The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-25

| tention Of coming up with wrecking engines
I after the trains had ceased running, and
hauling the barge clean through my I'M
pTovements on TO the dry land upon my
property. then drove piles on parallel
with the cable, ana ordered the cOmpany'S
men to slack their chain. This they
refused 10 dc, and accordingly
directed my men 10 hook on chain and
haul it aboard. The cable was then cut and
we went along and finished what piling we
wanted to do on Che borders Of the slip and
also tier 0f piles along the harOOT line.
Seeing they were hOpelessly eOrralled and
beaten. W0OlSey ordered his men to scuttle
the barge, VII ch they did by cutting two
large holes about two feet wide and four
feet long, and she lies scuttled on the mud
as you see her now, on my property. AS
for the row last night, why, you know all
about thai, but can say right here that If
il had not been for my entreaties the public
were so mad that they would have opened
up fire in 10 time on the barge and its Oc-
cupants," concluded MI Davie.
as to the titles of the respective parties
to the land In question a CALL reporter
made a careful abstract and analysis Of all
dealings by the city after the grant to Car
pentier in 1852 with the land and a more
complicated, contradictory and Illegal his
tory las rarely, IL ever been traced in con-
nection with any title to real estate, at all
events in California. The fine work of the
railroad company is easily diseernible from
first TO last After the grant TO Carpenter,
statute after statute aud ordinance after
ordinance were passed and repass~d With
the view OF getting the title absolutely
cOnhrmtd into the name Of that tool of the
railroad, the waterfront company. They
got resolutions through the Council direct
ing the City Attorney 10 consent TO jadg-
ment against IL in the suits brought against
the RAILROAD to quiet title. and the then City
Attorney, just at the critical time when the
city needed his services. resigned his POSI-
ton anu entered the service OF the railroad
octopus. Several lawyers were seen upon
the subject, including City Attorney john
son, and all cOncurred That the title OF the
corporation TO the Oakland water front was
indeed very shaky.
MIR. Davie," said Attorney r. NJ Fltz-
gera'd Yesterday. does not propose to go
beyond his actual title, namely. IeasehOld
Interest granted by the alleged owners in
fee, accompanied by actual possession.
D0ane, Parsons x Co. say that they have
owned the fee simple for over % years; they
have always paid the taxes, and have never
had either their title or their tenants inter-
fered with vet. 1t IL true that none OF them
have hitherto attempted 10 construct a
ferry-slip ands interfere with the railroad
monopoly until now. Any one must see that
the Illegal and high-handei attack upon our
property is most outrageous, and cannot be
tolerated. think that We should have been
perfectly justified IN giving the occupants of
the barge fair notice to quit her, and then
blowing her uD with dynamite"
As stated before everything was quiet all
yesterday save for the presence OF u strong
body OF police on the spot. The sentties on
the barge kept on paTading up and down,
but were uDarmed, as we're also Mr.. Davies
supporters. The interior Of the latter's
office Sand Clubhouse, however, presented
perfect little armOTy, with their stacks of
Winchesters and heaps of cartridges.
Nun Attsspt HgufaG wrsz s.1 III
night and yesterday by Deputies l.. +.
Blackburn, c. K. Carleton and eight others.
Sheriff Hussey himself arrived on the spot
about O'Clock yesterday afternoon, accom-
panied by Mayor Chapman aud Chief of
Police TOmpkins Shortly afterward Sec
rotary Hayes Of the Water Front Company
and +. Doughty from Fourth and Town
SEND also put IN Oh appearance. The result
was that kind OF temporary semi-cOm-
promise was come TO. Davie agreed TO bar
out all the public and the company agreed
to withdraw all but few men. The police
still remained on guard Tor the night, how
ever. Prior TO this 1t was evident that the
men on the barge were there to stay, as
stove arrived during the afternoon. and
Woolsey bought coal from Davie and secured
large supply OF water from the latters
pump.
After the public were barred out they
stood for awhile in groups outside, but
gradually dispersed. Tie company have
also agreed to remove the barge so as not
to Interfere with the pile-dIivlng work,
which will continue. When town was
reached the reason for the cOmpany's cav
ing down became apparent. as yesterday
afternoon the railroad company flied a suit
TO quiet title, and at the same time applied
for writ of injunction restraining Dave
from further work on the property. THIS
writ was denied by the three Superior
Judges, sitting in bank, on the ground that
sufficient proof Of ownership was not SUP
mitted.
Last night r. NJ. Fl zger ID was Inter
viewed again. by CALL reporter, and he
stated that an amicable agreement had BIZ en-
relched by which the railroad is to remove
its Objectionable barge and allow Davie TO
finish driving the line of piles originally
begun.
There we're no armed men about the water
front at a late hour last night, only few
police officers being inside the fence to keep
away intruders. WoOlsey's men were on
the barge and few Of Davies men were
around, but everything was quiet.