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2 of 1951 - A resolution to obtain permission from the United States for Mount Olivet Cemetery Association to co REMARKS: Resolution No. 2.. By Commissioner Glade To obtain permission from the United States for Mount Olivet Cemetery Assrn. to con- vey 2.18 acres of land to Salt Lake City for the exten- sion of dth South above 13th East St. Presented to the Board of Commissioners AND PASSED APR 4 1951 a�J2a." ` 0 CITY RECORDER Also includes i:e:aoria1 to Coau;ress, eni Act to autAorize # ,ction. f i • ,.E 1:'4 $,.x: A L TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE Ur' RY:PRESEENTATIVES OF TEE UNITEL STATES • OF AMERICA ASS!M LED IN THE 82ND CONGRESS: Your Petitioners, Salt Lake oily, a municipal corpora- tion of the otete of Utah, and Mount Olivet Cemetery Assooiation, • a corporation not for profit, herewith Petition your Honorable bodies through. the duly elected representatives therein of the State of Utah, for tope enactment of legislation by the Congress • which will permit Mount Olivet Cemetery Association to convey to Salt Lede city for public and municipal purposes 2.13 acres of land situated in a grant of 50 acres of land made to Mount Olivet Cemetery Association by Luke E. Wright, decretary of her, on February 10, 1909, pursuant to Act of Congress approved January 23, 1909, Public Law ho. 194, entitled "An Act for the Exchange 0 0 - of certain lands situate in fort Douglas .ilitery Reservation, J ail S • o ; = State of Utah, for lands adjacent thereto, between the Mount .A z W Olivet Cemetery Association of Salt Lake City, Utah, and the 01 < a • Government of the United States". z aKm It is desired that the unrestricted fee simple title W be conveyed to Petitioner Salt Lake City inasmuch as said land • will not be used as a cemetery for the burial of the dead as pres- cribed in the conveyance to Mount Olivet Cemetery Association from Luke E. Wri;ht, Secretory of War enu that the United States waive and disclaim all right to the reversion or reverter to it of the tract of land of 2.18 acres in case it ceases to be used for cemetery purposes and permit the conveyance of it in tee simple free from such reverter. It is also desired that the enactment of such legisle tion and the conveyance of the land by sale ,association to said City provide that same shall in no way alter or affect the Associa- tion's ownership of, or its rights and privileges with respect , to, the remainder of the land so granted to said Association by said Act of Congress of January 23, 1909, and conveyed to it by Luke E. Wright, Secretary of War on February 10, 1909. Accompanying this Memorial and Petition are the following: Certified conies of Resolutions of Petitioners' Licit Deice City ana Mount Olivet Cemetery asAociution, authorizing and directing the fling of this Petition and Memorial to Congress. Maps showing the location and relation of the treat of land to be so conveyed; and A proposed Act of Coi' ress w.,ich your Petitioners Lre advised will permit such conveyance in accordance and sub- ject to the provisions of this Memorial. Your Petitioners further agree to furnish any other and additional• information and data desired by the Congress or any Committee thereof in respect to this matter. w i, 0 o sated at Salt Lake City, Utah, this,.4th day of as m z April 1951. vi SALT LAKE CITY, a Municipal Corporation z z of Utah wpm NIts Mayor ATTEST: Its Recorder MOUNT OLIVET CEMETERY ASSOCLAT/ON By President of its hoard of Trustees AN • • ACT TO A::TkiORI"Lip THE MOUNT OLIVE. CEMETERY ASWCl..TION Of SALT LEirrk • CITY, UTAH TO vt?.'eT T.re FEE SIMPLE T tTL... TO SALT Li.,E,E CITY, A MUNICIPAL CO2PO eTiON Of 'rhk S2 Ph OF UTAH., O1 A PORTION OF '2ii'E LANDS OWNED BY MOUNT ULIVEP CEeETERY ASSOCIATION i„.ReTO?ORE GRAVT- LA,cty, fir. U TO IT S'" ,UYiRi+ i Of ... UNIT • T iTt a. BE IT ENACTED BY The eENAfE <sbb '_.UcE Of REPR SenT'ATlJES OF ThE UNITED STATES OF AMER.ICA IA CO:X;RES5 ASSEMBLED: That the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association of Salt Luke City, Utah, be, and it Is, hereby authorized to grant enc convey to Salt Lake City,. y a municipal corporation of the State of Utah, the unrestricted fee simple title to a tract of land situated in the southwest corner of the Mount Olivet Cemetery, more particularly described. as follows: o � mW Beginning at the southwest corner of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery t z z ; Association property (acid point belle: 100.0 Pt. north of the o u , original southwest corner of the Fort Lougles L'ilitery Reber- , a a oration, and in the north line of Sunny side .,venue, Salt Lake • m < < city, Utah); running thence N. 0 der. 0' 28" E. alone the " � west line of the Cemetery Property ?62.67 ft.; thence south- z Z easterly clone a684.50 ft. radius curve to the rig.;ht, tan- a k . ;dent to which beers S. 65 deg. 07' 07" E. a distance of e 280.22 ft. to a point of reverse curve; thence along a 610.15 ft. radius curve to the left, txne;ent to which bears S. 41 de g. 49' 59" E., a distance of 425.91 ft. to a point ' in the south line of the Cee.eter;; Property' wt,ich ire the north line of Sunnyaide Avenue; thence S. 39 de . 