The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-04
SPECIAL, NOTICES.

aNNNSs w hiit AZ ute VI Aubutts iFVV, w tht
clerk thereof in the case OF VIM. II. Cool
ldEs, Trustee. VS.. The Velaseo Terminal
Railway Company. No. sf03 divers per-
sons intervcnofs. and to me, as master
commissioner, directed and delivered, | shall
proceed to sell for cash within the hburs
prescribed by law for sheriifs' sales. on
the FIRST Tuesday in september, 1900 II be-
Ing the 4th day OF said month. before the
court house door Of said Brazoria county,
IN the town OF Angleton, the following de-
soribed property. to-wit; A line OF railroad
extending from the town OF Veiasco to the
town OF Chenango Junction, all in Brazoria
equity, together with the charter rights
and franchises appurtenant thereto, with all
tuna outs. side tracks. switches, stations,
dspots, depot grounds, rolling stock, loco.
motives. cars, coaches, tools and equip
ment necessary TO the maintenance and
operation OF said road, also round houses,
yards. shops and shop ground. and various
buildings erected along Its line at different
stations, all connected with aud owned by
saia railway company, said line OF track
consisting OF about ~ miles and including
the right-of-way. fencing, bridges. roadbed,
rails. tics and fastenings, and all other
things necessary and pertinent TO the ope
ration OF said property as going railway,
together with all the appliances, tools, ap
palstus and appurtenances used, owned and
operated In connection with the operation
and maintotuance OF said railway. Also the
following described lands and premises situ-
ated in Brazoria county, Texas, and IN What
county, and more particularly described as
follows, to- wit. Lots l, 2, 3, 3, O. Is to 20.
block 2; lots $. is. block Q; lots /. 9. ~,
, block g; lots l. 3, I, ., 70, 10, 20. block q
:, Q. 10, is, l6, block .. lots /, .. 8. 6, I,
block 10; lots |, ., g. g. Z, block il, lots
to 7, II. IL, 49, block IL; lots 2. 4, {, 10,
block 10; lots s. S, 0, block 10; lots | TO ..
10 4. block u; lots 6, Z, s. II to 20. block 22
lots :, .. T. 5, 8, 10. IL, IS, block 81 lot s.
block "a; lots 2 TO 6, TO- IA, is, 10, 90, block
q; lots /, 4. z. 10 to 10. block IS; lots 6.
block 80; lots 8, 8, 6, block ~; lots i, ?. 3.
10, II, 10, block 80: lots and 49, block 80,
lots TO ., D, 10. block "a; lots q 10, Is. IL,
bloch Al lots 8, g., $. O. u, block AZ lots
!. 2 TO-, 10, ID, Is. block As; lots 5 10 o. Il.
lots to 4. 10 to Is, block az; lots / to :.
block 81; lots 10 to IS, block as, lots 10 10
II, block 40; lots 4, D. block so. lots to IA,
block u lots /, 4, 10, II, block So; lots 4,
y u, block o.; lots . 10 10, block 81, lots
te ., block e.; lots /, >. 3, block g. Also
one certain tract or parcel OF land. con
tanning about ~ acres, adjoining the town
OF Nolasoo, IN Brazoria county, Texas, de-
scribed us follows On the east side or tho
Brazos river and near the city of Velasco,
being part OF the Eli Mitchell q league
OF land known as Abstract No. 80 and part
Of tho Alex. Calvert league Abstract No
40. and for moro particular description
entered in this cause. being that same tract
sold 70 said Volasoo Terminal Railway
Company by the Texas Land and Immgra-
lion COMPANY. by deed dated october Fl.
ego. deed records OF Brazuria county.
