04-25-2016 Council Work Session Packet

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EXHIBIT M Ownership History: Following is a synopsis of the ownership transfers gleaned from the County records. Note that Government Lot 2 as originally surveyed in 1855 is also known as the NW'/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 35, and its extension northward to the lake: Wm. Fleming & Wife sold Govt. Lot 2 to Bradford Wakefield, January 1861 Ellen Wakefield et al sold Govt. Lot 2 to Newton Truax, July 1871, and deeded the northerly 3 acres to the Union Cemetery Association Newton Truax deeded 150' right-of-way corridor to St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, July 1871 (this is now the Luce Line Trail) - Newton Truax sold Lot 2 to David Van Dusee (sp?) in November 1874 "except that part and portion owned by the Union Cemetery Association" David Van Dusee sold his interest in Lot 2 to David Lydiard in April 1877 - Lydiard in 1877 sold the property to George Johnson, described as Lot 2 except the 150' RR right- of -way and also except "that part of said Lot 2 lying between the road running from Watertown to Wayzata and the lake known as Long Lake and known occupied by the Union Cemetery" George Johnson sold the property with the same description as his purchase, to William Hoagland in February 1878 William Hoagland sold to Henry Hoagland in 1881 all of the property north of the south line of the railroad right-of-way, including "thence north on east line of said Lot to Watertown Road, thence westerly along said road and lands of Union Cemetery to shore of Long Lake" - In 1899 Henry Hoagland deeded to Union Cemetery Association of Long Lake all that part of Lot 2 -which lies north of the Minneapolis and Watertown Road, so called" The plat of UNION CEMETERY was filed with Hennepin County in July 1899 and includes only property on the north side of the road In 1901 Sutherland sold to John W. Pray the land south of Watertown Road, based on a description referencing "north on the east line of said Lot (2) to the Watertown Road, thence westerly along said road and lands of Union Cemetery to the shore of Long Lake..." - In 1906 Pray sold to Elsie Elisabet Smith the same parcel referencing the same description which he purchased in 1901 - In 1908 Henry Hoagland filed a deed granting the land "north of the Minneapolis and Watertown Road" to Union Cemetery Association, with the notation "This deed is made to strengthen and confirm a certain deed executed and delivered by said Henry L. Hoagland and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds in and for said Hennepin County in Book five hundred and twenty two of Deeds on page 50". - On June 10, 1909, Union Cemetery deeded to Elsie Elisabet Smith property lying west of a north -south line that goes through a point on the south side of Watertown Road that is 4 rods southwest (along the south line of the road) from the centerline of the creek outletting from Long Lake