59' 50" W. along said line 591.58 ft. to point of beginning, con- taining 2.18 acres. and the reversion or reverter to the United States if said land � 1 shall cease to be used as a Cemetery for the burial of the dead ; is, as to the tract of land herein described, hereby waived. This Act shall not alter or affect Mount Olivet Cereetery Association's ownership of, or its rights and privileges with respect to, the remainder of the lands heretofore granted by the United States to it. • RESOLU TI ON WHEREAL, Mount Glivet Cemetery Association, by Act of Congress approved January 23, L909, public law No. 194, and grant from Luke E. Wright, Secretary of Wer dated February 10, 1909, was granted a 50-acre tract of land in the southwest corner of the Fort Douglas Military Reservation, to have and to hold the same for use as a cemetery for the burial of the dean with the proviso that when the said premises shell cease to be used for such pur- poses they shall revert to the United States; ana WHEREAS, Salt Lake City has applied to this Association ' and represented that a greet public need exists for a triangular piece of ground situated in the southwest corner of the land granted to Mount Olivet Cemetery Association by the United States 3 of America for cemetery purposes ana this Board, upon investigation, of mW � is of the opinion that the fee simple title to said property is oz ; °o � necessary to Salt Lake City for public and municipal purposes; azv rc ` and mS zz ; WHEREAS, Mount Olivet Cemetery Association cannot convey Wpm w a to Salt Lase City the fee simple title to said tract of land with- w • ' out specific authority from the Government of the United States; and WH EREAS, in the judgment of the Board of Directors of Mount Olivet Cemetery Association the transfer of said small tract of land to the Salt Lake City will not substantially affect or interfere with the purpose of the Grant of said larger tract by the United States to it, will not disturb the operation of Mount Olivet Cemetery Association and, at the same time, will be of great benefit to the public and citizens of Salt Lake City; ' NOW, THEREFORE, SE IT RESOLVED that the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association, a nonprofit corporation, hereby Joins with Salt Lake City in petitioning the Congress of the United States to pass an Act authorizing teas Association to convey to Salt Lakg City the fee simple title to the following described tract of land, situate in Salt Lake City, State of Utah, viz: • Beginning at the Southwest corner of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery Association property (said point being 100.0 ft. north of the original southwest corner of the Fort Louglas Military Reservation, and in the north line of Sunnyside Avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah); running thence N. 0 deg. 0' 28" E. along, the West line of the Cemetery Property 362.67 ft.; thence southeasterly along a 689.50 ft. radius curve to the right, tangent to which bears S. 65 deg. 07' 07" E. a distance of 280.22 ft. to a point of reverse curve; thence along a 610.15 ft. radius curve to the left, tangent to which bears S. 41 deg. 49'59" E., a distance of 425.91 ft. to a point in the south line of the Cemetery Property which is the north line of bunnyelde Avenue; thence S. 89 deg. 59' 50" W. along said line 591.58 ft. to point of beginning, containing 2.18 acres. Provided always, that the conveyanoe of said described tract of land to bait Lake City shall not in any way alter or affect this Association's ownership of or its right and privileges with res- pect to, the remainder of said 50 acre tract of land heretofore granted and conveyed to this Association as above set out; 3 And be it further RESOLVEL that the appropriate officers o of Mount Olivet Cemetery Association be and they are hereby z 0• = authorized, directed and empowered to, with the municipal officers z zW of Salt Lake City, Join in such Petition and Memorial to the ro a < W u ,. Congress through the duly elected representatives therein of the z z '< w � a aC State of Utah. w Passed and adopted by the board of Trustees of Mt. Olivet Cemetery Association duly called end held on the day of 1951 at which a quorum was present and acting. I certify that the Association has no seal. Secretary of Mt. Olivet Cemetery Association a E S O L U I 0 rS .-A3}.E,.: , Mount Olivet Cemetery association, a non-_profit corporation of the State of Utah, received from the United States of America, by act of Congress approved January 23, 1909, Public law No. 194+ entitled, "An Act, for the exchange of certain lands situated in Ford Douglas Military Reservation, State of Utah, for lams adjacent thereto, between the I_ount Olivet Cemetery Associa- tion of Salt Lake City, Utah and the Government of the United States," a tract of land ,eithin said Fort Douglas :iilitary Reser- vation, which tract is cescribed as follows: Commencing at the Southwest corner of the Fort Douglas Military meservationand running: thence east along and upon the south line of said Fort Douglas : ilitary Reservation 80 rods; thence North parallel with the est boundary line of the said .