Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-03-15
P. Beaudry to the Council.
To the Honorable the Mayor and
Members of the Council of the
Giku of Los An0eIsa D1L

~"sNOo " psO OS0ssCsC " tHe
CITY Of Los Angcles, CdI.:
GENTLEMEN; Lssrninx, with surprise.
tns action taken by your honorable
instructing the City Attorney to CONF
mencs suit In the matter or the Amat
lot, desire to make the following stat o
| ment In regard to 1t. In order that every
1 : full possession OF the facts In tn : case, ,
and May not, tht ough ignorance OF its
true status, take any action whicn would
SAVIOR OF injustice.
TONED the city for grant Of this lot 70
aid him in erectiuR a college. ahs proper
committee having reported favorably,
the Mayor was nstructe ed to sign dead
to the Bishop for the twenty acre tract in
question upon the following conditions.
viz: "Thst 500 should be expended IN
improvements on said land within two
years. or the land would revert to the
city"
On September Goth. 1858, the Bishop pc
titioned for and obtained an extension Of
time for one year. In which 70 make
these Improvements. The only. condi.
from the city, as may be seen in book No.
| 6, page $50, OF Deeds In the County Roo
ords, viz: THAT $500 sheuld be expend-
ed in improvements" has been more
| thousand dollars has been expended
| thereon. The promise Of the Bishop to
erect q acollege-though maintain that
this has no bearing on the legal question
every promise and condition, express and
implied, has been complied with.
Ihe city has for years enjoyed the ben-
efits Of the Institution which the dona-
tion OF this land was intended to secure /,
and no wrong has been done any one.
What more, in reason can the city ask7
For iftsen years the city has received
taxes on this land.
1 have lately purchased it from Mr..
Maud, and he from the Bishop. 1 paid
its full value, in good faith.
Before making the purchase from the
Bishop, Mr.. Maud invest.gatsd the title;
and, finding that all the oosditions had
been complied with, undisturbed poss ess-
ion granted for hftesn years, and that the
city had, In February, 1877, rs-afnrned
and recognized the validity of this title
by grantlDo Quit claim deed to IT. r.
Blnford fol 6 pGrtIOu ct Htq Hfw8 lsat45
he OF c0ursc nap nl lH. arcF iu con y
cluding his l.Dr1hAsg. rsir Ir. ID ttiz sa-
ton of the -glucli JPN Att esuaf lrf az
a large am 2Eai u- nu1.
Some yes eSo p oecat1a orheTf ~
purchase from Ge1tsa iasuffa, 1aA hs
from the city, OF tract n LAND gah Wa
found to La over Oh t1la tract i1 f-F s4-
tent of 8 8Q'.9l acres, Wnion > hRr o. iosa,
because tn sishop'b deed ms Vivid lian
mine. So IN tho eVlnt % mo ct ~ raef ~
ering this lrad NJ t-tie Nopif era .
for these sQ aores. hes'1as, tao ritf haF
confirmed deeds 10 ID ee lott, tl ny l51
feet, amouut.ns 90 i-GE acres iu aii ~
acres-whiGI Ier uc.d1 lTuul 20 teliIu
leave l2.ss sofes a ne qVaniily 'oi ~hich
the city is c9Hiendirg-
There are autfsW tvenus7 len u ITO
the western puf.iNu 20 ii'r 1i5s H1t nr1
addition Il il5At Irz5rr it IT luraldalhs
BILE value t. ths gi-y lIF. 4.re-l De-
gun the wof fI Ht liltHE lu tlu EFp aNep
canyons t1f H7 ss tHl- .Eaas l CUT
ting down .4.r -IittsA Ni4sf tas = ~
pose to maks tf1 uuHlT Eiauet streets
through what DEVf usfutoltfe nean ID
passab1e, Useless canyons.
This invClvoa the moving ui $500 90 oie
yards OF ca IA, - nHeer-aiucQ ny Lb4 suf-
veyor Mr.. MriF4t ihe Wiz n9i ep5a les.
than $1,000 BY Tue Ha.u Hne cross
streets thai ( prJFtEl ia lREa su alItis
this tract me eii1 V.i rElaiFe sos s CO.
for that prrpasa alone.
claim tlat it Ta1id 1s Eoud ulIuosf
operation inr the 1ity. L. tlb owned tsig
lot in fee, 70 EsFs 'r 20 fn1 one no Ror,c
make the iui pr1f lafprlis lldt All ao-
ing.
ly recuest your honorable n1dy 10 -s!ts
consider a1u inFeaftg4te Hefa ulhtte9a ~
order that You may nor 90 aAi as aI -e Qt "
made the .netrunlNuta 1i WORKING ia14
to citizeI who car with uaq1sssy oisiin
that his N0rk9 Nha aA ApaHdl-uces %
streets an cthe, public nfrQ Fotaa9ts
have been enormous ana y kgeAt Hs-nA =
to the cit appea, 10 tCe mex sts "a
amount o .eXcs WHfcn era y9AfiF De
| rived from the mis- section. 9Ha prlAat.i
| ly to my Investments .u water works
| and stree grading, a- Hu iajlspptobis
evidence iu-t Z hHve bcen. 10 I-a-t. 2 s,ae-
| full citiZer
/ do not ask fef deed aa c1mpstant
| legal authOrity in.nfiH ne tAN. enu.p y
| city deed would rT ir Fs F iil more
perfect thaL it uoH is, Fl .re {. " eA4 ii-
validate tiile 10 tlis 1uud ihere afs
hundreds ~ n'Hcr atHtf lt1n lorsi %
| treated in lha same WGFt Aud % Efes'ai
| blow to he pr9srr'l ~ eeaip 90 na q ~,
| than to CO ln#uaa .fi4r 1e tltIa 20 iarGa
deri\ ed IL FQ- iI-lt i11t lis eiiJt
1t Is str,,IEe inur nt .iiis 1a-e ntleon
years att tre 'us4l ianr ln9eeeHlngs
so enttrelr at pt.Tisurl Wltu me 7Ysi AZ
| Heretofore pntsled Dr. Ic- rs D. eitf ian g.
| should b. colum mcu ell .usl lH tunp-
| cent party, Whie t-Es 81 ZERO Hcs rfeHa At
| against u orlgl Iat lHfHl.i-er
| Quit ella ~ deeds 9re ss fo- Hi Hfan''
| ed lreque ,liH GA ue alncf Efnhuif men g
| few years Dos fessIut nHs Ii1a 7iE+ue
| imprOveI Ilcnts. no H4cr' lHu rdta "a
| this case, uLl1r ali fsr NIfet -1 ~ 40 ee~i
| seems to ne entr-ly .H.iIrat f-sLs ana
justice.
| I theref0f ti7 '.-... rprFs our
honorabls tngT f- gl- ala-f fH.f = -l'n
| in orderii L5s c-tF pos A
this matt ~
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