Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-11-30
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Communication ol huiiiVs'Oa.s
sIlowed The surveyed pub
N the United states have |
I'll disposed ofor appropriated |
A nlsims under general laws |
Il Tar the satisfaction OF edu-
Internal improvements or
AlIc grants. The total area
grom the commencement Is
acres The estimated area
4 4 exclusive of the territory
4 i 506 495, 454 acres
A tpNc1NG OF THE PUBLIC
LANDS,
1sstapnual report | called at
4 numerous complaints made
9 the illegal fencing of the
La aud urged some legisla-
nich such illegal fences might
srily removed, without the
4 EXPENSE of q suit in court
9 has 40 far failed to take ac-
mis- subject. A number OF
beeu instituted 10y the de-
a N Justice NJ the request of
btment, TO compel the parties
.nrh fences, but such pro
inyolye much time and de-
n the parties defendants de-
bdnue in possession OF such
bds. appeals will be taken to
me court of the United States,
Covernment put to great eX-
The land withheld from oc-
hinder the settlement laws.
ION OF RAILROAD LANDS
csll attention to the neces-
me- legislation to compel the
pmpanies having earned the
lea to them to take u patent
y that the states or terrific.
ich such lands lie may have
M derived from taxing the
in their boundaries.
nee has shown that, instead
the government and facili-
survey and sale of the pub
along the routes, and the
4 settlement of the country,
ion has operated to retard
iable results, and also has
enable the companies to OBJ
valuable parcels Of land as
hndspeedy profit in selling,
b.ing the full burden of taxa
their grantees and other
Who purchase lands in the
ghborhood, while refusing tc
batents for the larger body OF
Bic lands upon which such
onld fall in the hands OF the
themselves.
amber Of acres Of land granted
is and the number for which
have been issued, also the
ne the government on sur
as follows:
led number of acres granted
u Of scres on which cost o
has been paid, S, 1876 202
/ paid for cost OF surveying
he'd number of acres in thu
y of the grants, 26, ass, 400.
ted cost of survey ing remain
ADt, 81 COS 96S as.
fof acres patented up to Jun,
,296,l71.90.
lennon to the necessity 10
Station in reference to lapse'
Is. The department Ia no
to declare a grant forfeite'
The road is not completes
sh time fixed in the grant.
port of the commissioner {
shows that at the close If tn
1854 there were 322, 1856 per
lepOrt has previously bee
In THE GAZETTE
HE PATENT OFFICE.
0wing report OF the patent d
Fiscal year ending June 81
bmitted:
Ai0f patents received S5,2
Ion design patents
.-..,, ..........s.....,.." 10
q n reissue patents
for T gistration of
IT,. .......,,.....,., ~
for registration of
."'',.'''.''''''..,''
.................... 3ss
-
d.,...,............. So. 2,t
snied, including reis-
leslshs .,.,,........'.,., -G,s
..Ieglstered......."..,......
''sted...,,..,.,.....,.."
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....................... 2I,t
ilhheld for non-pay-
s ,...l,s' '.'...,,,. ...'''''.' 90
- '..'...,,'..,,.........-s." W.
scttpts dnd Expenditures
IN all sources..............9l, jas. iSS
= mot Including con- 49, go.
Apshsesl ...........,, 0Ol,4lS
,''''''''.....,.. ..,.....,.,.,..., 2fa'V y
AdicmeiR Shooting me Increase
nc H'OrE
lions for natenta includil