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Show PIONEER SQUARE Cm Bj SoIJ By tti City to imn H. Bacon for Depot Groonds Jllllll AMILItOX SU Ill.tllll.S. TU Opinion llrllirrrl Id Ilia Third Jllilrlit Coirl Ti laf. Hborlly after the otnlng of the Tl Ird District Court thlt morning Ju Ige Andermn ilrllfeml Ida o Inlon In Hiucn.ootW. I tlckard tt al ta. Hill Uke lly rt al , In which lali tlfl tonglit to env Join lis ilefuidinU from fxllln(g lloueorHiian!toJameI lltcon In theo Inlou It onlrtud that theap. pllral on for an Injunction agalnrt the defindanta bn denied and tho coin Mnt illlml.ml Tl efull text of the declilon la Klrcn liclowl lnUieTltrd JiMit ItUrht tour tfui ItrrUory W.J llckard, ilalutlllva Halt Like ( lly, a munlcli al coriioratlon lleoriie M Hoolt Mayor of Ml I Halt I j!io t lly an 1 Ja new I . Jack, Itworder of aald City, derendaiila 1 nla la nn r. I llratloii by tho ( InlntllT for an InJuUloa ta rwtraln theUo fetiJanbi from eiwutlint auy contract, an I crclally Willi one Jamea It llaron wl Ich w ul I cloud or eno nu-Ur nu-Ur tie title of lllock ), I Ut "11," HaIi lake Clly 8urey altiiatd In Halt l.aU ( lly, Utah nt d commonly oll.il ai d known at tho Did I orl lllock-, or I lonecr ruan Tliefnctaalligcdlyplalullir 111 lilt complaint to far aa II It neremrf tu Ml tl em out are, Hut I e It a rmldont of Hall I akcClty,ataayer III aald Clly au I ownt n l rojwrty therein aliulllnir on tlio auuve mentioned I reiulaee, an 1 1 rli t," thlt action in be hiiroriiimMlfandofall olhora who may I errafier i huow to unite wllh hlnilnlheacllon The coin) Uli t nlao nllcgca that Halt Lake Clly ln niunlclpai coriurallou created and emtlnc under tho law of UiaIi an I an act or Conitma, that Iho ilirendant Urorgc M Mcott It Mayor an I tie defiudal t Jainra I Jack It Hie recorder of tall clt . an I that amom; Iho til I err a of rail city It a routrll conljaiaedof fifteen numliera. That al a rrgular run Unit i f Ml I Clly Council held on tl e ir.l day of March, 1531, a nwlollJll wna a lo tnl I y aald Council tu tlio elicit that aald city woull ronrrytald ireiulroa ly Kood ai lunlclenl i cod lu tall in con ror theoininfi io h in ln-1 u 1 1 fifty thou tand dollaia l cu twnlundred mllea of railroad rnall lure been rumileled wotward from ll It city, anri ralhual til4jcouiltlelalid lliOratloilwllhlu twuyvatt.il irlui; which time the till" to tall property al all rtmaln lu mid city, that tliewurkof coiiatructlou of aid railroad It to to begun within ilielydaya ni 1 miezlenalon of the tlmewilliln which thu work It to I bea-unaidnmileteil tl all bo granted and tl ctaal 1 llacnn la to bind hlinaelf to h l J the i Ity harmleaa again! all cutU Incaao the right of tin city to convey aillproMytuallbecntciiteU In the count or otlieralae fhecomilalnt runlierallrgtalliattlecllyawuilnerr tlmlo title to ld proierty, that it corai rlttn ton acret nf Innd aud that It hat Utn doilliatod aud approilatrd for the unci and airaca or a imbllc jrk. Hut tho action of Hie Mayor audi IlyCouiicllltlnTloIallouof their Irutt an I authority an I or au act of ( uugrrMai rornl July 30 ISsO entitled ' an act toprohlt It the ivuwiire of local iirrprrlal lamiuitie terrilorira or the United Htatei to limit territorial 1 1 Irbtedueaa, all I lor other urnea " It la alo alUged that the rice at 1 hlcliltlj to lit rail I tu llacain la In adiiibale, to all tlMltn, while the 1 roperty It worth more