The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-01
CITATION by PUBLICATION.
IN THE HONORABLE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE COUNTY
OF BExAR AND STATE OF TEXAS.
No. 1881
The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The UNKNOWN OWNERS OF 10 29-IOO ACRES OF
LAND.
The State Of Terds to the Sheriff of Berdr COun-
ty,. Ierds, GTeetinG
WHEREAS, 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 for a decree vesting the IT,
tie in the said lands in the United States of America
which lands described as follows, viz: About
10 2oIoo Of land more or 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
(I) and two (2) in District, No, ~ range four ~
and contiguous 10 lands now owned by the United
States of Americ. =, and occupied by her and more
definitely described by metes and bounds as follows,
viz:
Beginning at a stone marked "U. s." set for
ner, from which elm IS inches in diameter bears
north twenty degrees (eI') west, distant 2o2
varas; and the lightning rod on tower Of de-
pot building bears south eighty-six and one third
1861 degrees east, and the north west corner OF
said building eighty two and seven-eighths (82 80
degrees east which said and aforesaid is
situated hundred and five and one third (705B
yaras east with variation Of nine degrees 30 min,
utes east (9S So), from a square cut stone marked
So said stone beng set on Re th[ om
Alamo ditch; the said point SO determined on
said Alamo ditch, being the initial and beginning
ner of o2 79-Ioo acres of land more or less IN Dis
trcts ~ and two (2) in north eastern 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 H. French mayor thereof on goth day of June,
A. D. 1873, the United States of America by deed,
recorded in vol GD 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 70 3oO
east; five hundred and nineteen varas (5I9) to stone
marked "U. S." for corner. From which the
northwest corner of the depot building bears
north twenty-seven degrees ,27O and ten (Io)
minutes east distant seventy (79 varas and the
southwest corner of same building bears south fouT
teen and one half lI4k deg east distant hundred
and fifty eight and one half varas CI58H). Thence
south one hundred and ninety two varas (o2) to
southwest corner of depot building bears north,
as east, distant So varas, and the southeaS;
corner Of the building bears north
SIG So east, and the northwest corner OF same
building bears north 80 east Thence south on same
line eighteen 10 vaTaS to a point not established.
Thence west five hundred and nineteen to
stone marked "U. s." set for corner, closing on U.
S. property conveyed by the deed OF June 80 1873
herein before set out thence north along said u ).
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 TeXas, 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 mplaiDt should not
be granted according the act Of congress Of the U
S. of date April TO- $780, and Of goth june A ID.
1882 and in accordance with the laws Of the state of
Texas provided in such cases, for the purpose Of
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 projection
Of the Rio Grande frontier.
Herein fail not but of This writ make due return
showing how you have executed the same.
WITNESS: GEO. K. DAsHIEIL, clerk of the Dis
rct court of Bexar county, and the seal of said
at office San Antonio the 10th day OF November,
A ID. 1882.
IILS1 Gro. K. DASHIELL,
Clerk d. {. Il. Co.
Came to hand Nov 10, 1882, at 10 O'Clock, A. Nj,
and publication ordered the same day, in the San
| Antonio EVENING LIGHT, once in each week, for
| eight successive weeks. I. p. Mccall
Sheriff BeXar county.