The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23

| to see the old man. 1t was Just O'Clock
\ and he was expecting US.
He still held his watch in his hand. and
| suppose it was fortunate that we were so
punctual. for he might have again changed
his mind. This was on a Sunday. Mr..
Mastick was violently opposed to his up
| setting the trust, because he thought he
would spoil everything. So Mastick said |:
We'll, this Is Sunday, you know, and we
can't do anything legally to-day; we must
wait until tomorrow. We called again
the next day, and | wrote the names OF
Captain Richard S. Floyd. William Sher-
man, Edwin B. Mastick, Charles NJ. Plum
and George Schonewald on piece of paper
and he was satisfied.
| Il look upon John Lick as a most phil
antbropic man. 1t is not understood that
he fully accepted his fathers disposition
| OF his money, although out of all his mil
| hons the elder Lick left him only $500, 600.
| 1t is true that John Lick contested the
Will, but only to the extent that he objected
| to the acceptance of so small bequest.
He thought it reflected on his dignity. He
told me that he had no objection to the
money going to the purposes of the trust,
| and through his acquiescence the matter
was compromised. We went into court
anc 1t was ordered that we pay $3.50, 600 to
him and James Lick's Eastern relatives.
Ihere were about ninety of these. The
200 went to John Lick and the $50, 600
went 20 settle all the claims of the other
relatives. 1t was cheap settlement, for
we succeeded in disposing of all possible
CLAIMS against the Lick estate. The Eastern
relatives got only about $1,000 apiece.
1.-The trust originally amounted to
s., COZ, 600, but the property deprecated to
such an extent during the depression of
1873 and 1880 that when we came to figure
1t up the money would not go around. It
was $500, coo short, and if we had gone on
hon u lid ta saf1 =
institutions would have had to be omitted
from the list. As it is, we have fulfilled
all the trusts and have 81, 200, 600 on hand
to be divided between the residuary lega-
tees. We have now placed the matter in
the hands of Mr.. Mastick and prepared our
petition to the Probate Court, which he
will present. 1 do not think could have
suggested to James Lick better men than
those who have carried this great work
through. Captain Floyd died from the
effect of his efforts on Mount Hamilton in
the establishment OF the Lick observatory.
He was most devoted TO his trust, and
good man in every respect"
In his speech at the unwilling of the
Lick statuary at new City Hall avenue
Trustee Mastick thus spoke of James Lick
and his works:
Each and all OF the trusts have been
approved by all the people in way TO
bring out in strong and bright relief the
real character of Mr.. Lick. Though in his
general intercourse with people he may
have seemed to be rough, yet his heart
held the loftiest patriotism and the greatest
love of his country; witness the Key
monument and the historical monument
Also his love for animals is shown by the
fact of his giving $4,000 to the Society for
the Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals ac-
companied with the hope expressed by him
that the trustees OF said society may or
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establishing similar societies in every city
and town in California, to the end that the
rising generations may not witness OF be
impressed with such scenes OF cruelty and
brutality as constantly occur in this State.
For the young and helpless he gives to
three orphan asylums $4,000 each.
For the aged and needy ladies who are
unable TO support themselves and who
have no resources OF their own he POUNDS
one institution TO be called the Old Ladies'
Home, with $4,000.
For the health and comfort of the peo-
pie he caused to be expended $4,000 for
the erection and maintaining of free baths
in the city of San Francisco, the same to
be forever maintained for the free use of
the public.
ITO educate boys and girls in the practi-
cal arts of life he POUNDS and endows the
School of Mechanical Arts at cost of $780,
000 the school to be open to all the youths
born in California.
''For the benefit of all of the people of
the world he causes to be expended 500, 600
in the construction of a powerful telescope,
superior TO and more powerful than any
telescope ever yet made, with all the ma
machinery appertain1ng thereto, suit
able to a telescope more powerful than any
yet constructed. To make this great in
strument and all its appliances permanent
and enduring he caused il to be conveyed
to the Regents of the University of Cali
fornia.
.'And, finally, that which is left shall be
divided equally between the Society of
California Pioneers and the California
Academy of Sciences, showing his regard
for his comrades, the early pioneers, and
his love and regard for the sciences.
'tAll of these are living and permanent
trusts. He embraced within the scope of
his benefaetions all that tends to protect,
to preserve, TO promote happiness, to ele-
vate and to benefit his country and man
kind"