-ilitary Reservation to the Southeast corner of the Mount Olivet Cemetery rrsnt, thence 'feat along the South boundary line of the said oi:unt Olivet .grant 80 rods to the intersection of said line with the --est line of said military Reservation; thence south along and upon said west line of said :ilita_ry deservat on to the ?lace of seginnias, con- taining an area of 30 acres,more or less. To HOLD ME above described Premises unto and to the use of the said _bunt Olivet Cemetery associa- tion forever as a cemetery for the burial of the dead: Provided, that ;:hen the said premises shall cease to oe used for such -ureose that they shall revert to the United States. The rrcnt conveying same having peen executed by Luke E. --right, Jecretary of arm under date of February 10, 1909, sane being re- corded on ]larch 17, 1909 in Book "8-F" of Deeds pages 58-9 Records of Salt Lake County, State of Utah; and "A_j_as S, Sylt Lake City is in neod of acquiring fee simple title for use for r:unici.ual. purposes to a triangular ciece of ground thach is located in the southwest corner of the -punt Olivet Cemetery :rant from the united states, more particularly described as fellows: Beginning at the southwest corner of the at. Olivet Cemetery association orooerty (said _point being 100.0 ft. north of the original ao_.thr:est corner of the Fort Dou_L:s -_ilitary aeservation, and in tha north line of Junnyside .Avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah); running thence N. 0° deg. 0, 28" E. along -2 • - the west line of the Cemetery Property 362.67 ft.; thence southeasterly along a o89.50 ft. radius curve to the right, tangent to which bears S. 65 deg. 07' 07" E. a distance of 280.22 ft. to a Point of reverse curve; thence along a 010.15 ft. radius curve to the left, tangent to which bears S. 41 deg. 49' 59" E., a aistance of 425.91 ft. to a point in the south line of the Cemetery :ronerty which is the north line of Sunnyside ,venue; tnence S. 09 deg. 59' 5u" ' along said line 591.58 ft. to a Point of oe,Pinnitg, containing 2.18 acres. 7H.=,,.3, the small tract of land which the City seeks to acquire will not appreciably diminish the objects and Purposes of -;punt Olivet Cemetery Association anc will be of inestimable value to the Citizens and -Tunicipality of Salt Lake City; and l.ount Olivet Cemetery Association is willing to convey to Salt Lake City the title to the aforementioned pro- perty in fee simple if the Congress of the United States will grant it )emission so to do and its right to the use of the re- maining land included in said grant ,:ill not be affected; and it is not esired or intended that the action of the Congress wi'_l in anyway alter or effect Mount Olivet Ceme- tery ;association's ownership of, or its rights and Privileges with respect to, the remainder of the acid tract of land so -ranted as aforesaid by the United states to it as aJove set out. id miE8Ua , tb IT __.. CLJ'3D that Colt Lake City petition the Congress of the United States and memorialise it to pass such an act consistent with the interests of the United States and of fount Olivet Cemetery Association as will authorize and permit P.:ount Olivet Cemetery Association to convey to Salt Lake City the fee simple title to the following described tract of land situated in the south rest corner of the I:cunt Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake County, Uth, particularly o-escribed as follows: beginning at the southwest corner of the Jet. Olivet Cemetery Association ar.nerty (said Joint being 100.0 ft. north of the original southwest corner of the Fort Douglas _-_ilitary enervation, and in the north line of Sunnyside Avenue, Salt La:e City, Utah); running thence N. 0 deg. 0' 2b" E. along the west line of the Cemetery Pro-oerty 3os.67 ft.; thence southeasterly along a 689.50 ft. radius curve to the right, tangent to which bears S. 65 deg. 07' 07" E. a histance of 200.22 ft. to a point of reverse curve; thence along a 610.15 ft. radius curve to the left, tangent to which bears S. 41 deg. 49' 59" E., a distance of 4e5.91 ft. to a ?oint in the south line of the Cemetery Property which is the north line of Sunnyside Avenue; thence S. S9 deg. 59' 5U" Y. along said line 551.56 ft. to a _point of beginning, containing 2.18 acres. and -3- n:;3OLVlD kUit'fHEA, that c. cosy of this resolution, to- tether with the copy of the resolution passed by the . ount Olivet Cemetery Association, tos ether with a copy of the Prouosed bill to le Passed by the Congress, be forwarded to the United. ,tates Congress through the .duly elected representatives of the state of Utah. It is necessary in the oainion of the Board of CosL is- sioners for the peace, health and safety of the inhabitants of Salt Lake City, Utah, that this resolution take effect upon its tassape. This resolution shall take effect upon its adoption. ; _ Passed by the Board of Corrrissipners of halt Lake City, Utah, tiffs 3rd c:ay of nri l,;1951. City Recorder (ss. CCTbPI L .__11 LAKE) In the 3rd day of aeril, A.D. 1951, personally appeared before me I�.r1 J. Glade and Irma 2. Bitner, who, being by :me duly sworn, did, say tout they are the _-ayor and City Recorder, respecti- vely, of salt Lake City, a municipal corporation; ancl taut said Resolution ass Passed by them in behalf of r, id Itlt Lake City by authority of a motion duly passed by the Board of Comissioners of Salt Lake City on the 3rd gay of April, 1951; and said persons duly acknowledged to me that said municipal corporation emecuted the game. Lail-6f Notary Public, residing at Salt Lake City, Utah.