The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-07

The Board of Trustees of the Town of Oak.
land do ordain as follows:
Section 1. The exclusive right and privilege
OF constructing WharYes. piers and docks al any
point Within the corporate limits of the town OF
oakland, with the right CT collecting wharfage
and aGckage at such rates as he may deem rea-
sonabe, Is hereby granted and confirmed TO
Horace W. Carpenter and his legal representa-.
tiVes Tor the period OF 81 years. provided that
the SAID granIee or his representatives shall
within six months provide q wharf al the foot of
Main street al least 20 feet wide ana extending
towards deep water 10 feet beyond tie present
Nnarf at tile loot OF said steel; that lie they
shall within one year constr uct wharf al the
foot OF street OF q street extending out 10 the
boat channel; and also Within 20 months au-
other wharf at the foot of ID street or 4 street,
provided that per cent OF the receipts for
wharfage shall be payable to the town of Oak
See. 2. With view the more speedily to carry
out tie Intentions aud purposes OF The act OF
Inc Legislature, passed May 4. 1852. entitled
az act 10 incorporate the town OF Oakland and
10 provide for the construction OF wharves there
al, In which certain property Is granted and re-
leased TO the town of Oakland, 10 facilitate the
making OF Certain improvements; now, Ihel g.
fore, IN consideration OF the premises herein
contained and OF certain obligation made by
said Horace w. Carpenter with the town OF Oak
land, In which he undertakes to build for the
said town public schoOlhouse. the water front
OF SAID Town, that Is 10 say tie land lying within
the limits of the town OF Oakland, between high
I tide and ship channel. as described IN said act
act together with al tile right, Title and inter ST
oil the Town OF Oakland therein, is hereby sold,
granted and released into the said Horace w.
Carpenter and to bis assigns legal epr senta-
lives, with all The impr ovements. rights and In
ferests theIeunto belonging.
Sec. 3. The president OF the Board OF Trustees
| Is hereby charged with the duty of executing on
behalf OF III town OF Oakland grant aud con-
| yeyance In accordance with the provisions Of
| this ordnance
A. MARIER,
President OF the Board of Trustee s.
r. X. SHATTUCK,
| Clerk OF the Board of Trustees.
May 81. 1852.
| fraud, born in fraud and carried out ia
| fraud.
At the time Oakland was incorporated
| census of the town would not have shown
| 40 persons as citinns.
Carpenter. who was a sharp lawyer, went
| to the Legislature. then sitting at Benicia,
and presented petition for incorporation
together with an act he had drawn up for
that purpose. The act was passed on Nav
| 4, 1852, and one OF its special provisions was
| the granting and releasing of the lands be
| tween high tide and ship channel" from the
State to the town.
| Cars enter had charter election called.
IL was held on the 9Th of May. Only a
lew votes were cast. the people being sur
| pflsed 10 learn that a town was to be made
| OIL oakland, and not knowing OF caring
much how 1t was done and by whom.
| At the charter election Carpenter was
| elected one OF the five Trustees. HeIdid not
| qualify, as that would spoil the scheme he
| hau uhtcHbu 10 eODDle the water front.
The Board of Trustees was organized on
| May IL. On the 18th, thirteen unlucky
days after the incorporation, the trustees
held their first business session, and passed
| the ordinance giving Carpenter control of
| the water front in consideration of the
| building of the schoolhouse
| a CALL reporter hunted up the school,
| house yesterday.
1t is little frame building on West street.
just south OF Seventh, though it originally
stood on Fourth and Clay streets. The rear
portlon OF IL is just as Carpenter built it.
| but the front has been remodeled and
| modernized. The building is used as a
tenement.
This Is what Carpenter described In a
communication to the Trustees as sub
ssahtlai, commodious schoolhouse"
| II was erected In 1853 a little over wear
| trated. ""s poipe-
In that same year Carpentier soId . an.