than $.ji WHt an I that union the ilifi ndault are on lolne'Jaudrchtraliietl II iy nllUziyute routrai t Willi uld llaruu which will tivn(louduoiithtlUe of the clly to uld I rerty and bind the clly In ran vcy II ropirty unii the fillllmont of tuptermi of tlio ntolutlou by tald Jlvcou A temrary reatraliiliiti order wat luuedagali tithe defindal ta arid the; weru notified 1 1 appear and timer raure why thu liijuuitloii ehould U)t iuue aa I re od. Tin dcfeiidanU ll enrod and filed a Ueiuuirer to tl e co ni lalnt uwn the ground that tho ooiuj lalnt uoea not atate a cauae of aitlou At Iho time of fllli g tho demurrer the defendauta alao flh-d an antwer, lu tubauuiedonylug that tin reuiltealii roiilrovony have ever been dedicated or aj n i rlated fur tlio uaet or i uriuaa of a ubllo urk or that It hat urvr len or It imil at a rk,or that the Inliab. Itaitaof the city I aro ueer bet u per uiltte.1 to liter upon or luo thu ram aa a lark, den) that the action of the Motor and (Ity Council In jiaailni; the ritjlullou gnullng the tald roa.rty I I tald llirou wai lu violation of tl eir Hurt or nut! orlly, doiij that $15 ),U00 la I ot a fair ealuatlon for aald rujierty, deny that the aalo of ttld rujierty It lu violation of any law orrtatute or the rlghtt aud Ibleretta of tl ecol lo of Salt lake, deny tlat Ulnllir la in titled to the relief jraied fur or auy relief wlatevir, deny that the defendant rl ould be re alralni 1 from telling tho irenilte In i irillon iw comtemi lateil I tho no Hon Uleu I y Iho tald Cornell, or that tl-1 Ulullll' 111 Milled b recover hit cottt or to lnvo tlierwtralnlnifurder 1 rayed inadojieriietual IbeauiairaJiultaall thu other al hvationt of 11 o com) lalnt ft edem irrer wat overruled an I tho rniMi heard on tho comi lalnt and an wer ar d II oatlldivju and lomiucn tarj ovl Icnco iriHiitod and filed by ll rtt,a.itltopartUa After tl o rlllns of Iho complaint and Ulora tl e I raring of thv coto Jaiuca Hlurp llltir, Jam C Wat-ou Wat-ou A O Oniue, and Hpencer I Inn urn lam filed hen In their etl Hon atcnlng Han tl ri aru rral lent projrtyloUeraaul taxpHjirt within kaIJ city, aud nllir lu loutrlbuto tu thu tiik of thlt cjuho mid tuk the lieuelli ol II o ri lief aoight nu I their I ninci were a Wed hi that or V Jj II kardaiihlullirtlirulu I lirte iii.-.lioiia hiI.o lu the dotormi nallou ol tl e ctae lit llui the city tl o right or iiovror to nil r al rttalo o md by It Sid If it hat thltrli.lt hat It here plori delkaloil or njrrlitul thu laud in autroviny tu He utra and I irpout of a pul llii jiirlc, In audi a nui nor anl tu tuch nn ixloi t aa to toVo wy lu rhil t to now rell 11 Ird If iho illy hat the light to nil real estate owuvd by it, which hat uot been dedic.j,,! of ap roi rlalcl to tho u."f" ani iJrrctra ol a il lie lark or other tiU. ,irno-e or uri, la II ero nyllfcC,1 0 ".' mtnrior of making theaal i ti.proarntca.ac or In Hie 1rtc to3 rii received or In tl o 'Icclni mi J rfi i-i be altali cd In making mak-ing iictiimr,lAledr ale to aulhorlae court of iiultr t luterfcre to revent tuch wlejT' ' , ." alijel In ft com) lalnt an I admitted t it II e clly hoi It Hie t rorul J" In cntrarenyly-.ri' 'Implo title Thevla,J,,,iowt llntlheillyi ir clurtal uj, iioek of groin I on the Hill day of Mir h 197 fron one 11 Morrlt it,im. tnd received a diial from hlm,i,rrf r of that dite Tl e "cordt n (he Clly t ouncll jicrlalnlng to the purcbAM of thlt