The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-29


part of the southwest quarter of Sec
ton "a, commencing at point % rods
west from the southeast corner of said
quarter section, thence running north
30 deg. east 56 rods to the east line of
said quarter section, thence north 111H
rods 70 the centre of said section,
thence west 100 rods, thence south 100
rods, thence east 1872 rods to the place
of beginning, containing 156 38-t00
acres, more or less. Also lots and 9
in section %, and lots and in section
26, containing 127 acres, more or less;
also part of the southeast quarter OF
section % commencing at the north
east corner of said quarter section,
thence running south 100 rods, thence
west 100 rods, thence north 104 rods,
more or less, to the River Jordan,
thence down said river 9 rods, more
or less, thence east 2 rods, thence
along the east bank of water ditch
north 25 deg. east 562-10 rods, thence
east 127 rods to the place of beginning,
containing 1922 100 acres more or less
also part of the northeast quarter OF
section 26, containing 127 acres more
or less; also part of the northwest
quarter of section "a, commencing IA
rods south from the northeast corner
of said quarter section, running thence
west 100 rods, thence south 146 rods,
thence east $50 rods, thence north 146
rods to the place of beginning, con-
tanning 146 acres more or less, also
one half of the street on the north
side OF said quarter section, contain
ing acres; also part of the northwest
quarter of section %, commencing at
the southwest corner of said quarter
section, thence running north 100 rods,
thence east 132 rods, thence south 3Odeg.
west 80 rods, thence south SO 6-10
rods, thence west 80 rods, thence
south II $40 rods, thence west 36 rods
to the place of beginning, containing
SO 3S-100 acres more of less; also the
northeast quarter of section 26, con-
tanning 100 acres; all of the above de-
scribed lands are situated in town
ship south of range l west, United
States survey of Utah, excepting how
ever therefrOm the following de-
scribed tract of land conveyed to
the Denver and Rio Grande Western
Railway Company, by deed dated Feb
ruary 7th, 1882: beginning in the CEN
tire of the d. & r. G. W. 4. r. track II
rods south and 30 rods east from the
northwest corner of the northwest
quarter of section "a, township south
of range l west, Salt Lake meridian,
thence east 30 feet, thence south par
allel with and 80 feet distant from the
centre of said r. r. r. track 1881 6 10
feet to degree curve, thence south
gree curve and 80 feet from the centre
south IA q deg. east 2535h
feet, thence west 100 feet, thence north
AK deg, west 2535h feet, thence
northerly along said degree curve on
west side thereof, and 80 feet distant
from the centre Of said railroad track
731 feet, thence north 1881 10 feet,
thence east 90 feet to the place of be-
ginning, containing II Sc 100 acres of
land lying within the limits of the
west half of section "a and west halt
Of northwest quarter of section %,
township and range aforesaid; also
the undivided half of the following
described tracts of land: the south
half of the southeast quarter, the
southeast quarter of the southwest
quarter, ana lot 4, section IS, and the
north half of the northeast quarter in
section 80; all of said land is in town
ship 5, north of range east, in Summit
County, Utah Territory.
And Section 10 of an Act of Congress
in force March 3, 1887, provides that
the Attorney General of the United
States shall institute and prosecute
proceedings to forfeit and escheat to
the United States property acquired
and held in violation of said section 8;
said section 10 also declares that all
such property as forfeited and escheat-
ed shall be disposed of by the Secre-
AIRY of the Interior, and the proceeds
thereof applied to the use and benefit
If the common schools of Utah Terri
;ory.
Your petitioners further allege that a
portion of said real estate soon after
he said Receiver came into possession
thereof was and is now rented by said
Receiver to the agents of the Church
If Jesus Christ of Latter day
Saints; that rents to large sum are
low in his hands as Receiver, and
other rents will be collected by him,all
If which in equity and good conscience
should be applied to the use and bene-
1t of said common schools; that por-
ion of this land, without authority
rom this court, has been and is now
'ented to agents of said Church, to be
lSGU DIS d LlGuluS ydIu duO buO IcuGluS
or such purpose is, your petitioners
protest, contrary to the true intent
ind spirit of the laws of Congress, and
a so doing the said Receiver violated
lis duty as such Receiver; but the
ents that have been and shall be col
ected, if retained, your petitioners
lain, should be regarded as proceeds
# the land, and should be appropriated
o the same purpose-the use and
,enefit of the common schools OF this
Territory.
Your petitioners represent further
into your honors that the late corpo-
alton, the Church of Jesus Christ of
after day Saints, after the 1st day of
uly, 1862, obtained and held in viola
ion OF said section 8, and net for pur-
,oses OF the worship of God, or for
,arsonages or burial grounds, other
cal estate to-Wit: Parts of lots and
=, block IS, plat a, Salt Lake City sur
-ey, and bounded as follows: Begin-
ling at the southwest corner of said lot
and running thence north % rods,
aence east rods, thence south 12H
DDS, thence west rods, thence south
~ rods, thence west 5 rods to the
Dlace of beginning: Also all of lot s,
,lock rs, plat A, Salt Lake City survey;
.l5o ali that portion of lot 3, in block
., plat A, Salt Lake City survey,
a. 10