Show THAT LAND DEAL FOR Follow FollowIng Ins the sensational Vs- Vs disclosures s. s closures made In city cU affairs at the meeting last last- Tuesday I I there have ha been four days das of sur sur- surprising surprising sure e developments covering tho the history ot or the land lan deals in Ogden valley valle outstandIng the features of which are Land which was offered for sale saleby saleby saleby by its owner at last winter and which offer oHer the city o rejected was purchased by them for I On March larch 26 6 1925 1925 George Bar Dar Barry Darr Barry i ry r sold to Ogden city cit acres of land in Ogden valley valle near the ar ar- artesian I wells the consideration be- be bein beine in ine The title to the property did not come under the examination of the city attorney and secrecy attend attend- attended alt nd- nd ed every c move In the tho derl deal Conferences Conferences were held behind closed doors and the deeds were w ere not on record up to the time of ot the first disclosures last Wednesday although five e months mouths had passed The consideration in each of the deeds turned over by Mr Barry Darry to the city was placed at 10 which I a concealing of the real consideration One of the most significant state state- statements statements statements ments made Is ts that by Peter Johan- Johan Johansen sen of or Huntsville whose acres were involved In the deal When interviewed he said My property properly in my ray opinion was wurth orl ll and that is about all As far as agricultural ag cultural land is cond con con- concerned most of it is on the hills hillsand hillsand and not very good but I would not tell sell the tho bottom lands without tire the till hill lands because the remainder would then be worthless There seemingly was an effort made to keep the tho details of the whole transaction from the public The entire deal has been attend attend- attended ed d by b suspicious circumstances and the investigation should proceed until all phases of the transaction are made public |