land do n t ahow that llwaa net bought for any tpeclal oriJerlgnAteipurai an 1 the dewlrromnuogto tho illy It In He ordinary form old a-Jt.an Icontaliit nu 'ImlUlloS i n He rlRhtt of lie cly In t-firJ t' !! or til l"ltlon aa I lont no tnt un the ctyln rHta-rt thereto of any kin I whatever 'rbe city therefore holla th tiropenr by a wrfrct and un llrput-od llrput-od til; 7ret from any II nltallom or CU'ta, exrj it mch a may be lmed y operatkiuof law, tu uteor dlameof Itforlbetmrral goul of lla Inhall lant. Tliecbartrrofthoclly conuilna the following i rovltlon vlt."rho Inl abl lautt of tali rlly by the in ue an I tlyle afnalj ,nll have powir to me and lietued totlradandbetniplealed, de fendandbelcfrndedin all couru of law and null an I In allactloi a whal ocver. loiunia'r receive, hoi I, tell leate, cm,,,, , iiiijajre of rorly realanl.ttrxmal for Hie Ipcnellt of tald cite both wlthl i an I with out It corporate boiindarler, lu lni rove VtirJ rolect rich prop. "ty, and doallolhrr thlngt In rela tlontlieniitaiaturalnoiia Comp 1 i,I!Je ol l,Hei T.W. ,. "y lUcI Arter Hen It will b tien, the city ligireu the ower, In ircu lermt to eurchtae or rell real male for the bentlil of the clly Hut If the charter were illent on He ml Jed tie city Would I are Helnil lied I"1"" to acquire, hi M, and allei ale or ill"oa l'lllon on Munlrhat Corpnrallont, vol II, rVlln""" looollnclualve H It II Urontellded 11 It the lonlem Itatxlaaltltln violation ofHntl n J of An Act of C igrea" t proved July ""Hi UM, wlilch roilJ 1 'That no Terntoryof II e Uulted Htatc now or hereafter to be organized, or any alltl rial or municipal on rAtlou or tibdl vlalou of ar J tuch Ti rrllory, thall hero after make any tubtcrlj lion to the iIUl ttoik of any lncorioratlon or company or tiwcbitlon I avlng corr ate powerr or In any manner loan lla credit to, or ue It for the ItihuII of any aucu coni tny or aaaoclatlou, ur borrow auy money for the uto of tuch company or atexlallon ' That thlt law nf f ... vtaaa In no manner allef la thiowetof Ihvllly to lunke the aalo Induration It too obvloua to admit f avriuut argument. 1 y tho talo of Hilt land tho cltrmakea uo rulavrlj Hon to th capital ttock of any conuratloii or romrauiy, nor any loan of Ita credit uor will Id credit be tl ereby uted for lie brueltl of any company com-pany attoclailon or lndlrllual, nor doe lttbtnty Irrowany money for thei ut of any tuih couij-any, aatocla Hon or ladlriJual The com.ri'uloual enactmiatnlrrrcd to waa Inteudnl to prohibit fit exrrclte of tho taxing iwer of tbt Territory, or of auy mui I-clllly I-clllly within It, In aid of rliatv coriioratloui or aaAoclatlout by tub. cnt lug to tbe ca Ital ttock of any tucl, corpontloa or loaning Ita credit, or In any ul the wayt mentioned In the irWulaa or ly iut oiler tlmllar methodi,4 wtienl y burdena would be Imputed uron HolnbaUtaubiof audi Territory! r municipality for the benefit bene-fit of irirtte cororatlont or aaaocla tlout, but tt It tlatute In i owlte nllYcta thepuwtrof tbe clly to tell ordltpoie ofanrof (tt trotrtv. allho lah oi eof th object! of tuch lo or iliiltl in may be to encourage or i romoto the building of a railroad, or aid auy other imbllo enterrrlre wl Ich will greatly benefit the Inhabitant of the city. It la cnaleoJed that (be city hat ded Icatedthla block of ground toll eurea of a public ik and I at thtit I laced It bei end Ita faiwer tu now toll It to