The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-14

Az Ar Providing for the sale Of the arsenal
grounds at Saint Louis and Liberty, Mis-.
snuri md for nther nnrnnses

As AT Providing for tho sale Of the arsenal
grounds at Saint Louis and Liberty, Mis-.
souri, and for other purposes.
BE II sHacisd By hc Senate rHG H2Wss Of
Representatives Of tie imicd !StJfeS Of amer.
Ic1 m Congress as~mbLd, That the Secretary
Of War be, and Is hereby, authorized to sell,
at such tim, and in such manner as he may
deem mos, advantageous TO the interests Of
the government, subject to the provisions
hereinafter contained, the following military
reservations and public property, namely:
The ground now occupied by the Saint
Louis arsenal, in tine city Of Saint Louis,
Missouri, except the westcrumost six acres
thereof AMI that occupied by the United
States arsenal situated at Liberty, Missouri,
together with such building, machinery, and
other property appertaining thereto as cannot
DO advantageOusly employed in tho oonstrue.
ton or improvement Of other arsenals or mil.
itary posts.
Sec . AHd be II Culhcr enlcieG That the
ground occupied by the Saint Louis arsenal,
except the westernmOst six acre. thereof shall
be divided into blocks and lots Of convrn isnt
size for building purposes, with public streets,
conforming, as near as may DO without det-
riment to the interest OF the govern nent
in the sale, to the public streets Of tho city
Of Saint Louis djoiniug said grounds n plat
Of this division, made iu accordance with the
laws Of the State Of Missouri, shrll be filed
with the proper officer in tho city Of Saint
Louis; ana the said lots shall he sold sepa-
rately, at public auction, to the highest bid.
der, after thirty days notice by advertise
ment in at least three daily papers 10 the city
Of Saint Louis; payment to be made One.third
in cash, the remainder in one and two years
with six per cent interest per annum, secured
by deed Of trust on the lots lold. The stone
wall surrounding said arsenal shall be sold in
sections not exceeding orc hundred feet in
length.
Sec. 3. AMI be ii further eu0ctai, That
the wes:ernmost six acres Of the tract OF
ground occupied by the said Saint Louis arse.
nal Is hereby granted to tho city Of Saint
Louis, to DO by it held as a public ground
forever, open TO the use Of the public as a
place Of public resort and for 10 0 her use
whateYor and without any power in snii city
to make any disposition Of tho same, or any
part thereof, for any private use whatever:
Pror,dst, hOcsrer, That this grant Is upon
the express condition that the said city or the
nFsoc'Htiun formed and now existing in the
Stats Of Missouri for the purpore oferectnr q
monument 10 the memory Of tho late Brigl
dier Gereral Nathaniel Lyon, shall within
three years Nftor the passOge of this act, CON
Ileto the erection upon the said six acres o
tuch monument, upon plan and Of char
meter to DO approved by the President .
the United States in default whereof thi
grant shall be null and void.
Sec AMf6s II farihsr cRIc'ei, That tn
grounds occupied by the Liberty arsenal sha!
DO sJll at publ, auction, after dns rr,tice BY
public adyerti,em Of the time and place d
said sale, in such parcels, blocks, and lots 81
may be deemed most advantageous TO the 10
terest Of the Government by the Secretary o
War upon the terms and conditions as to pay
mont specified in the previous section.
Sec. 5. Amt he 1t FURTHER enacted, That a
proceeds Of the sale Of all property provide
for in this act shall be paid into tho Treasur
Of the United States; P,outdci, That the mt
chinery, ordnance stores, and arms that tn
Government desires to reserve from sale, sha
be stored at any arsenal now established or t
be established by law.
Approved July rs, 1865.