Show f g w n 1 L ll J l li g. g o l NI o g i 8 T g 8 0 I 0 0 T Title of Property Now e by Mem Members theIrS Ulti Ultimately s mae W Will Be e Vested tine ell e Itself ll lL It i H In t the e closing losinA remarks of hla hie final conference address on Sunday afternoon afternoon after aller- noon October S 8 8 President Joseph F. F v Smith of the Mormon church said The church has great works In hand Among other things ve eve are endeavoring to secure possession of ot every cr foot toot of ot property surrounding the i Temple grounds lest saloons or other undesirable places should spring up and sully the neighborhood of the buildings buildIngs build build- Ings s we have dedicated to the Lord Inquire Into the present ownership of property on North orth South East and est Temple i II streets 1 1 I. I 94 Ol facing 6 r the thc J SS lt and Temple 1 SP f. f in in III b oc s 9 v vt v w vv plat A Salt Lake City survey reveals the tho fact tact that the Mormon church al already al- al r reaLly ready rc I has haJ large larse c holdings in Its own nano na name In the desired locality and all aU the remaining property is owned by bj members members mem mem- bers lIers of ot the church It Is Js the a avowed intention of ot leaders fc of oC the church to secure all lands adjoining ad- ad joining the tits Temple with the view as us stated of oC regulating the class clas of ot buildings build build- lugs ings and business established In the ther r nei neighborhood This rIlls accomplished the danger danser of ot saloons or other enterprises being established In unpleasant proximity unity under the name of oC Temple saloon etc would be averted Improvements of a suitable character would be made on the property and maintained under the management of oC the Mormon church In block SS 88 on North orth Main Iain street the church and affiliated institutions hold jail all property facing the Temple site divided dl- dl vl vided ed as follows Twenty t b by 20 O ro rods s scorner corner of ot Main and North Temple rem pIe streets La Latter day day Saints u university nl t 10 rods frontage adjoining this property property prop prop- crt erty on the south the Mormon church 5 remaining 10 rods corner of or Main and East South Temple streets Hotel Utah i Title to property In n block TC iG on West est South Temple Templo street facing the I Temple wounds rounds is held as follows feet teet from Cram corner west nest to right of i ia way nay a the church next II feet Ceet the church corner cornel West est South Temple and aids streets Heber John Richards s and md heirs of Elias Ellas Morris remaining frontage of 3 5 feet the church The West Yest Temple street fronta frontage e In block 86 86 opposite the Temple Templo site Is owned as follows Beginning at South Temple Templo street 13 feet teet Eliza Smith foot S-foot or right of a 37 feet George Albert Smith 21 1 feet es estate estate estate es- es tate of ot John Henry Smith 33 feet John JohnHenry Henry and Luc Lucy M. M Smith feet teet Susan Elizabeth West Smith 49 feet teet feet Clarissa Smith Williams 49 feet teet R William Wil it liam llam T. T Nuttall and Mrs 1 S. S 55 feet teet Maria B. B Winder Wunder 80 feet teet Walter Walter Walter Wal Wal- ter J. J Seattle Beattle 49 feet teet Annie D D. D Watson Watson Watson Wat Wat- son 96 feet teet Rebecca N. N Block 94 94 North Temple street frontage frontage front front- age is held as follows Beginning nt nf West cst Temple street feet Harriet A. A Preston 50 feet teet Mar Mary Preston n Moyle ole 13 rods the church 66 feet et Joseph F. F Smith trustee in tru trust t for forthe the tle Mormon church feet th the church 49 feet teet Albert C. C Carrington 1151 feet Margaret L. L Taylor Talor The Tho original ownership of ot these lands was vested in leaders of ot the Mormon church who were pioneers in the valley The They secured title by government patent patent pat pat- ent based base on squatters' squatters rights when these rights were adjudicated b by the tho probate judge in 1872 This followed the government o patent issued to Mayor layor Daniel If IT Wells June 1 I 1872 1572 who became be- be came a trustee hol holding the lands for tor forthe forthe the occupants thereof The execution of ot that trust was under regulations i prescribed b by the territorial legislature f That body in legislating leg upon the subI subject sub- sub l proceeded on the tho theory theor that the tho settlers were en entitled tilled to the lands I they actually occupied b by paying the P original cost and expense of ot sur e survey 4 Eighteen days ays after the entrance of ot the pioneers into this valley In 1847 the original survey of ot Salt Lal Lake e City was completed It comprised blocks of or often orten Iten ten acres each bounded b by Ninth South Third East First North and Fifth Firth West weSl streets Orson Pratt a assisted by Henry Henr G G. G Sherwood ascertained the exact latitude lon longitude and altitude of ot Temple Templo block The first two were obtained by meridian observations of or ortho the tho sun and measurement of ot lunar dis dis- tance tt by sextant and circle The latitude latitude lat lat- was found to be 10 degrees 45 5 minutes 44 H seconds longitude Ill de degrees do- do grees Arees 26 6 minutes 34 seconds altitude 1300 feet teeL A base and nd meridian monument monument monument mon mon- was I set et up at the southeast corner corner corner cor cor- ner of ot the the- Temple block which Is now marked by a n. stone stono pillar Front that point the chains were carried north south east and west cst The size of ot the blocks was set at ten acres subdivided into eight lots of ot one and quarter one acres each The lands wore were disposed of ot by allotment allotment allot allot- ment lI leading men among amonI the pIoneers planters drawing for COl choice of ot location The church property including the Temple site situ of ot ten acres and the block extending extending extend extend- In ing to Ea Eagle lc gate appear appeal upon the tho original plat In the name of ot Brigham Yo Young u nJ Two lots lota on the north half of ot this tills bock block were owned by Bishop Newel K Whitney The Bishop Preston corner corner corner cor cor- ner north of Temple square was owned by Dr J J. J M. M tIr first t delegate dele to Congress from the territory of ot Utah Orson Hyde located to the cn east t of ot him upon ground round later latel bequeathed to his son A Alonzo lonzo H Hyde Hyda de and now owned o b by the church Next on the east wel were Orson J I K Whitney and Albert Carrington The rhe site now occupied b by the Deseret News building was as otI originally in the name of ot Brigham Young although the property belonged to the church and was long Jono known as the Council house corner The next lot west nest WAS owned b by Willard Villard Richards the next b by Parle Parley Par Par- le icy ley Pratt an and the last Jast b by Orson Pratt George A. A Smith drew drow the southeast corner of the block west nest of oC the lempie Temple Tern Tem pie an and the north half halt of this block was owned o originally b by John Smith I Succeeding Succeeding- ownership has kept all nn I property facing the Temple square inthe In Inthe the hands of members embers of or of the Mormon Mormon church But t the C intention now Is to I have actual ownership vested In the church and anti though it docs does not hold options on any of or the tho desired property It is s naturally expected that the church churchwill churchwill will be given I en the first opportunity to purchase when a j sale pale IB is contemplated It t is understood that certain property properly on West Vest Temple street in the desired d locality can and will wIli be secured b by the hurch church in the Imme immediate future |