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Show AN ANSWER FILED- In the Tfclrd District Court In Ue Flctard Injuccllon Su'.l, lir TIIR IIDlEXIMNrMATTOIIXnS. The Argnmriila to lie Xttt lleforo Judge Awlmon Tomorrow. In Ihe Care of W. Ij. I'lckard va. Halt Uke Clly, on a healing to allow ouiao why defendant fhoulJ not las eojolnod from -filing 1'loiieer Hiuarc, Judge 1'ower and W. 11. Dlcksou, atlorney fjr defenJanl, llletl the following amwer lo the complaint at 3 H.M. yeatenlayl i tiim ioi.miwixi Aie.wkni "1-Thod.r.nd.iitawlmll that (leorg. M. Ho..tl IS Hie inayi.r of Mall Lake City, that J. K. Jack la 1. lecnrd.e. and lliat Hiaeouni'lllseouipo-ed of llfleeil Inanl. Ir., tlireofniniejoliiniMiWtal want. -J-llie defendant, admllllial at the rejulsr mewlnortlie eliy rouncll held allege.1, Man III, I9JI, inat Ihe rejolu lion fi r.irlli wa. lllMla-l Hi have len ,..-.1 hv th. rnaycr ai i.rrlili.ir oftleiT. I "J-Tri' iler.-ndanla admit ihal Mill I Mil. flur Land has f.ir a long lhn liwn lb. owner Inf. a aliupla.if tli. Propirly and lliat Iho till. Is anon n by sahlblta A, II, I'. Ii, Hand r, aniuae.1 and mado a iMrlofllllsau.ner. M-1lie difendsnt. deny that the aald land deaerllied a.afjn-uld Is, or has aianr lime Imn dllrwtl orapnruprl-alclfor orapnruprl-alclfor naa a public park for In baoinlofresidenlaof Hall Ike or the lsljennf aald clly, or Ibal It has been at any time, or Is now, iil as aimblln iiik, or that the Inhabitants of aat.l rlty bare been permitted to inter upon the aamo ur me It as a iark Is generally u.ed. And they allege lliat it'i pubilo motley has eer beinc. licndxl on the name for tlio pur'of beautifying tho ajme, or nir any other purpose. Ilenuidaut. a Imlt thai the lea-oluluns lea-oluluns or the said coiitis'll rersrred to In mid mtnplslnt were founded on the potlllnn of James II. Ilu-on, an I Hut tlio eonvuf said retltlou. markitt exhibit A. Is a true isiny. J-IVf.'ii.lnt. further allcgo that the bl'tory of the land referred lu In plain-tlfTa plain-tlfTa einuplaint so far ft. the clly of Kilt I Ake la enncernod, Is as follows! Alxml the monlli of March, 179, a pruponltloii was mid. to Iho council by one II. Morris Young, wlni at tint time held Ilia legal till, to tho land III question, offering In sell aald land to Ihe clly of Mall Uke, aud III Journal of Hi. city almwa that tho Pillow Pil-low ing prmodlugs were ba.lt "MaruU II, t7v, on Hiotlun of LVmiicil man Joseph F. Hinlul, oil w-as appro-nrlatod appro-nrlatod fur iho liurrliawor tho Old I'orl litoek fioin 11. Sforrl. Vnuntr. March lMTV,ll.n mayor reairte.l that liefhre completing the purcliaso of ll-e DM Fort block ha mul re.pie.loil the rl y attorney to look Ints tlio chain of title. The till, appeared correct, tin motion of Councilman John Henry Hmlth, the maror was authorised to rent th prop eHr. 'Msnli r., M7D, (-oiincllm-iii t'alder proaentoil th, following riuohilloui 'Ite-aolreit. 'Ite-aolreit. Tint Ihe bla-k rerenllr eur. eha'-el by the corporation from II. .Morris "Young, known ae Ih.ljld Fori block, bo na'.ieil and ho known hereafter aa no. neerrlpura.' Un motion of Connotltnan Jonph F.Hinlth, tho restilutloti wai unsa. Imnu.ly atloplej. "Kebnisry 10, IMI, rsirtof rammltte. onMibIlogrouiidl 'Your eomuillteo on public ground.,to whom was referred tho rentlogof the publle square In thorllvll Ward, rcmrt In favnr of renting Ilia same to Oilier lloss, James T.WIIsen and John Heeding for the sum of I I.Vl per annum. Your couiuiltlce are III favor, if the Coiiu oilcnulemplatelho linpruvemcnt of tho --piar as a plaoe of resort for eillxens, of leasing ll roralerm of years and requiring requir-ing tho lessen to plsnl treoa and make such other laiprowiusnts as shall bo determined upon by Ihls council.' Ae-eeptoit Ae-eeptoit ujon motion or Couucllman Ita-lelgh. Ita-lelgh. scwjuou-ictr. "March l,.fl. Your commltteM on pubilo ground., to whom wa. referred Ihe proposition of Mr. John Iteadlug and Oliver Itua., rosjieotlllg the Icano of Iho pubilo square for the l-srlol of Are years reeoininen I thai the pno.lttoti of Mr. John ItsodlDgbo accepted. (I'ropo. alllon nf John Heading,' 'I proptna In take Ui. l'loneer Hqusre for a term of Ova years and for III. use nf aald grounds will furnish tree., aorlod and each as will be po 1 and sunlclont to plant In and around aald anusr. as appeals In th. plan submit!!.' Then fotiowe a description descrip-tion of tho Irci-s. Ou motion of Councilman Council-man Joseph F. hmlth the report sw is adopt-. "March SO, ls"0, th. committee on pub lio gMunda rciiortvd that puisaant to tho authorisation of th. Clly Council they duty advertised for plans for lb. Improvement Im-provement of park or squares, onorlia Ibe following premiums Hi lheauoce..riii bidders. ... , ., .,!, of rioueer -tousro 110, "April 3. mm, III was paid William It. May 21, lV-II-lvssillo John Heading Head-ing for tlvu years from Jsnuiry 1, MM, for the suui of fM) wr annum. . 