Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-02-17 | Page 12 | Ogden Wants Deed to Land

OLDEN WANTS DEED T TO 0 LAND State School Still Holds Park Site Silo at Canyon Mouth l City commissioners will make move this year In beginning Im- Im Im Improvements on tho the city recreation recreation- recreational al park west ot of the tho mouth of o Og- Og Ogen Ogden Og den en canyon where It is eventually planned to Install municipal it- it golf links according oc cording to a decIsion reached this morning morning- Mayor George E Browning and ond the other commissioners said Bald that no 1 provision has been made for tor funds this year In the tho city budget et The matter came UI up after otter the receipt of a letter from Governor H Dern which answered a 0 letter recently sent to him May May- Mayor or Browning In his letter Mayor Browning Inquired when tho the ett state was going to deed over th the land to the tho city as provided through a a bin bIR passed by tile the last legislature Governor Go Dern answered that the trustees of ot the state school for tor forthe fortha the deaf deat ani and blind now In posses posses- possession possession sion slon of the property properly were willing willingto willingto to tender the deed as us soon Boon as the city gave gt assurances that it would proceed with Improvements The commissioners said that this alS assurance rance could not be given at time because It Is not known when money will be available Mayor Browning ning contended that the th deed should be bo given the city Irrespective e of any promise to be- be begin be begin gin Improvements lie said that bill Dill the me 11 simply gave gave authority for tho the deeding deed deed- deedIng deeding Ing of or the property properly and there thero were no strings airings on IL it A verbal agreement might have been blen made by the former com mis- mis slon eion he said to to spend so much each sear icar ear for tor Improvements but this had bad no bearing on the law which gave Kave the land to Ogden Mayor Maior Ma or Browning added that it If Ogden den now owned the property Im- Im Improvements night might be chic civic and other organizations until sue such h time as lIS the city could partle- partle However until tho the deed Is given n he aided no Improvement could be begun The lle commissioners loners expressed the th hope that tho city could start Im- Im Improvements Im Improvements perhaps i next year In Inthe Inthe the meantime however howe they teel eel that Ogden should be given glnn the th deed and have e title to the property Governor Dern will be Informed in formed ot of 01 their attitude