Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-06-06

Biie6Etof iari described II
Quattss 0f section No,
Nn1lsip M. I rSlsse ~. 80,
oEsher M. certain otl,sl
nGsss III gtound sisuated n MID
aoanty, described = ~ north hall
of lfe 49, lnlf Of section 8 in
to0pship No. 188, north of range
No &, west,s and ii addition thereto
tl1s ~, 81 100000 ii money hav-
|ingisssn guaranteed y the said ter
riusty III acc0rdAncs With the pro-
yisloNs Ol ne sid ~ 81 the legis-
Isturc, u Be used for the purposes
III ~ said act specified; now, there
M, under and BY authority d
nh SCI 81 The legislature, the said
parcels Of land hereinbefore describ-
IA M hereby selected As . suitable
place for and Al the seat Of govern
ment of tho said territory, and the
Same y hereby declared 70 be the
rite 81 tl,e seat Of government Of the
raid territory.
ReDolrei-That the the tract u
ground this day selected as the site
Of Tie capital buildings Of this ter
ritOty 81 surveyed anu laid out ns
prescribed ~ the nj 81 the legislA-
fnFe - Aforesaid; that OF the said
tract no more than twenty acres
sfail ~ rel apart ~ the capital
eN,ands, md ~ remainder shall be
divided into hi md bucks.
Sl2saaoed-Further that the COM
mfstee IN grounds be authorized and
directed 10 engage the services Of i
competent surveyor, and Of such as-
yistsslits q may be necessary to do
the work of laying out the said
tract IL ground, nnl the competlsa-
ton Of such surveyor ond assistants
shall BE paid out Of the funds un-
der the control 81 this commission.
Reslced-Further that the plat III
such survey shall lie prepared and
laid before this commission with all
Convenient speed.
Resolccl--Further, that the chair.
man IT The commission be authors
lied and directed To take such steps
~ may lie required to complete the
donations guaranteed TO the terri.
tory on behalf Of the place selected
~ tie seat Of government.
ReslU u-Further. that Alex
Hughes, d. r. Spaulding, A. Nc
Keplxie, j. P. BelLing aud NJ. d
Thompson b. aud they are hereby
appointed q building committee
and they are hereby authorized and
instructed 10 cause 10 be issued .
nntice tn architects asking for plans
and specifications for acapital build.
ing, and III behalf Of the commits
rinn to takcssuch action as may bs
necessary to secure pains for sai.l
building, a. provided by the nc
heretofore referred t1.
Observation-Disclosures, that John A
Mathews, n. H. belong, G. H
Myers. M. 8. Scott and Alcxande'
Hughes be and they are hereby ap
pointed 4 committee to supersiss
the plating aud laying out Of TIL
land above mentioned, MS provided
by this act Ut the legislature hereto
fire referred to.
Bismarck, besides being in Nortl
Dakota, where the location Of thu
capital was not thought Of, does no
I'LL the requirements Of either cen
trality" locality or accessibility.
Il is located on the extreme north
west border Of the population Of thu
territory, the country imn,ediatel.,
north and west being a vast tract o
uninhabited territory, and, not be
ing All agricultural country vii
never be settled. As to the truth Q
this statement, We quote the words
Of one OF the commissioners VIII,
voted for Bismsrck and who recent
ii took = trip west Of that town
He said: ~ am q farmer. know
Whist good land is when ! see i
This is no agricultural country
! do hot see any good land here.
We we're present and heard thi
statement. Why the commissior
went lack on its friends aud sup
porters in Southern Dakota, W,
do not know. We fe4l just a
Though We had been struck by light
ming; sort o. dazed like" We pre-
sumo the commissioners were a lit
lie TOO quick for Us. Large bodic
move slowly and We havn't hal
time 70 make the necessary flop, ant
consequently the commissioners ar
on one side and we ARE left ON th
other with . fearful high fence be
tween Us.
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