The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-20
CITATION by PUBLICATION.
IN THE HONORABLE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE COUNTY
OF BExAR, AND STATE OF TEXAS.
mo. 1881


The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
VS..
The Unknown OWNERS OF 10 29-1OO ACRES OF
The State Of Terds.tO the Sheriff Of Berdr C0ui-
tn, TeIds, Greeting
wHERAs, The United States of America by Rela.
tor Gen c. c. 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
said Bexar county, Texas and in her said complaint
and petition has prayed Tor decree Vesung tne u
which lands are described follows, viz: About
10 2e-Ioo Of land, more or less, situated 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
IN and two (2) in District, No, ~ range four C)
and contiguous to lands now owned py the United nr.
definitely described by metes and bounds as follows,
viz:
Beginning at a stone marked gu. s." set for cor
ner, from which elm IS inches in diameter bears
north twenty one degrees (7Io) west, distant
100 varas; and the lightning rod on tower OF de,
pot building bears south eighty-SM and one third
86B degrees east, and the north west corner OIL
said building eighty two and seven-eighths (S2 7-,S
east which said stone and corner aforesaid IS
situated hundred and five and one third (7o5B)
varas east with variation OF nine degrees so MN
utes east (oS 3o), from square cut stone marked
"U. ST." 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 beginlng COR
ner of OF 7o-1oo acres ofland more less in Dis
trcts ~ and two (z) in north eastern portion oil
the said city of San Antonio and county OF Bexar
and State OF Texas, granted by the SAID city OF oan
Antonio, Texas, acting by and through his honor
lanes H. French, mayor thereof on 3oth day OF une
A. d nS7s, to the United States of America by deco,
recorded in vol GI eleven, pages $50 and ISL, 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 To- 5oO
east: five hundred and nineteen varas (sIo to stone
marked "U. 81 for corner. From which the
northwest corner OF the depot building bears
north wenty-;seven degrees q and ten 90
minutes east distant seventynine (79 varas, and the
southwest corner of same building bears south lou :
teen and half t14h) deg east distant one hundred
and fifty eight and one half varas U5o15). Thence
south one hundred and ninety two varas (I92( to
stone marked ~ s." for corne'; from which the
southwest corner Of depot building bears north,
4s' east, distant So varas, and the southeast
corner of the same building bears north
81 so east, and the northwest corner of same
building bears north 80 east. Thence south on same
line eighteen IS varas to point not established
Thence west five hundred and nineteen varas to
stone marked "U. s." set for corner, closing on u
s. property conveyed by the deed OF une 30, 1873
herein before out: thence north along sand u 5
property two hundred and ten varas TO the place OF
beginning.
These are therefore to command you to summon
all persons interested in the above described lands
and tenements by publishing this writ for eight sue
ceSsive weeks in some newspaper published IN the
county Of Bexar and ofIeXas, TO be and appear
before the honorable district court 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 March A. ID. 1883, then and there to ans
wer this said petition and complaint of the United
States Of America and then and there to show cause
if any they have why the said complaint should not
be granted according the Of congress OF the U
S. Of date April TO- 1885, and goth Of june A. d.
1852 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 state of Texas may be deemed necessary by
the Secretary of War for the adequate protection
Of the Rio Grapde frontier.
Herein fail not, but of this writ make due return
showing how you have executed the same.
WITNESS: GEO K. DAsHIELL, clerk Of the Dis
ct court Of Bexar county, and the seal of said court
at Office at San Antonio the 10th day of November,
A. ID. 1882.
ILS1 GEO. K. DAsHIELL,
Clerk ID. {. b. Co
Came to hand Nov 10, 1882 at O'Clock, A. NJ,
and publication ordered the same day, in the San
Antonio EVENING LIGHT, once in each week, for
eight successive weeks L. ?. Mccall.
Sheriff Bexar county.