6-euld defendants deny th.t Jamas II, Itsoiitl an I others who are hi employor are pretending to lucorsirato end pi-tenIIng pi-tenIIng to build Ihe railroad refurrod to 111 the !etltloii of J. II. lUiviu purely aa a sieculattre enterprise and for Ihelrnwn prirate gilu ami not for ths buneUI nf tho d.l.iilsiit. Kail Idke Clly, and on Ihe oiintrary allegits, ou Information and le- lief, that J. II, JUoon l. proiissllnglu good faith to build tho rullioad referrist loaud that tho same, whou constru-ied, will be of luoalculablo bsnefu la Halt Lake illy and Iho InuaMunle thereof, Increasing Ihe value of leal property In the clly aud furnl.hlng emtdovmoui to a large number of the cliln'in of tuit Ijiko City, theieby liu-rea.ing th. l.iiiulstion and Industries ol tlio cltyi ilefelldanU deny lliat tlio actlou of the Mayor and Council referred lo In the complaint la In violation of their trut or authority, and further deny that the Council or Halt Lake City, In adopting the report of the comtnlllce referred to III the i-orilptsitit, iuq alteinp'.lug lo loauthe property of tho defendant mrporattou. "S-ThodefVii.LiiiUdrny that the dlf Icrcncoliivaluonrtho propiTty referred loin Hi. plalutltra i-omplalnl betu I1M.W0, oiloinl by IUvn and accepted by Ihe city ol Malt Luke, and tho actual valuo of tu. proierly, would tie a almpl. gIR or any gift at all to a-Id llacon, and ou liiformailon aud belief allege that the urn or liwywo i a fair alualioil Tor aald properly. "Defondante deny that tho property re-f.-ned lo Isof greal valuo to the city for Ihe uses and purioses of a puhlio park, aud I Ley deny lli.l Hie sumo la or e er has tn n.ul aa a pubilo irk or for any pubilo purixuo whatever, and rurlhcr answering defendants allege that ever alnco the clly purchasod tho hud, It has Won tt all Uliii-s enoIoHid nud Ihe nubile has been completely excluded therefrom, uud that the same has been oou.tnutly u4 by and lu tlio hands of private lu.ll-vldusU. lu.ll-vldusU. holding lenses from the city, aald Isnd being used for gardening purisi.oj, and lliul tun clllrona ortho ajld clly, fur-than fur-than kuourlng a nominal ront.il there for, luio ohlaluo.1 no ItcliNllt or ad vautiigo llierefrniii. That tho manner man-ner that, suld clly has deilt with jldprois.riyinmitli. time of Iho pur. ctus, lu ihe pre.iml hour I. Irreooiicllablo with iho prelenie that lli.rj has ever , been any iiedliiii.uii of tho nlo.'k to auy I pubilo uie, or tint said OouuoU or the defendant eorroratlon ksa ever at any llm. reeognlrod that any auch dedication has ol er been made. , , , ,. 'II Hofrndanls also deny tlislslnc it lu Issm th. owner of th. psrtlciilsr land In qnctlon, the clly has lin eoiiipelei by ilia unction nf all residents of tlio elly audlVninell and of lb. mayor to par chase oilier nmnartv and dwllcslo ino sum for Ihe ii es and pur.res of .nblle parks, and they dcuy that In Iho pur ill. .land linnratemeiitof Mid properly. Ihedlv Ii expended and Is l'"."',"1J today Urge sums of money, and should tWdl.pose of this partletllsr W II would neeesslute Iho purcha-e ol "Jher Irsctaoflsud al Urely lncreoel prlis-s. They all-m. that Ihe land In Uil on Is inljylngeoaslo make It desirable fur urk pnrposca, and that the said elly hs never rpriprTal.d Iho .sine as a park nor lnvlle.1 theclllaclis lo eidoy Hassuch. They alw deny that the .ileof Ihe in. erty Uiu violation or the right. i of tlio wll" of Salt Lake, or lli the "" would remit In greal rlnanrlal hiss lo the iny, bill on Hie nuitrary allege that II would result In gA-st lienefll to the city, llnaiiclallv and otherwise. ,,,., .10liefcudanla dsiiv that the plalntlfT I. clilllled lo the lellaf prave.1 for III Ids mmnlalnl, or lo any relief wliateventliey deny that the defendants, or any of them, should I restrained by lli.or.ler of thla io.irt,endilcnr Ih.l Iho plalntlrf Isru llth-l to reenter Ids coals lu this action, or that he l entltli.1 on the final hearing tn have a rcstralnlne. optiir made per- pelusl. . . . "Wbercforo asld ilefsndani pray ludg iiientlhnllher lw hence dl.nilwe.IwHh ttieir cost In their l-ahalf su.talncd. "O. W. lNjufl-ns, "W. II. llllKsov, ''Atlorney lor Ikfendantv" Tho answer I followeil by exhlbll giving a liUlory of th. title of llm laud, a follow: "First, patent from the United mates lo the cltyi deed trom the mayor lo Itiiglitm Young deed rnim llrlaluni Young lo It. II. ilmrls Vonngi deed rmin II. Morris Young to thn ellyi leose of tho properly .l.ytliJciiyt.iJofiii Heading." |