Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-15
AUCTION SALES.
DICHMOND AND DANVILLE RAIL
Ia ROAD COMPANY.

DICHMOND AND DANVILLE RAIL
III ROAD COMPANY.
Notice is hereby given that, in pursuance
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
the Central Trust Company, of New York,
and others VS. the Richmond and Danville
Railroad Company and others. consolidated
cause in equity, and supplemental decree
entered in the same cause on November 18th,
1894 We tho subscribers, Receivers of the
Richmond and Danville Railroad Company
appointed in said cause will on
MONDAY, the 31st day of December,
1891,
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, sell OH the
premises at public auction whatever right,
title and interest the said Richmond and Dan
vile Railroad Company and the said Receivers
have, in law or equity, in or to the real estate
or interests therein hereafter mentioned sub
cct. however, to all outstanding subsisting
lawful claims, equities and liens thereon,
whatever they may be.
The description of the said real estate, the
right. title aud interest of the Richmond and
Danville Rsilroad Company and said Re-
ceivers, in law or equity, in or to which we
shall sell rs aforesaid. is as follows:
ALL THAT TRACT OF LAND lying near
the south end of the Long Bridge over the
Potomac river in Alexandria county, Virginia,
which was conveyed by Eppa HuDtop, jr to
William II. Payne by deed dated August
Goth, 1890, and recorded in the Clerks
Office of Alexandria county aforesaid in Deed
Book NJ, No. 4, page %, 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 east 1855 feet to 4 point 90 feet
south 50 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 more or less to the east limit of
turnpike at tide gate, south end of Waterloo
Trestle thence with east limit of turnpike
north 5S14 degrees east 3040 feet to the be-
ginning, containing a. acres, excepting, how
ever, from the whole tract above described
two pieces or parcels thereof conveyed by
William a. Payne and wife to the Washing
ton Southern Railway Company by deed
dated October 1, 1890, and recorded in said
Clerks office in Liber NJ, No. 4, page So, &c;
said parcels containing respectively $50
acres and Ia. 70 acres leaving of said whole
tract $500 acres.
(2). ALL THAT MESSUAGE being part
of!the jackson City tract lying in said Alex
andria county, and adjoining the above de-
scribed tract, and described as beginning at
point in the east line of the turnpike $50 feet
in a southwesterly direction from face line of
the old abutment, or 66O feet from the face
line of the existing abutment; thence south %
degrees east 300 feet to point; thence north
| 51,, degrees east 400 feet to a point; thence
north 52la degrees west 100 feet to east line
of the turnpike; thence with the turnpike in
Il southwesterly direction $50 feet to the be-
ginning, containing LOT acres, and all right
in the strip of land adjacent to and north of
the north line of said land as set forth in the
plat annexed to the lease next herein referred
to, being the same property demised and
leased by Z. P. and A. Dodge and wife to
Thomas H. Wentworth, jr, by indenture
dated March 16, 1856, and recorded in said
| Clerks Office 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 the Richmond and DAN
vile Railroad Company to the Washington
Southern Railway Company, dated Octo-
office in Liber NJ, No. 4, folio II, &c, convey
ing two strips or parcels thereof containing
respectively ffty-three hundredths and forty
six hundredths acres, being a total Of ninety
nine hundredths acres.
Both of the above mentioned properties
will be offered together as enc parcel.
The terms of sale of the said properties will
be cash upon confirmation of the sale by the
court, taxes and other charges to be adjusted
t. date of sale.
The bidder whose bid is accepted as the
highest for the properties sold will be required
to pay at once to the undersigned Receivers
ten per cent. of the amount of any and all
sums bid for the property so struck Off to him.
If his bid should be rejected by the court, the
amount so deposited by the bidder will be re-
turned to him; and if his bid shall be &C.
cepted by the court, and he shall fail to COM
ply with all the conditions of the sale and sill
orders of court with respect thereto, the sum
deposited by the bidder shall be forfeited and
shall be applied as the court may direct.
For further particulars, and for more spe-
clhc information as to the interests of the
Richmond and Danville Railroad Company
snd the said Receivers in the properties to be
sold, reference is hereby made to said decree
and the proceedings in said cause, fled in the
Clerks Office of said court at Richmond, vir-
ginia.
Dated Richmond, Va, November 3Oth,
| 1894.
SAMUEL SPENCER,
FREDERIC ", HUIDEKOPER,
REUBEN FOSTER,
dec1, $3.50 Receivers.