The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-09
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3 |, 1855, the church, through Brigham
Y Dung as trustee-in-trust, purchased
Z ickwood's claims and erected thereon
the building which has ever since been
! known as the Historians office and res
| iaence; that from 1913 till his death
George A. Smith was historian end
lived in said building with his family
that the books, papers and records o!
the church have always been kept il
said building from the time OF its con
structlon to the present, at the cost Of
said church; and that said Office ha:
been and is necessary for the use of salt
historian in the discharge of his duties
the title of said premises from the
| townsite act; and that after his death
one of his daughters. who afterward;
transferred the same to Theodore Nc
Kean for valuable consideration; thai
the said Mexican has held the property
since that date on q secret trust for the
use aud benefit of said corporation.
The part of the Tithing office
and grounds was taken possession OF
by agents of the church in 1913, when
Salt Lake was first laid out, and ever
since that time has been used by said
sect in receiving and disbursing tithing
and voluntary contribute tons of prop
erty; that prior to July 1sf, 1862. build
ings and other Improvements Of con-
siderable value mad bee 1 built thereon
by the church; that at the time it was
taken possession of it was part of the
public domain-on the 21st of Novem-
Der, 1871, said land was entered under
the townsite act. That Brigham
Young. then President and trustee-in
trust of the church, claimed said
land under the townsite law and it was
conveyed to him by Daniel 81. Wells
then Mayor of said city; that in No
vember, 1878, Brigham Young trans
ferred the same to George A Smith, as
trus ee-in-trust; that at his death,
the legal title to said premises vested
in Brigham Young and his successor
and thu executors of Brigham Young
transferred the propertT TO John
Taylor, who in April, 1873 transferred
and convey d the same to Ed
ward Hunter upon secret
trust for the use and benefit
of said corporation; that Hunter
Ga the 24th day of April, 1878, trans
ferred and conveyed the same to Rob,
ert L. Burton on secret trust. for said
corporation, and on the I'd day of July,
1887. the said Burton attempted to con-
Vey the same to w. 3. Preston, John
r. Winder and Robert T. Burton, as
trustees.
That the other piece of property
known as part of the Tithing office and
grounds was possessed, acquired and
owned as follows: That in lS4S Newell
K. Whitney, then presiding Bishop of
the Church, took possession OF lot 5,
block IS, plat A, Salt Lake City survey,
and in the same year Horace K. Whit
DeY took possession of lot 6 in said
block; that some time in the year 1856
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
day Saints. by its agents, took posses
sion Of the south half of said lots, and
placed thereon yards and corrals, and
have continued to occupy the same
down to the present. That in 1870, the
foregoing lots became a part of the
town site entry. The said CHURCH, in
1871, filed an application in the proper
court for title to the south half of |
said lots, and the heirs of Newell K. |
Whitney also filed an application
in the proper court for the
south bali of said lot 5, ana
Horace K. Whitney fled an applica
lion in the same court for the south
half Of lot 6. The court awarded the
title to the said premises to Brigham
Young. as trustee aforesaid. That in
1872, Brigham Young, trustee, obtained
deed from the heirs of Newell K.
Whitney to said south half of lot 5, and
n consideration thereof paid them
y 900, and at the same time he also
a deed from Horace K.
Wnitney of lot 6, and paid therefor the
sum of 50 00l. at the time the act of
Congress of February 10, 1887, took
affect, the legal title thereto was held
oy Robert T. Burton on a secret trust
or the use and benefit of said corpora
ion; that on the I'd day of July, 1887,
ne attempted to convey the same to
Trustees Winder, Burton and Preston,
oy a certain instrument of writing.
The remainder of said real estate, held |
owned and possessed by said corpora
ion as aforesaid was acquired by it after |
he 1st day OF July. 1862, by purchase, |
out the legal title thereof was at |
Ill times held by persons in trust for
laid corporation upon secret trusts, and |
Tot by the corporation itself.
That at the time the said law of Con- |
,ress Of February 10, 1887 took effect, |
he said corporation owned the follow
ng property: One large safe, one med
um'sized iron safe, twenty-five arm
chairs, eleven rotary chairs, ten up
lolstered chairs, two desks, one letter
press, 800 shares of 500 each of the
capital stock of the Salt Lake Gas Gem
oany, 4 732 shares of 500 each of the
,apital stock Of the Deseret Telegraph |
one promissory note, dated
March 2, 1887. due and payable TO John
Cayl2r, or order, two years after date,
Ealing for the sum of SIS 1888 80. bearing
per cent. interest from date, signed By
sharp and Little; one promissory note.
lated March 2, 1887 due and payable
o John Taylor trustee in-trust, or or
Ter, two years after date, and cal
ing for $1.666.66, with 6 per
ent. interest, signed by LeGrand
foung; one promissory note dated
March 81. 1857 payable to the order Of
Ohm Taylor, calling for $ 1888 80; with
interest at per cent from date-signed
ames Jack; one promissory note.
3 90, with per cent interest-signed
1. B. Ciawson; 81, 158 sheep; $237 $3.50 Is
money, proceeds Of sales of mi.cel-
tneous pro, erty. That since said per-
Unsi property came into the posses
i'm OF the Receiver heretofore ap-
ointed in this cause, he has collected