The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-13
CITATION BY PUBLICATION.
IN THE HONORABLE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE COUNTY
OF BExAR. AND STATE OF TEXAS.
NO. 1885,
The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA


VS..
TIE UNKNOWN OWNERS OF 10 29-1OO ACRES OF
The State 0f Tsrds to the Sheriff Of Berdr COltn-
tn, Ierds, Greeting
WHsRAs. The United States of America by ReIa-
tor Gen c. C. Augur, has filed her complaint and pet
ton against the herein after described lands and
tenemens 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
tie in the said lands in the United States OF America
which lands are described as follows, viz About
10 2o-Ioo 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
III and two (2) in District, No, ~ range four ~
and contiguous to lands owned by the United
States of America, and occupied by her and. more
definitely described by metes and bounds as ioilows
beginning at a stone marked "U. So set for cor
ner. from which an elm IS inches in diameter bears
north twenty degrees (2I') west, distant IA
100 varas; and the lightning rod on tower Of de-
pot building bears south eighty-six and one third
1914 degrees east. and the north west corner of
said building eighty two and seven-eighths (S2 7S)
degrees east which said stone and corner aforesaid is
situated hundred and five and one third (7osD
varas asst with variation Of nine degrees 80 min
utes east (oS 3o), from square cut stone marked
gu. 81" said stone being 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 oa 7o-Ioo acres of land more or less in Dis
ucts ~ and two t2) 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 une,
A d. 1873 TO the United States of America by deed,
recorded in vol (ID eleven, pages $50 and ISL, land
records of Bexarcounty, 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- 3oo
east; five hundred and nineteen varas (5Io), to stone
marked "U s." for corner. From which the
northwest corner Of the depot building bears
north twenty-seven degrees ~ and ten Go)
minutes east distant (7 varas, and the
southwest of same building bears south four
and one half fI4h deg east distant one hundred
and fifty eight and one half varas G581O Thence
south one hundred and ninety two varas (Io2) to a
stone marked ~. s." for corner; from which the
southwest corner of depot building bears north,
4s0 east, distant 50 varas, and the southeast
corner of the same building bears north
81 So east, and the northwest corner of same
building bears north o east. Thence south same
line eighteen I8 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 june 3d., 1873
herein before out; thence north along said u s.
property two hundred and ten varas to the place Of
beginning.
These are therefore command you to summon
all persons interested in the above described lands
and tenements by publishing this writ for eight
cessive weeks in some newspaper published IN the
county OF Bexar and state oil Texas 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, 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
il any they haveRhy the said omplaint should not
be granted according the act Of congress Of the u
S. Of date ofAprl 10 1885, and goth Of June, A. ID.
1884, and in accordance with the laws Of the state of
Texas provided in such cases. for the purpose of ac
quiring sites and erecting theron such military posts
in the of Texas may be deemed necessary by
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: Gro. K DAsHIELL, clerk Of the Dis
tct of Bexar county, and the seal Of said court
Office al San Antonio the 10th day of November,
A. ID. 1882.
lLsl GRo. r. 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. T. p. Mccall.
Sheriff Bexar county,