtue of decree rendered by the Cir
cult Court of the United States for the Northern
Division of the Eastern District of Tennessee on
| the 9th January, 1894
And by virtue OF decree of the United States
circuit Court for the Western District of North
| 1898; "
We, the Undersigned Special Commissioners shall
proceed to offer at publicsae to the highest bidder
or bidders, the premisesat the passenger station
| OF the Marietta North Georgia Railway in the
town OF Marietta. in Cobb County, State Of Geor-
ga, at IL O'Clock noon on Saturday the 3rd day of
March 1894, all and singular the corporate prop,
| ertY and franchises of said Marietta & North
georgia Railway Company, the line of railway ex-
tending from the town of Marietta in Cobb Coun-
iy,Georgia, through the counties of Cobb Cherokee
6icKehs, timer and Fannin to the town of Blue
hiuge, In Fannln county, Georgia, and thence on
1
! see, through the counties of Polk, McMinn, Mon
, roe, Loudon, BlouRt and Knox being total dis
lance OF about 2O5 miles from Marietta to Knox
pllIe, being standard guage road, and about
30 I'll miles lying in the State of Georgia and about
1881 miles lying in the State of Tennessee; and
aIso 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, distance of
ABOUT % miles, there being about 1851 miles in
the State of Georgia of this narrow guage road
and about Il. 40 lies in the State of North Caro-
hha together with all and singular the property
and estate of said company of every kird real
personal or mixed, whether within or outside the
location OF said railway and however acquired
ana al other lands station houses, bridges build
lngs, hXtures and the equj pment, rolling stock
machinery, tools, implements and furniture what
ever connected with or belonging to the said line
OF railway; and also all rights privileges, Franchise
eS, leases, contracts, chooses in action and similar
properly, whether legal equitable belonging to
SAID Marietta North Georgia Railway Com pany
OF 10 wnicn IS I'M any way entitled; and also all
right, ttle claim, interest or demand of the said
Marietta q North Georgia Railway Company in
ana to .he line of telegraph upon its right of way
4 ne sara standard guage and narrow guage road
lying IN the State of Georgia will be offered for
{ sale separately and as one parcel, together with
, tne proportion OF equipment, ma terial and sup
plleS appertaining 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 appertaining thereto;
and then the whole OF said standard guage and
marrow guage road and appurtenant property will
be offered for sale together an entirety and the
BIDS aggregating the greatest amount will be ac-
tcepted, as pointed out and provided for in said
decree OF foreclosure and Sale. And for a more
particular description of said property as we'll as
lor the specific terms and conditions of this sale
preference is hereby made to the Decree of Fore
closure and sale which was had and entered as
aforesaid on the 18th day of May 1898; and also
reference is hereby made to the report of the
Special Master, s. H. Hill, Esq, showing the
speclhc equipment and other property that belongs
tn 10 with oh Ge
said line OF railway as aforesaid At said sale no
bid will be received fors that portion of said rail-
way lying in the State of Georgia and the appur-
tenant property Tor less than $3.50. 600, and de-
post OF 10000 in cash certified check at the
time of making the bid will be required from the
bidder Tor said portion of said railway lyingn 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
Caronna and the appurtenant property for less
than S70O0OO and deposit OF $3.50 in cash or
certified check at the time of making the bid will
be required from the bidder. When the whole of
SAID line OF aiway 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 sum
greater than the aggregate amounts of the separ-
ave DluS lor the separate parcels of property
aforesaid, and deposit of $3.50 900 in cash or GERS
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 as provided for
~ my beeic VI IoIecloSure ana oale ana is SUBJ
lect 10 continuation by the Circuit Court of the
United States for the Northern District OF Georgia.
and the Circuit Court of the United States for the
Northern Division of the Eastern District of Ten
nessee; and OF the, Circuit Court of the United
States for the Western District of North Carolina
For the specific terms and conditions of this sale
reference is hereby made to the DEGREES of the
Seyerat &C. courts s, hereinbefore referred to.
This the 9th day of January. 1894.
ROBERT ]. LOWRY,
j. B. GLOVER,
H. H. TAYLOR,
Special Commissioners.
Futler, Stillman Hubbard Henry B. Tomp-
kiEs, and Iillman Tillman, Solicitors for Cen
tr aTrust G OF New York.