private parllre. All that I ati verbeen done In Hit way of dedicating or aii. roprlatlsg He ground for u iitlto park aa luown hy the uvlduucu la, tliatlnetarrh ISO), It waa liam-d to on Johu lJI ig for a period of five yean, one of ll " con llllona of Hie letua traiagthat Ileadli g wot lo lai t tree1 Ju and around AArdfiiaro aa per elan aubmlltcd " an I It la thowu I y e affidavit of Ilia III g that tl eie are now aim t out thoutatid trcea grow IngnnandarounlUiu Hoik llewat alxi to ibilr tlio ground tufllclently to enable bltn to Irrlgatu tl a tree Alao In Ifiltho City Council advir tltcd fur plant for the Improvement of th pnbllo rkiand .juane," oOerlng th following rrniluma to Iho aucciaa-fUl aucciaa-fUl conjptJton lorplaatflKrlrriik flMfo roriltaof rut, nroia e itirt ttioo lor'ltao(TaaaUtrOhtaar TO.W lor aanoBrrtjtar pari j ua re I Th eTldtnc alao thoua that $10 waa paid cue W IU Joneaaaare mliiinfoiforolthlngtl e Utt (Ian for Improving lloueer H tuare ItltaUoikowutlatlnl 0 the Clly Council jby rewlutlou ilnnu-d the name of II 1 1 roerty from that or ' Old lort lllock by which It hail revlout y been kuoa uto1 1 lonitr Hiuare " On the other hand It la thuwu that from the ti no tl o grouu I waa i ur cbaaed lo It tl ui HI tl e i retei t lime It hat born ki 1 1 eucloned I y a fence and th ubllo have been deluded from all I or enjoyment or It at n I ubllo park or otl erwlte, that Ita a ling uted It for tl e lultlyatlon of fruit aim vegetable! tn I tl at al the on I of lilt leaae it wai tjaln leueil 1 1 lilm 1 y II u city for anctl er ja-rlod of live yearn at $.U0 per annum wl Irli hut leiue ex I Ireil January lit, moo It la niiinonn that ly reoolulloii onllnancr or olhrrwlre the City Council e'er dedicated or apt ro rlnled thliltndtolleu.ni fa rk nor any other put lloute, nor It It thown that any money I at over been oxj ended on It to Inifroie t for a ich uw excel t tbt l I ld Jonea, nor that nnytlilogbMbeenboieby wayof I in provlnglheground lookligto tuch a ute of It; "cei t Ho i Until of tho tree refw'ed to nui ihi planting of the tree woul I l ! pmllj lieuellclal toltthoulJIt leuted for otl er Hir. Iioeea than u a ark TbcM ftcUfallfarthortof what It necuaary to cot illlulo a dedication of thligrouulb) a park ur other i ubllo uto mo eilJenco only thona Hint (he council one llnio conteim I itwl that at eorae ft tu; tl ne liny might dedl lata III land tutli u.o of u rk ntid Inn rov It tnd uto It for a ich i urte Hio Huireme ( ourt of Callfornln, lu thocaaoofiitn hrai eltco v Canavan v.Cal oil, ii) It ll one of tho mi I relitlil clemenlt iuft Korrl dIlcallon that It thall Ikj Irrevocable an I II at the land rhall In forever dedicated! j Hie public iim which It designated iruvlleil tho tail lla too fit to nan It ror that purro.p " Again the court aayt "Tauinrtllule a valid an I it mplete ilnllcatlon, two Ihlnga m iat concur, to wit an lntentl.)ii ly the owmr, clearly In Ileal al I y hit worjt or acta, toileilcate thelanJ to the imbllo ur anlnccetnnn ly the ixilllu of He dcillcatliti flila accc la ic It gene rally eaial llthrd I y the uiu of thu n h llo lor tl e urm to which It I at been drllrated ' Thlt lit mi rt lie of null duration Hint the i ul lie In-IrrotanJ In-IrrotanJ irlvAterlgl lawoull Unit, trrlally !ni aln-1 If tl dedication were revoked, and tl uie I y Iho uil He dlneontln inl Hre alro Watli bun u on eatenienta Hectlont 1 1. an I lai Hit hui