The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-03
SPECIAL, NOTICES.


Texas, on the I'd day OF August 1900 by the
clerk thereof In the case of VIM, II. Cool
.dst, Trustee, VS.. The volasco Terminal
Railway Company, No. si0S, divers per-
sons intervenors, and to me, as master
commissioner. directed and delivered shall
proceed to sell for cash within the hours
prescribed by law for sheriffs' sales, ON
ing the 4th day of said month, before the
court house door OF said Brazoria county
IN the town OF Angleton. the following de-
scribeo property. to-wit: A line OF railroad
extending IRON the town OF velasco to the
town OF Chenango Junction, all In Brazoria
county, together with the charter rights
and franchises appurtenant thereto. with all
turn outs, side tracks. switches, stations.
depots. depot grounds, rolling stock loco
motives. cars, coaches, tools and equip
inent necessary TO the maintalnancc and
operation OF said road, also round houses,
!aros, shops and shop ground, and various
buildings erected along its line at different
stations, all connected with aud owned by
sai1 railway company said line of track
consisting OF about 22 miles and including
the right-of-w way. fencing, bridges, roadbod,
rails. ties and fastenngs, and all other
things necessary and pertinent TO the ope-
fauon OF said property as n going railway,
together with all the appliances. tools ap-
paiaius and anpurtenances used owned and
operated In connection with the operation
and maintenance OF said railway. Also the
Following described lands and premises stu
ated in Brazeria county, Texas, and In what
is known as the town OF Angleton in snid
county, and more particularly described as
block 4; lots s. IS block ): iots l. : ~
block 6; lots ]. 3, 4, o. 10, 10, co. block /.
lote /, 2 3, to IA, q, block s. lots /, 2, Z,
o 10, Is, i6. block Q; lots /, 2, 5. 6, Z,
block 10; lots !, 2, 3, c, T. block II; lots
70 Z, u, ~, 10. block ~; lots 2. 4, 8, 10,
block Ia; lots G. S, O. block ie; lots to 9,
TO- block 10; lots to 20, block 30; lots
iots ''S'k y iS's . u NJ 70 ~ J block "
block "a; lots . to s. 10. Il, Is, 10, 20, block
ga lots l. 4. Z, 10 to 10, block IS; lots &,
4 S ~, l6 to 20. block %; lots TO 10,
10, II. 70, block SO; lots and 10, block 80;
lots TO 5, O. 10. block %; lots .. 10. ~. IL.
6loSK ~ lots 6, s., $. p y, block i2' lots
lots to 4, 10 to lS block 40; lots i TO 5,
block ~; lots 10 to is, block 4s; lots 10 to
u. block 49, lots 4, 8, block 90; lots to IL.
block 81; lots l, L. 10. II, block ST. lots !.
., H. block "a; lots 8 to 10. block 81; lots
20 q block 50; lots /, .. 3, block GO. Also
ono certain tract or parcel of land, CON
tanning about 20 acres, adjoining the town
OF Nelasco, In Brazoria county, Texas, de-
scrihed as follows: On the east side OF the
Brazos river and near the city of Velasco
being part of the ELI Mitchell a league
of land known MS Abstract No. 90 and part
OF the Alex. Calvert league Abstract No
49,, anc for more particular description
reference Is hereby made to the decree
entered in this cause. Also one certain
10l5 acres. situated near the town Of Angle
ton. In said county, one mile south from the
town OF Ansleton, and on the line OF the
Nelasco Terminal Railway company, and be-
ing l0l.S acres Of land save and except strip
OF land 100 feet in width on each side OF the
center of the track of said road for right
OF way said i0l.h acres Of land being the
same conveyed TO said Velasco Terminal
Railway company by Lewis r. Bryan and
r Kiber by their deed dated the Sth day of
May, 1899. and recorded in volume No. Is,
Nl
county. Texas. Also line OF magnetic
telegraph, together with the poles wires,
insulators. batteries, instruments and APP
purtenanoes necessary TO it's operation, said
line extending from the town Of Velasco. In
Bra2oria county, to the town of Chenango
Junction. in said county, same being used
in connection with the operation OF the de-
fendant's railroad as we'll as an independent
telegraph line.
Which said sale / 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:
l. The master commissioner making the
sale shall offer for sale First, the railroad
and right of way, franchises, track, roadbed
telegraph line, and all appurtenances 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 aud other
lands. and telegraph line and as an en-
ureN, all town lots in the town of Angle
ton described in the first paragraph Of the
decree.
g lie shall then offer said town lots In
pieces and parcels and such number OF lots
at any one time as 10 said master COM
+ missioner shall seem to the best interest OF
all concerned and said master commissioner
shall announce before making said sale OF
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 on aud received bids for said
property, he shall report the same to this
court, with the name OF the purchaser or
purchasers bidding for the same. and If
SAID property in the aggregate shall bring
more upon being sold in severalty as Of
fered 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 seyeralty
10 be the purchasers hereunder. they he
Ing the highest and best bidders. but If the
bid for the snid town lots sold as an en-
tirety shall exceed the aggregate of the
bids when sold in severalty then the person
making such bid for the property in its
entirety being the highest and best bidder
shall be by the master commissioner de-
creed to be the purchaser OF all said prop
erty.
3. No bids shall be considered by saio
master commissioner for the railroad aud
telegraph line and appurtenances thereto
unless the bidder shall FIRST deposit with
said master commissioner in cash or a eat-
isfactory 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
sidereo by said master commissioners Tor
less sum for said railroad and telegraph
line than Fifty Thousand Dollars.
4. Any person desiring 10 bid upon the
town lots hersinab0ve described as located
in the town OF Angleton shall have the
right to become bidder pon such town
lots IS an entirety If he shall first deposit
with said master commissioner, the sum OF
two thousand collars or a satisfactory GER
uhsd check for said sum- and uni IS such
sum shall be SO deposited the bid of no
such bidder shall be considered by sad
master commissioner.
3. When said master comm ssioner shall
offer said town lots in lots and parcels any
person desiring to do so shall have the
ght 20 bid thereon and his bid shall be
considered by said master commissioner
and in the event person so bidding, being
the highest bidder shall have any town
lot block or parcel OF lots knocked off to
him by said master commissioner. such
bidder shall Immediately and without delay
deposit with said master commissioner one
half OF the sum SO bid by him. which de-
post shall be In cash, and upon failure im-
mediatfly to make such deposit said master
commissioner shall Immediately reoffer said
property for sale; and II said property Is
not sold in seyeralty and said bid is not
Immediately accepted by said master COM
missioner aud h announces the sale o. said
town lots to have been made in their en-
tirety, said master commissioner shall then
th6raupon immediately return to such bid
der the amount so deposited by him.
G. The master commissioner NAV continue
or postpone said sale from time TO time
and from day to day without any further
All. l.,naf