The morning times., 1897-01-12
AUCTION SALES.
By DUNCANSON BROS.
AUC,cIONEERS

office Of the Commissioners of the District
OF Colulnbia. Washington, d. C., January
PUBLIC SALE OF THE PROPERTY AND
AND POTOMAC RIVER RAILROAD
cc99iMIPAAHN,Y. c9i IN THE DISTRICT OF
Pursuant to an act OF Congress approved
une l L 1878. to provide ii permanent form
OF government for tile District OF Columbia;
the ~! ,qq!ndersigneds on the 21ST DAY OF
at their office, No. 464 Louisiana avenue,
In Washington city, will offer for sale, at
public auction, to the highest bidder, the
rights and franchises, road-bed. and iran
cilises, nd the real estate OF the AnacoStia
and Potomac River Railroad Company, or
so much thereof as may be necessary TO pay
dated December Is, 1898, and issued to
Ii. l.. CranfOrd, for paving space or feet
adjacent to tracks on Eighth and II streets
southeast, Second and streets and Canai
and streets southwest: certificate No. "A.
Tor $3.50. %, dated November A, 1894, and
ISSUED to the Washington Asphalt Block and
Tile Company, for work done adjaccnt TO the
tracks of said railroad company, on south
side OF Canal street, between b and Z
streets southwest, and certficate NO ~.
for So ,931 GA, dated December 8, 1885,
and issued TO the Washington Asphalt Block
and Tile Company, for work in connection
With the paving or + street soutneast, from
South Capitol to Third street, adjacent TO-
the tracks OF said company, with interest
at u per centum per annuni from tlic oates
OF the Issuance Of the said certificates
against the said company, and the cost OF
The undersigned will first offer for sale
all the rights and franchises OF said COM
pany prescribed and given by the act OF
Congress entitled IAN act to amend the
act giving the approval and sanction or
Congress to the route and ternInl or the
Anacostia and otomac River Railroad In
the District of Columbia approved April
30, 1892. which gives the company au-
thorly to run its cars over Jne iolloW-
ing route, viz. From the intersection or its
tracks at Ninth street with b street north
west, north on Ninth street to q street
northwest over the tracks OF the Mefropol-
itan Railway Company; thence west on u
street northwest to Eleventh street north
west over the tracks of the Eckington
ana Soldiers Home Railway Company.
thence south on Eleventh street 10 Il
street northwest, and east on Il street TO
Ninth street On the tracks OF the Capitol,
North o street and South Washington Rail-
way Company: thence south on \ intb
street to B street on the tracks Of the
Metropolitan Railway Company. The rights
over the tracks OF each of the said rail-
road companies are to be offered for sale
separately. And if the bid therefor be
not sufficient to pay said certificates, they
VIII then offer for sal" The right OF said
company to run its cars over the tracks
ofthe Metropolitan Railway Company from
the intersection OF Ninth and B streets
northwest to the intersection of Missouri
avenue and Four -and-a-half street south
west; and If Che bid therefor be not suf-
iitleHt 10 pay Sdiu ctruiicdtts, tHtii tHtE
W Ill offcr for sale the rOadbed and .lnsold
franchises OF said company, and If the
bids for all of the above items be insult
ficient TO pay said certificates, then they
VIII offer for saIe7the real estate CT said
company, being lots numbered from
T6T to TVS, both Inclusive in Duv,tll Is addi-
tiou To Uniontown, in the District of Co
lumbla.
Terms OF saie-Cash on acceptance of bid.
COnyeyancing to he at the cost Df the pur-
chaser. JOHN w ROSS,
GEORGE TRUESDELL,
CHAS. F. POWELL,
Commissioners OF the District II Column
Dia.
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