Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-24
THE BELvEDERE SCHOOL.
A Difference of Opinion About Its
LOcRLiOm,

Location
E. J. Nettleton, on his own behalf and
and on behalf of others similarly inter-
ested, commenced suit yesterday against
the Belvdere School District of Los An
geles county, Horace Locke and A. B.
Christy, School Trustees OF said district,
and w. w. Seaman, School Superin-
tendent, and John f. Whitson, alleging
that until about month ago L. H..
Whitson was Trustee of the district,
but that month ago he removed from
the district and that w. p. Henning has
been appointed in his stead. Plaintiff
alleges that he is resident OF said dis
trict, and the head of a family, with
children entitled to attend the school
in the district. In July, 1888, the Trus-
tees, for the purpose of selecting a site
for a school house, posted notices and
call for meeting of the electors at the
residence of l.. I'll. Whitson at p. NJ. on
July 31et, for the purpose Of selecting a
suitable site, and at and before the time
at which the meeting was to have been
held, L. III. Whitson, A. B. Christy and
Horace Locke, Trustees, and one Erbes
and one Sweitzer, combined, confed-
Grated and conspired together with in
tent to cheat and defraud the majority of
the qualified electors, including the re-
lator, out of their right to participate in
said meeting, and to deprive them of
taking part in or having any vote at said
meeting, or in determining the selection
of site, and that to accomplish that
fraudulent design and purpose, and to
enable the Trustees to control and make
the selection of site, so as
to place the school at or
near the lots in which Whitson
and Christy were interested and to ad-
vance the selfish interest of Locke,
Whitson, Christy and others interested in
lands in the same vicinity. L. IL. Whit
son caused it to be believed in the dis
trict that the meeting would be held in
accordance with the notices, but would
continue from to O'Clock P. M. OF July
31st. Plaintiff alleges that a majority of
the electors who were entitled to vote on
the selection of site met at the time
anG place specified in the notice at from
5 to o'clock, but defendant Whitson in
formed them that the meeting had been
previously held, and had passed reso-
luton at said alleged meeting by which
the power of selecting a site had been
conferred upon the Trustees, and the
meetlng had ADJOURNED. flalntlII al
leges that defendants Locke, Whitson
and Christy, in pursuance of their fraud
ulent action, have selected and threaten
to build school house upon site which
is not in accord with the will of large
majority of the inhabitants, and is not
central in location, is inconvenient of
access is located east of deep gulch
which runs across the district, which,
during rain storms, makes it dangerous
for children to pass. Plaintiff alleges
that the contract for building the school
has been awarded to brother of l.. III.
Whitson for $4,000, which was not the
lowest bid, and plaintiff further alleges
that the letting of the contract was a
continuation of the conspiracy. Plaintiff
asks that the court restrain defendants
from erecting the building and that the
Auditor be restrained from auditing any
demands for money to be paid for the
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