Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-01
A RESOLUTION
Granting Pioneer Square to the Utah and
Pacific Improvement Company for
Railroad Depot Purposes

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| w HEnEAs. THE CORPORATION OF
| w salt Lake City 10 DESTROYS OF aiding IN
INC construction of railroad IRON Sat lake
tliy to the Paclnc coast at or near Los An.
reles, and OF railroad from Salt Lake CITY to
INC Deep Creek mining regions. and rocoguiz.
ing that the same would contribute greatly to
Tue prosperity OF It's citlzenA. and suitable
grounds for depot purposes Tor snch raiiroa Dis
being Necessary. therefore
ne u resolved. by the City Council of Salt
Lake Guy, state OF Utah. that ali OF block IS
IN plat a OF salt Lake City survey,
known as Pioneer Square. is hereby granted
and donated to the Utah and Pacific Improve
nent company. It's successors and nssigns.
conditiorsi
frst-lho acceptance OF snid donation in
writing, signed by the president and secre.
iary OF said company. and lied with The city
OF this resolution
seeond-The payment of one dollar.
Ihird-Thc construction, equipment pnc
operation prior TO January LIST, 1895, of az least
one hundred consecutive mics OF standard
guago railway from either OF the following
points. ~ from Milford ina souihFcsternlv
direction towerde Los Angeles; or (gl from
saitalr towards Deep Greek, or tSj from Eu.
reka into the Deep Creek mining regions.
fourth-1hat tity miles Of said road must
DC constructed and in operation for such bust.
ness as may come 10 IL within one year from
The date of this grant; ana the full one hun
ureu miles must be completed and in oper
a a FOR business by tho frs, day OF january.
fifth--Thnt by the first day Of July, 1895, and
every day thereafter, nj least one train pcr
day, carrying freight and passengers, must be
run each way over said newly constructed
road, between Salt Lake City and the outw Ard
terminus OF sad road, said trains to depart
rom ana srriyo upon SAID Pioneer square.
nth-Ihe ute to said square shall not pass
WIN, ana u not complied with within the
iiine specihed horoin, this resolution shall be
seyenth--On the acceptance OF said dona.
Ton by the president and secretary of said
COMPANY, and mo payment OF sad sum Of one
uoliar,tne Mayor and CITY Recorder nrc hereby
authorized and directed to mako and execute
u proper deed OF conveyance OF said described
premises 70 said Utah and Pacific Improvement
eompany,its successors and assigns, and to de-
liver the same TO Hon. Robert n. I,hslin, to lie
by him held as an escrow: and upon tho per.
iormance Of tho conditions hereinbeforo men.
TONED, said eAcrow to be delivered by him, his
executors. or administrator. to the saiu Utah
and Pacific Improvement company; and in
the event OF the failure of said company or It's
assigns TO comply with any OF the terms and
conditions OF this resolution, within the tine
or times specified herein. the aaid escrow shall
at once be resurned to the Mayor, and city Re
trayed in presence of each other
Passed by the City Council OF salt Lake City,
state OF Utah. september 10Th, lsej, and re,
ferred 10 the Mayor for his approval
lsEALI DAVID $: EMERY,
City Recorder
Approved this the fnd d8v Of October A. d.
1885. JAMES GL-hNDlSS1NG.
Mayor.
s1ATE or UTAH,
City and County OF Salt Lake. So
David s Emery. recorder IN Rnd for salt
Lake tity. state OF Utah, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is q fun, true and
correct copy OF n resolution entitied'A reso-
luton granting Pioneer sguare to the Utah
aud facihc Improvement company for railroad
depot purposes, passed by the city Council of
sald cry september 2Dlh. 1876 and approved
by the Mayor October end, 1896, as appears OF
record In my ONCE,
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and nfllNed the corporate seal OF said city
this the 18th day OF October. A. u. 1850.
lsEAL,I DAVID .. EMERY,
City Recorder.