The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-22
TPUBLIc-No. 85.1
An Act providing for the sale of the
Z arsenal grounds at Saint Louis and

An Act providing for the sale of the
arsenal grounds at Saint Louis and
Liberty. Missouri, aud for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress
assembled, That the Secretary of
War be, and is hereby, authorized to
sell, at such time and in such manner
as he may deem most advantageous
60 the interests of the Government,
subject to the provisions hereinafter
contained, the following military res
ervations and public property, namely !:
The ground now occupied by the
Saint Louis arsenal, in the city of
Saint Louis, Missouri, except the
westernmost six acres thereof, and
that occupied by the United States
arsenal situated at Liberty, Missouri,
together with such buildings, ma
chinery aud other property appertain-
ing thereto as cannot be advantage
ously employed in the construction or
Improvement of other arsenals or mil
itary posts. M glt4as fs.f
SE0. 2. And be It further enacted,
. That the ground occupied by the
Saint Louis arsenal, except the west.
ern most six acres thereof, shall be d.
vided into blocks and lots of con-
venient size for. building purposes,
with public streets, conforming, as
near as may be without detriment to
the Interest of the government in the
sale, to the public streets of the city
ofSaint Louis adjoining said grounds;
O plat of this division, made In ac-
cerdance with the laws of the State of
Missouri. shall be filed with the proper
officer in the city of Saint Louis; and
the. said lots shall be sold separately,
at public auction, to the highest bid
der, after thirty days notice by adVer-
tisement in at least three daily papers
In the. city of Saint Louis; payment to
be made one-third in cash, the re-
maindera in one and two years, with
six per cent. interest per annum, se-
cured by deed of trust on the lots
sold. The stone wall surrounding
said arsenal shall be sold in sections
not exceeding one hundred feet in
length ssg gg
Sec 8. And be it further enacted.
That the westernmost six acres of the
tract of ground occupied by the Saint
Louis arsenal is hereby granted to the
city of Saint Louis, TO be by it held
as a public ground forever. open to
the use Of the public as a place of
public resort, aud for no other use
whatever, and without any power
in said city TO make any disposi-
ton of the same, or any part there's
of for any private use what
eter Provided, however, That
this grant is upon the express condi-
ton that the said city or the associa-
| ton formed and now existing in the
State of Missouri for the purpose Of
erectinga monument to the memory
of the late Brigadier General Eathah-
| iel Lyon, shall, within three years
after the passage of this act, complete
| the erection upon the said six acres of
such monument, upon a plan and of
a character to be approved by the
| President of the United States; In de-
fault W hereof this grant shall be null
| and void gII -14 ua
| b SEC. f. And be it further enacted,
That the grounds occupied by the
| Liberty arsenal shall be sold at pub
lie auction, after due notice by public
| advertisement of the time and place
aof said sale, in such parcels, blocks
and lots as may be deemed most ad-
/ .vantageous to the interest of the gov
| ernment, by the Secretary Of War,
/ upon the terms and conditions as to
payment specified in the previous Sec
| Itlon. eH tlH lsGG I N.afR o8aslaI
/ SEC. 8. And be it further enacted,
That. all proceeds of the sale of all
| property provided for in this act shall
be paid into the treasury of the United
States: Provided, That the machln-
cry, ordnance stores, and arms that
the government desires to reserve
/ from sale, shall be stored at any ar
senal now established or to be estaD-
4 hshed by law.
K Approved, July 25. 1868. 1aQ