The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-11
AUCTION SALES.
By DUNCANSON BROS.
AuCTIANEERs

OFFICE Of the commissioners OF the District
OF Columbia, Washington, ID. C., January
PUBLIC SALE OF THE PROPERTY AND
FRANCHISES OF THE ANACoSTIA
AND POTOMAC RIVER RAILROAD
go c99iM,PIAAHNY. IN THE DISTRICT OF
Pursuant to an act of Congress approved
une L 1873, to provide permanent form
or government for the District Of Columbia,
the Undersigned, on the 21ST DAY OF
JANUARY, A. d. 1897, at IL O'Clock H..
at their office, No 464 louisiana avenue.
N washington city, will offer for sale, at
public auction, to the highest bidder, the
rights and franchises, road-bed, and fran
elises, and the real estate of the Anacostia
and Potomac River Railroad Company, or
SO much thereof as may be necessary 20 pay
certificate offndebtedness No. 10, for $9.31,
dated December IS, 1893, and issued TO
ii, l.. era nrord, for paving space of feet
adjacent to tracks on Eighth and q streets
southeast, Second and G streets, and Canal
and & streets southwest; certificate No. "a.
for $685.. 50, dated November A, 1894, and
issued to the Washington Asphalt Block and
TUE Company, for work done adjacent to the
tracks OF SAID railroad company, on south
side or Canal street, between and e
streets southwest, and certificate No. 81.
for S3 ,931 81, dated December 8, 1895,
ana issued TO the Washington Asphalt Block
and Tile Company, for work in connection
with the paving OF T. street southeast, from
South Capitol to Third street, adjacent to
tile tracks or said COMPANY, with interest
at o per &C ntum per annnnI from the dates
or the Issuance Of the said certificates
against the said company, and the cost Of
this ddyertiSpu1e mt
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 OF
congress to the route and termini OF the
Anacostia and z otomac River Railroad in
The District OF Columbia approved April
30, 1892. which gives the company au-
ing route, viz: From the intersection of its
tracks at Ninth street with b street north
west, north on Ninth street to street
northwest over the tracks OF the Metropol-
ltan Railway Company; thence west on q
street northwest TO Eleventh street north
west over the tracks OF the lexington
and Soldiers Home Railway Company;
thence south on Eleventh street to 4
street northwest, and east on street 20
Ninth street on the tracks OF the Capitol,
North . street aud South Washington Rail-
way Company; thence south on Ninth
street TO street on the tracks of the
Metropolitan Railway Company. The rights
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 sale the right OF said
company to run its cars over the tracks
OF the Metropolitan Railway Company from
the intersection OF Ninth and r streets
northwest to the intersection Of Missouri
avenue and Four-and-a-half street south
west, aud ii the bid therefor be not SUI
ficieut to pay said certificates, then they
Will offer for sale the Toadbed aud 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 sale the real estate Of said
company, being lots numbered from
767 to IT'S, both Inclusive, in Duvlil 5 add
ton to Uniontowu in the District Of Co
lumbia.
Terms OF sale-Cash on acceptance OF bid.
COuveyancing to he at the cost or the pur-
chaser. JOHN W ROSS,
GEORGE TRUESDELL,
CHAS. +. POWELL,
Commissioners OF the District Of Column
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