Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-02
A RESOLUTION
irantng Pioneer Square 10 tho Utah aud
Pacific improvement Company for
Railroad Depot Purposes

WHEREAS. THE CORPORATION OF
wv salt Lake CITY rs DESTROYS of aiding IN
the construction OF railroad from cat Lake
City to the Phcinc coast AZ or near Loa An
gcles, and OF railroad from Salt Lake City TO
the Deep Greek mining regions, and recognis'
ing that the same would contribute greatly to
the prosperity Of its citizens. and suitable
grounds for depot purposes for such raiiroa ads
being nect tsary. therefore
he Il resolved, by the city Council Of salt
Lake CITY. state of Utah, that all OF block Is
IN plat "a OF salt Lake City survey,
known as Pioneer Square, IS hereby granted
and donated to tho Utah and Pacific Improve.
ment company It's successors and assigns.
TOT railroad depot purposes. ON tho following
First-Thc acceptance OF said donation in
writing, sigped by the president and score.
tary OF SAID company and filed with tho city
recorder within thirty days after the passage
second-The payment OF one dollar.
Third-rhe construction, equipment anc
operation prior to January let, is9s, OF al least
one hundred consecutive mica OF etandard
gunge railway ron either OF tho following
points; ~ from Mi ford ma souIhwesternly
direction towards Los Angeles; or (e) from
saltalr towards Deep Greek, or 60 from Eu.
rcka into tho Doop Greek mining regioDs.
fourth-rhnt hfty miles Of eaid road must
be constructed and in operation for such bust.
ness as may como 10 It, within ono year from
The date OF this grant; and the full one hun
dred mics must be completed and In oper
is9s
fifth-That by the first day OF July, 1875. and
tNtFy uuN tUcfoAIlGf, nj Toast one Iriln per
day carrying freight and passengers must be
ran oach way over said newly constructed
road. between sat Lake City and the outward
terminus of said road. said trains to depart
fro IN and arrive upon said Pioneer square.
siSIh-1ho title to said square shall not pass
from tue city until these terms are complied
WIN, and u not compiled with within the
time specified herein, this resolution shall he
null and void
soventh--on the acceptance OF said dona.
ton ny the president and secretary OF said
company, and the payment OF sad sum Of one
dollAr,ihe Mayor and City Recorder are HEREBY
authorized and directed to make and execute
| n proper decd of conveyance OF said described
premises to said Utah and Pacific Improvement
compnny,its succes sors and assigps, ana to do
liver the same To Hon. Robert n. Baskin, to be
| by him held us N escrow; and upon the per.
Torrance Of the conditions hereinb eforc men
TONED, said escrow to be delivered by MN, hls
executors. or administrators. TO the saiG Utah
| and Pacific improvement company; and in
the oNent OF the failure of said company or its
assigns 10 comply with any OF the terIns and
conditions OF this resolution, within the time
or times specified herein. the said escrow shall
at once be returned 20 the Mayor and City lie.
coraer OF SAT- Lake cry; 10 be by them oes,
troyed IN presence of each other.
Passed by the City Council Of salt Lake City.
state Of Utah. September 29th. is96 and re
'eF sst = the Mayor for pa NJ nSsay
City Recorder.
Approved this the md day Of October A. D.
Mayor.
CITY and County of salt Lake sn'
I,Dayid &, Emery. recorder in and for salt
Lake city, stale of Utah. do hereby certify
mat the Hbeve and forcgoing1s n full, true and
correct copy Of a resolution entitled "a 1880
luton granting Pioneer Square to the Uiah
and Pacific IMPROVEMENT company for railroad
depot purposes. passed by the CITY Council of
said city september 2ath. 1896 and approved
| by tue Mayor October End. 1896, as appears OF
record in my ONCE
In witness whereof have hcreunto set my
hand and Affixed the corporate seal OF said city
this the l4h day OF OctnDer A. ID. 1896.
IsEAL-I DAVID s. EMERY.
City Recorder.