, 1870-05-23
TIE DOUGLAS TRACT"
Conference Meeting Of Citizens on Entur.
day EveninE-The Attempt of the
DonElu. Heirs to Kcposseus
Themselves of the
Tract.

In pu1suancc to a call circulated among proper
ty-owners, embraced tn what Is known as the
Douglas Tract at Cottage Grove, largely at
tended meeting was held on Saturday evening to
confer upon the action OF the Douglas hclEs, who,
through the Medium Of the courts, are trying to
reposaess themselves OF the real estate embraced
In the tract, As now laid out, It presents street.
front to the amount OF II 600 feet, the value OF
which may be roughly estimated At 500 per foot
thus aEregatng the handsome figure OF 5! ,soo, 0oo
The injecting was called to order st hall past 6
O'Clock, and, on motion, b L Mccarthy. ESD, TOOK
ihe chai1. {. II. Wllet1 wRs appointed Secretary
ing was probably well understood It was obvious
II whether the property owners are willing TO sub
nit to quiet ejectment, or nght the claims
matter Worid not he wen defended, and that tndl-
ytdual owners would seek private settlement ae
thought that propetJ-owners snou1d 1niteano ;;ins
7eyed 70 Nj. G. 3 FarwetL
M. chandler stated that be understood th8t one
acre ngd been retransferred to Robert DoueIss
III. Harding thought that the Douglas heirs had
no case. He understood that the so-caled G.
~ notice- he looked upon 1t as ! case Of black
mall 4 little concert Of acuon would overthrow
the whole thing. He Eaa opposed " employing
whom they had purchased the property because
the 1Eht Of these gentlemen vas not taetr nght,
and they lDobbtns Il okl wousd nnd II 70 their H.
terest 10 make An atnicahfs settlement He ad-
yised the appointment OF committee to look after
he ioipt Interest Of the propertJ-ho
III. Forsyth stated that Dobeins e q were Ia
BILE for the purchase moAey, without interest
Mt Harding corrected By saying that interest
would have to be pad during the time 1t WIS not
MI Kothsetber stated that when the property
was purchased, from Clarke. Layton + Co., VAS
Iepreeented that bond TO the amount ol s1o9,ooy
hsd teen ss gSoaa ac nov W.T.
t1anspired that there is no such bond On rec0r1.
ue~as opposed to the eH,ployment OF ME t1iel. G
ahe was the a9Fney o. oSte oota the
ers to secure counsel on their own account
PrpL sawyer, formerly Of the university, SAD
1hst he understood I'M! soue ,ao p oqtnn~h 6c Tas
Wiling 70 give something to the DOUGLAS heirs, In
stead 81 giving 1t all to the laWIeIa, during gen
GRAFTON OF AuGaton ne M4ntsa tpIuEeiyate
the title He WIS also IN favor o. the app2nSnsn'
Of q cuu1mtttee TO confer with Aessta Do0oinss
putchased- He understood that one or al would
soon he tn the city. ..o,
So. RothgerbeT wanted to 6ox anyone 21es- T,a
0oo, and Robert Douglas 9oooo for 9ait,siasm
deeds to the property He understood that Cta5ks,
layton CO: had made snch an o1es, !sre
ent dlscla!med nny knowledge Of SUCH uans
acttou. ,,,,,,a r.
Ter from the start but, IN case o. ~ ,os .os
rrst instance. come upou those ffnu ~noM taey
hal purchased. he H8N[eU LIE pIVpSltJ AA4ueAt0r
On motion Of HI. Harllng. the following fesolo'
ton was adopted: =,
the CEnir aud iurtructed report At eetnS y pe
ca}led by them. Hhat measures arc fcauF1 q ptvees @
ery. ...-..-, .,-- ~< .yr,ns
ing, Chandler, RDthgctber, winters, anu Wooo-
Wnfth. were appointed such COMMITTEES.
Prof. Sawyer thought that clarke, Layton q
Co were acting IN good faith 70 get the oest teias
Under thei. plan they believed they could secure
he holders quitrc1am decd ut the rate Of 8 PEI
front foot .4 uas
ennnch ma had paid once, and would pay he
more, e,en though the second demand Was ~ .a 2nis
nav s. per foot extra for his LOT
IN motion it WIS delared the sense OF the meet
ing employ counsel other than t9at ene{eo Ihe d
The meeting then adjourned.