The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-16
CITATION BY PUBLICATION.
IN THE HONORABLE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE COUNTY
OF BExAR, AND STATE OF TEXAS.
No. 1888.
The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
HE UNKNOWN OWNERS OF 10 29-1OO ACRES OF
LAND.
The State of TCrds to the SHERIFF Of Berdr COun
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WHEREAS, The United States of America by Rea-
tor Gen c. G. Augur. has filed her complaint and peti
ton against the herein after described lands and
tenements, situated in the County of Bexar and City
of San Antonio, in the Honorable District court OF
and petition has prayed for decree vesting the IT,
tie in the said lands in the United States of America,
which lands described follows, viz: About
10 2o1oo of land less, situated in the
state of Texas, and county of BeXar, and in the
North Eastern portion of the city OF San Antonio de
Bexar, and parts of San Antonio city lots, Nos one
tD and two (2) in District, No, (Q range four 4)
and contiguous to lands now owned by the United
States of America, and occupied by her and more
definitely described by metes and bounds follows,
viz:
Beginning at a stone marked "U So set for cor
ner from which elm IS inches in diameter bears
north twenty one degrees (2IO west, distant "a
varaS: and the lightning rod on tower Of de-
pot building bears south elghty-siX and one third
1861 degrees east. and the north west corner of
said building eighty two and seven-eighths (82 7-0)
degrees east which said stone and corner aforesaid
situated seven hundred and five and one third (7o5H
varas east, with variation Of nine degrees 80 min
utes east (9S 3o) from square cut stone marked
"U. s." said stone beng set on line three
and three quarters varas east from
Alamo ditch; the said point determined on
said Alamo ditch, being the initial and beginning Cor
ner OF 90 79-Ioo acres of land more or less in Dis
tricts ~ and two (2) in north portion of
the said city of San Antonio and county of Bexar
and State OF Texas, granted by the said city of San
Antonio, Texas, acting by and through his honor
James II French. mayor thereof on goth day of June
A ID. 1873, the United States of America by deed
recorded in vol GD eleven, pages $50 and 1871, land
records of BeXar county, the corner thus described
being the northwest corner OF the tract herein de-
scribed.
Thence, that is to say, from said corner east with
variation of nine degrees, thirty minutes 10 3oO
east; five hundred and nineteen varaS (5I9) to stone
marked ~. s." for corner. From which the
northwest Of the depot building bears
north twenty-seven degrees 270) and ten G0
minutes east distant sevenyni9e (70 varas, and the
southwest corner Of same building bears south fou.-
and one half fI4h)d eg east, distant one hundred
and fifty eight and one half varas G581O Thence
south one hundred and ninety two varas (Io2) to a
southwest corner of depot building bears north,
450 east distant 50 varas, and the southeast
corner of the same building bears north
8IS So east, and the northwest corner of same
building bears north 0 east. thence south on same
line eighteen I8 varas to point established
Thence five hundred and nineteen varas to
stone marked gu. S. " set for corner, closing U.
5. property conveyed by the deed of June go 1873
herein before set out; thence north along said u S
property .wo hundred and ten to the place OF
beginning.
all persons interested in the above described land,
and tenements by publishing this writ for eight sue
cessive weeks In some newspaper pub liShed in the
county Of Bexar and exas to be and appear
before the honorable district Of Bexar county
Texas, to be holden at the courthouse in the said
county Of Bexar and city Of San Antonio on the Ist
MONDAY In MarCn "A ~ 1903, tnen ana there to ans
wer this said petition and complaint of the United
States Of America, and then and there show cause
if any they have why the said complaint should not
be granted according TO the Of congress of the U
S. of date of April TO- $780, and of goth of june A. d.
1884, and in accordance with the laws of the state of
Texas provided in such cases. for the purpose of aC-
curing sites and erecting theron such military posts
in the Of Texas may be deemed necessary bv
the Secretary of War for the adequate protection
of the Rio Grande frontier
Herein fail not, but of this writ make due return
showing how you have executed the same
WITNESS: GEO. r. DAsHIELL, clerk of the Dis
tct court Of Bexar county, and the seal of said court
at Office at San Antonio the 10Th day of November
A. d. 1882.
LIS GEO. r. DAsHIELL,
Clerk ID. {. B. Co
Game to hand Nov 10, 1882, O'Clock, A. NJ, |
and publication ordered the same day, in the San |
Antonio EVENING LIGHT, in each week, for |
eight successive weeks. I. p. Mccall. |
Sheriff Bexar county |