| Show university OF UTAH A bill was introduced in the senate of the united states yesterday by senator shoup of idaho it provides for the granting to the territory of utah or any state hereafter formed from froin ti e territory a tract of land containing not less lees than sixty acres off the west side of the military reservation known as ai the fort douglas reserva vallon iod which tract shall adjoin the east boundary line of salt lake city the boundaries and extent to be hereafter agreed upon for a site for the university eity of utah and for other purposes and upon condition that such tract shall be occupied by the university within five years after the boundaries are determined and perpetually petua lly thereafter in case it is not so occupied or used it shall revert to the united states section 2 of the bill provides that the surveyor general of utah shall lay out the plat and fix the boundary lines thereof with reference to the government surveys and such other natural and artificial monuments as maybe may be suitable to define it and to shape the location to have re reference terence to the requirement for roads with convenience veni ence of access to salt lake city and its streets and as to travel between the latter place and military post he shall submit the survey and plat to the cow commandant mandant of the fort douglas military post who if satisfied with the location shall approve the same and upon filing said survey and plat with the approval thereof in the office of the commissioner of the general land office the survey shall be noted on the public surveys and the grant made by this act shall immediately attach thereto and no further evidence of the grant shall be necessary the act is to take effect from and after its approval by the president the bill was introduced into the upper branch of the territorial legislature during the brit days of the present session of the assembly by councillor lund it passed both houses and was sent to GO governor ver n or thomas for his approval after which a certified copy was to be for forwarded waded to delegate caine for introduction into the house of representatives A 1 second copy was sent to senator shoup of idaho i it was the intention that the bill should be introduced simultaneously in both branches of congress governor thomas however has not yet signed the bill but will probably deao immediately the delay has not been because of any opposition that governor thomas manifested towards the bill but was kept in his bis office unsigned pending the consideration of a proposition to ask cong congress f for a more extensive strip of land begly lying ing along the entire western border of the military reservation the game bill will be introduced into the house of representatives by delegate caine in a few days |
