Show Council J 0 0 Ln land rob em Incorrect land surveys in Bountiful have caused many controversies and discussions discussion during the city's history The latest difficulty has arisen with some land on which the new Weber filtration plant wiP be built It is a strip about 60 feet wide on the south side o othe o othe othe the city property The matter was discussed by the thc Bountiful city council and T T. Amby Briggs Wednesday night Some time ago the corner cornel line was reestablished and the new one is 60 feet off from the thi old It was found that nearly aP al' property descriptions along I East were off Quit claim deed deed- were given in 1952 by the city and other property owners norder ii n order to make descriptions correspond correspond cor respond with property lines Mr Briggs told the council there is a fence line linc there that thai has been in place l longer mger most people now alive than re re- member He said it was there when the city bought the land landin landin landin in about 1915 and that before that time the thc property owners had respected it as the property line farming to it on both sides City Attorney Rendell Mabey l said if if the former owners admitted admitted ad ad- the fence line it probably should stand Kenyon Gurr of the city planning commission said the theland theland land was owned by a William Continued on page 11 Land Continued from front page Prescott who had it patented prior to 1880 It was divided Jut ut incorrect descriptions were liven given Later he gave corrected ones anes The title to the land is now n the city but possession is in Mr 11 Briggs Reason it becomes important now is that the filtration plant will extend on the 60 foot strip The city property is now in a condemnation suit and unless the matter is settled soon the 60 foot strip will also be in in- in Mayor Fadel said it might be parties in the suit It will help beneficial to have some private to establish a price for the lan land he said The city asked per acre for the thc land The Weber district did not want to pay the asked price |