Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-04-21 | Page 8 | Who owns Thaw Seven Feet?

X O wv rit THAT 1 tT g I nN r I If r I Republican In The Republican can cun this April 13 19 I. I I 1 rend read re report report re- re port of or a misunderstanding mi r relative o to Claim plaint on land nn on account of fence existing ex ex- thereon for t twenty t years yearn frK The c city t council previous lS to In last nl nights night's ht's had seine somo experience in past post years pars on the same question tion The petition was W prevented presented to the tha ci city council In 1 9 from rein taxpayers In J street asking I that a fence OIL nn Brigham ham 0 or J Et East st t South Routh Temple People bo ho placed rJ on the line of or original survey fY This petition was r en r- r ort Nl and ami the rho fence was wa ordered r removed mod mo d the then city attorney at- at at t. t torney Mr 11 Richards r his opinion that no adverse dv claim lm could hold the time against RA the tho city cis The council of 1 is wax was a a. liberal coun council l Judge Merrill being attorney HI Ills Join lorn agreed W W. C. C Hall suc- suc d d Mr 11 Merritt and reported to 10 the council thai that it being th the first case of or orthe the kind It should go to tho the court Yf Yet Pl t h by some ome mentis mends It got ot to the bottom of or the calendar and ami would have there had stayed not City Attorney liege ring dug It out qU quashing the demurrer of or j J. J C c. c Conklin ct et nl al r Well ll to o mal make a tl long stor story shorter at subsequent times this petition bobs boh up and aha on each occasion llon the C fence i 1 ordered removed r by the tho city elt council and er e every time Ume some question b by a city attorney prevents pre action The fenc stands today torJa a as placed on I J South T. street h by Mr Conklin In 1 VW The rime present city attorney Jud Judge e Mlles said city time had no title o of till cne st seven Cn feet reet or 01 more moco sidewalk Yet the original survey was wa on overlapped that thit and ami the ma mayors mayor's or deed decd gave e just that amount less This J street corner cornN apparently like gho ghost t will not mint ant i I Is riot not down Ja Last t year car it canine came up lip again gln be before he- he fore the council and the tile they decided Ic 11 II a conference between city officials and property owners All 11 this ma may be hp so far fir as the Martin Marlin t Pep Peery item m In n th the council is 15 concerned tl hut hit the claim Is Ig founded on Judge Judg TInes Riles J street treet decision If the solving of or the J street trouble I N is on this basis hasl quote Republican report report- City T Tn l- l neer I fl fy and anti Assistant CIl City Attorney Attorney ney did not Hol as the l fence hail hili hewn been on the ground for or upwards up up- wards of 01 twenty years pt your wr reporter or ur Mr Ir must be mistaken h h- h causo ca the tho latt latter r staled to your our correspondent corre corre- correspondent that he believed time the city n never ver el lost title to Its sidewalks i or str streets Mow how h Is this that a councilman C can calm and does docs work against t the interests of what he hr Is sworn to uphold J