Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-24

OF decree Of the Circuit Court of the United
States for the Eastern District of Virginia, en-
tered ON November 9th, 1894, in the suit Of
tho. Central Trust Company, Of New York,
and Others We. tho Richmond and Danville
Railroad Company and others. consolidated
enuse in equity, and supplemental decree
entered In the same cau,e on November 2Sih,
1894, we, the subscribers, Receivers OF the
Richmond and Danville Railroad Company
appointed in said cause will. on
MONDAY, the 31st day of December,
1894,
at 10 o'clock In the forenoon, sell on the
promises ut public suction whatever right.
title and interest the said Richmond and Dan
willie Railroad Company and the said Receivers
have in law or equity, in or to the real estate
or interests therein hereafter mentioned SUBJ
ject however. to all outstanding subsisting
lawful claims, equities and lions thereon,
whatever they may be.
Tho description of the said real estate, the
right, title and interest of the Richmond and
Danville Rsilroad Company and said Re-
oeivers, In law or equity, in or to which We
ALL THAT TRACT OF LAND lying near
the south end Of the Long Bridge over the
Potomac nvor in Alexandria county, Virginia,
which was conveyed by Eppa Hunton, jr, TO
William 81. Payne by deed dated August
Goth, 1890, and recorded in the Clerks
Oface of Alexandra county aforesaid in Deed
Book n, No. 4, page 80, and more particular
ly described as beginning at point on the
east limit Of turnpike, $50 feet in south
westerly direction from face line of old abut-
ment or 663 feet from face line of existing
abutment Of Long Bridge thence south %
degrees cost 1855 feet to point 90 feet
south IS degrees west of large tree on bank
of Potomac river; thence with the meander-
ings Of the Potomac river and Roach's run
400 feet moro or less to the east limit of
turnpike ut tide gate, south end Of Waterloo
Trestle; thence with east limit of turnpike
north 561k degrees east 3040 feet to the be-
ginning, containing II acres, excepting, how
ever, from the whole tract above described
two pieces or parcels thereof conveyed by
William 81. Payne and wife TO the Washing
ton Southern Railway Company by deed
dated October I, 1890, and recorded in said
Clerks Office in Lber II, No. 4, page 65, &c;
said parcels containing respectively 5.99
s,ree and 14.79 acres, leaving Of said whole
tract So % scras a:.'a
(2). ALL THATNESSUAGE being part
ofithe jackson City tract lying in said Alex
andria county, and adjoining the above de-
s0ibed tract, and described rs beginning at q
point in the east line Of the turnpike $50 feet
in southwesterly direction from face line of
the old abutment, or $50 feet from the face
line of the existing abutment; thence south 26
degrees east 800 feet to point; thence north
51b degrees east 400 feat TO . point; thence
north 521h degrees west 100 feet to east line
Of the turnpike; thence with the turnpike in
q cOuthwesterly direction $50 feet to the be-
ginning, containing 1.57 acres, and all right
in the strip Of land adjacent to and north Of
the north line Of said land ss set forth in the
plat annexed to the lease next herein referred
TO- being the same property demised and
leased by B. P. and A. Dodge and wife to
Thomas b. Wentworth, jr., by indenture
dsted March 16, 1886, and recorded in said
Clerks oflce in Liber g, No. 4, page 1873,
&C.; subject, however, to the operation and
effect of certain deed made by Edward Lau-
terbach and wife and tho Richmond and Dam
Vile Rsilrosd Company to the Washington
Southern Railway Company, dated Octo-
Dor 1, 1890, and recorded in said Clerks
Office in Liber N, No. 4, folio II, dc, convey
Ing two strips or parcels thereof containing
respectively ffty-three hundredths and forty
six hundrodths acres, being total Of ninety
nine hundredths acres.
Both Of the above mentioned properties
will be offered together ~ one parcel.
The terms Of salo Of the said properties will
be cash upon confirmation Of the sale by tho
court taxes and other charges to be adjusted
b date Of sale.
The bidder whoes bid Is accepted as the
highest for tho propertiessoid will be required
TO pay at once to the undersigned Receivers
ten per cont. Of tho amount Of any and all
SUMS bid for tho property 30 struck of to him.
II his bid should be rejected by the court the
amount 10 deposited by tho bidder will be re-
turned to him; and if his bid shall DO &C.
oepted BY tho court, and he shall fail to COM
ply with all the conditions Of the sale and all
orders Of court with respect thereto, tho sum
deposited by the bidder ahall DO forfeited and
shall DO applied q the court msy direct.
For further particulars, and for more spe-
ciAc information Is to the interests of the
Richmond and Danville Railroad Company
and the said Receivers in tho properties to be
eold, reference 10 hereby made to said decree
and the proceedings in said cause, aled in the
Clerks onlce Of said court st Richmond, Vir-
ginis.
Dated Richmond, Va, November soth,
1894. as 80
SAMUEL SPENCER,
FREDERIC W, HUYDEKOPER,
REUBEN FOSTER,
dee1, 6,15, 25,31 Receivers