The morning times., 1897-01-18
By DUNCANSON BROS.
AUCTIONEERS.

Office OF the Commissioners of the District
OF Columbia, Washington. ID. G., January
PGBLic SALE OF THE PROPERTY AND
AND POTOMAC RIVER RAILRoAAD A
GG93iMP,A,SSY, CO IN THE DISTRICT OF
Pursuant 10 an act OF Congress approved
June | /, 1878, oprovioe permanent form
OF government for tie District or CoiuIhbla;
JANUARY, a. b. 1897, at II O'Clock m.
at their office, No. AGA Louisiana avenue,
IN Washington city, will offer Tor SAFE at
public auction, to the highest bidder. the
rights and franchises, road-bed and iran
chlseS, nd the real estate OF the anacostla
and Potomac River Railroad Company, or
SO much thereof as may be necessary 70 pay
certificate ofindebtedness no. 10. for $9.3
GATED December 16, 1898, and ISSUED 10
II: l.. cra nford, for paving space OF rect
adjacent to tracks on Eighth and u streets
southeast, Second and c streets, and canal
and streets southwest certificate NO "a,
Tor S335o9, dated November IA. 1894, anu
issued to the Washington Asphalt BLOCK and
lue company for work done adjacent 70 llc
tracks OF SAID railroad company, on souLll
SIDE OF Canal street, between ana y
streets southwest, and certificate NO: 81,
ior % ,93l .64, dated December 8, 1850,
ana Issued TO tile Washington Asphalt BLOCK
I ana Tile Company, for work in connection
with the paving or + street southeast, frotn
South Capitol to Third street, adjacent to
tie tracks or said company. with interest
at per centun per annum from tile ne,da oates
against the said company, and the cost or
this advertisement
The undersigned Will first offer for sale
all the rights and franchises OF SAID COIN
pany prescribed and given by the act of
congress entitled AN act TO amend the
act giving the approval and sanction or
congress to the route and terninl OF tne
Anacostia and obomac River Railroad IN
the District OF Columbia, approved April
80, 1892. which gives the company au-
thoriy to run its cars over the follow
ing route, VIZ. From the intersection or its
tracks at Ninth street with b street north
west north on Ninth street 10 u street
northwest over the tracks OF the Mefropol-
llan hallway Company thence west on "
street northwest TO Eleventh street north
west over the tracks OF the Ecklhston
and Soldiers Home Railway Company;
thence south on Eleventh street 10 II
street northwest, and east on + street to
Ninth street on the tracks OF the Capitol,
North O street and South washington ltall-
way company; thence south on lnth
street TO b street on' the tracks or the
Metropolitan Railway Company. The rights
over the tracks or each OF the sdld rail-
road companies are to be offered Tor sale
separately. And II the bld therefor De
not sufficient TO pay said certificates, they
VIII tben offer for sale the Hgnt or salu
company TO run its cars over the tracks
OF the Metropolitan Railway Company from
the Intersection Of Ninth aud streets
northwest TO the intersection or MISSOURI
avenue and Fourand-a-half street south
west; and III the bid therefor be not suf-
Lclent TO pay said certificates, then they
VIII offer for sale the roadbed and lnsold
franchises of said company, and II the
bids for all OF the above items be insult
rlcent TO pay said certificates, then they
VIII offer for sale the real estate Of said
company, being lets numbered from
76I to T7S, both Inclusive, in Duv. Ill addi-
ton TO Uniontown, in the District of Co
lumbia.
Terms of sale-Cash on acceptance of bid.
ConYeyancing to he at the cost Of the pur-
chaser. JOHN w. ROSS,
GEORGE TRUESDELL,
CHAS. Z. P0 WELL,
Commissioners OF the District oT Column
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