The morning call., 1892-06-27
CORBETT ROAD DISPUTE.
The Long. Drawn-Out Battle for
It's Possession.
History of the COntentio1-Ths Proposition Of
B Joost Is Unanimously Rejected by
the Lot-0wners.

B JoOst Is Unanimously Rejected by
the LOt-0wners.
The owners Of property on the Corbett
road met yesterday afternoon to consider
proposal Of Behrend JoOst in regard to his
alleged tile to portion Of that thorough
fare.
in early times all Of Seventeenth street
was known as Corbett road. Where that
street now breaks into the hills near Doug
lass street it still known by that name. It's
course is then zgZag so as 10 follow an easy
grade through the hills For IS years, ac-
cording to the testimony of old settlers in
that vicinity, CoTbett road mas always been
an oren thoroughfare to the Pacific Ocean
large number Of laborng men Tor the
last 10 years have bought lots and estab-
Iished hemesteads on the portion Of Corbett
road near Seventeenth street, and a number
OF small streets tributary TO 1t have been
graded. Some months age Mr.. Joost pur-
chased considerable land in this neighbor-
hood, deriving his title through the Poche
and Robinson estates. His efforts to seize
large part OF the road by running a fence
nearly across il, leaving open only space
wide enough TO admit of the passage
OF wagon, have aroused general OppO-
sltion from hesmall property owners. The
contest between JOost and these hard
working people has been going on for
considerable time.
'soLID NINE" WORK.
At the instigatiOn of Mr.. .oust the last
Board 0f Supervisors, better known as the
Solid Nine," passed a resolution closing
the Corbett road, except 20 feet thereof,
which Joost was to deed to the city. The
property owners protested vigorously
NnE AfTnfr ur.A .. l..
official actions OF Mayor Pond was to veto
this job.
As soon as the new Board of Supervisors
was organized Mr. Joost put up his fences
The property-oNne who are law-abiding
and peaceable men, did not tear them down,
but asked Street Superintendent Gilleran
to do SO. That official refused 10 comply
with tie request, informing tie property
owners along the line of that road that Mr..
Joost Yves only exercising his lawful rights
over his private property. Meanwhile Mr..
Jo0st brought q suit against the city to vim
dictate his title. and this suit IS still pending.
The meeting was called yesterday by the
officers OF the COTbett Road and Eureka
Valley Improvement Club to consider Mr..
Joosrs offer to deed 30 feet OF the road to
the city In consideration oil $3.50, to be paid
TO y I'm by the prOperty-owners. The width
OF the road is So feet. and Mr. Joost pro-
posed to take three feet from each side.
FEW FAvoRs RECEIVED.
The meeting was held in a vacant cottage
at the corner Of Merritt and Hattie streets.
Twenty-One Of the property-Owners were
on hand. but neither Mr. JoOst nor any of
bis representatives appeared. City and
County Attorney John >. burst and his
assistant. j. j. Stephens, drove up in
buggy and took an active part
in the meeting, which was called
to order by William Denvir, the
president OF the Improvement club. Mr..
DenVir recited the history of the contentic II
between Mr.. Jo0st and the property-own-
ers, and expressed some surprise at the
absence of that gentleman after his pro-
posing the conference. He told how the
property-owners had petitioned the Board
OF Supervisors for many favurs and had
received none, except, perhaps, the blind
sewer In the COrbett road, which was not
even constructed according TO sanitary
principles, as two 1S-inch pipes carried the
sewage into one 14-inch pipe. MIR. Denvir
said he was opposed TO entering into any
compromise with MIR. Jo0St and introduced
MeSsrs. burst and Stephens TO the meeting
5. n. Norton, the secretary, mentioned
the proposal Of Nh Joost TO deed the road
to the city for $3.50. and expressed his oppo-
sitlOn to recognizing his claim to any rart
of the Corbett road. The secretary pro
duced copy Of the deed TO the city. which
Is the foundation Of its title TO the old Cor
bett road.
AN IMPERFECT DESCRIPTION.
Assistant City Attorney Stephens read
tie deed, and remarked that the description
of the land was very imperfect aud that the
only question involved was as 10 the line of
the street directly west of Dolores street.
Several voices 1--WE say Seventeenth
street."
Mr.; Stephens; "Mr. Joost says Twenty
fourth street"
Mr. Crowley remarked that as Tie ma
1orlty OF the people interested had only
paltry lots, which they had no intention OF
selling, while Mr.. Joost owned a large tract
which ne was very anxious TO sell, and as
nobody would buy lets with the Corbett
road practically destroyed, that the best
thing TO do would be TO keep on fighting MIR.
Joost He would be the greatest sufferer
by his own actions.
City Attorney burst said he understood
Mr. JoOst TO say that he had paid $500 for
the land he proposed to deed TO the city,
and he only wanted the property-owners TO
pay him one-half this sum. Ii has been al
ways his intention, Mr.. burst said, to try
the issue with Mr.. J0ost in the courts, and
he proposed to go right along with the case.
Even if Mr.. Joost made a deed of 80 feet of
the road 1t would still be his duty to defend
the city's title to the six feet of the road
which Mr.. Joost proposed to reserve.
DECLINES THE OFFER.
Upon motion of 5. N. Norton the meet
ing unanimously resolved to decline 10 paw
Mr.. JoOst any sum of money or to recog-
niZe his title to any portion OF the Corbett
road, and to leave the whole matter of de-
Tending the interests OF the property owners
with the City and County Attorney In con-
nection with the suit brought by Mr.. JoOst
against the city.
After passing a resolution OF thanks to
City Attorney burst and Assistant City At
tOrney Stephens for their attendance the
meeting adjourned,