The herald., 1894-03-23
THE SQUATTERS MUST PAY
The City Council and the
Municipal Lands.
They Are Preparing p LIST of All
Occupants.
Notices to BE Served on Them Tuesday
by the Land Committee - some
Real Estate That IL In
crsssiDg In Value.

The members Of the city land COM
mittee, consisting OF Councilmen Nun
son, Strohm and Pesssll. held an i'm
portant meeting yesterday morning.
They met in the Office OF the city
attorney, in connection with Deputy W.
E. Dunn, and it was decided to at once
serve notice on all squatters on the city
lands that they must take out leases
for the occupancy OF the said lands.
whether the consideration be nominal
or otherwise.
The city attorney was directed to pre-
pare q full and complete list of all the
city lands for future reference, and on
Tuesday next the land committee will
visit the different city tracts and serve
legal notice on all squRtters thereon.
From the lists now in the possession OF
the city attorney the city owns in lots
in different sections of thu city about
30 acres. OF this land, IL acres on the
western boundary, between Sixth and
Seventh streets, is worth $4,000 an acre.
There are about 100 acres also owned by
the city and now used as city reservoirs.
Among the parties who are now occu-
pying the city lands, the following are
reported to the city land committee.
Charles Same, small shanty about
center of block, south of property owned
by Stowell and between Walnut and
Chestnut streets; claims house, but
Gays land belongs to the city.
John Norton, house 26l Chestnut
street, situated on west side OF Chest
nut, adjoining private property on the
south; claims house. but is on city
land.
Thomas johnson (colored), No. 260
Chestnut street; house situated on south
side of Chestnut street, adjoining Sto-
we'll on the north; claims house, but is
on city land.
Mrs. NJ. o. Monroe, small house on
northeast corner OF Water and Barranca
streets; claims house, but is on city
land.
Mrs. Monroe, house 259 Hayes street ;
on city land.
Nancy Cavanaugh, house north of
Barranca street. between Water and
Hayes streets; claims house, but is on
city land.
Allen Kyle, 261 Hayes street, house
on southwest corner of Hayes and Ar
royo Seco streets claims house, but is
on city land.
George Crowe's honse, situated on
Arroyo Seco street, between Hayes and
Walnut streets; claims house on city
land.
Thomas Burns house, No. 5l5 Walnut
street, west side, between stock yards
and the Arroyo Seco; claims improve
ments, but says they are on city land.
Russell Conner's small house north OF
stock yards, between Walnut and Hayes
streets.
Louis Buelna, house on southwest
corner OF Water and Arroyo Seco streets
paying rent to George Hszeltine.
e. W. Hall, small house on Barranca
street, facing WAterstreet ; claims house,
but is on city land.
A. M. Aguilar, house southeast corner
OF Arroyo Seco and Water streets claims
improvements on city lands.
Carpet cleaning plant of ]. L. Whip
adjoining Stowell's property on the
north.
George Gruber, house 258 Chestnut
street. east side. north of school proper
ty; claims house and Improvements, but
says they are ON city land.
d. W. G. Franklin, house 253 Truman
street, west side, adjoining Stowell on
the north has had lease from the city.
but none at present; has occupied land
10 years.
G. H. Smith, house 266 Walnut street.
east side thereof, south OF Stowell prop
erty; claims improvements, but says
they are on city land.
M. M. Brouthers, house 264 Walnut,
corner OF Bsrrancs claims the improve
ments on city land.
Napoleon Benton, house 268 Walnut
street, situated on the east side thereof I;
claims house on city land.
s. M. Clifford. 519 Walnut street, poul-
try yard; claims a deed from E. M.
Hamilton to four acres between Hayes
and Walnut, bounded by Arroyo Seco
nraak ON kha north