if Here ha I U-en a dedication ttlll It woul 1 1 wllhlii the iower or the clly to tell ur l.l).otlt, oallhol.la the legal title and hat the rmllou nf legltlatlve authority IimII It an I It haa never liecn fit! I y the ut lie, ai d l n iubllc InlrriAl or I rlrate right woul I be mute-rlall) mute-rlall) Impilretl I tirh Nile llruoklyu vt Aiuutroi g, 41 iN 1 , K!ngaCo.In Co vfcHtcrin 101 1 tin HitKklyii I'arkCoru'rve. CcilAiid 1CM1-N , J Aulivrulf the taiiare hail been dedicatiajbrthocltyata publloptih, authority lacxireHly given ly i alnJI vlalou 8, or trcilon I, or article 4 or vol I , o ni lied hwa, to vtcate rlit and tail llo teiuare. mi that tie iwwrr of tie city tu male tuch me if thlt uari for the benefit if thu clly nt It cliooree, either 1 y telling It, or ly va rating It, it Uyi nil i mlloii llutltitcunleiided that lie I rice to be ol tallied It Ina Uapinti. and the tale th ml I bi enjoli e I on that gruun l.lfou no other, OnUhilf oriliedefiiiJinlt ten anidivltt were Hint nt to tho intuit of tlior'iiiirc wl enlnltavaliolt varl ouaty given at tuint vn') log fn ni $10",. OVJtojlol(li) thealerage value flxed by thete allldavllt llng IIA., I M On behalf of I lalntlll tl o nllldtvlt of (leurke A Mean It riled, In which he otlera to ay $Jun.oiai fir II upmperty, 111 two J i are, and to given bou I Ui thtt elhVct t gither withn certlflel rl oox of JlOOtw at a f rfeltlu iji-u Imfallj to take the prujicrti , and Jn iicaHharn andJanieeT IIIITenin tl clrnffldaviii In which Ihey tear that 1 1 their o In lun tha pro rty It worth S.i u-XI, and tin j Jointly oiler $o0ix) for an oi Hon on II for two yean nt that I rhi ai d which f-iKM la tl bofurfelt.il lu inro II ey fall to tnke au I pay for It Art lining that tl ere ullrra aro nn l III good filth an I that the j mica mik lug them are financially retiuntll In for theamoui t of Ihelr oOVrt ttlll 11 might t much more advantageout to lhoeoileor tloclty for thororly lo lie Ml 1 lo llacou nt $lu ) uii, than tu tl e other liAttli-fl at fiAai Ihlil. If II en l,v an Iniixtrtaiitrallouicuii beca-rncd to lie I ulltlntothe clly wlilch could nut otherwise liuiicund Hut lioworcrthlt may tw.lt It ninattlrwiiti which 11 e courta have n dhliig lo lonndlnwhlrh they I ave nu puwer to act. I am of the o lulon from Ho evidence that JI5UO.XI, It n fair valuation for the iroierty In view of other cuntllerntloit couuected wllh the anle Hut It It la not, it It a matter o i r which the clt t council I at alaaoluto control nn 1 ut long at the counclldoe iiotextecat ltaowirt n r act corru lly, In actt cam ot be called lniiittbnulii tlecourtj A couil of chiuccry may Intrri ret Iho law defining defin-ing the owi rt of the council an I re lulru com llancu with the law at thua ueflned, I ut with tbitwlrdoiiiuriout I iiollcy of ita tnanagement of Hie cltye Lutlntatle cuirlt have no Jurisdiction Jurisdic-tion or laiwer of auiiervlalon It It alao argued that theilty It only autborlieil to tell to the hlghittbldder Hie law dm a not nil lire Mica to le male In that wayexieptiai it aciulr eel under thu tow mile act Thlt land having been imrilaml from rival partle nil rlvatutalc, thu mam cr of telling It It a mailer wltl In the ill cri tlon of tho city council ror thu rtaMitit given In II u fote-going fote-going o It Ion It It ordered that thu )-I )-I llcatlon for an li Junction agalnrt tho dofei danla la denied and ttiu com jlalut bedlamlited |