The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1914-04-25

Under and by virtue of and in compliance with
q decree and order Of sale by the honorable tn,
United States District Court for the Eastern
District Of louisiana Honorable Rufus T.
Foster, judge. in the matter entitled Erie City
Iron Works VS.. Cecilia Sugar Company. Ltd,
Docket No. 14,629, said decree and order
rendered and signed March -, 1914. and
directed to Alfred Is. Billings Special Master,
! will offer for sale by public auction on
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6. 1914. at 10 O'Clock a. m.
at the front door of the parish courthouse, in the
town Of st. Martuviie. in the parish uf ST.
Martin. in the state OF Louisiana. all and sin
gular the hereinafter described property of
said defendant per inventory on file in
the clerks office Of said court. to which
reference is herein made Qess excepted articles
In the manner and ON the terms hereinafter
stated, all in strict conformity with said decree
and order OF sale, to wit:
REAL ESTATE.
A. FIESTA certain tract Of land con tainng
Q5.T3) fifteen and seventy thrre-one hundredths
arpents, more or less, superficial area, and sit
uated In the parish of st. Martin, State of
Louisiana. bounded follows: On the north by
line commencing at an iron post on Bayou
Teche. and running east distance of u.s. eight
cen rods. which lire divided the property Of the
vendor ffom that of o. Calais. Jr.. and Mex
Hebert, 10 the New Iberia aud Northern Rail
road. thcncc along the said New iberia and
Northern Railroad distance Of (S.S0l eight and
eighty huudrcdths rods, thence to the Bayou
T. enty -five-hundrcdths rods on the boundary
line between the lands of the vendor and those
Teche to 80 starting point. distance Of tG.32l
six and thirty tW"-a ndrcdths rods. all more
parish surveyor, on the Sth of May.
1912. aud annexed to the act OF sale. together
with all the ways. rights and servitudes appcr-
tanning thereto
SECOND-Another tract of land adjoining the
above and containing 2S-loo acres in area. de-
scrited a. follows: beginning at the iuncture
OF the line which divided the land of the Ceci-
lia Sugar Company from that Of II. l.. Calais
with the New iberia and Northern Railroad.
thence along the right OF way OF said railroad
distance of 2u0 feet; thence on line running
diagonally TO the ahove-men toned boundary liae
and down the sail boundary line to the begin
ming.
BUILDINGS.
TIiIRD-Thc factory lsiiIding Of structural
steel frame throughout. 100 feet wide and go
feet long, situated the firstly described tract
OF land y portion OF said building 40 feet long
Is single span construction. with single gable
roof, with louvreS; the balance. 50 feet. Is Of
double span construction, with double gable roof
without louvres. The complete building is Gov.
Fred with corrugated galvanized steel, and is
supplied with metal wire glass windows. and
IS an office binding. labora tory. kitchen din
ing room, lodging house, sleeping house, black
'mith shop oil honse: and supply warehouse.
MACHINERY. ETC.
The machinery and fixtures OF various kinds
constituting the mill, designed for the grinding
" sugar cane and the manufacture Of sugar
'rushcr with housings, shafts, crown wheels.
OF caps. bearing brasses. pressure regulator
ina one heavy duty type COrliss engine euuirred
With the usual DOuutings and fittings sold TO
no defendant by the Pratt Engineering Com
amy. aud which not In possession of the
eceiver. are excepted from this sale. although
ontained in the before mentioned factory build |
ng)
BOILERS.
Six high pressure horizontal return tuhuI,r
ollers, each seventy-eight inches In dianetcr
ma eighteen feet long: each boiler contains |
lightweight four-iuch tul,es, and is supnliet |
With all fittings and fixtures necessary for ite
peration. The boilers set with sheet steel |
aslngS which are 50 made that the boilers sol |
three batteries of two boilers each: the c1s
lSs are made ~ that The boilers have n Division
iall between them and can be operated indie !
evidently Of the other boilers: each battery 1
two boilers Is supplied with one Inverted /
Y hrecching, made of 3l6-inch steel Esch
sttcry of two boilers has one smoke stack 5e.'
4 diameter by ne high above ground restin,-
Top OF the breeding; the lower half of Tho
tack Is made Of No. Gauge steel and Tho
PIPER half or No. 10 gauge steel; each stack has
tack cover made in two sections The boilers
10 supported by n heavy steel gallOws frame
strong to support the boilers when
lied with water. and the boilers are furnished
nth all regular fittings and fixtures. also SIN
agassc hoppers made Of cast iron, one for each
oiier. The boilers are provided with one steam
rum. or header, - In diameter and So Ions
'tendfng across the complete setting ana rest
y ~ cast Iron cradles placed on ton Of The