Texas. Also one certain tract or
parcel OF land containing about 10l 8
acres situated near the town OF Angle
ton. IN said county, one mile south from the
town OF Angleton, and on the line of the
Velssco Terminal Railway company. and be-
ing l0l.5 acres Of land save and except strip
of land 100 feet In width on each side OF the
ceuter of the track of said road for right
OF way said 1918 acres OF land being the
same conveyed to said Velasco Terminal
Railway company by Lewis X, Bryan and
f. kiber by their deed dated the Sth day of
May, 1882 and recorded in volume No Is.
page bT5, OF the deed records OF BraEorla
county. Texas. Also a lite OF magnetic
telegraph, together with the poles. wires,
insulators, batteries. instruments and ap-
purtenances necessary to It's operation, said
line extending from the town of Velasco, In
Brazora county. to the town OF chepangG
Junction in said county, same being used
in connection with the operation OF the de-
fendant's railroad as well as an independent
telegraph line.
Which said sale I shall make In manner
and form as directed by decree Of the hon
orabe district court OF Brazoria county, In
that behalf made and entered, to-wit'
T. The master commissioner making tho
sale shall offer for sale: First, the railroad
and right OF way, franchises, track, roadbed
telegraph line. aud all appurtenanoes APP
pertaining in any manner TO the mainte-
nance and operation of said road herein
above fully described Second, he shall offer
separately, from the railroad and other
lands, and telegraph line. and as an en-
tirety. all town lots In the town OF Angle
ton described in the frst paragraph of the
decree.
,. He shall then offer said town lots in
pieces and parcels and such number OF lots
g. any one time as to said master com
missioner shall seem to the best interest of
all concerned and said master commissioner
shall announce before making said sale ct
said town lots or Offering any OF the SAID
property and before crying any of the same.
how said sale shall be made, and having
SO sold, cried off and received bids for said
property, he shall report the same 20 this
court with the name of the purchaser or
purchasers bidding for the same, and II
said property In the aggregate shall bring
more upon being sold IN severalty as Of
fcred by said master commissioner than the
Same shall bring when sold as an entirety,
then the said master commissioner shall
declare the persons so bidding in severalty
TO be the purchasers Hereunder they be-
ing the highest and best bidders, but II the
bid for the said town lots sold as an en-
tirety shall exceed the aggregate OF tho
bids when sold in severalty, then the person
making such bid for the property in It's
entirety being the highest and best bidder
shall he by the master commissioner de-
creed 10 be the purchaser of all said prop
erty.
g. No bids shall be considered by SAID
muster commissioner for the railroad aud
telegraph line and appurtenances thereto
unless the bidder shall first deposit with
said master commissioner in cash or q sat
iyfRctory certified check, the sum Of Ten
Thousand Dollars. which said sum when so
deposited shall entltle the bidder TO bid
upon all the property above referred To;
but no bid for said property shall be con
sidereu by said master commissioner tor
a less sum for said railroad and telegraph
line than Fifty Thousand Dollars,
4, Any person desiring TO bid upon the
town lots herainaboye. described as located
in tho town Of Angleton shall have the
right to become bidder hpon such town
lots as an entirety II he shall hfst deposi;
with said master commissioner the sum o.
two thousand dollars or a satisfactory GER
thsd check for said sum. and uni IS such
such bidder shall DO considered by sad
master commissioner.
3. When said MASTER comm ssioner shall
ofIer said town lots In lots and parcels any
ght TO bid thereon and his bid shall b.
considered by said master commissioner,
and in the event a person 80 bidding, being
tn highest bidder shall have any iowa
lot block or parcel Of lots kGoeked OF 10
him by said master commissioners. such
bidder shall Immediately and without delay
deposit with said master commissioner one
half OF tho sum SO bid by him, which de-
post shall be in cash, and upon failure i'm
mediatsly to make such deposit SAID master
commissioner shall Immediately reofer said
property for sale; and n said properly Il
not SOLD In se7eralty and said BID Is moi
Immediately accepted by said master com
missioner and h announces The sale OF said
town lots 70 have been made IN their en-
tirety, said master commissioner shall Their
hsr cd af.slN al a.